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ZIMO SOUND
–
Selection
and
Programming
Sound projects , Sound collections, free and chargeable projects, etc.
Specialties of the ZIMO sound organization over the traditional offerings from other manufacturers
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
Each sound decoder requires a
sound project in the decoder’s flash memory.
The sound project
is basically a file, composed of the sound samples of a real locomotive (or several locomotives in the case
of the "Sound Collection", see below), as well as playback instructions (in the form of schedules, depend-
encies on operating condition, speed, acceleration, pitch, etc.) and assignments (to function keys, random
generators, switch inputs, etc.).
 Each ZIMO decoder comes loaded with a sound project (usually a “sound collection”, see below).
Further ZIMO sound projects for installation by the user can be loaded down from the
ZIMO sound database at www.zimo.at in the form of
“Ready to use” projects
(.zpp file) and often, in
addition to that, as
“Full featured” projects
(.zip file):
The “Ready to use” project is a
.zpp file, which after downloading is uploaded to the decoder with the
help of decoder update modules such as the MXULF, MX10 or MX10EC command station. The file is
placed on a flash drive which is then plugged into the USB host socket of the mentioned modules or sent
from a computer (connected to the USB client socket with the software
ZSP installed on the PC) to the
decoder. After the sound upload, many assignments and settings can be changed to suit individual tastes
(even though it is a "ready-to-use" project), using the procedures and CVs described in the decoder man-
ual.
The “Full featured” project on the other hand is a
.zip file as downloaded from the sound database; it
cannot be uploaded to the decoder directly but can only be unzipped and edited with the help of the
“ZIMO
sound programmer” ZSP.
Assignments and settings can be determined within ZSP and it is also possi-
ble to remove sound samples for external processing or exchange them with others; it is therefore possible
to create your own or highly individualized sound projects. The result is again a .zpp file that can be
uploaded to the decoder (see above).
 ZIMO sound decoders are delivered preferably with a “Sound collection”; this is a special type of a
sound project: sound samples and CV parameters for several engines (i.e. for 5 engines) are stored on
each decoder. The preferred sound for a given locomotive can be selected with the controller (no need to
load a different sound sample from the computer). (CV
#265) The user is free to change acoustics of a
locomotive to his/her own taste by combining for example a chuff sound from 5 different chuff samples
and one or several whistles (selection is made using the “CV #300” procedure); equally select from bells,
compressors, coal shoveling, oil burners or break squeals etc.
Among the sound projects available from the ZIMO sound database, there is a difference between the
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“Free D’load” (= no charge) sound projects,
often produced by ZIMO and the
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“Coded” (= purchased) sound projects
, from external sound providers.
The "Coded sound projects" are contributed by external ZIMO partners (= providers, for example by Heinz
Däppen for the Rhaetian Railway and American steam locomotives), who get reimbursed by the sale of
"load codes". These fee-based projects can be downloaded for free from the ZIMO Sound Database, but
can only be used in
"coded" decoders, i.e. those in which the appropriate "load code" has been pro-
grammed beforehand. “Encoded decoders" can be purchased with the “load code” pre-installed (subject
to a charge, see price list) or the load code is purchased later and entered to the appropriate decoder
CVs (CVs #260, #261, #262, #263). The "load code", which authorizes the use of sound projects of a
specific sound supplier (i.e. the sound projects of Heinz Däppen) applies to one specific decoder which is
identified by its decoder ID (CV #250, #251, #252, #253).

In addition to the "Free D'load" and "Coded" projects, both of which are ready for download on the
ZIMO Sound Database (see above), there is also the
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„Preloaded” sound projects:
these are exclusively available as pre-programmed decoders and this in
turn often only installed in new locomotives. “Preloaded” sound decoders are usually not provided by
ZIMO, but by model railroad manufacturers and distributors, who are also responsible for setting the
prices. These sound projects are merely listed in the ZIMO Sound Database as reference.
Decoders with sound collection
– How to select a loco type with CV #265
Implemented with SW-Version 4.00
using the example of the “European steam/diesel collection”:
CV Denomination Range Default Description
#265
Selection of
Loco type
1 - 32,
101 - 132
1 or
101
Type of
steam
loco = 1
or
Diesel
loco =
101
= 0, 100, 200: Reserved for future applications
= 1 - 32: Selection of diesel loco types
Sounds of steam locos in Sound Collection, e.g.
for loco type BR50, BR78, BR03.10, etc. As well
chuff sounds as well as other sounds (whistle,
compressor, bell…) will be matched.
= 101 - 132: Selection of diesel loco types
(if several diesel sounds are in the collection).
Operating the sound decoder for the first time
with “European steam/diesel” sound collection:
At delivery, the decoder comes with a typical engine sound activated and function-sounds allocated to
function keys, which can be played back in operation.
Function F8
– SOUND on/off
sounds played back with a function key remain active regardless whether F8 is on or off (a separate function key can
be assigned with CV #311
to turn the function sound ON/OFF, which could of course also be F8)!
By default, the “European steam/diesel collection” plays back the sound of a 2-cylinder engine (the
chuff rate can only be approximate without further tuning) with automated blow-off and brake squeal as
well as some randomly played stationary sounds.
The function keys are allocated to the following function sounds :
F2
– short whistle F10 – Dewatering cylinders
F3
– long whistle F11 – Coupling / uncoupling / feed pump
F4
– Conductor whistle F12 – Coal shoveling / air pump / compressor
F5
– Bell, Couplings F13 – Announcement / Water collection
F7
– Curve squeal (only in motion)
The random sound generators
to … stationary sounds:
Z1
– Air pump fast Z2 – Air pump slow Z3 – coal shoveling
Z4
– Feed pump Z5 – Injector Z6 – Safety valves (stand + drive)
The switch inputs: S1
– empty S2 – empty S3 – empty
NOTE : Even normal sound projects ("normal" = for a specific locomotive) can comprise the characteris-
tics of a "sound collection", by containing several whistles for example from which one can be selected
us
ing the “CV #300 procedure”.