Question for Locoworks or anybody about Digitrax.....

Model Railroader Electronics and DCC
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So I guess my DT400r and DB150 is a fluke then…because I use F9-12 on a regular basis…

David B

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David is correct. The DT400 is fully capable of providing the functions from F0-F12 via the DB150. I won’t say I use them regularly, because I don’t, but I have had use of the buttons and their associated functions numerous times over the past three years. All of them. Just as a frinstance, I often use F10 to get the voice on the QSI’s telling me what the scale speed of my engines is in mph.

It seems Digitrax got it wrong on their website, or else they goofed on the DT400/DB150 interface.

-Crandell

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I’ve visited Digitrax’s website for the Nth time and I finally noticed some discrepancies in their description of their products.Are these printing errors?That’s what I guess it is.

They state that a DT400 when coupled to a DB150 (Super Empire Builder set) will handle 13 functions (F0 through F12).But then they say that the same DT400 when linked to a DCS100 (Super Chief set) will support 14 functions (F0 through F12)…I still count 13 so wich is true?

And they also state that the DCS50 (Zephyr set) will support 10 functions (F0 through F8) wich add up to 9 in my mind?And they don’t say what happens if one uses a DT400 with this system since that’s not what this system was intended for to start with.

However,I couldn’t find what I was looking for…datas for out of production command stations.

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F0 forward is considered one function.

F0 reverse is considered another function.

That gives you “two” functions on the F0 button. Have a look at a 4 function wired decoder. It has white, yellow, green, violet function wires.

White and yellow are on F0, green on F1, violet on F2. But, it’s a four function decoder.

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Well, I told you I might be wrong! That is interesting, because in several places Digitrax’s website specifically says the DT400(and DT400R) can access functions 0-8 with a DB150 command station, even the downloaded manual for the DT400 says so.

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From the home page, click on “Manuals & Instructions” at the top of the page.

There is a box that says “Download the Manuals!”, and inside that box:

For the latest copies of all Digitrax Product Manuals in PDF format, click here.

If you click on “click here”, it will take you here:http://www.digitrax.com/pdfdocs.php

Products no longer in production are towards the bottom of the page.