You plug the decoder into the cable car base station, and run the cable car as any locomotive from the CS or PC software. This way, you can access the functions to derive sound and lights according to the below clip. You may also set the cable car speed and direction as you wish. I guess you ordered the Jägerndorfer pre-set ESU sound decoder? It would of course be possible to use any 21MTC sound decoder and implement the settings required yourself, however, this will take some time as it could be hard to find the ”right” cable car sounds out there…

Note: To set the DCC address, initially, I connected the cable car to the CS programming track outputs.

Yes PeFu, I did order the pre set ESU decoder for the set. Many thanks!

I’m using address 332 on DCC, there is no limitation of 255 addresses only. I’m not using Mfx at all on my CS, for other reasons.

There is a program track output on your CS, initially, I used this output first to (1) change CV for ”DCC only”, (2) change the address, and then to (3) check all electronics is working using the CS. After this, I moved the base and top stations to the mountain, for testing all mechanics. Here, I connected it to one of the booster track bus wires I have, and to the common digital ground.

I would wait for finalising the final location of your cable car, until you have tested it, There could be issues on horisontal length or vertical height you may need to adjust, which could be tricky if things are all-plastered…

Oh, I fixed the top station on a small sheet of playwood. The sheet has two slots which allows me to adjust the tention of the cable car wire in the future, using tiny bolts with nuts that are drilled on the mountain top. The slots also allows some adjustments of the angle of the top station. This setup will not be visible standing on the train room floor.

The 255 address limit will be for MM, not DCC. with DCC you should be able to go to at least 9999, and the actual limit is 10200 and something (can't remember the exact figure).

I don't see why it wouldn't. It sounds like they have used a standard Loksound 5 decoder from your description of what you have received.

I would just connect it up with the motorised unit and give it a try. But frankly I would use it in mfx mode so it loads the function keys with appropriate icons.

MFX register didn't work. I tried MM and nothing. I tried DCC and CS3 said DCC disabled, action not possible. I don't knbow what to do. I tried finding out how to enable DCC in the CS3 to no avail. I think I will E-mail the dealer and ask them.

Yes, and thanks again PeFu, I tried MM as well. There was a smaller green pcb board plugged into the bottom which I replaced with the blue sound decoder. It doesn't plug into the green one. The connector for track Or controller power was already plugged in. Nothing stated about a jumper. I don't see anything in the big CS3 book or online how to enable DCC protocol. I searched the system settings menus.
Sometimes I'm just a Digital disaster! I emailed Daniel at Modellbahn Union last evening.

Have you plugged in the cable between the base and top stations?

It's working in analog with all lighting. Is it possible I plugged the deoder in upside down? I'll switch it. I had the round white label facing down. The pic in the instructions only show a flat white decoder.