Using Infra-red Function Module FB-F

The FB-F controls the following functions:

Connection 1 = ABS/anti-collision system off
For overtaking or passing:
If a vehicle needs to pass another one it can be necessary to switch the ABS off on the vehicle to be passed.

Rolling highway:
When loading vehicles onto railway wagons the ABS must be switched off so that vehicles can close up.
They should be stopped by a magnet rather than the IR signal from the vehicle in front.

Connection 2 = ABS/anti-collision system on
For overtaking or passing: Once the vehicle has been passed the ABS needs to be switched back on.

Rolling highway:
When unloading the train the ABS needs to be switched back on.

Connection 3 = Ignore reed switch
Using this an emergency vehicle can ignore a magnetic stop coil.

Note: This only works if the reed switch is connected to the decoder rather than between the battery and the motor.

Rolling highway:
This function can be used when loading railway wagons.
The vehicles drive over each of the wagons, because the magnet under the wagon cannot stop the vehicle any longer.
In order to stop the vehicle on the correct wagon, you must use function 4 before the vehicle reaches the ramp on the wagon.

Note: This only works if the reed switch is connected to the decoder rather than between the battery and the motor.

Connection 4 = Obey reed switch
Re-activates the reed switch.

Connection 5 = Photo-sensor switch off (only with Decoder DC0*XF starting from October. 2006)
Application:
If a car is parked in a dark place, for example a garage, the photo-sensor would normally switch the headlights on.
With this function the photo-sensor in the car can be deactivated.

Connection 6 = Photo-sensor switch on (only with Decoder DC0*XF starting from October. 2006)
Re-activates the photo-sensor.

Connection 7 = None

Connection 8 = None

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Disclaimer:
This page has been translated, with permission, from a page on Claus Ilchmann’s web site.
The original page, in German, is located here.
This translation is provided with no guarantee of accuracy or liability for errors.
Should you decide to use the DC-Car system then you should check that the functionality meets your needs by reference to the manufacturer’s web site.