Check List For Troubleshooting - tams elektronik FD-R Extended Series Manual

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10. Check list for troubleshooting

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Parts are getting very hot and/or start to smoke.
Disconnect the system from the mains immediately!
!
Possible cause: one or more connections are soldered incorrectly.
à Check the connections.
Possible cause: Short circuit. The decoder is connected to locomotive
or carriage ground. à Check the connections. A short circuit can
result in irreparable damage.
Problems with switching of the functions
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After programming, the decoder does not react as desired.
Possible cause: The input values for the CVs are incoherent.
 Perfom a decoder reset and first test the decoder with the default
values. Programm the decoder anew afterwards.
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An accessory / a light does not react to switching commands.
Possible cause: The accessory is defective or incorrectly connected.
 Check the accessory / the connections.
Possible cause: The output is defective (e.g. due to overload or short
circuit).  Send in the decoder for check / repair (with costs).
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The lighting does not correspond to the direction of motion.
Possible cause: The configuration data (CV29) of the locomotive decoder
in the block train are programmed in a different way from the function
decoder.  Alter the parameters of the locomotive or the function
decoder.
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The lighting goes on and off when the speed levels are turned up or
the lighting cannot be switched on or off.
Possible cause: The speed mode of the decoder and the digital control
unit do not correspond. Example: The central is set to the mode 28
speed levels, but the decoder to the mode 14 speed levels.  Change
the speed mode at the central and / or at the decoder.
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