QUOTE (Gary @ 7 Jan 2008, 20:14)
<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ian
If you reread your original post you overlooked something. I did check it very carefully against what I was doing before posting. I added that you turn off the last function used immediately using the off button. Then you have not got to come back to it to turn it off.
This combined with having two speed knobs that work properly does make it easier. You were not able to try this out in the way it was intended to be used by Hornby.
Nobody is at fault. I am adding information to make the process easier.
You are happy with the speedcab and that is great and there will be folk who will be equally happy with the Elite and that is great. Not everybody wants a cab type of control. You have said that systems should be tried out before purchase and I agree with that.
Why are folk so jumpy when it comes to DCC?
Happy modelling
Gary
Gary,
I'm not being jumpy, just putting you right, no matter how you put it the on/off button will only turn off the
LAST function operated!!!!
This is in the instructions, It's not made any easier just by having both control knobs working correctly!!
All this means is that if you have two locos control knob 1 controls functions for loco 1 and control knob 2 controls functions for loco 2. You still have to press numerous buttons to get the functions to operate.
You still need to press function then the function number then the control knob 1 or 2 to confirm, this will then activate the said function on either 1 or 2.
Yes you can turn that function on/off directly with the on/off button, but to operate another funtion you still need to press function, function number then the control knob 1 or 2 to confirm.
This to me is a real pain and very long winded, you have twisted this round again to make out that the function operation is so much easier than it was...sorry but it's not!
I'm sorry to tell you but that is why everybody gets 'jumpy' when you and DCC are brought together.
Agreed each to their own, and everybody going for DCC needs to try a system out to see if they like it.
What I won't accept is being accused of making things over complicated when I haven't!
It's just the way the functions operate on the Elite and to me it's just way too many button presses and there are much simpler systems out there.
Ian