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Initialisation & Control
9. Initialisation & Control
9.1. Start up
There is no dedicated switch-on button. As soon as you connect
the power pack (transformer) to the mains, the ECoS will
start initialisation.
Depending on the software version and the number of locomotives
and accessories this process – also known as booting –
may take up to two minutes. During this time the ECoS displays
different images while the background illumination may flicker
occasionally or even vanish altogether. This is quite normal and
no reason for concern.
At the end of this process the “Go” button lights up in green.
9.2. Switching off
There are two possibilities to switch off the ECoS:
• Simply pull the mains plug from the power outlet. Provided
batteries are inserted and charged to a reasonable level the
ECoS will save the stored data and then turn itself off. As long
as the “Stop” button is lit (red) the ECoS has not been fully
turned off. This simple method has the disadvantage that if
there are no batteries or if they have been incorrectly inserted
or simply have been discharged to a low level then data may
get lost. Therefore we do not recommend this method.
• When you press the “Stop“ button and keep it held down then
a controlled shutdown process will start after about 3 seconds.
The command station saves the current operating status and
signals the end of operations to all boosters and other external
devices and shuts down. As soon as the following images are
displayed on the screen you may turn off your command station
(pull the mains plug).
Figure 29
Unplug the mains cable once these images are displayed
and the STOP button starts blinking. If you remove the
mains plug to soon then certain data may be lost (similar to
discharged batteries).
9.2. Stop-button
After briefly pushing the „Stop” button ECoS will immediately
interrupt the track current and all external boosters. The display
shows „Emergency Stop”, the red Stop button is lit. Use the
Stop button in case of danger or when you place or remove a
loco on or from the tracks.
ECoS will also switch to „Emergency Stop” in case of overload
or short circuit: the display will show the symbol for „Short
Circuit” at both lower corners.
9.3. Go-button
The Go-button releases the „Emergency Stop“. The green
“Go” button is lit. Now the track voltage is available again at
the output terminals. The internal and the external boosters
are re-activated. Operation may continue.
If ECoS switches in „Emergency Stop“ again (the red LED of
the stop button is lit) there is most likely a short circuit on the
layout. This has to be found and removed before operations
can continue.
If the “Go” button blinks green then at least one ECoSBoost
booster in the system has been shut down due to a short circuit.
In this case you should try and identify the ECoSBoost
booster concerned. The current monitor (see chapter 23) can
assist you in this process.
9.4. Screen saver
In order to prolong the life of the background lighting the command
station is equipped with a screen saver. The screen will
slowly get darker after four minutes since the last command
has been entered. After 10 minutes the background lighting
will be completely turned off.
As soon as you press any key or touch a screen button the
background lighting will be turned on again.
The operation of the command station is not influenced by this
feature. The screen saver cannot be turned off.
10. Introduction to operations
Any commands are given graphically by using the touch screen.
All commands are directly given via the screen. The display on
the screen changes accordingly subject to which menue is currently
open.
10.1. Joysticks
The four-way joy stick with the “Centre click” function serves
to navigate through the menus, for selecting a locomotive or
triggering the whistle („Playable Whistle“) of locomotives suitable
equipped. Never use force when handling the joystick.
Figure 30
• In the locomotive choice list you can move up and down in the
list by moving the joystick and select a locomotive by pressing it
once again (alternately you can move the joystick to the right).
By moving it to the left you can cancel the selection.
• In fact, you can move up and down in any menu by moving the
joystick. Moving it to the right or pressing it down selects an
element, moving it to the left exits the menu.
• Moving the joystick upwards on the locomotive control screen
(cab window) - without any menus being open – triggers the
function F2. In conjunction with the LokSound decoder V3.5
you can influence the frequency (the pitch) of the whistle as
well as its volume: the more you push the joystick upwards the
louder the whistle. At last you can blow the whistle like the
engineers of prototype railroads!
10.2. Keyboard
There are 9 function buttons for each cab. They are sorted from
Figure 31
Button F0 „Light button“
Button F1
Button F2
Button F3
Button F4
Button F5
Button F6
Button F7
Button F8
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