
Status editing is used most often when you are running non-Digitrax decoders
that do not have 128 speed step capabilities. If you can’t get a non-Digitrax
decoder to work on your layout and you are sure you are using the correct
address for the decoder, you probably need to status edit it to run in 14 or 28
speed step mode.
17.1 To Change the Status of a Decoder
1. Press the LOCO Key
to enter address selection mode, the LCD
screen will begin flashing the address on the active throttle and will
display “Sel Loco” in the text area to prompt you to select an
address. Lo will also be flashing.
2. When you use the throttle knobs or key pad to enter the address of the
locomotive you want to select, the display will show the current sta-
tus of the decoder. To display the status code of the loco address that
is flashing in the display when you enter selection mode, just turn
the throttle knob up one address and then back to the original
address and the status code will display on the LCD.
3. To change the status of the decoder simply press the EDIT Key
the flashing Lo will change to S
E
and the current status code of the
address will be displayed on the LCD. Use either throttle knob or
press the EDIT Key to scroll through the status codes shown in the
table above.
E D I T
L O C O
TABLE IV: Decoder Status Codes
Display Meaning
28
28 Speed Step Mode
tri
Motorola Trinary Format Mode
14
14 Speed Step Mode
128
128 Speed Step Mode Digitrax Preferred Mode
*28
FX 28 speed step -enable advanced consist mode
x01
Reserved, Do not use
x02
Reserved, D o not use
*128
FX 128 speed step -enable advanced consist mode
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