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1. 11 7 3 T Using access CODES 3 s eave etae me 11 7 3 2 Using additional mobile controls with one base station 11 7 3 3 Using additional base stations 12 7 3 4 Data transfer between mobile parts 2 2 2 4 12 7 3 5 Copy engine and accessory 13 7 3 6 Setting the X BUS ad Gress o idee te be Haee pe bates nii ir deed i tp pr d ed 13 7 375 8 aes ba pct i dae edes nete een dd as 13 73 8 Ad stconttast eee GR aet be e dits tdt ie pe ete e tite 13 8 Otheroperatin GMOs stet sete trie e dete ei er 13 8 1 1 1 Connect base station to other Command Station 13 9 1 Appehdbo sisi iet eti eee Dee eate e dede etr ette edd cun edt uir theta iad tete sg 14 9 1 Menu struct re ue ed e peuple Css e de dete eld de el ls dida 14 9 2 Technical data dedita PU OR 14 9 3 Tablewith codes for accessory decod ef ee e dre e rede I e D e e ded 15 OSU OO phe helps aee i M Mor E Mere te Mesa 16 Marklin is a registered trademark of the company Gebr M2. ERE ELE CELER scis per E s pepe m SP EE ENSE EE Cd DT 5 uae pes s a pae er 2 1 b pa ee 1 Bs pen Ber rt espe ne Ez ESI Ep pee I p ELTE k s mem ee pejes s qae pes MEERE z ha pee ss 101 104 zz 105 108 7 y sse wem e pen TIT e 58 1712 1 B pu S 13 16 7058 b ha vem 1 b ss 5e 2 b bo E quae pur HO be E EE pa ewe je m pa pese m ss 8 m T pea a 224425 m ea TA ERES te m 12 pese T4 sp peste m Tua pese E T8 dm 8 7 2 74 epee pare a pa ez apse pr sar quem m qme pz m qua 2528 15 Tes zs ebe sse ns quas 22729 s p E 16 5 245 248 SESE 16 13 16 16 253256 256 Segue 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003 Support amp Assistance 10 Service Support and assistance Your model train or hobby shop is your competent partner for all your questions regarding mobile control You may also contact us directly For enquiries please use either email or fax don t f
3. Functions of mobile control 7 TA RUM nat 7 AMI EE 7 7 4 2 Selecting ergifies ert tees e e 7 7 2 Preperies OF engines ou cet euo eR DO I E e e de NE tet e t ut teet t 8 713 12 Changing the name Of the engine roit dir de dot ee te M Le AT ED EDU Ede ntl 8 7 1 3 2 Protocols inii E OR heec dbi i eee al 8 7 1 3 3 Symbol ree te ete e te 8 PASS AN MAX secte eret 8 7 1 3 5 Speed Step Imode 4 oet series oer ep purge ve re ds edad ecd mae AE citum ease ET 9 71 3 6 sss eadein ehem d ep up tate ed Mo 9 9 FA 9 72159 0 i Sport 9 7 2 SWitchiraecessOlles c eeu 10 7 2 v NeW ciem bed T eet e he dal 10 7 2 2 SWItehi aceeess rys os pe iet dde e ea bte AM P epa dett due Bd tele ted te 10 7 2 3 Delete accessory o betae eet feit Bou edet 11 vi e
4. park the handheld controller in this holder d Status LED indicates the operating status of the base station a LED is on continuous base station has successfully registered with the command station has reserved an available transmission channel and is ready for operation b LED is blinking slowly base station has registered with the command station and is searching for an available transmission channel c LEDis blinking fast base station could not register with the command station There is either a wrong connection or the units are incompatible 5 Preparing for Operation Before you can use mobile control a few things have to be done 5 1 Connecting the Base Station The base station has to be connected to the command station As mentioned previously the base station behaves like a handheld controller as far as the command station is concerned The command station does not notice that mobile control is actually a wireless system Unfortunately some incompatible bus systems for handheld controllers are available on the market The base station supports the most commonly used bus systems in Europe a X bus This bus developed by Lenz is in the public domain and is not only used by Lenz but also for the ROCO LokMaus Il and Atlas Commander Sometimes the X bus is called XpressNet b C bus This is used by M rklin to expand the control unit 6021 The Intellibox by Uhlenbrock also uses this system Pl
5. by turning the speed control wheel and then press the selection button unctione Fil permanent F1 Permanent Fe permanent p Once you have changed all buttons as desired leave this menu by pressing the speed control wheel You can cancel this procedure by pressing the right selection button at any time When using an Intellibox Twin Center it is possible that commands triggered by momentary action buttons are incorrectly transmitted to the command station We recommend pressing the momentary action buttons longer than 0 3 seconds to assure correct transmission 7 1 3 7 Address In case the address of an engine has changed e g because you reprogrammed the address or set the DIP switches of a Marklin decoder you can adjust or enter a new address in this menu Please note that mobile control cannot reprogram decoder addresses In this menu you only enter the new address into the memory of your mobile control How to change decoder addresses is explained in the manual of the decoders respectively of your command station 7 1 4 New Engine You can enter the data of new engines in two ways Implicit Press the engine selection button to enter the engine selection menu Instead of selecting an engine from a list by turning the speed control wheel you can enter and confirm the address directly If this address did not exist previously the new number will be established and you can run this engine immed
6. LCD display located just above the buttons C Speed control wheel with centre click You can increase or reduce the speed by turning this wheel Applying pressure on the speed control wheel activates change of direction You can select the desired topic within each menu by turning the wheel and confirm your selection by pressing it d Engine button Push this button and a list of all registered engines in a Top Ten List will appear or it starts the running mode for engines e Accessory button Pushing this button will display the last used accessory pushing it a 2 time will list all registered accessories f Key pad the buttons from 0 9 are used to enter either numbers or characters or to activate functions F1 to F10 of the engine currentlv controlled The button switches the headlights on or off Whenever mobile control expects a command this button changes between capital and lower case letters on the display h The ST button has several functions a Turning on mobile control push this button briefly only once to switch on mobile control b Turning off mobile control If the unit is switched on push and hold this button for about 5 seconds until mobile control is turned off c Emergency stop When the unit is switched on a short push of the button activates the emergency stop d Deactivate emergency stop Push this button briefly to release the emergency stop mode 4 3 Information sho
7. Mobile control only operates with Lenz equipment Version 3 Older versions have to be updated before you can use mobile control X Bus Address All devises connected to the X bus have to have their individual address in order to assure correct communication with the command station The base station can handle 4 addresses one for each possible handheld controller The base station is set to addresses 2 3 4 5 at the factory Should you operate another X bus device on any of these addresses then you have to change the X bus addresses for the base station How to do this is described in chapter 7 3 5 Setting the X bus address Please note that in most command stations not all of the possible 31 X bus addresses are activated in their factory settings Most command stations only respond to addresses 1 4 Thus you may have to increase the number of addresses monitored by your command station How to do this is explained in the manual of your command station 5 1 2 PC bus M rklin Uhlenbrock The C bus is used whenever the base station is to be connected to one of the following digital systems Marklin control unit 6021 Uhlenbrock Intellibox Fleischmann Twin Center The base station is to be plugged onto the right hand side of the above central units Please note that the base station has to be connected directly to the central unit Other controllers e g control 80f have to be connected after the base station Fig 7
8. a button More fun running your trains Mobile control stores much more information Besides basic data such as address digital mode and number of speed steps stored for each engine quite a bit of additional data is stored Data that adds up to more fun with your hobby You can enter an individual name for each engine Never again do you have to remember the decoder address You can also allocate a symbol for each engine allowing you to recognise the type of engine at a glance All functions can be set individually for momentary action or continuous output This is ideal for controlling LokSound equipped engines The icing on the cake in terms of handling comfort is the setting of the maximum speed in km h so you can monitor the real speed rather than speed steps Radio Control Besides all these features mobile control excels due to its wireless operation Without depending on wires all signals are transmitted via radio waves to the base station This bi directional radio transmission is reliable and fast hence there is no delayed response The signal is strong enough to enable you to run your layout even from a distance of 100 m from the base station outside Even concrete walls in your basement are no problem Connection While the handheld communicates with the base station the latter is to be connected to the bus for handheld controllers of your digital system It can be connected to any digital system using C bus particu
9. or special symbols 7 1 3 2 Protocol With this function you can set the number of speed steps or the data format Please remember that when operating with X bus the options DCC14 DCC28 and DCC128 will be available while with the IIC bus only Motorola 14 can be selected Mobile control will only accept a selection corresponding with the features supported by the command station 7 1 3 3 Symbol You can select a symbol for each engine in order to differentiate between different types steam engine diesel engine etc Mobi le control offers a range of choices 7 1 3 4 Vmax Mobile control supports two options for displaying the speed In the speed step mode the current speed step setting is displayed Depending on the max number of speed steps this ranges from 0 14 0 28 or 0 128 In the Vmax mode mobile control calculates the speed in km h which is shown on the display Mobile control can only show the correct speed if you have ente red the maximum speed in km h for each engine This is the maximum speed of the prototype not the model This value will be displayed whenever the engine runs at the highest speed step All intermediate values will be interpolated by mobile control Please note that the values entered have nothing to do with the real speed of the model This option allows you to influence the display but not the actual speed of the model The maximum speed is set by programming the decod
10. shows how to typically connect the devices Always remove the mains plug before connecting the base station to the central unit The mobile control system can now only use the Motorola Fea tures of the above mentioned command stations Important Never connect the base station with the X bus cable to a Loconet socket of the Uhlenbrock Intellibox Fleischmann Twin Center Although these devices have the same type of electrical sockets the wiring of the individual pins is different This will result in damage or destruction of the base station 5 2 Installing Batteries Before you can use mobile control you need to install batteries Proceed as per Fig 8 1 Turn the controller upside down and apply slight pressure onto the cover of the battery compartment 1 2 Slide the cover to the back 2 3 Insert the batteries 3 Make sure the polarity is correct the pole is always the smaller projecting contact Make sure the batteries sit correctly in the compartment and that the sprung contacts are not bent or twisted 4 Close the battery compartment by pushing the cover forward until it is arrested 6 Your First Run Once you have connected the base station and inserted the batteries you are ready to run your first train with mobile control First switch on your digital system and observe if the status LED of the base station is lit continuously Switch on mobile control by pressing the iro button
11. types of lists for accessories Accessories a complete list of all accessories e Received Accessories all accessories received from another mobile control unit First you have to change into the accessory mode If there is an accessory that has been called up already it will be displayed If no accessory has been established yet mobile control will ask you to enter data for an accessory 7 2 1 New Accessory Mobile control automatically administers the following attributes for all accessories Type of accessory mobile control recognises different frequently used accessories o Pointleft o Pointright o Crossing diamonds o Signal o A4squares general When using the appropriate symbol mobile control will display the current status position Thus you have an immediate overview regarding the status of the accessory Name You can enter a name in plain language for each accessory Momentary action or continuous Depending on the type of drive you may wish to change from momentary action to continuous output Momentary action means the solenoids of the accessory will only receive current as long as you press the respective button This is the correct way of switching solenoids however for signals with LEDs or other lighting applications Continuous Output is better suited Address the address of the accessory Addresses in Motorola Mode Mobile control sends commands to acc
12. Electronic Solutions tlm User Manual mobile control Version 1 0 December 2003 Content Table dolntroduetol aA 3 2 Contents of package 3 ETES ESEA A E 3 AA E E EE Bia aaa etl E A E aaa ag ddl acy 3 A Features of MODIIECOMTOL e rote Rt tet tea pue Haee a a ea 3 4 2 Controlelements of mobile etc Rer cerei p aiee Ba ds 4 4 3 XCD dIsplay 3 5 rese dae 4 4 4 Control elements of tlhiebasestatlon 220 cete epe te He utpat etie Dette Pe Pe EG 5 5sPreparing operations cepit PUR pot egit ubt le rte lagi p be des eade esti Ete ind doe tu 5 Sal Connecting the base uc ete lee es e 5 Lenzz ROGO mute eto e Phe etw eee ee e et e a CR ete tiun 5 5 1 2 PC Bus Marklin Uhlenbrock 02 Hmmm a nnne n nene rhe nn rr hrs nnns ne rr n nne rne nnns nnns 6 5 2 Inistallingthe batteries ovn eo c A bu ten Ree e Ren i TR e 6 6 Your initial operating session 0 6 6 1 cutee de ER 7
13. ame room e g at fairs or in club rooms each mobile control for a certain layout has to be connected to the base station of that particular layout As soon as several base stations are located within the area of transmission operating procedures change as follows As soon as one mobile control is switched on it will start searching for base stations If it finds more than one base station you as the user have to decide to which base station you want to log on Each mobile control can only be assigned to one base at any given time Mobile control will display all base stations within reach As shown in Fig 17 each base station has an 8 digit alphanumeric code displayed in the following format XX XX XX XX receiver station SC EC 44 D4 O2F19EFS At the bottom of each base station is a label with this 8 digit ID code Select the desired base station by scrolling up or down and confirm your choice by clicking the speed control wheel Subsequently mobile control will try to establish connection with this base station 7 3 4 Data Transfer between mobile controls If more than one mobile control is operated with one base station the controllers will exchange both engine and accessory data Thus all lists of engines and accessories can easily be copied This sequence is always as follows First you have to decide which data should be transferred Then the transmitter must start the data transfer The require
14. and station The ROCO LokMaus for instance only supports 4 functions Just be aware that such limitations are not caused by mobile control but by the command station 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003 Running Engines 6 1 Calling up another Engine If you want to run another engine please proceed as follows e Press the engine button The menu for selecting an engine appears on the display Fig 9 Top Ten T v B BStart typing the desired address As soon as you have entered the first digit a window appears Fig 10 loco address e Complete typing the address e you made a typing error you can delete the last digit by pressing the left selection button Please note the left selection button is marked with the delete symbol during this process e Confirm the address by pressing the speed control wheel e Now mobile control will automatically call up this engine and change over into the Run Engine mode The number of speed steps is automatically set to the value provided by the command station Running your engines with mobile control is that easy Of course mobile control can do much more The following chapter outlines the basic functions 7 Features and Functions of mobile control 7 1 Running Engines 7 1 1 Lists Contrary to other handheld controllers mobile control does not work with addresses It offers the possibility to identify each engine
15. arklin und Cie GmbH Goeppingen Germany Xpressnet is a registered trademark of the company Lenz Elektronik GieBen Germany Copyright 2003 2004 by ESU electronic solutions Ulm GmbH amp Co KG Electrical characteristics and dimensions are subject to change without prior notice ESU may not be held responsible for any damage or consequential loss or damage caused by inappropriate use of the product abnormal operating conditions unauthorized modifications to the product etc ESU electronic solutions Ulm GmbH amp Co KG reserves the right to make changes and improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice The contents of this document are provided as is No warranties of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are made in relation to the accuracy and reliability or contents of this document ESU electronic solutions Ulm GmbH amp Co KG reserves the right to revise this document or withdraw it at any time without prior notice Not suitable for children under 3 years of age Inappropriate use may result in injury due to sharp points and edges 2 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003 Introduction 1 Introduction Congratulations to your purchase of mobile control by ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG Mobile control provides you with the opportunity to fi
16. briefly While you see the message searching net on the display mobile control is checking for available base stations As soon as it has found a base station it logs onto it e Then mobile control changes into the mode Engine gt 0003 lt is automatically called up If there is an engine with address 03 on the layout you can control this engine immediately o Increase the speed byturning the speed control wheel upwards This wheel operates with a certain dynamic the faster you turn it the more speed steps it will skip If you turn the wheel slowly step by step however you can control your engine precisely o Turn the wheel downwards to reduce speed o Pressing the speed control wheel triggers a change of direction The current direction of travel is indicated by an arrow on the display o Now you can activate the functions and headlights for this engine by pressing any of the buttons from 1 to 0 respectively The status of each function is indicated by a small square in the display The number of functions available depends on the type of digital system If the base station is connected to a control unit 6021 or an Intellibox then functions F1 to F4 and headlights are available When operating with X bus then the number of functions depends directly on the command station Mobile control will display all ten functions at all times but cannot overcome the limitations of the comm
17. command station can only deliver DCC Mobile control will alert you to this inconsistency by the blinking display of the protocol To fix this you need to change the protocol settings as described in chapter 7 1 3 2 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003 13 Technical Data 9 Appendix 9 1 Menu Structure Delete Send Data Receive Data Send Data Language X Bus Address Mobile Pin Base Pin 9 2 Technic Radio system al Data 433 MHz ISM Band 10 channels automatic channel selection bi directional transmission 76 kBit up to 100 m transmission radius up to 4 receivers within the radius up to 4 mobile control units per receiver Mobile control Base station Memory for 100 engines Memory for 100 accessories Works with 3 batteries AAA or rechargeable batteries Full graphic FSTN LCD Display with 96 x 55 pixel compatible with X bus and IIC bus Power supply via digital system LED status display 14 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003 Code Table 9 3 Codes for Accessory Decoders This table contains the relationship between the position of the DIP switches and the address as well as the Marklin keyboards pap E NH D ES EUR PERLE pope peu p pae 16 ER E RET EE E ps
18. control wheel and confirm by pressing it once more As soon as the position has changed it will be displayed correctly again 10 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003 Accessory 7 2 3 Delete Accessories Deleting accessories works similar to deleting engines Press the right selection button while in the engine or accessory mode in order to open the appropriate menu e There you select Accessory Select Delete Accessory e The list My Accessories appears Select the accessory you want to delete and confirm by pressing the speed control wheel Instead of the name of the accessory the message Delete will appear Please confirm your selection once more by pressing the speed control wheel The accessory is now deleted and you may proceed by selecting others for deletion You may cancel this procedure by pressing the right selection button at any time 7 3 Advanced Features Besides the basic features explained so far mobile control offers more features particularly for the advanced modeller 7 3 1 Using Access Codes You can protect mobile control with access codes PIN against unauthorised use PIN codes are always 4 digit numbers Both the base station and the handheld controller may have their own PIN each serving a somewhat different purpose Mobile PIN the access code for the handheld controller serves mainly as protection against theft If the PIN is activat
19. d receiver must be set to receiving mode After completion of this process the files received will be found in the list Received Engines respectively Received Accessories Please consider the following A data transfer is only possible between mobile controls logged onto the same base station There may only be one transmitter and one receiving unit at anyone time As stated before both engine data and accessory data can be transferred Here is an example of how to transfer engine data a Transmitting unit Press the right selection button while in the engine or accessory mode e Select Engine Select Transmit Data Now a list of all engines appears If you only want to send the data of one engine then you select this particular engine and confirm by pressing the speed control wheel If you want to send the data of all engines then you press the left selection button Then mobile control will change into the transmission mode ref to Fig 18 and will wait until the receiving unit has received the data To achieve this the receiver s have to be activated send data 8 1 shart receiver b Receiving unit Press the right selection button while in the engine or accessory mode e Select Engine Select Receive Data Then mobile control will change into the receiving mode ref Fig 19 and will wait until data transfer has been completed After a success
20. e speed control wheel confirms your selection If you want to cancel this procedure pressing the right selection button will take you back personal loco gt 09 lt locoxUuuU 34 Ma v As soon as you have selected an engine the relevant data will appear on the display However if an engine is already controlled by another handheld controller the engine symbol will blink If you want to take over this engine you have to confirm it if you are using the control unit 6021 or Uhlenbrock Intellibox by pressing the speed control wheel Once mobile control has taken over this engine the engine symbol will stop blinking and you can run this particular engine This engine can now be operated until you call up another engine When using X bus the explicit confirmation is not required it is sufficient to send a new command to the engine in order to take over this engine from another controller However this engine can be taken over by another controller at any time 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003 Engine Properties 7 1 3 Engine Properties A number of attributes such as name protocol including speed step mode address engine symbol function button mode maximum speed are stored It is very easy to change any of these attributes Call up the desired engine e Press the left selection button Now you in the menu Set ting Engines Fig 12 loco oplions step mode protocol
21. ease note that the base station may only be operated on one or the other of these systems Simultaneous connection to both systems is not permitted and would damage or destroy the base station Please turn off your command station completely remove the mains plug before connecting the base station 5 1 1 X Bus Lenz ROCO Use the supplied cable to connect the base station to the X bus Insert one end into the socket at the back of the base station Fig 5 and connect the other end to the bus of the command station If you prefer to use the screw terminals LMAB of the Lenz central unit LZ100 or LV100 cut the cable the middle and connect the individual wires to the terminals of the 17100 The exact configuration of the pins is shown in Fig 6 Important Never connect the base station to a Loconet terminal of an Intellibox Uhlenbrock or Fleischmann Twin Center Even though these systems use the same type of sockets the electrical configuration is quite different this would result in the destruction of both the base station and the command station Please take note of the following advice chapter 5 1 2 regarding the connection of the base station to the Intellibox Twin Center 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003 Your First Run Mobile control was tested with ROCO LokMaus 2 Lenz LH100 and command station LZ101 software V3 0 Lenz LH200 Lenz compact Set 03 Atlas commander
22. ed nobody can do anything with this mobile control unit Base PIN this access code prevents other mobile control units from logging onto your base station Let s assume you are displaying a layout at a fair and you use mobile control Without the base PIN anybody could bring their own mobile control log onto your base station and start running your trains These PIN codes are entered in a particular menu Press the right selection button while in the engine menu or accessory menu Select Settings e Select Base PIN respectively Mobile PIN First enter the old PIN number Both the PIN code for mobile control and for the base station are set to 0000 ex factory Once you have entered the old code correctly you will be asked to enter the new PIN Enter a 4 digit number For safety reasons you will be asked to re enter the new code Enter it again f you made no typing error or cancelled the procedure by pressing the right selection button the new PIN code will be activated When you next switch on mobile control you will be asked to enter the PIN You will have to enter the PIN for the base station as well provided you activated it Important Please make sure you remember your PIN codes Should you ever forget the PIN code you cannot use your unit anymore The unit can only be re activated after a complex reset procedure This service can only be carried out at the ESU factory and w
23. er with the command station in DCC mode Marklin models are usually adjusted by setting some micro switches within the engine 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003 Engine Properties 7 1 3 5 Speed Step Mode All engines are set to speed step mode ex factory The appropriate speed step is displayed Select this mode if you have activated the Vmax option for a specific engine and want to return to the speed step mode 7 1 3 6 Functions Mobile control stores the mode momentary action or continuous of each individual function of each engine F1 to F10 Continuous means each function remains on until you press the appropriate button once more Momentary action means the function remains active until you release the button All buttons for all engines are factory pre set to continuous This is in accordance with the typical settings of the most common digital command stations such as control unit 6021 Intellibox LokMaus Il Depending on the function you want to activate with a particular button it may be useful to change it to momentary action An automatic coupler for instance should only be activated as long as you press the button To change the mode is quite easy ref Fig 14 After calling up Functions a list of the buttons F1 to F10 will be displayed Next to each symbol the current mode is displayed either continuous or momentary action To change the mode select the desired button
24. essories with addresses ranging from 1 to 256 These addresses must not be confused with the Marklin terminology of keyboards and their buttons The following applies Fach M rklin keyboard can switch 16 accessories There is a table in the appendix showing which keyboard refers to which accessory address under Codes for Accessory Addresses It is very easy to establish a new accessory Push the right selection button in the main menu to open the appropriate menu Choose Accessory Fig 16 access options receive dala delete v E Select New The display will show the first possible type of accessory Scroll down by turning the speed control wheel until you see the desired symbol and confirm by pressing the wheel once more Now you decide if you want momentary action or continuous output Enter the desired name for the accessory Enter the desired address Mobile control will now change into the Switch Accessories mode By pressing the speed control wheel you can switch the accessory 7 2 2 Switch Accessories This is very easy On the display see also Fig 3 you see the symbol of the respective accessory at the top left as well as the current status position e g straight or diverging If this information is not available from the command station nothing will be displayed On the right the possible positions are displayed You can select the desired position with the speed
25. ful transmission the data will be in the list Received Engines Sending receiving of accessories is done in the same manner except you start with the accessory menu 12 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003 Additional functions receive dala 8 1 7 3 5 Copy Engine or Accessory Data As outlined in the previous chapter received data will initially be stored in the list Received Engines respectively Received Accessories You may want to copy such data into the list Engines or Accessories This is accomplished by the command Copy Data in the engine menu or accessory menu After having selected this option a list of the received items appears You can copy the marked items by pressing the speed control wheel 7 3 6 Setting the X bus Address Each mobile control requires a separate X bus address when operated with an X bus capable command station Each base station can support 4 individual X bus addresses The X bus address must be set on the mobile control and not on the base station Press the right selection button while in the engine or accessory menu e Select Settings e Select X bus Address The current X bus address will appear Delete it with the left selection button and enter the desired new X bus address The permitted X bus addresses range from 1 to 31 Please refer to the manual of your command station to determine which X bus addresses a
26. hanical impact of any kind Such inappropriate treatment may cause component failure Do not expose any components of the mobile control system to moisture or direct sunlight Do not use any aggressive chemicals cleaning solutions or acid cleaning agents for cleaning mobile control Do not attempt to open mobile control Such inappropriate treatment may cause damage to the unit 2 Contents of Package The package should contain the following components 1 mobile control base station 1 cable to connect to the X bus resp XpressNet 1 leaflet with pictures warranty card this manual 3 Batteries In order to operate mobile control you need batteries which are not supplied with the system You can either use alkaline batteries or rechargeable batteries NiCd or NIMH Three batteries or re chargeable batteries of the type AAA also known as Micro are required With one set of batteries mobile control can be operated between 5 and 25 hours depending on the capacity of the used batteries We recommend the use of rechargeable NiMH batteries with at least 250 mAh They are usually available at any hardware store or discount market Please note that the base station does not contain a battery charger That means that even when using rechargeable batteries you have to remove them and recharge them with a separate charger Such battery chargers are usually available at hardware stores or discount
27. iately The other properties of this engine such as name symbol etc can be entered or adjusted via the menu Engine Properties Explicit Press the right selection button while in the main menu and select Engine Fig 15 menue selup accessory i o Select New in this menu o Enter the desired address and confirm by pressing the speed control wheel o Now you can run this engine 7 1 5 Delete Engine You can delete an engine in the same menu Press the right selection button while in the Engine mode Switch Accessories mode to open the menu e There you choose Engine Select Delete Engines Now the list Engines will appear Select the engine you want to delete and confirm by pressing the speed control wheel Instead of the engine name the message Delete will be displayed Confirm your choice once more by pressing the speed control wheel 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003 Accessory The engine is deleted Now you may select other engines to be deleted You can cancel this procedure by pressing the right selection button at any time 7 2 Switch Accessories With mobile control you can also switch points The procedure is similar to the one for handling engines Below we will focus on the differences between running engines and switching accessories Mobile control stores separate lists for accessories There are only two
28. ill be charged for It also means you have lost any data of your engines and accessories If you wish to de activate your PIN code simply change back to 0000 7 3 2 Several mobile control with the same Base Stati on Each base station can operate up to 4 mobile controls Administra tion is automatically done by the base station Please consider the following The more mobile controls operate with one base station the slower data transmission will become since all mobile controls share one radio channel When operating with X bus the base station must request an individual X bus address for each mobile control at the command station The desired X bus address has to be entered directly on the mobile control unit Please also refer to the following chapter 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003 11 Additional functions 7 3 3 Using several Base Stations at the same time The system has been designed to permit operation of up to 4 base stations within the transmission radius Since each base station can handle 4 mobile controls a maximum of 16 mobile controls can be operated with one digital system More than one base station may be useful for the following reasons Large layout You want to operate more than 4 mobile controls with your command station Then you need to add another base station There are several layouts in the same room If there are several digital layouts within the s
29. larly the Marklin control unit 6021 Uhlenbrock Intellibox or X bus particularly the Lenz digital plus Roco LokMaus Il Mobile control then operates like any other handheld controller connected by a cable The base station co ordinates the communication between the digital system and mobile control You can connect up to 4 hand held controllers to each base station Configuration is automatic In total there may be up to 4 base stations within the transmission area approximately 100 m radius The maximum configuration is thus 16 mobile controls operating at the same time within the above mentioned area Comfort and safety All mobile controls registered at one base station form a network each unit can transmit its data e g lists of engines or accessories to any other unit Thus you have to enter the data of any engine or turnout only once the other handheld controllers will automatically receive this information In order to protect mobile control from unauthorised use each controller can have its own PIN number You can also restrict access of any new controller to your base station with another PIN 4 2 Control Elements of mobile control Mobile control has the following control elements Fig 1 a LCD Display On the graphic LCD display all relevant information will be shown subject to the respective operating mode b Selection buttons The current function of any such button is indicated by the respective symbol in the
30. markets 4 Overview With mobile control you have purchased a handheld controller that offers far more than wireless control of your engines In this chapter we will introduce the many features of the mobile control system 4 1 Features of mobile control Ergonomics At first glance you will note that mobile control is not just handheld controller with the wires removed It is a handheld designed according to ergonomic requirements It not only fits perfectly in your hand it is also the first handheld controller suitable for single hand operation You control the speed with your thumb your other hand remains free Due to the layout of the control buttons you can feel what you are doing without looking Another important design feature is to assure easy handling Therefor mobile control is equipped with a large graphic LCD display that provides information on the most important parameters at all times Address engine symbol engine name speed in km h or speed steps as well as the status of functions You can activate up to 10 1 functions plus light directly by pushing a button 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003 Control Elements of mobile control Mobile control can do much more Besides running engines you can also control accessories Never was it easier to run your layout more intuitively At any time the display shows the current position of a turnout switching is done by simply pressing
31. nally run your engines without cables The easy handling and the ergonomic design of the handheld controllers offers you new ways of operating and more fun running your trains This manual provides step by step instructions on how to operate mobile control Therefor we have one request Please read and study this manual carefully before starting operations Even though mobile control is extremely robust a wrong connection could lead to failure and destruction of the unit Important Remarks Mobile control is solely designed for the use with model trains Never operate the unit without supervision and never use it to control equipment transporting persons Mobile control may only be used in conjunction with other components listed in this manual Any other use than described in this manual is not permitted Connect the mobile control system only to equipment described in this manual Even though other equipment may have the same type and size of sockets or connectors it does not indicate that such equipment will function with mobile control Mobile control operates within the 433 MHz ISM radio frequency range that is free of charge and does not require registration Since this frequency range is available to anybody there is a possibility of disturbance caused by other radio transmitters such as automatic garage door openers computer mice without cables audio headphones Do not drop or shake mobile control nor expose it to mec
32. orget to provide your own fax no and we will reply within a few days Please call our hotline only in case of complex enquiries that can t be dealt with by email or fax The hotline is often very busy you may encounter delays Also check our website for more information You will find many hints regarding FAQ and even feed back from other users by phone 49 0 731 18478 0 Tue from 10 am to 12 am We from 10 am to 12 am by Fax 49 0 731 18478 299 by email support loksound de by mail ESU electronic solutions ulm GmbH amp Co KG technischerSupport IndustriestraBe 5 Dearne ee D 89081 Ulm Stee SANE ania s ENENEHHEP r ARmBENBBH ee ee eee Beate Internet WWW loksound de Electronis amp aluliens Ulm printed in Germany 16 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003
33. re available 7 3 7 Select Language Mobile control understands 6 languages German English French Italian Swedish Dutch The factory setting is German and can easily be changed Press the right selection button while in the engine menu or the accessory menu e Select Settings e Select the option Language Select the desired language from the list 7 3 8 Adjust Contrast You may adjust the contrast of the LCD display as desired This is done the menu Settings Press the right selection button while in the engine menu or accessory menu e Select Settings Select the option Contrast Ascreen appears on which you can adjust the contrast by turning the speed control wheel Pressing the wheel confirms your setting The contrast depends largely on the visual conditions but also on the temperature 8 Other Operating Modes 8 1 Base Station connected to a different Command Station If you want to operate mobile control with a different base station you have to consider the following Mobile control stores the data protocol for each engine or accessory The capability of the command station must correspond to the settings of mobile control If you disconnect a base station from a control unit 6021 and reconnect it to an X bus command station then the engines will not be ready to run You have previously selected the Motorola format while the X bus
34. s provide only 4 functions Display of Accessories Fig 3 p Name of accessory in plain text the name given this particular accessory q Symbol For each output a symbol indicating the type of accessory e g signal point as well as the current status r Possible positions displays the possible switching positions Signal Reception and Battery Indicator 5 As long as there is a radio connection between the handheld unit and the base station the symbol of the antenna will be displayed If this symbol is blinking or disappears altogether there is no radio contact ect If the battery voltage is below a critical value a battery symbol will be displayed left of the antenna symbol Depending on the type and quality of the batteries they have to be changed soon Should the battery voltage drop even further then mobile control will turn itself off 4 4 Control Elements of the Base Station The base station has only very few control buttons or connections Fig 4 shows what s available a X bus sockets One of the sockets is used to connect to a command station using X bus e g ROCO LokMaus 2 Lenz digital plus Lenz compact Either socket serves the same purpose b PC bus To connect to a command station using the C bus Marklin control unit 6021 Uhlenbrock Intellibox Fleischmann Twin Center simply plug the base station to the command station c Holder for mobile control When not in use you can
35. v E Turn the speed control wheel until the desired option is highlighted Confirm your selection by pressing the wheel Change the property as desired Pressing the wheel again confirms your selection Pressing the right selection button cancels the procedure and takes you back to the level above within the menu 7 1 3 1 Changing Engine Names Often mobile control will demand entry of text or a number This will always happen in the same way How to handle this is explained by the following example name of engine Let s assume you want to change the name of the engine with the factory setting Engine 0003 to Ludmilla BR 232 You have already called up this engine and pressed the left selection button e Select from the menu Engine Settings and confirm with The following menu appears Fig 13 change name ABE loco 00034 ov Now you can delete the old name with the left selection button Press the button until all old letters have disappeared The newletters are entered with the buttons in the same way as on a mobile phone All buttons have multiple functions Thus you can enter numbers and letters Simply press the desired button several times within a certain time frame After a moment the cursor will reappear and you may enter further characters e Use the button to change between capital letters and lower case e Use the 1 button to enter space
36. with self explanatory names basic symbols and additional symbols Mobile control remembers all parameters of an engine that you have either entered or called up once This information is stored in an internal permanent memory Basically mobile control administers all engines in lists from which you may comfortably select the desired engine For running engines there are 3 lists Ten List this contains the 10 engines most recently operated in descending order The Top Ten list enables you to quickly find your most important engines My Engines This list contains all engines ever entered in alphabetic order Mobile control can administer up to 100 engines Received Engines This list contains all engines that were received via radio transmission from other handheld controllers You can only access this list if you operate at least two mobile control units 7 1 2 Selecting Engines If you want to run an engine the selection always starts with the Engine button When you press this button the Top Ten list will be displayed Fig 10 Use the speed control wheel to highlight and select the desired engine Should the required engine not be listed press the left selection button to open the My Engines list Fig 11 Press the left selection button once more to open the Received Engines list provided there any engines in this list If not the Ten list will reappear Pressing th
37. wn on the LCD display In the basic mode the data of the currently controlled engine or accessory is displayed Display of Engines Fig 2 i Name of engine plain text displays the name assigned to this engine j Symbol displays the symbol assigned to this engine k Address displays the decoder address with which the displayed engine is controlled Protocol displays the digital protocol currently in use depending on the command station to which your base station is connected m Current speed of engine displays either the current speed steps or speed in km h scaled to speed steps see also chapter 7 1 3 4 n Current direction of travel Status of functions of engine currently controlled A tiny square represents each function button on the display headlights F1 to F10 The off status is indicated by a dot while a bold point indicates the on status 51100 mobile control user manual V1 01 12 2003 Control Elements of the Base Station The squares are arranged in the same way as the key pad f to allow easy recognition of the squares and their corresponding functions Please note the number of squares shown depends on the digital system The lIC bus only enables and displays the lighting function and F1 F4 When using X bus all functions lighting and F1 F10 will be displayed but can only be used due to the functionality of the digital system e g the ROCO Lokmaus 2 system doe
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