English RCA-1 Table of contents Getting started Operation overview Technical specifications Connecting the RCA-1 Programming Operation Check list for troubleshooting CE and Warranty ® Remark: RailCom is the registered trademark of the Lenz Elektronik GmbH, Hüttenbergstraße 29, D-35398 Gießen. To increase the text´s readabiliy we have refrained from refering to this point in each instance.
> 0,25 mm² for all other connections. Saftey instructions The display device RCA-1 can be used in digital model railways in concordance with these instructions to display RailCom messages, read out by a local RailCom detector. It is not suitable for use by children under 14.
RailCom cutout, have to be used. Mode of operation The RailCom display device RCA-1 has to be connected to a local RailCom detector (e.g. RCD-1) supervising a seperated rail section. The detector reads out the address and the CV values of a vehicle decoder in the rail section.
With the RCA-1 you program the display device´s address as well as the accessory detector´s address. Programming the RCA-1 In order to program the address of the RCA-1 take the following steps: § Before connecting the RCA-1 to the power supply shunt the two pins of the programming connection JP1.
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1 and put the accesory detector into the programming mode. § Restore the connections to the power supply, firstly to the detector and afterwards to RCA-1. Be sure that only the detector to be assigned a new address is connected to the RCA-1 / the power supply.
English RCA-1 6. Operation In the display, the data the detector is reading out is shown. As a rule no leading zeros are displayed. In case the display shows a number beginning with zero, an address between 10000 and 10239 is read out.
Possible cause: The connection A of the RCA-1 is connected to the connection B of the detector (or the other way round). à Exchange the connections A and B on one of the devices.
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English RCA-1 Conditions of warranty This product is guaranteed for two years. The warranty includes the correction of faults which can be proved to be due to material failure or factory flaw. We guarantee the function of the parts according to the...
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