Information LH01 Table of contents 1 Welcome! ..................4 2 Important advice, please read first! ..........5 3 Overview of the features of the LH01 ..........6 4 Operating elements of the LH01 ............. 9 5 Connection and initial operation ........... 10 6 Emergency shutdown ..............
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13.1 Setting and reading a locomotive address on the programming track ..............40 13.2 Setting and reading the XpressNet address ......44 13.3 Setting the language .............. 46 13.4 Resetting the LH01 ..............47 13.5 Resetting command stations (LZV100/LZ100) ...... 48 13.6 Displaying the version number of the LH01 ......
The purpose of this operating manual is to explain the use of the LH01. If you still have questions after reading this manual, please contact us. We will be happy to help you. There are four different ways of contacting Lenz Elektronik GmbH: Mail address: Lenz Elektronik GmbH...
Important advice, please read first! Digital plus by Lenz ® The manual control LH01 is a component of the system and was submitted to intensive testing before delivery. Lenz Elektronik GmbH guarantees fault-free operation if you follow the advice below: Digital plus by Lenz ®...
Information LH01 Overview of the features of the LH01 Locomotive Locomotive addresses range from 1 - 9999. Address 0 is used to control an analogue addresses locomotive. Stack for The LH01 has a stack for locomotive addresses that comprises 12 slots. The stack serves to locomotive store the locomotive addresses as well as the addresses...
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Multiple traction Multiple tractions that are already joined (by means of the LH100 or LH90) can be controlled. It is not possible to join a multiple traction with the LH01. PoM allows you to change the settings of the Programming in locomotive that is currently being controlled.
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All corresponding illustrations of the display after entry are shown on the right. All operating steps described in this booklet presume that the ® LH01 is connected to the Digital plus by Lenz system and that the system is turned on. Illustration of displays and operating elements: ‘0001’...
Operating elements of the LH01 The rotary knob is used to make entries. Apart from The LEDs the rotary function, surrounding the the knob has five rotary knob indicate key functions: up, when you are in one down, left, right, of the menus.
Information LH01 Connection and initial operation The LH01 can be used with the command stations LZ100 or LZV100. The LH01 requires the software version 3.6 for the command station LZ100/LZV100. Update your command station, if necessary. Insert the Western plug of the enclosed connecting cable into the socket of the LH01.
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or (if you have already installed an XpressNet connection on your layout) in an LA152 adapter. After starting the LH01 the display will show the locomotive address used last. The factory setting of this address is ‘0003’. As is the case with all XpressNet devices, the LH01 can be disconnected and reconnected during operation.
Information LH01 Emergency shutdown Action Display Explanation Press the centre of the rotary knob and keep it pressed until ‘AUS’ is displayed. The track voltage is switched off. Press the centre of the rotary knob again until ‘EIN’ is displayed. The track voltage is switched on again.
Controlling locomotives Changing the speed step During the first operation, the LH01 uses locomotive address 3 which is shown in the display. Turn the rotary knob to change the speed step for this locomotive address: Action Display Explanation Turn the rotary knob one ‘click’ to the right or left to display the current speed step of the locomotive.
Information LH01 Changing the direction of travel / Emergency stop Press the centre of the rotary knob … at speed step 0 … to change the direction of travel. at speed step >0 … to trigger a locomotive dependent emergency stop (the active locomotive will stop without the set breaking delay).
Selecting locomotives Selecting a locomotive address from the stack Ex-factory, three of the twelve stack slots are occupied by locomotive addresses 1 to 3. Action Display Explanation Press the right side of the rotary knob until the LED to the right shines. Release the rotary knob to display the locomotive address used last.
Information LH01 Entering a new locomotive address into the stack Action Display Explanation Press the right side of the rotary knob until the LED to the right shines. Release the knob to display the locomotive address used last. The factory setting is address 3.
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In the following example, locomotive address ‘1234’ is entered: Click left until the ‘thousand’ digit is marked with a dot. Turn the rotary knob until the ‘thousand’ digit displays ‘1’. Click right to select the ‘hundred’ digit. Turn the rotary knob until the ‘hundred’ digit displays ‘2’.
Information LH01 8.2.1.1 ‘NEU’ is not displayed? This means that all twelve slots of the stack are occupied by locomotive addresses. If the stack is full, you will have to delete another locomotive address from the stack. Deleting a locomotive address from the stack Action Display Explanation...
Locomotive functions Switching locomotive functions with function keys Ex-factory, the function keys are assigned as follows: switches digital function F0 switches digital function F1 switches digital function F2 You can freely assign the digital functions F0 to F28 to these function keys. See section Assigning locomotive ...
Information LH01 Switching locomotive functions with the rotary knob Action Display Explanation Select the locomotive address for which you would like to change a function. Press the left side of the rotary knob until the LED to the left shines. The locomotive function selected last is displayed (here: F0).
… the rotary knob to disable the function again. Press 'Esc' to leave the menu and return to ‘Locomotive control’. Assigning locomotive functions to function keys Ex-factory, or after re-entering a locomotive address into the stack, function keys A, B, and C are assigned to functions F0, F1 and F2. You can also assign other functions to the keys.
Information LH01 Keep the desired function key pressed until the display of the locomotive function flashes. The function has been assigned to this key. (flashes) Release the rotary knob to display the locomotive address. You are back in the menu ‘Locomotive control’. If you delete a locomotive address from the stack, you will also delete the assignments of the function keys for this address.
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This setting is stored in the command station LZ100/LZV100. When calling up a locomotive address, the LH01 queries the setting from the LZ100/LZV100. This setting can be made individually for each function and locomotive address. Action Display Explanation Select the desired locomotive address for which you would like to change a function.
Information LH01 Either … select another function for which you would like to change a setting … … or … … press ‘Esc’ to return to ‘Locomotive control’. Assigning function acronyms to locomotive functions Always the same question: ‘Which function switches the interior lighting?’...
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Click left. ‘F.OPT’ is displayed. Turn the rotary knob to select ‘TXT’. Click left. first possible name displayed. Turn the rotary knob to select the desired name from the list. Press the centre of the rotary knob to assign the acronym to the function number. Press 'Esc' to return to ‘Locomotive control’.
Information LH01 Lighting driving Pantograph mechanism Engine -front Bell -back Whistle Steam generator Coupling sound Deleting a function acronym Action Display Explanation Select the desired locomotive address for which you would like to assign an acronym to a function. Press the left side of the rotary knob until the LED to the left shines.
Click the centre of the rotary knob to delete the assignment. The function number is displayed again. Press ‘Esc’ to return to ‘Locomotive control’. Changing a function acronym Action Display Explanation Select the desired locomotive address for which you would like to change an acronym for a function.
Information LH01 Click the centre of the rotary knob to save the change to the acronym for the function. Press ‘Esc’ to return to ‘Locomotive control’. Deleting all function acronyms You can delete all acronyms assigned to a locomotive address in a single step.
Double traction (Double Header) With the LH01 it is easy to assemble two locomotives in a double traction and to control them as if they were one. 10.1 Requirements to assemble a double traction Before assembling two locomotives in a double traction, you have to enter each locomotive address in the stack of the LH01.
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Information LH01 Action Display Explanation Press the left side of the rotary knob until the LED to the left shines. Release the knob to display the locomotive address used last. Here: locomotive address Click right. ‘F.OPT’ is displayed. Release the rotary knob to enter the options menu.
You can control the two locomotives assembled in the double traction as if they were one. Both locomotives will receive control commands in sequential order. Both locomotives receive the same control and speed commands. Commands for switching functions will only be received by the locomotive that has been selected from the stack.
Information LH01 Press the centre of the rotary knob again to delete the double traction. The locomotives can now be controlled separately. 10.4 Error messages during double tractions When assembling a double traction you may receive the following error messages: ERR 24: The locomotive address was not entered into the stack before adding the locomotive to the double traction, or...
Switching points and signals The LH01 facilitates the switching of points and signals (and other accessories) in the address range 1 to 999. Action Display Explanation Press the top of the rotary knob until the LED at the top shines. Release the rotary knob to display the point address used last.
‘Manual locomotive decoders’. You can download this manual on the following website: http://www.lenz-elektronik.de/download.php The LH01 uses ‘Programming in operational mode’ (PoM) to set decoder settings. The advantage of PoM is that the locomotive may be located anywhere on the layout rather than be placed on a specific programming track.
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Click right until ‘OPT’ is displayed. Turn the rotary knob until ‘PoM’ is displayed. Press right. Now indicate which CV you would like to change. Turn the rotary knob and enter the number of the CV that you would like to change. Proceed as described under setting a locomotive address (p.
Information LH01 12.1 Reading CVs via PoM and the address display LRC120 It is possible to read CV values via PoM during operation. Requirements: A RailCom-able locomotive decoder The locomotive is located in a track section monitored by the address display LRC120.
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Turn the rotary knob and enter the value of the CV that you would like to read or change. Proceed as described under setting a locomotive address (p. 16). The initial value suggested is CV2. Press the centre of the rotary knob to enter the value.
Information LH01 System settings The system settings are accessed from the top operating level, the locomotive control. Action Display Explanation Press the bottom of the rotary knob until the LED at the bottom shines. ‘SYS’ is displayed, followed by the first sub menu of the system settings.
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Setting club mode 1 Setting club mode 2 Displaying the hardware ID Setting the brightness of the display Enabling/disabling the displaying of function acronyms The following sections describe the different system settings.
Information LH01 13.1 Setting and reading a locomotive address on the programming track Place the locomotive whose address you would like to set or read on the programming track. The programming track is a track section that is separated from the rest of the layout and connected to terminals P and Q of the command station LZV100/LZ100.
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13.1.1 Reading a locomotive address Place the locomotive whose address you would like to read on the programming track. Proceed as described under ‘Setting and reading a locomotive address on the programming track’. Action Display Explanation Select ‘Read address’. Press the centre of the rotary knob to start the reading process.
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Information LH01 press the centre of the rotary knob. The display shows ‘OK’… You are back in the menu read/write address. You can choose between writing an address (as you may want to change the address that you have read). In this case, proceed as described in section "Writing a locomotive address", p.
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Press the centre of the rotary knob to launch the writing process. The display shows ‘BUSY’. If the writing process was successful, ‘OK’ (‘sent’) will be displayed. Either press 'Esc' to return to the menu ‘L.ADR’. You can now select another system menu … …...
Information LH01 13.1.3 Error messages when reading or writing a locomotive address The following error messages may be displayed while reading or writing a locomotive address: Action Display Explanation A current overload (short circuit) occurred during reading or writing. The receiver may not be connected properly or may be faulty.
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Action Display Explanation Proceed from ‘Locomotive control’ (address or speed step are displayed)… … press the bottom of the rotary knob until the LED at the bottom shines. ‘SYS’ is displayed, followed by the first sub menu of the system settings. Select ‘XN.ID’.
Information LH01 13.3 Setting the language Action Display Explanation Proceed from ‘Locomotive control’ (address or speed step are displayed)… … press the bottom of the rotary knob until the LED at the bottom shines. ‘SYS’ is displayed, followed by the first sub menu of the system settings.
13.4 Resetting the LH01 This system setting resets the factory settings of the LH01. Resetting the LH01 to the factory settings will delete all settings made! The stack is assigned addresses 1, 2, and 3. The function keys are assigned functions F0, F1 and F2 for these addresses.
Information LH01 Press the centre of the rotary knob again to reset the LH01. ‘OK’ is displayed. You are now in the menu ‘Locomotive control’. Address ‘0003’ is displayed. 13.5 Resetting command stations (LZV100/LZ100) Select this option to reset the command station (LZV100 / LZ100). Action Display Explanation...
13.6 Displaying the version number of the LH01 Action Display Explanation Proceed from ‘Locomotive control’ (address or speed step are displayed)… … press the bottom of the rotary knob until the LED at the bottom shines. ‘SYS’ is displayed, followed by the first sub menu of the system settings.
Information LH01 13.7 Displaying the version number of the command station Action Display Explanation Proceed from ‘Locomotive control’ (address or speed step are displayed)… … press the bottom of the rotary knob until the LED at the bottom shines. ‘SYS’ is displayed, followed by the first sub menu of the system settings.
13.8 Setting the club mode What is the club mode? Let us assume that you would like to operate your model railway layout together with other model railway fans. To this end, you would like to hand the manual control LH01 to somebody who has never used the device.
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Information LH01 13.8.1 Setting Mode 1 or mode 2 Action Display Explanation Proceed from ‘Locomotive control’ (address or speed step are displayed)… … press the bottom of the rotary knob until the LED at the bottom shines. ‘SYS’ is displayed, followed by the first sub menu of the system settings.
13.8.2 Setting mode 0 If you would like to reset a LH01 that is set to club mode 1 or mode 2 to the ‘normal’ mode, proceed as follows: Action Display Explanation Proceed from ‘Locomotive control’ (address or speed step are displayed)… …...
Information LH01 13.9 Displaying the hardware ID Action Display Explanation Proceed from ‘Locomotive control’ (address or speed step are displayed)… … press the bottom of the rotary knob until the LED at the bottom shines. ‘SYS’ is displayed, followed by the first sub menu of the system settings.
13.10 Setting the brightness of the display Action Display Explanation Proceed from ‘Locomotive control’ (address or speed step are displayed)… … press the bottom of the rotary knob until the LED at the bottom shines. ‘SYS’ is displayed, followed by the first sub menu of the system settings.
Information LH01 13.11 Enabling/Disabling the displaying of function acronyms Function acronyms can only be displayed if you have assigned acronyms to locomotives functions (p. 24). Ex-factory, the displaying of acronyms is enabled. Action Display Explanation Proceed from ‘Locomotive control’ (address or speed step are displayed)…...
Technical appendix 14.1 Help in case of malfunction Malfunction Cause Correction The display of the LH01 Not connected to a power Check the cabling of the remains dark. supply. XpressNet and connected devices. The locomotive address on The selected address is Select a different the display flashes.
Information LH01 14.2 List of error messages Error Error: ER01 Programming information: short circuit ER02 Programming information: no information ER06 Value outside permissible range ER07 Command station ready ER24 DTR/MTR: Locomotive not called up or locomotive address 0 ER25 DTR/MTR: Locomotive called up by another device ER26 DTR/MTR: Locomotive part of another DTR/MTR ER27...
14.3 Display text / Languages German English Meaning ABBR Cancel Address ALIA Display/hide aliases Function text: announcement AUFL DISS Dissolve DTR Function acronyms not displayed HALT Switch off voltage AUTO AUTO Auto mode BUSY BUSY Programming on programming track Delete alias of active function CR.A Delete all aliases of active function CV.AD...
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Information LH01 German English Meaning HW.ID DV.ID Hardware ID Function text: coupling L.ADR E.ADR Read/write locomotive address Function text: general lighting LI.F L.CB Function text: lighting cabin LI.H L.RW Function text: lighting back LI.T L.EG Function text: lighting driving mechanism LI.V L.FW Function text: lighting front...
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German English Meaning Assign alias to active function UPDA UPDA Update UNLK. UNLK. Unblock WAHL PICK Select menu point WERK Factory setting WERT CV value Points and signals Version XN.ID XN.ID XpressNet device address Z.RST C.RST Reset command station Z.VER C.VER Version command station 2.ADR...
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Furthermore, in all such cases guarantees become invalid. Vogelsang 14 35398 Giessen Hotline: 06403 900 133 Fax: 06403 900 155 www.lenz-elektronik.de info@lenz-elektronik.de Keep this operation manual for future reference! Art.: B.B.10.0021...
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