CAB MX21 Page 1. The same is true for this manual. It is a preliminary is sue. Planned supplementation is noted in the text.

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1 CB MX21 Page 1 In struc ti on Manual for MX21 CB (HNHL) TTNTION - PR LIM I NRY SOFTWR MX21 and MX21FU cabs delivered un til May un til November 2004 contain Soft ware that is incomplete. The description in some ar eas may be different from the actual op er a tion and is often not men tioned in the text. See below for updates! The same is true for this manual. It is a preliminary is sue. Planned supplementation is noted in the text. Cab displays in this manual are shown in German lan guage. n nglish soft ware up grade for the MX21 cab will be available soon. Un til then please refer to the nglish cap tion next to some of the illustrations. also covers: MX21FU radio cab and MXFU ra dio base module ITION: The most important fea tures still miss ing or in com plete in the soft - ware shipped with the prelimi - nary series (SW-Version V014): - Motorola data format - Tabular display of stored single and consist addresses - Using loco names, and more - Global and/or lo cal fast clock - Ba sic cab set-up - Turnout lad ders, block control - Bi-directional communication - utomated op er a tions - Lo cal CV-Sets - r ror messages C O N T N T Page 1. Introduction 2 2. Specifications 3 3. Connecting cabs to a command station 3 4. Select and activate loco address 5 5. ata storage and recall 7 6. ouble and multi traction 8 7. The -Procedures 9 8. ctuating accessories isplay and control of a system shut-down Programming procedures ctuating ZIMO track section modules utomatic operating sequences ctuating turntables to be added 14. Radio cab MX21FU, radio base module MXFU Software-Update Notes about converting a MX2 to MX21 29 IM POR TNT NOT regarding SOFTWR and SOFTWR-UPTS: This prod uct contains a FLSH- PROM which stores software that de ter mines its char ac ter is tics and func tions. The present software version may not contain all func tions men tioned in this man ual.such functions can be in stalled later, as well as pos si ble er rors corrected, with a future soft ware update. For the lat est available soft ware, go to the UPTS page on the ZIMO web site: The lat est software is available, free of charge, from above web site and can be installed in this product us ing the MX1 com mand station model 2000 (or newer) or MX1C as an interface with special pro gram ming software, also available from ZIMO s web site. lternatively, the mi cro-controller can be re moved, sent to ZIMO for updates and re in stalled again. The costs are min i mal and are re flected by handling (the ac tual burn ing of the PROM) and freight charges. lso see: un der UP TS. The manufacturer of this prod uct, ZIMO lektronik, can t guar an tee that planned func tions (including the ones described in this manual) will be implemented as intended or in a specific time frame.

2 Page 2 CB MX21 1. Introduction This in struc tion manual cov ers the MX21 cab, the MX21FU radio cab and the MXFU ra dio base mod ule. It refers to the use of this cab to gether with a MX1 model 2000, MX1HS or the MX1C command station. Its pre de ces sor, command station MX1/N, can also be used although with lim i ta tions, as well as the MX1/MULT with the ZIMO jumper re - moved, which renders it in the CC and/or MOTOROL format but not the old ZIMO format. bout the product... The MX21 is a fur ther development of the proven MX2 cab. The conspicuous graphic display offers nu mer ous new possibilities and is easier to use. new color scheme, ex panded lettering and most of all a micro pro ces sor of the lat est genera - tion (2004) with dou ble the program power, mul ti ple data mem ory, high calcu - lating speed and on line update capabilities makes the MX21 the top per former among model rail road cabs. Stay ing with good old ZIMO tradition, the se per for man ce reserves are not being used for trivial things (like a loco pictured in the dis play or me nus for the sim plest of functions) but rat her for real new developments and im pro ved ope - ra tions: local and glo bal fast clock, lists for di rect ac cess to lo co s or con sists (by address or name), pro ces sing complete CV sets, occupancy state information of track section mo du les, are just a few samples. Much of the information shown in the MX21 display is in plain text (something that wasn t pos si ble with the MX2) and will make the pro cess of accessing seldom used ope ra tions a lot easier - as long as it won t make cab ope ra ti on cumbersome. The ZIMO cab and ZIMO sys tem of fers a lot more than what is expected from an or - dinary CC system (like op er at ing loco s, turnouts, programming...) but this higher level can hardly be grasped intuitively. It is therefore highly recommended that you do read this in struc tion manual! bout the struc ture of this man ual... fter the in tro duc tory chap ters 1 to 3 that deal with tech ni cal data and installation, chap ters 4 to 7 explain how to access and con trol lo cos and their func tions. However, how to pro gram decoders is not covered in this chap ter but rather in chap ter 10. NOT: The eas i est way to get started and learn this sys tem is by operating a loco equipped with a de - coder whose ad dress is already known. Zimo decoders as delivered are set to address #3, according to NMR standards. e coder or lo cos equipped with decoders from other man u fac tur ers may be pro grammed with a differ - ent ad dress. Check the information supplied by the man u fac turer. Chapter 8 shows how to op er ate ac ces so ries connected to an accessory de - coder or module (routes are ex plained later). Chap ter 9 ex plains how system sta tus is managed and controlled, as far as is pos si ble with the cab (e.g. emergency stop, re-power lay out af ter short cir cuit shut down, etc.). Chap ter 10 contains all in for ma tion needed for programming locos, ac ces so - ries as well as modules (MX8, MX9), command sta tion MX1 and boosters. Chapter 11 deals with the control and feed back of track sec tions (MX9 track section mod ules). Chapter 12 explains how to define and use Basic u to ma tion (BB). It is di - vided in to 4 ar eas: turn out ladders, automated op er at ing sequences (B), shut tle op er a tion and block control. d di tional information on these sub jects can also be found in other man u als (e.g. MX9 track section mod ule). Chapter 13 shows how to control turntables with the cab. Chapter 14 fi nally deals with the pe cu liar i ties of radio control, that is, the MX21FU radio cab and its close connection to the MXFU ra dio base module.

3 CB MX21 Page 3 2. Spec i fi ca tions Instead of connecting the CN bus from cab to cab a 6 stranded CN bus ca ble may be in stalled to the layout with sockets for cabs to be plugged in as required. Power consumption (at 25 V - sup plied by com mand station) m i men sions x 2.91 x 1.49 in. (166 x 74 x 38 mm) Weight MX g Weight 265 g. 3. Connecting cabs to command station CN Command station CN bus cable along the layout with sockets. The cab is equipped with two 6-pin telephone sockets at the back side that are in - ternally wired in par al lel for the so called CN bus. ll cabs in a system are con - nected in par al lel, usu ally from the command sta tion to the first cab and then on to others. RILS Connecting cabs to the command station is pos si ble in most cases without restric - tions (up to 10 cabs, 50 m to tal CN bus length, no more than 2 cabs at the end of a 50 m long cable, no more than 5 at the end of a 20 m long cable). Some pre cau tion is in order in cases where the number of cabs or the dis tances to the com mand sta tion ex - ceeds those values: install ter mi nat ing re sis tors, typically 150 to 330 Ohm, between the two cen ter pins of the sockets that are the far thest from the command station (con sult ZIMO if necessary). 110 V Power Pack 24 V Command Station MX1 CN CN bus cable Cab MX21 Cab MX21 Cab MX21 ra dio base mod ule MXFU has to be connected to the CN bus if ra dio cabs MX21FU will be used in radio mode. See chap ter 14! RILS 110 V 24 V 2 Can bus cable Fin ished CN bus ca bles can be or dered from Zimo in standard length but can also be self-made. The re quired 6-stranded wire, con nec tors (50 per bag) and the spe - cial mounting plier is also available from Zimo. The connectors are mounted 1:1 to the ca ble, which positions them opposite to each other (see drawing be low). POWR PCK Command Station MX1 CN CB MX21 CB MX21 Radio Base Module MXFU CB Connector arrangement for CN bus cable (for 1:1 pin connection) between MX1 command station and MX21cab or from cab to cab respectively. MX21 FU

4 Page 4 CB MX21 K U R Z N L I T U N G W I R N C H G T R G N ie Taste "MN": amit wird die "signalabhängige Zugbeeinflussung" unwirksam gemacht.

5 CB MX21 Page 5 4. Select and ac ti vate loco ad dress ll ba sic steps re quired to op er ate a single train are explained in this chapter. It is pre - sumed that lo cos with a pro grammed ad dress are already on the track. Chap ter 10 ex plains in de tail how to pro gram an ad dress! TH CB IN STN-BY MO: Cab will be in stand-by mode when it is delivered or af - ter all loco and accessory decoder addresses have been can celed (push C key repeatedly). is play background is yellow, dot ted line in ad - dress field (= waiting for ad dress input), communica - tions dot flash ing ev ery other second ( = cab com mu ni - cates with command station) alternating with clock. ll L s above func tion keys are dark. SLCT N CTIVT LOCO RSS: Have the MX21 cab: in stand-by mode (see above) or de ac ti vated (the dotted line is vis i ble in each case and also the pre vi ously ac tive address if it was de ac ti vated, background is yel low). fter entering the desired ad dress us ing the key - pad (#1 - #0) it is displayed on the screen. ntry er - rors can simply be over-written. The dotted line and the yellow back ground remain while entering an ad - dress. The ad dress shown to the right, 3124", com mu ni cates with a de - coder de signed for the NMR-CC for mat. To ac cess a decoder with the MOTOROL for mat use the prefix T ahead of the ad - dress, which is shown in the display as MOT (provided no other system or cab settings are active). The address is ac ti vated with the F key. The key may also be used if this same num ber has pre - viously been ac tive as a CC loco ad dress ; that is,... 00:01... Stand-by Nicht aktiv... 00: MOT 57.. it was not as signed as a MOTOROL, ac ces sory or track sec tion module address. The cab is now ac tive: the dot ted line is gone, the F in di ca tor ap pears and the back ground is now green. The num ber to the right of the R indicator shows how many loco ad dresses are stored in the cab s rotational memory and the cur rent speed setting of this loco is shown below the communication point ( ). TTNTION: If af ter press ing the key the ac ces sory mode is activated (back ground is red and in di ca tor W in the top left cor ner) or the en tered prefix T is lost, de ac ti vate the address by pressing the key and re ac ti vate it again with the F key (don t use the key). This happens when the en tered ad dress was pre vi ously used for an other ad dress type (e.g. ac ces sory or for a dif fer ent data for mat) and the key was used in stead of the F key. If the activated ad dress flashes... If the address in the dis play starts to flash after push ing the or F key, it can not be activated. The rea son is indicated in the black bar and is also flash ing. The usual reason is that this ad dress is already in use by another cab as either a single loco or part of a con sist. To take over a loco from another cab, use the U key to Unlock the ad dress. The ad dress is now removed from the ot her cab and flas - hing in its display. nter an address as a name: If an al pha nu meric description is assigned for the loco in question (see chap ter 7, procedure NM ), the description can be en tered in place of the address number. Start by press ing the shift key L, which changes the key pad from a numeric to an al pha nu meric, then en - ter the information as you would with a cell phone. table lists all names already stored. Use the F or W key to scroll, ac ti vate the highlighted name with the key. or F R ddress in use dr belegt 492 Ü F R F aus ein 00 00

6 Page 6 CB MX21 TH CTIVT CB: isplay back ground is green, loco address dis - play ed in lar ge num bers, F indicator lit, num ber of stored addresses ( R ) indicated, data trans fer from/to command station indicated by flashing dot, fast clock al ter na ti ve ly flashing with communications dot, present speed step shown below communica - tions dot. If scrolling lights at the light bar to the left of the speed slider... are vis i ble af ter activating an address (up wards or downwards), it in di cates that the ac tual speed of this loco is different from the speed regulator set ting of this cab (this loco ad dress was activated ear lier with this or another cab). The scroll ing lights and their color in di - cate the di rec tion of deviation. The speed slider has no ef fect on the loco until the speed is caught-up to by moving the slider in the direction in di cated. ll functions of the selected loco can now be ac - cessed: Speed with the speed sli der, irection with the di rec ti on key, MN. This functi on by-passes the sig nal con - trolled speed in flu en ce and also re mo ves or li - mits pro gram med mo men tum to various degree. Pressing the MN key lea ves you in full manu - al con trol (in di ca ted by flas hing red L). The MN function works with all ZIMO decoders and ot her brands that are equipped with this featu - re. Function out puts with keys , according to NMR-CC functions F0...F8, whe re the current out put state is indicated with yel low L s. The 12-Function mode (which is the default mode for all com mand stations delivered since 2003, see chapter 8) configures keys for out puts F9...F12 if shift key L is held while pressing function keys. The corresponding L s in di cate the output state. Function outputs are by de fault switched on or off permanently (latched); ach func tion key from 1 to 8 (F0 to F7) can be changed individually to a mo men tary key with the help of the -procedures M/. R F R MN MX KRI Z 1 L MN BB UL BZ 4 Z1 5 Z2 6 Z3 M/ RÜB BK Z STOP # of ad dresses in memory Clock L V R R 00 aus ein aus 0 SSP F R 0 00: Indicates loco mode ctive loco address Speed step The active cab fur ther mo re allows:? mer gency stop (= SSP stops all trains on the layout) by push ing key 0" ( SSP" displayed in ad - dress field, address is moved to the upper bar) mer gency stop for active loco only: Key 9 is no lon ger available for this func tion as it was with the MX2 (except if ac ti vated as such in the cab settings). In its place we put the emergency stop procedure ac cord ing to the NMR RP s: hit - ting the direction key af ter the speed slider is pulled to 0 initiates an emergency stop for this loco only even with ac ti vated mo men tum by ei ther the cabs BZ func tion or programmed to the decoder CV s. For programming -Procedures see chap ter 7!? ur ing emer gency stop the track power can be turned off with the help of the key. is played as US.? Key 0 gets you out of the emergency stop mode SSP as well as the track power-off mode US and re stores track power. C TI VT LOCO RSS: The selected ad dress is deactivated with the key (hence the small on the key). The cab is now in the stand-by mode in di cated by the dot ted line and the yellow back ground. TH CB IN STN-BY MO: Background yel low and dotted line vis i ble. new address can be en tered and ac ti vated in this mode. The same ad dress as before that is still vis i ble in the dis play can of course be reac ti vated again by hit - ting the or F key. 0 Loco address # of stored addresses Clock F 3124 R9 00:13 SSP F 3124 R 0 US F R 0 00: Nicht aktiv... 00:

7 CB MX21 Page 7 5. ata stor age and recall In the previous chap ter you learned how to ac ti vate a pre vi ously entered address with the or F keys. There is another way to navigate be tween ad dresses us - ing the data stor age and re call fea ture. d dresses de ac ti vated with the key will not be erased from the sys tem but remain stored in the com mand sta - tion and are used in three dif fer ent ways;? ll ad dresses, including their data, that were ac ti - vated once are continuously sent to the loco, which al lows any number of trains to be op er ated with a sin - gle cab. lso, in this way, if a loco de coder loses its data it will be re stored with out any fur ther action.? When an address is re ac ti vated with the same or an - other cab, all per tain ing data (direction, speed, func - tions) will be dis played on the cab automatically.? More over, every de ac ti vated ad dress will be stored in the mem ory of the cab con cerned; this mem ory remembers the 10 addresses last ac ti vated to - gether with the ac com pa ny ing data used. The mem - ory holds 10 addresses by de fault but can be changed up or down with the help of the -Procedure RÜB (see chap ter 7). The value R.. in the upper bar in di cates how many ad dresses are stored in mem ory. miss ing let ter R means that the mem ory is empty. Pushing the F key recalls and dis plays the ad dress from the memories first slot with all ap pli ca ble data. The previously active address that just got re placed with the re called address is moved to the last slot in the mem ory. Repeated activation of the F key causes the cab to rotate through the mem ory slots of all stored ad - dresses. NOT: With the help of the -Procedure RÜB, the recall memory can be lim ited to any num ber of ad dresses be tween 0-10 (see chap ter 7). F R Nicht aktiv.. 01: Nicht aktiv : # of stored addresses Clock F F R 1 56 F R Speed step in di cated for active address 00 01: To re move an address from mem ory, push the C key while the ad dress is active. The ef fect is the same as with the F key; af ter the ad dress is removed the next one stored in mem ory will be activated. Repeated actuation of the C key will re move all ad dresses from mem ory and at last the ac tive ad dress as well. RCOMMNTION: Clearing the memory of unnecessary addresses (e.g. ad dresses en tered by mistake or that are stored in other cabs as well) facilitates operations! TBULR ISPLY OF STOR RSSS If the cab is in ac tive mode and at least one address is stored in mem ory (the ex - ample to the right shows 9 ad dresses in memory) pushing the and F keys together (press key ahead) displays the ad - dresses in a table format. Up to 6 loco ad dresses are dis played at once. The ac - tive address is marked with a > while ad dresses that are part of a con sist show a T (=Trac tion) at the end. The F and W keys are now available as scroll keys, which allows the ac ti va tion marker to be moved up or down and if needed to scroll through the en tire memory bank. The key brings you back from the tabular to a single address display, whereas the last marked address is now displayed as the active address; alternatively, pres sing the key returns to the previ - ously active address. F R 0 56 F R F F R 9 C 01:29 00 K 162 > T or K

8 Page 8 CB MX21 6. ou ble and Multi trac tion ouble or multi traction (a.k.a. consisting, MU ing) im plies the simultaneous con trol of 2 to 10 lo cos with the same cab. Not only are speed changes executed by all lo cos included in a consist but directional changes and the MN-function as well. ll other func - tions, on the other hand, are still con trolled in di vid u - ally for each loco; af ter all, the head light should usu - ally be on for the lead engine only. To in clude a cur rently active loco ad dress in a con sist, press the T key at speed 0 (!). T is permanently assigned to this loco number in the dis play, un til it is can celed by pressing the T key once more (again only pos si ble at speed step 0). ll ad dresses that become part of the consist are either en tered with the keypad (as shown in the example to the right) or re called from the mem ory using the F key and get a T attached to them, one at a time. ll addresses in the cabs memory that are marked with a T belong to this cabs consist; only one con - sist per cab may exist, yet any number of consists may be stored in the command station. See note about reactivation of consists on next page. While the locos of a consist are operated as a unit, the whole memory can be scrolled through using the F key (single as well as consist addresses). Functions (F0, F1...) can be actuated for a single loco address that is currently active (also for a consist address marked with a T ). riving the consist is possible re - gardless of which loco is active,.e. there is no need to have the lead loco in the display. NOT: Mo men tum pro grammed to loco decoders in Z, BZ, BK and PL (see chapter 8) is used from the cur rently ac tive (dis played) loco ad dress of the con sist. ny changes in these values, with the help of the -procedures, will au to mat i cally be applied to all locos in the con sist. F F Nicht aktiv R 0 56 Ü T C R : : F Nicht aktiv.. 01: F R Next ad dress is part of this consist T 56 R 0 C 395 Ü T # of lo cos that are part of this con sist 01: Reactivation of a consist stored in the command station: When an ad dress is ac ti vated with a cab that is stored in the com mand station as part of a consist, all addresses be long ing to that con sist will au to mat i cally be loaded into the cab s mem ory. The flashing T = (Multi)Traction mem ory full: flash ing T in di cates that such an upload is locked, be cause a con sist already exists in this cab. Use the un lock key U to acquire the new con sist, which causes the ex ist ing con sist to be moved to the com mand sta tion. s already mentioned, a loco is removed from a con - sist by pressing the T key while this address is ac - tive, which also re moves the T marker from this ad - dress. If the C key is used to cancel an ad dress that be - longs to a con sist, all other addresses of that consist are removed from the cab as well. How ever, the con - sist remains in tact and stored in the com mand sta tion. TBULR ISPLY OF CONSISTS With a consist address active, pressing the and T keys together (press key slightly ahead) displays the consist addresses in a table format. Up to 6 consist ad dresses are displayed at once. The ac tive address is marked with a > and a capital T (=Traction) iden ti fies it as a con sist ad dress. The F and W keys are now avail able as scroll keys, which allows the ac ti va tion marker to be moved up or down and if needed to scroll through the en tire mem ory bank. The key brings you back from the tab u lar to a sin gle ad dress dis play, whereas the last marked ad - dress is now displayed as the active address; alterna - tively, pressing the key returns to the previously ac - tive address. Mem ory full T-Spei belegt 732 F R 7 T T F R 7 T 4 > K T or K

9 CB MX21 Page 9 7. The -Procedures The -Procedures (named after the key) al - low for an easy and uniform way to handle various set - tings with which the driving behavior of a loco, in clud - ing acceleration/deceleration phase (applied to a spe - cific loco address) or cab func tions, can be changed. -Procedures can be performed with an active loco ad dress in the cab display and in part with an ac - tive ac ces sory ad dress (e.g. M/ ). ach -procedure is started by pressing the key, which is acknowledged with a capital in the display; at the same time the loco ad dress is moved to the bar above the ad dress field. Press the ap pro pri ate key for the desired func tion to be changed ( additional text is added above each key for ref er ence, e.g. PUK, 8/12. PL etc.); the selected key is now dis played in the top bar (e.g. 1 for 8/12, 2 for PUK etc.) with a description or a ta ble be low from which a se lec tion is made. Use the number key suggested ahead of the de - scription to tog gle between the choices. (In the ex - ample to the right, the #2 key toggles between nor - mal or pulse chain com mands (=Pulskette). The > indicates the selected set ting. The procedure is ended by press ing the key again.the loco ad dress now re ap pears in the dis - play. The key (c knowl edge) may also be used to exit ex cept for special cases where this key is used for other func tions. NOT: xample of performing an -Procedure (for PUK setting): 1) n -Procedure can also be carried out with out changing any set tings. 2) n -Procedure can be ended, as described above, by pushing the key but also exits automatically after the cab sits idle for about 5 seconds (time can be modified). F F Rü :03 00 K 02:04 F :05 > FU NORML 2 PULSKTT > Normal com mands 2 Pulse chain comm. 2 F :06 2 FU NORML > PULSKTT or K The following -Procedures are avail able: 8 / 12 (#1 key) 8-Function Mode / 12-Function Mode 13 outputs (F0 to F12) are now standard according to the NMR. This 12-Function-Mode is the standard setting for all ZIMO products from 2003 on. The de fault set ting for older ZIMO CC decoders at time of de liv ery (some un til the end of 2002) or af ter a hard re set was the 8 function mode. Still older decoder (up to about 1999) had no 12 func tion ca pa bil i ties and were limited to 8 functions all to gether. The data for mat the com mand sta tion uses has to match the de coder type or its set tings re spec tively, oth er wise the functions F5 - F8 and the MN func tion will not work as in tended. This will not be an issue, how ever, if func tions F0 - F4 are used ex clu sively. The 8 / 12-Function mode is sue is ir rel e vant for customers who bought all ZIMO com po nents in 2003 or thereafter! There fore, if a de coder is used that works with the 8- func tion mode (especially Zimo de coder), the com - mand station has to be set to the 8- function mode for this de coder ad dress as well. This is done with the -Procedure 8/12 as explained here. The opposite is also possible, where some ad - dresses need to be switched to the 12- function mode be cause an (usu ally) older command station by de - fault op er ates all ad dresses in the 8- func tion mode. For more in for ma tion on this sub ject see: the leaflet 8/12 func tion and MN in the operating man ual or at Se lecting between the 8 and 12- func tion mode is pos si ble with the help of the -procedures as ex plained on the left, with an active ad dress dis - played on the cab. Proceed by press ing the follow - ing keys: Key, Key #1 = 8/12 (Key #1 toggles between the two where the > in di cates the current choice). xit the -procedures by pres sing the key. F K 02:04 F : FU-MO > 12-FU-MO 1 F :06 > 8-FU-MO 1 12-FU-MO or K

10 Page 10 CB MX21 PUK (#2 key) Normal Func tions or Pulse Chain Commands c cord ing to the NMR-CC stan dard, each func tion (F0 - F12) is sent from the command station to the de - coder by one bit within the intended CC func tion commands. Only LGB sends all function com - mands F1 - F8 on one single func tion out put, namely F1, by means of pulses, according to a method that orig i nated from the early days of CC (at this time, 2003, it is not known when LGB will switch to the faster and more efficient method). The ZIMO command station can be set-up to send pulse chain commands to a loco address for a loco equipped with a LGB de coder, with the -Procedure PUK described here. Selecting be tween the normal func tion com mands and the pulse chain com mands (= Pulskette ) is possible with the help of the -procedures, with an activated address on the cab. Proceed by press - ing the following keys: Key, key #2 = PUK, (key #2 toggles between the two choices. xit the -pro ce dures by press ing the key. (for LGB) F K 02:04 F :05 > FU NORML 2 PULSKTT 2 F FU NORML > PULSKTT or 02:06 K NM, NUM (#4, #5 keys) With the help of -Procedures it is possible to as sign al pha numeric (NM) and numeric (NUM, e.g. Train num bers) to loco addresses. For example: loco ad - dress 395 could be come Big Boy. The name could then be used in place of the ad dress num ber. To en ter and assign a name, use the -procedures when an active address is in the cab dis play. Proceed by press ing the following keys: Key, key #4 (= NM) resp. Key #5 (= NUM), the procedure to enter the name using the numeric keypad is the same as you most likely are familiar with from your cell phone. The keys are marked with the appro - priate letters. Up to 24 characters can be entered; only digits in the NUM mode. Use the C key as back - space and the 0 for space. Use the U key to have the name hidden ; the name will not be used in op er a tion but re mains stored in the background. The name can also be assigned to a consist by pressing the T key ( trak in brackets), if the cur - rent address be longs to a con sist (marked with a T ). xit the -procedures by pressing the key. s signing loco names F K 02:04 F :05 NM: JKL PQRS F :08 NM: SF SUPR CHIF... Ü etc. RSING NM (OR NUMBR) Over writing the first two letters or digits with the space key erases the complete name: after start ing the -4-Procedure, press the 0 key twice. The rest of the name will be erased after that au to mat i cally. F :10 NM (hidden) SP C-5 FLT-FC or K NOT: NM N TRIN NUMBR PPLICTIONS: v ery time an address (or other fig ure) is shown in large num bers in the ad dress field, the name be long ing to this address can be displayed by pressing the keys and 4 (for names) or and 5 (for train num bers). Use the same key s to re - move the name and bring the loco address back again.

11 CB MX21 Page 11 Z, BK (#3, #6, #9 key) Fixed c ce le ra ti on/e ce le ra ti on rate and variable rate NOT: With the cab in the accessory mode, the -Procedure BK (= 9) can be used to se lect between actuating 4 paired func tions (value 0 ) or 8 single func tions (value 1 ). The acceleration and deceleration rates set here are valid for any ac tive ad dress, in de pend ent of de coder typ and man u fac turer, since these settings are car ried out by the cab and command station. This dif fers from the ac cel er a tion/de cel er a tion val ues in con fig u ra tion vari ables (CV) #3 and 4used in loco decoders. The val ues in CV #3 and 4 are the ba sic mo men tum set tings, which can be increased using Z and BZ but never decreased. value be tween 0 and 15 may be se lected for each of these three pa ram e ters. These val ues will re main with the respective loco address until new val ues are en - tered, even if the ad dress is re moved from the cab. With Z (key #3 = acceleration time) the total acceleration time in sec onds between 0 and full speed is set and with BZ (key #6 = deceleration time) the total deceleration time in sec onds be tween full speed and full stop. BK (key #9 = variable rate) is used to choose be - tween 15 vari able rates, that is, at about the same total time (ac cord ing to Z or BZ respectively), the accel - eration and/or deceleration pro ceeds slower (BK= 1-8) or faster (BK= 9-15) at the bot tom end of the speed range. The rate remains lin ear with a value of 0. To change the values use the -procedures any - time an address is ac tive on the cab. Pro ceed by pressing the following keys; for Z : Key, key #3 (= Z), en ter the desired value (e.g. 14"). Key, to continue en te ring the next va lue (BZ) wit - hout leaving the -Procedures or: the key to exit the -Procedures. Shortcut to turn Z or BZ on/off: Holding the key and simultaneously press ing key #3 (=Z) or #6 (=BZ) turns the acceleration and/or decel - eration feature on or off, whereas the last used value is always used and briefly shown in the display. Two yellow L s (in the center of the 4 ver ti cal) are lit if the functions are turned on. F Z BZ 4 3 F NFHRZIT LT: 0 NU: F NFHRZIT LT: 0 NU: 14 cceleration time Old: 0 New: 14 F BRMSZIT LT: 0 NU: eceleration time Old: 0 New: K 02:04 02:05 02:07 02:08 K M/ (#7 key) Mo men tary/latched Function Keys The functions F0 to F8 (key #1 to #9) can have a per - ma nent ef fect (= latched, press ing the function key turns a func tion on or off) or a momentary ef fect (func tion is on only as long as the func tion key is pressed). By default, all functions are set as per ma - nent. Selecting between mo men tary and latched func - tion keys is done with the help of the -Procedures. Press: Key, key #7 (= M/), use the num ber keys (= Functions F0... F8) to switch be tween mo men tary or latched. The L s above each number key indicates the current state of each output: green = latched, red = momentary. xit -Procedures with key or. NOT: The func tions F9 to F12 are de signed as latch ing keys exclusively and can not be changed using the -Procedures. RÜB (#8 key) Size of back - ground memory F F K 02:04 02:05 MOMNT/LTCH F0... F8 R/GRN 1 L MN 4 Z1 5 Z2 6 Z or Z 0 K

12 Page 12 CB MX21 eactivated ad dresses are stored in a back ground mem ory and can be re called us - ing the F key, as described in sec tion 5. The memory holds 10 ad dresses by de - fault, which may be too many in some instances. For such cases, the possibility ex ists to re duce the size of the memory from 9 to 0 ad dresses. n in crease in ad - dresses of up to 30 total will also be pos si ble with a fu ture soft ware up date (af ter 2004). The memory depth is set us ing the -Procedures, see above. Press:. Key, key #8 (= ), en ter the desired num ber of addresses (e.g. 5"), Key to exit. MN ( F key) settings Mem ory depth Old: 10 New: Menu for basic cab F 395 F Ba sic cab settings can be changed using the -Procedure MN. irect access to other com po nents may be pos si ble (e.g. command sta tion) in the fu ture as an al ter na tive to CV pro gram ming. 8 RÜCKHOLTIF BISHR: 10 NU: 5 F RÜCKHOLTIF BISHR: 10 NU: 5 or K 02:04 02:05 02:07 K - L s and display dim ming, color con trol - Fast clock settings (time factor 1:1 to 1:160, reset, set cur rent time), - Choose between global fast clock (time controlled by com mand station, same time at ev ery cab) or lo cal fast clock (time controlled by each individual cab for dif fe rent time zones), - Show leading zeros in ad dress, - #9 key acts as emergency stop for the ac tive train only (as known from the MX2 cab), - Func tion com bi na tions - is play power con sump tion (command station data) in place of fast clock or speed steps - Time out for and P functions - s sign ment of ad dresses in the 700 range... (Regular or BB s) - ssignment of ad dresses in the 800 range... (Reg u lar or MX8) - ssignment of ad dresses in the 900 range... (Reg u lar or MX9) - BBY-MO (no address change pos si ble etc., simple display, pass word re qui - red to exit this mode) - dopting basic settings from an other cab MOR INFORMTION TO FOLLOW LTR FOR: F 395 MN M Menu listing, scroll bar wit F, W keys (up/down), selection with key, sub-menus for spe cific settings (e.g. fast clock), and/or en try fields. 02:04 To get to this area use the -Procedures by press - ing: Key, key F" (= MN),... The following choices are available for each individual cab (this list will be amen ded with fu tu re software up - gra de re lea ses): - Lan guage (Ger man, ng lish,...) F 395 F K 02:04 BB ( Ü key) u to ma tion The -Procedure BB enters the def i ni tion and actuation of automated operat - ing se quences. These se quences are in fact pre-programmed actions (e.g.

13 CB MX21 Page 13 turnout operations) that can also be influenced in part by out side events (e.g.track switches). Start the -Procedures by press ing: Key, key Ü" (= BB), a capital B is now shown in the display instead of an, along with a list of pos si ble au to mated se - quences. The following au to mated se quences are pro cessed under B (this list will be amended with future software re leases): - Shut tle train operation (is de fined and used as with the MX2 cab - ap pli ca ble command station CV s do of course ap ply here as well (e.g. Sta tion stop time etc.) - Turnout ladders (defined and used sim i lar as with the MX2 cab - ap pli ca ble command sta tion CV s also ap ply (e.g. Switch in ter vals etc.) - Block control (sample run for def i ni tion and activation similar as with the MX2 cab) - u to mated operating sequences - a totally new class of event con trolled automated operations (was not avail able in earlier versions of MX1 and MX2). Shut tle Train Op er a tion Press the #1 key for shut tle train as sign ment. F 395 Ü F 395 BB B K 02:04 02:14 1 PN 2 BLOCK 7n WISTR 79n B 1 Shuttle 2 Block 7n Turn out Lad der 79n B er a tion according to Z value), that is, the direction is changed if the train moves in the pre de ter mined op - posite direction. Shuttle train inputs are assigned to an active loco address with the num ber keys 1 to 4 (1 to 8). The L s above the func tion keys in di cate the state of that input: dark= not as signed, green = assigned to change di rec tion forward, red = as signed to change di rec tion backwards. Pres sing the key exits from this procedure. Sta tion stop times can be programmed with the com mand sta tion CV s (see MX1 man ual)! 1) Two in puts are as signed to a loco ad dress for a common shuttle train operation, e.g. P1 forward and P2 back wards. It follows that if 4 in puts are avail able 2 shut tle trains can be op er ated automatically, in de pend ent from each other. It is also possible though to assign more than two in puts to the same loco ad dress. 2) On the other hand, each shut tle train input may be assigned to one loco address only. If an al ready as signed input is re as signed to another address, the previous assignment is canceled with out warning. 3) The lead ing loco ad dress (does not have to be the first loco in a con sist but is the one shown in the display) is used in a double header or multi con sist. T O B L T R: Turnout lad ders, au ton o mous block con trol 1 L MN Z 4 Z1 5 Z2 6 Z3 M/ RÜB STOP ach com mand sta tion (MX1, MX1 model2000, lized for con tact inputs, with which an as signed train s direction will be changed au to mat i cally(slow down of loco according to val ues set in BZ, station stop, ac cel - 1 MX1HS, MX1C) has at least 4 sock - ets that can be uti - F 395 BB 02:14 B PNL utomated op er at ing se quences, due to its size, are dealt with in chap ter 12; dedicated to this sub ject only!

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15 CB MX21 Page 15 COM ( T key) Bi-directional com mu ni ca tion The -Procedure COM relates to the display and uti li za tion of feedback in for ma tion received from an active loco de coder. This in for ma tion may be the result of the ZIMO train num ber rec og ni tion (in this case used as train locator) or from the NMR stan - dardized bi-directional communication. ZIMO ac ces sory decoders are also equipped with bi-directional com mu ni ca tion (both, the ZIMO train num ber rec og ni tion method and NMR bi-directional com mu ni - cation) and the results are shown in the lower bar of the display. If, with the help of the -Procedure COM, the com mu ni ca tion feed-back dis play is selected, a bar is drawn across the bot tom of the dis play and the large ad dress dig its will be smaller accordingly. TXT WILL B LTR......that de scribes the different display features. (The bi-directional com mu ni ca tion was not finalized by the NMR when this manual was written, September 2003) F Rü

16 Page 16 CB MX21 STU (#0 key) Num ber of speed steps (14, 28, 128) or... K c cord ing to the NMR standard there are three speed step sys tems defined; 14, 28 or 128 speed steps The ZIMO sys tem by default sends speed information with 28 steps. If so desired, each loco ad dress can be changed individually to send either 14 or 128 speed steps, which is done with the -Procedure as fol lows. Mod ern loco decoder from most manufacturers (including all Zimo decoders ever made) handle at least two sys tems (14, 28), usually all three (14, 28, 128) and are set by default with CV #29, Bit1= 1 to 28/128 speed steps (speed commands with 14 or 128 steps are read without changes to the CV set tings, if both are im ple mented). They will be compatible to the ZIMO sys tem with out any fur ther ad ap ta tion. l though switch ing the system to 128 speed steps can some times lead to im prove ments. How ever, there are older decoder (and also some not so old LGB de coder) that can only handle 14 speed steps or at least are set so by default. It is necessary that for such loco ad dresses the system is also set to 14 speed steps. If this is omit ted and the speed step sys tem be tween cab/com mand sta tion and decoder is not matched, it is most of ten noticed that the func tion F0 (headlights) does n t work or only in cer tain speed regulator positions (as speed is in creased, the lights keep turn ing on/off). Of course, the in ter me di ate speed steps are also missing but that is not al ways no ticed. NOT: This problem (of 14 and 28 speed steps not har mo nized) is the single biggest cause for cus - tomer grief over the last 15 years. It is also re spon si ble for nu mer ous com plaints and un necessary warranty returns of decoders and modules with a failure re port like: head lights don t work or flicker!!... the new MX21procedure: Set ting up the speed step sys tem is done us ing the -Procedures, by pressing: Key, key 0" (= STU), se lec tion with keys 7 for 14 speed steps, 8 for 28 speed steps, 9 for 128 speed steps. Recommended setting for most newer decoders is 128 speed steps! (Note: fea ture is planned that would al low the set ting of all decoders at once; but it is not known with which cab and command station software update this will be realized.) xit with key s or. F :37 F : FHRSTU > 28 FHRSTU FHRSTU 9 0 F : FHRSTU 8 28 FHRSTU > 128 FHRSTU To change the num ber of speed steps use either the old MX2 pro ce dure... that is a mod i fied -Procedure : Press and hold the and 0 keys si mul ta - neously dur ing the whole pro cess. The L s above the function keys 7, 8 and 9 indicate the current speed step (14, 28, 128) and is also shown in the dis play (as de scribed in the MX21 pro ce dure). While still hold ing the and 0 key, select the speed steps of your choice with the ap pro pri ate key ( 7" for 14, 8" for 28, 9" for 128) STPS 8 28 STPS > 128 STPS K

17 CB MX21 Page ctuating ccessories Not only locos can be operated with the MX21 cab but ac ces so ries (turn outs, signals) as well, pro vided they are connected to ac ces sory de cod ers or ZIMO accessory mod ules (MX8...). Within the CC data format all ZIMO ac ces sory decoders such as the MX81, MX82, MX88 (and fu ture models) and all other man u fac turer prod ucts ad her ing to the NMR-CC standard can be actuated; the same goes for prod ucts that operate in the MOTOROL data format (Märklin ac ces sory decoder...) with the dif fer ence that in this for mat a pre fix T is added to the ad dress (ex cept if CC is turned off at the com - mand station by means of jumpers or switches and there fore Motorola is the only for - mat used). It is allowed to use the same num bers for loco and accessory addresses with both, the and MOTOROL format (once activated with the F key for locos and once for ac ces so ries with the W key). Using the key for ac ti va tion selects the last used application. NOT: Using the key to activate an ad dress re sults in the ad - dress be ing assigned for the same purpose (loco or accessory) as it was used the last time around. Using the F or W key in - stead will get you directly to the mode in tended. When en ter ing an accessory module address ( ) the group num ber also needs to be en - tered in addition to the address, be cause a module usu ally has more than 8 outputs, which is more than the cab has func tion keys. The com plete address looks like this: xxx.y, where the. is placed au to - matically (there is no dot on the keyboard). The dis - play also reflects this with MX8 rather than just W! W or W Rü :02 The display looks like this for an accessory module address # MX8 Rü :02 c ces sory mod ules MX8 (MX8S, MX8M,...), on the other hand, op er ate without a data for mat be cause they are not con nected to the track but are rather operated through ZIMO s own CN bus. That s why they are called module and not de coder. Mod ules use the ad dress numbers SLCTING N CTIVTING N CCSSORY COR: Start with the MX21 cab in stand-by or de ac ti vated mode. The dotted line is visible in each case and also the pre vi ously active address (in de ac ti vated mode), background is yel low. The de sired ad dress is entered using the number keys (1 to 0 with pre fix T if nec es sary). Check your en try in the dis play. The dot ted line remains during the ad dress entry. Con firm the entered address with the W key, or the key if the en tered number was used as an acces - sory ad dress pre vi ously. The cab is now in the activated (accessory) mode Nicht aktiv.. 03: TH CB IN CTIV C CS SORY MO: isplay background is red, mode indicator ei ther W or MX8, num ber of stored ac ces sory ad - dresses dis played, clock al ter nat ing with com - munications dot in di cat ing communication with com mand sta tion, same as in loco mode. The last activated loco(s) can still be con - trolled with the speed reg u la tor, direction and MN keys! Func tions for this loco are of course not ac ces si - ble in the accessory mode since the func tion keys are now used to operate turnouts, signals etc. How ever, with the F and W key it is possible to quickly jump between the loco and turn out. func tion can be actuated with the number keys (1 to 4 or 1 to 8 depending on the kind of mod - ule/decoder, or whether single or paired function is se lected), e.g. actuate a turnout; the current position is indicated with the corresponding L. R MN MX KRI Z 1 L MN BB UL BZ 4 Z1 5 Z2 6 Z3 M/ RÜB BK V R Z STOP R aus ein aus 0 SSP

18 Page 18 CB MX21 TH -PROCURS IN TH CCSSORY MO: T STORG N RCLL FOR CCSSORIS: The -Procedures for ac ces so ries are handled in the same way as in the loco mode (although different values may be required); see chap ter 7. Press the: key, key for the function to be changed ( 7 or 9 ), , xit with the key. The -Procedure 9 selects whether the active address of a CC accessory decoder is used for 4 paired functions (e.g. turnouts) or 8 single func - tions (e.g de-coupler). epending on the choice made, there will be 4 or 8 keys active and the L s above each key indicates the state of the accessory (use keys 1 and 0 ). This choice is not available for accessory mod ules ( ), since the mod ule is already pro - grammed with a group num ber; see chapter 10 for programming! The -Procedure 7 (M/), for single functions only, selects between momentary and latching func tion keys. Latching keys are the default (e.g. for signal light bulbs); the mo men tary func tion is ideal for de-coupler, for example. The -Procedure 7 (M/) can also be used for paired func tions (turn outs), where each key can be set to flash while the turn out is op er at ing un til the po si tion is ver i fied. This is of course prac ti cal when switch ma chines are used as well as ac ces sory de cod ers (or mod ules) with sys tems that have feed back ca - pa bil i ties and are set-up ac cord ingly. With MX8x mod ules feed back is al ways pos si ble; ac ces - sory de cod ers (MX81, MX82) re quire a com pat i - ble com mand sta tion soft ware (in stalled in MX1 model 2000 and MX1C as of July 2004). W 159 W L MN 9 0 INZL-F > PR-F 0 Single F >Paired F W Z K 03:12 MOMNT/UR F0... F8 ROT/GRÜN For paired functions : W :13 K 02:18 02:18 RÜCKMLUNG F0... F7 J/N = ROT/GRÜN fter de ac ti vat ing an ac ces sory ad dress with the key, it is stored in a spe cial mem ory, separate from loco addresses. Stored ad dresses can be ac ti vated again with the W key. Pushing the W key re - peat edly cy cles through all ad dresses stored. There are there fore two sep a rate memory banks, one for locos and and one for accessories. Use the F and W keys to quickly jump be tween the two but also to quickly flip through the ad dresses stored in each bank. e fi ni ti on and p pli ca tion of Turnout Lad ders: see Chap ter 12! MOMNT/LTCH F0...F8 R/GRN Po si tion feedback F0...F7 J/N = R/GRN 4 Z1 5 Z2 6 Z3 Some of the -Procedures described in the loco sec - tion are also ac ces si ble in the ac ces sory mode! K

19 CB MX21 Page isplay and man age ment of a system shut-down sys tem shut-down as is un der stood here may be ini ti ated by the operator (emer - gency stop etc.) or the sys tem itself (e.g. short circuit). sys tem shut-down is indicated with a 3-letter code ( SSP, US, US ); the cab may still be operational (e.g. to get a different address from mem ory) or only re - stricted (to re-power) the lay out, depending on typ and soft ware ver sion of the command station. The ad dress, dis placed by the shut-down code, is now shown below the code.? MR GNCY STOP, initiated with key 0 (= SSP), is displayed with the code SSP on all cabs. Press the 0 key (= SSP) again to resume layout operation.? TURN TRCK POWR OFF with key (= US) - only possible while in emergency stop, displayed with SSP-US on all cab displays. Return to emer - gency stop by press ing the 0 key (=SSP) or di - rectly to the operating mode (emergency stop removed and track power re stored) with the key. F Rü 1 SSP 3834 The previously active address. F Rü 1 US :33? SHORT CIRCUIT T PROGRMMING TRCK is indicated with UP. Restore track power by pressing the key after the cause ins iden ti fied and re moved.? SYSTM IN PRO GRMING MO is in di cated with dr (the normal cab operation is inter - rupted be cause the sys tem is busy program - ming). The programming state can only be exited by end ing programming with the same cab the procedure was started.? BRK OWN IN COM MU NI C TIONS (in ter - rupted CN bus to com mand station) is indicated with F. This can be traced to defective wir - ing (or con nec tors), a faulty de signed or over - loaded network, poor ground con nec tions, non-compatible soft ware or a hardware defect. Poor signal strength could also be the cause with radio or infrared equipment. CN bus troubleshooting meth ods are in prepa - ration! F Rü 3 UP 159 F Rü 3 dr 159 F Rü 3 F : ? TRCK POWR OFF can also be achieved at any time by pressing the 0 key (=SSP) followed by the key (=US). ll cabs will display US. To re - turn to an emergency stop state press the 0 key (=SSP) or press the key to get back to the oper - ating mode (emergency stop removed and track power restored). 0? SHORT CIRCUIT on the track is in di cated with US on all cabs. US is also pos si ble if the input voltage to the command station (from the trans - former) is too low or by an over heated power sup ply board. Re store track power by press ing the key af ter the cause ins identified and re moved. F US MOMNT/UR This line indicates which cab operation was performed just before the short occurred 82