PIKO 55821 - The Route Menu [ ]

System
wlan
14
Switching accessory addresses directly (without programming them)
The accessories menu allows you to switch an accessory that has not yet been programmed into
the SmartControl system. This is convenient for testing some accessory decoders or for testing out a
train routing. To do this, enter the accessory menu and press the "up button" for approx. 2 seconds.
Enter the desired switching address in the "Address" eld and conrm by pressing "OK". You can now
switch the accessory directly using buttons 1 (red) or 2 (green). The elds "R" and "G" can also be
selected via the navigation buttons and then conrmed by pressing the "OK” button. This will switch the
accessory. During switching, the relevant eld (R or G) displays a colored background, and no other
switching command can be triggered at this time.
3.5. The Route menu [ ]
The route menu is used to send a sequence of commands to digitial accessories like turnouts with the
push of a button. It makes operating a complicated track plan much easier, where, for example, a train
may need to leave a large station and three-way turnouts and multiple-aspect light signals need to be
switched at the same time. In this situation, at least four switching commands would have to be sent at
once.
The route menu is accessed up by pressing number 3 in the main menu or
by the navigation buttons followed by pressing the “OK” button.
A maximum of 18 routes with 9 accessory commands each (3 to 6 with
StartSet versions) can be stored in this menu.
Routes consist of a sequence of accessory commands, pause commands,
and/or calling up other routes (sub-routes). They can be provided with two-
line designations and thus there are hardly any limits to creativity for the
routes to be created.
No routes have been pre-programmed at the factory. They have to be
created in the “edit routes” menu (chap. 3.6.3).
If several routes are created, they can be selected from their position in
the list by pressing their matching number on the keypad or by using the
navigation keys to highlight a particular route and then pressing the “OK”
button.
When a route has been activated, the display eld for the route will ash
until all the commands for that route have been sent.
Note: While in Route mode, the locomotive that was last being operated
from your throttle will continue to be operated by your throttle. The name of
the locomotive, it’s speed and direction of travel will continue to be displayed in the lower left corner of
the display. As noted before, just because you are in a di󰀨erent menu does not mean you lose control
of the train you are operating.