RDS Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Could someone please advise me how many digits need to be pressed when selecting a loco using the keypad. I wanted to select loco number 0004. I tried just pressing the '4' button without success, so I tried '0004'. Again no success but my zero button is a bit hit and miss so it may not be registering. Which is correct, '4' or '0004' Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevecamden Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Just '4' is all you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graskie Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Try programming the loco again. Sometimes it doesn't work on the first or even subsequent attempts. Make sure your track is definitely live as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 And watch that you don't inadvertently turn the selection knob as you press it to confirm your selection. You might be selecting 3 or 5 instead, without noticing. I do it regularly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregd99 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 don't forget form version 1.4x you are able to cycle through previously selected locos using the esc button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDS Posted December 30, 2012 Author Share Posted December 30, 2012 @stevecamden - Thanks, just need to get it working now! @Graskie - I don't think it is either of those because everything else works well and I can select a loco using the rotary control @2e0dtoeric - The display does not actually show that I am pressing any button at all, so I have not got as far as being able to select it. @Gregd99 - OK, but I was trying not to have to scroll through entries as I can do that with the rotary control. I just cannot understand why the unit does not respond to any key presses after having pressed the 'loco' button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregd99 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 RDS said: I just cannot understand why the unit does not respond to any key presses after having pressed the 'loco' button. Are you pressing in the rotary knob to select the number you have entered on the keypad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDS Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 @Gregd99 Thanks for your suggestion but see my response above to '2e0dtoeric' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDS Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 SOLVED! I have now solved the issue and I believe it to be caused by an error in the firmware code of v1.41 (and probably the earlier version as well) of the Elite. I had entered all my loco's in the Favourite category. Unfortunately this will not then allow the Loco number to be entered using the keypad (even if the Loco number being entered is included in the Favourites list.) The only means of calling up a loco once the Favourite setting had been set to 'On' is by rotating one of the rotary controls. The instruction manual includes a note under the section describing using the favourites Setting (p.29) to the effect that only those loco's on the favourites list will be able to be called up (which is actually why I adopted it in the first place) but it does not indicate that the only way of calling up loco's will be using a rotary control and that the keypad will be disabled. Thanks anyway to all who tried to help me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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