The default is for the Blue Line sound decoder to control the lights. When you install a motor decoder, there is a jumper plug that needs to be moved to a different location for the motor control decoder to control the lights.
If you have installed a motor control decoder and changed the Blue Line sound decoder’s address to match, it will no longer control the lights.
I never could get a Blue Line or add-in motor control decoder to properly control all the lights That’s just one of the things you have to put up with when you buy the Blue Line.
Carole, thanks for the lone answer. You are right to a point, if you want the Decoder to control the lights you must move the 4 plug from socket J1 and move it to plug J7. For what reason my plug 4 is to short and will not reach the J7 socket. So it is still controlled by the Blue Line decoder.
Also this is the reason not to use decoders with integrated plugs (i.e. DH163IP etc…) but to use those with short plug wires on then. With the integrated plugs the decoder covers the J7 socket.
For speed matching, that is a function of your motor controller, not the light/sound controller in the 6000. I believe you are using DZ143PS or similar decoders, like I do. If so, you have the standard speed controls available, including speed tables. I can’t tell by your response if you’ve been able to move light control over to the motor controller or not. CV159 and CV160 are the main lighting CVs on the Bluelines. Secondary light control CVs are CV161-CV164, CV208 and CV225 .
Jeff, I know the speed matching is done with the motor decoder. Question I was trying to get across is do I have to disable the sound decoder, then speed match. Or can speed match with sound decoder enabled?
I could not move the plug, so lights are still controlled by the sound decoder. I am afraid to yank on the wires any harder than I have all ready. The 6000’s are the only engines I cannot get the shells off of with out great difficulties. Only time I took one a part (UP) my number boards LEDs stopped working and had to send it back to BLI.
On CV’s 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, and 164 states in the owners manual see the Tech Manual. I am guessing that is the manual I found on the BLI website.
Guess I should have said, I could not find the page that had the CV’s and the values I need.
Thank you so much for trying to help me Jeff. I hope you have a better understanding of what I am trying to do now.
Try right clicking on the link and saving (Save Target As) the PDF file to your hard drive, then open it. There may be an issue with your browser PDF plugin. What browser are you using, Internet Explorer ?
There’s another thing. In order for the decoder to fit correctly and not be in crooked, use the spacer that came with the engine. It just raises the engine an eighth to quarter of inch.
Kem, you need to install a PDF reader, either Foxit or Acrobat, then when you click on such files they will open properly and display readbale words and numbers - it may not help with the understanding [:D]
Actually the spacer helps with my NCE N scale decoder. If you cant move the plug after that, consider cutting and adding some to it.
I’ve had 2 bluelines, (only 1 now) and the secret to them is learning CV15 and CV16. These allow you to lock the sound decoder while you tune with the motor decoder. Nothing will be easy with the bluelines but they’re worth the trouble.
I also set the vmax of mine to about 200. What this did was make the top speed slower than other engines of similar size. That makes it easier to speed match. It’s hard to speed match an engine that goes faster [:D]