LocoCruiser standard series decoder user manual Ver1.0
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4.8 Suitable Light Bulbs
Each function output can directly connect with 12 v bulb, unless the locomotive instructions
say it cannot support the voltage of the blub.
4.9
Suitable locomotive type
The ANE MODEL LocoCruiser standard decoder is suitable for all HO scale and some N scale
locomotives (size permitting). The decoder is fully compatible with NMRA/DCC standards
and can be controlled by various DCC (digital command control) systems which are
compatible with DCC standards. Operating by conventional DC controller is possible without
any problems.
5. Initial operation
5.1 DCC Mode
Remove any capacitors that are wired into the track feeders. This could impair
the functionality of the decoder.
The LocoCruiser works with any DCC system. Unfortunately, the DCC protocol
also bring some difficulties into the game. One of them occurs so often that we
deal with it right away.
5.1.1 DCC Speed Steps (“flashing lights”)
“Lights do not work “ with DCC systems: DCC locomotives run with 14, 28, or
128 speed steps. The decoder must”know” the speed step setting of the
command station. The command station must be able to operate with this mode
and must be set accordingly. If this is not the case, the following problems may
occur:
1. You cannot switch the lights with F0 at all.
2. The lights keep switching on and off dependent on the speed step.
In this case, make sure that the speed step settings of decoder and
command station are the same.
5.2 Speed control
There are two speed control settings: the speed curve setting and the speed table setting.
5.2.1 Speed curve setting
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Factory Default
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：
The speed curve setting is to set the starting voltage in CV2, the maximum voltage in CV5
and the medium point voltage in CV6. In order to explain more, the speed step and the
speed value are represented with a curve in an axis graph. In the following 4 figures (from
4-1 to 4-4), the horizontal line represents the speed step while the vertical line represents
the speed value. The speed of the locomotive is divided into 28 steps in the speed step
line. Thus, each step represents one speed step and the value is from 0 to 28. The speed
value is the current speed of the locomotive and the value is from 0 to 255. The 14-step
and the 128-step settings are similar with the curves.
The 14-step speed setting is 14, the
middle speed will be 7-step; on the other hand, when the loco is under 128-step speed, the
middle speed will be 64-step.
