Soundtraxx Coach Lighting Decoder Users Guide User Manual

Accessory DecoderSoundTraxx Accessory DecoderUser’s Guide For the Blackstone Models Open Platform Passenger Coach and Long Caboose Lighting Decoder So

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 7the rst decoder is now locked it will be unaffected by the programming of the second decoder (unless

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 8Resetting the CVs or Starting OverOccasionally, something goes wrong and the decoder will not respond

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 9Step 1: Configuring the AddressThe rst group of CVs you will want to change are those that set your Li

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 10Once the extended address is stored in CV 17 and 18, bit 5 of CV 29 must be set to 1 so the decoder w

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 11Step 2: Configuring the DecoderThe next CV you will want to change is CV 29, Decoder Conguration Byte

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 12Step 3: Configuring the Lighting OutputsSoundTraxx Lighting decoders have up to four function outputs

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 13Basic ProgrammingSingle and Dual Strobes - The Strobe effects simulate the white-hot burst of light a

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 14Basic ProgrammingLED Compensation Mode - SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder’s Hyperlight effects can be used

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 15Basic ProgrammingOn-offDimmableMars LightGyraliteOscillating HeadlightSingle Flash StrobeDouble Flash

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 16Basic ProgrammingStep 4: Configuring for Consist OperationThe decoder supports advanced consist operat

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SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 17Use Table B to calculate the correct value for CV 21, and Table C to calculate the correct value for

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 18Step 5: Function MappingFunction Mapping ExplainedFunction mapping allows the decoder to be recongur

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 19An output can be also be controlled by more than one function key. In the second case, if an output i

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 20Step 6: Analog ModeAnalog ModeYour SoundTraxx lighting decoder is designed to be used in both Analog

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 21To enable any of Functions F1 thru F8, refer to Table D below and circle the numbers corresponding to

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 22Troubleshooting If you should have any difculties with the operation of your SoundTraxx Lighting Dec

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 23Appendix ADecimal-Hex-Binary Conversion TableDECIMAL HEX BINARY (76543210) 128 80 100000

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 24List of Configuration Variables (CVs)The following is a quick reference list of CVs used by Tsunami. S

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SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 1All Aboard!OverviewCongratulations on the purchase of your SoundTraxx lighting decoder for Blackstone

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 2Using Your SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder Your SoundTraxx decoder has been shipped with all CVs pre-progr

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 3Programming the CVsWhat is a CV?CV stands for Conguration Variable, which is the industry-adopted ter

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 4are only two bit values, it takes more digits to represent a number using binary. The decimal number 1

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 5If you don’t have the conversion chart available, you can also calculate the value in the following ma

SoundTraxx Lighting Decoder User’s Guide Page 6the CVs in the decoder. Simply remove the model from the mainline and wait for the lights to turn off