Initial Operation; Factory Default Values; Digital Operating Modes; Dcc-Betrieb - Esu LokPilot V4.0 Instruction Manual

Initial Operation

7. Initial Operation

7.1. Factory Default Values

The address is set to 03 with 14 speed steps.
LokPilot V4.0 LokPilot V4.0 DCC
LokPilot micro V4.0 LokPilot micro V4.0 DCC
LokPilot XL V4.0
LokPilot Fx V4.0
F1 switches output AUX1.
F2 switches output AUX2.
F3 switches the shunting mode on and off.
F4 switches the acceleration and deceleration on and off.
• Does the locomotive move in both directions?
• Does the indicated direction of travel correspond with the actual
one? If not, are the motor leads swapped or is the 8-pin plug
inserted the wrong way round?
• Switch on the lights: do they work properly? If you have installed
a LokPilot with an 8-pin plug, check if the plug sits in the socket
correctly.

7.2. Digital Operating Modes

In the following chapters, we describe the operation of the LokPi-
lot with different digital systems.
Since not every LokPilot supports all digital systems, we state
which chapter is applicable for which type.
LokPilot V4.0 M4

7.2.1. DCC-Betrieb

LokPilot V4.0
LokPilot micro V4.0
LokPilot XL V4.0
LokPilot Fx V4.0
Remove any capacitors that are wired into the track feeders (e.g.
ROCO® feeder track). This could impair the functionality of the
decoder.
The LokPilot works with any DCC system. Unfortunately, the DCC
protocol also brings some difficulties into the game. One of them
occurs so often that we deal with it right away.
7.2.1.1. DCC Speed Steps („flashing lights")
„Lights do not work" with DCC systems: DCC locomotives run
with 14, 28, or 128 speed steps. The decoder offers all of the three
options and needs to „know" with which option the the com-
mand station operates the decoder. 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:
• You cannot switch the lights with F0 at all.
• The lights keep switching on and off dependent on the speed
step. On and Off again, and On again, and Off again etc.
In this case, make sure that the speed step settings of decoder and
command station are the same.
LokPilot V4.0 DCC LokPilot V4.0 M4
LokPilot micro V4.0 DCC
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