Anybody have any experience with this unit
Description says it has Diesel and Steam sounds but doesn't list the Chuff or Hum
It says SYNCHRO so I assumed you could adjust engine sounds to your speed BUT Chuff or the Diesel counterpart is not listed
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I think this is the box that someone brought to our club to test a couple or so years ago. IIRC, it was permanently set on DCC address 3 and could not be changed, and the sounds were not really synchronized very well with the locomotive's movement. The locomotive's address had to be changed back to the default address of 3 or it didn't work at all.
Keep in mind, however, that this was an earlier version of what MRC is advertising today. Their web site says that the address can be changed, and it looks much different than the one we experimented with.
Still, you must stop and reprogram the address every time you want to use it with a different locomotive, and every locomotive is going to sound exactly the same regardless of its type.
WHy would you have to program the loco to address 3? Just consist the loco using whatever address it already has with address 3 and they'll both operate. No need to program the loco to 3 to get it to work with the sound box. Make 3 the lead loco int he consist if the synchro sound has a whistle and bell that are triggered by function keys, then you can control the speed and direction of the loco while sending funtion commands to trigger the sounds on the synchro sound.
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I think you guys are talking about the BLACKBOX not the SYNCHRO BOX
I don't know about the black box but the syncro sound box can be programmed to whatever address you want.
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UncBob I think you guys are talking about the BLACKBOX not the SYNCHRO BOX
CSX RobertUncBob I think you guys are talking about the BLACKBOX not the SYNCHRO BOX No, they are talking about the Synchro Box(MRC Item #1025). The Black Box(MRC Item #1050) is for controlling a sound equipped DCC engine and does not produce any sounds itself. The Synchro Box produces sound and is for adding sound(though stationary) to a DCC engine that does not already have sound.
I wish they would state that in their description
All this confusion with DCC/Sound and programming --has convinced me to stay with my 2 engine DC 2 cab set up--With 2 7000 sound and power boxes I will have sound-chuff/whistle for both when running
To get bells and idling sound etc I will go to Strasberg and record the live steamers and play them back on my set up
UncBob All this confusion with DCC/Sound and programming --has convinced me to stay with my 2 engine DC 2 cab set up--With 2 7000 sound and power boxes I will have sound-chuff/whistle for both when running To get bells and idling sound etc I will go to Strasberg and record the live steamers and play them back on my set up
What confusion are you talking about?? This discussion relates to someone talking about a stationary sound system, but it wasn't clearly identified which one he was talking about. It really has nothing to do with DCC sound decoders etc. which are quite easy to install (unless you choose to buy one of the numerous engines that come with the sound decoder factory installed). Plus the wiring in DCC is 1000 times easier than two-cab DC.
UncBobI wish they would state that in their description
I am the originator of the thread and nowhere in the title does it state DCC
I thought it was a SYNCHRO box for DC non sound trains --That is why I started the thread to find out if it was
wjstixUncBob All this confusion with DCC/Sound and programming --has convinced me to stay with my 2 engine DC 2 cab set up--With 2 7000 sound and power boxes I will have sound-chuff/whistle for both when running To get bells and idling sound etc I will go to Strasberg and record the live steamers and play them back on my set up What confusion are you talking about?? This discussion relates to someone talking about a stationary sound system, but it wasn't clearly identified which one he was talking about. It really has nothing to do with DCC sound decoders etc. which are quite easy to install (unless you choose to buy one of the numerous engines that come with the sound decoder factory installed). Plus the wiring in DCC is 1000 times easier than two-cab DC.
I have an older version, the # 1023 Synchro Sound Box for Diesel Locomotives. The manual says it can be used for DC or DCC. I downloaded the manual from the MRC site as not much came with the unit. I could not find a link to the 1025 but here is a link to the 1023. Some of it may help.
Scott
http://www.modelrectifier.com/resources/trainSound/0001022_0001023.pdf
UncBob I am the originator of the thread and nowhere in the title does it state DCC I thought it was a SYNCHRO box for DC non sound trains --That is why I started the thread to find out if it was
UncBob,
I have a Synchro Sound Box for Steam that I used when I ran DC on my HO layout. It does have a chuff sound that does increase with increased throttle. It is very hard to get sychronized with the loco but you can come close.
The other sounds are much like you have with DCC sound and are activated by the controller.
It is fine for a small layout and indeed I plan on using it for a little N scale layout that I plan on building.
CN Charlie
CNCharlieUncBob, I have a Synchro Sound Box for Steam that I used when I ran DC on my HO layout. It does have a chuff sound that does increase with increased throttle. It is very hard to get sychronized with the loco but you can come close. The other sounds are much like you have with DCC sound and are activated by the controller. It is fine for a small layout and indeed I plan on using it for a little N scale layout that I plan on building. CN Charlie
That was the info I was looking for
CSX RobertUncBob I am the originator of the thread and nowhere in the title does it state DCC I thought it was a SYNCHRO box for DC non sound trains --That is why I started the thread to find out if it was Sorry, UncBob, I got a little confused on who posted what. I agree that MRC's descriptions are a little vague. My understanding is that the 1050 Synchro Sound Box can be used for DCC or DC. When used with DCC, it responds to commands sent to the DCC address it is assigned. When used with DC, you press the buttons on the unit to activate the sounds. Unfortunately, MRC does not have the manual online to confirm that this is how it works, but they do have the manual for the separate steam and diesel boxes (item#'s 1022 and 1023)http://www.modelrectifier.com/resources/trainSound/0001022_0001023.pdf that the 1025 is suppose to replace, and that is how they work.
Thanks that manual tells me what I want to know about DC mode --it will let you regulate chuff rate and does let you have a bell whistle and air pump
I am having a problem changing the mode, it ia running in steam and cannot change to diesel!