DIGITRAX, LOCOS WONT TURN OFF

[DANSGRANDPAPA]

Hey Gang,

I have a pile of locos with sound and a digitrax SEB system. When i power up all locos audio come on. Cant I "select" which I want sound from without going through each address and killing the sound?

Thanks Guys,

Doug

[simon1966]

It is a setting in each sound decoder that lets you determine its state upon power up. 

[DANSGRANDPAPA]

is it a "common" cv to all decoders or do I have homework to do.

[selector]

I agree that they should all be capable of remaining silent upon start-up, but each decoder has specific instructions in its manual that describe the procedure.  I found it worth while looking it up and selecting the appropriate value for the CV in question.  Most QSI's that I have, if not all of them, come from the factory, or will factory default, to silent upon start-up if they had not been used in the previous operating session.  Tsunamis have their own procedure, but they will remain silent.  Same for my one Loksound decoder...it powers up initially and then drops off to silence within about two seconds.

-Crandell

[wjstix]

It will be different for each type, but it's not difficult. Usually it's just changing one CV from "0" to "1" or something like that. 

[DANSGRANDPAPA]

Thanks for the input! I went to the soundtraxx site and for the "LC" decoders its CV11, they call it the "quiet bit".

Now please dont beat on me too bad but does anyone know what the CV might be for Genesis w/ MRC?

[selector]

David, you're getting mellow.   I could have sworn you'd reply, "Yes, just apply power to it the first time."

[saronaterry]

Terry

[Capt. Grimek]

for Genesis/MRC I believe hitting 00 repeatedly will bring you through the various volume settings and to NO sound. I use the "recall" function to access and silence the Genesis without having to plug in. Hope that helps for now. I have the Big Boy and Challenger. The MRC decoders suck! Still hoping but not holding my breath for a replacement upgrade path to Tsunamis installs through Athearn.

[CSX Robert]

DANSGRANDPAPA

Now please dont beat on me too bad but does anyone know what the CV might be for Genesis w/ MRC?

I don't know if it is common to all MRC sound decoders, but the one in the N scale Challenger has three ways to adjust the sound: "double clicking" F0, turning F12 on or off, or programming CV49. When programming CV49, 0 = off and 1-3 = volume level. Using F0 or F12 cycles through the four sound settings, and the decoder does remember the setting when the power is cycled.

[DANSGRANDPAPA]

 OK, got it figured out. For the Soundtraxx LC series, (I use a Digitrax SEB) bring up the loco on the throttle, and hit "emergency stop" once. The sound rolls off and does not resume untill you bring the throttle up past 1. This behavior "sticks" through layout power down and back up.

Doug