Zimo system config tips

After you have played with your system a bit, you should consider some basic configuration things to do.

Set the default locomotive screen

Rename the locomotive group names

A minor irritation, but there should be English defaults.

edit in the config screen (E then 0, then scroll to select "Object Groups"

The defaults are:

• Zuletzt verwendet  (Last Used) - not sure if this works
• Dampfloks (steam locomotives)
• Dieselloks (diesel locomotives)
• Electroloks (electric locomotives)
• Triebzuge (multiple units) - not sure if this does anything special

it also appears that there is room for a total of 8 groups

Now is a good time to set the default screen whenever you add a loco. This is important because there are so many different appearance items to configire.

The trick is to modify locomotive # 16382. What the hell is this? It is the default "pseudo address". You configure this loco, and whenever you define a new loco, this is the "template" you start with.

To enter a new loco you press "A" key, and then you enter address digits, or you look at the bottom of the screen for the ones in memory. You will see them at the bottom.

You will see a prompt on the screen to use the "II" key to select from the object database

do this and then scroll to the 16382 loco (see the carat on the left side), and select with "A", then hit the F^ key to select that loco.

To edit the attributes of a loco:

E+1 =DCC control parameters

• select speed steps
• man mode (what is this?)
• number of functions (dcc functions)

E+2 = set the speedometer, l speed limits, curve

• select the speedometer appearance, I like the black on white background, # 17
• set the max speed and max speed for switching, I use 100 and 50
• set the "trailing", has the speedo needle lag your actions to simulate momentum (goofy, I set to 0)

E + 3 - set switch panels

there is this weird and complex set of blocks, usually to show occupancy, change to normal switch position display with

I need the way to switch from these blocks, looks like shift W.

 E+4 sets loco image.

• 33622 is an F7 seems the only us picture... you can blank it too

 E+5 is the function key mapping

I use:

F0 - white light bulb

F1 - white bell

F2 - picture of a steam whistle

F3 - F6 I eave as "FX"

F7 - there is a picture of a wheel with brake shoes on each side and curved lines above (sound)

F8 - there is a picture of 3 music notes (adds an x over it for mute)