Uhlenbrock 38000 User guide

Sound-Director 38 000

Description

The Sound-Director is like an MP3-Player setup to play MP3 files (Samples)
successively. It serves to produce original appropriate background noise in the model
railway. It differentiates between continuous loops, time-controlled sounds, random
sounds and sounds that are triggered by certain events.

One’s own sound files can be prepared with any sound processing software or
combined (free sound processing software can be found on the InterNet. See Link on
the USB stick). The controller configuration and background sounds can be setup as
desired with the administration software.

The Sound-Director kit contains one controller, 2 loudspeakers, a USB stick and the
appropriate cables. The USB stick contains the administration software and a sound
library with a selection of MP3 files. The Sound-Director can be used in analogue and
digital model railways layouts.

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Connections

Kontakt 1-10 – connecting of keys, Reed switches,

Switching tracks etc.

Masse – common return for contacts 1-10
USB-Stick – socket for the USB-Stick
Loudspeaker left/right

Connection for the enclosed loudspeakers
Loudspeaker – 3.5 mm jack for connecting 8 Ohm

external loudspeakers

Note: Only one of the two options for connecting
the loudspeaker may be used at any time!

Trafo – connection of a separate 16V~ transformer

Attention: This transformer must power only the
Sound-Director and must not have any connection
with the Digital system or to any other module.

LocoNet – LocoNet-socket on the back of the
controller for connection to the LocoNet

Control-LED – When switching Sound-Director on
or when inserting the USB stick, the LED flickers for
a short moment.

During operation the LED briefly lights up whenever
an MP3-File is started.

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Start-up

• Either connect the loudspeakers provided to the Sound-Director’s loudspeaker

sockets or attach your external 8 ohms loudspeakers, with a 3.5 mm plug, (e.g. PC
loudspeakers) to the Sound-Director’s jack.

• Insert the USB stick into the Sound-Director’s USB port.

• Connect the Sound-Director’s ‘Trafo’ terminals of the separate 16V~ transformer.

• A short flickering of the control LED indicates ready status.

Immediately playable sounds (factory programming)

As soon as the USB stick is connected to the controller, the first continuous loop
(Station ambience 1) from the factory-programmed background sounds, plays. At
random intervals (between 2 and 510 seconds) the pre-programmed random events
(e.g. Dog barking) are called up. As a time controlled event every 3 minutes a church
bell rings.

The factory default sound table

File Name Contents Event Solenoid Addr.

MGO1-0211-00000 Arrival Track 1 211 green
MGO1-0212-00000 Departure Track 1 212 green
MGO1-0213-00000 Arrival Track 2 213 green
MGO1-0214-00000 Announcement Track 2 214 green
MGO1-0215-00000 Conductor Whistle 215 green

MGO1-0216-00000 Passing Train 216 green
MGM1-0217-00000 Fire truck 217 green
MGM1-0217-00000 Barking Dog 218 green

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File Name Contents Event Solenoid Addr.

MGM1-0219-00000 On the Land 219 green
MGM1-0220-00000 Church bells 220 green
MGM1-0221-00000 Crying baby 221 green
MGM1-0222-00000 Rail crossing, bell 222 green

MGO1-0223-00000 Arrival Regional Express 223 green

MGO1-0224-00000 Depart. Regional Exp.Trk1 224 green

MGO1-0225-00000 Depart. Regional Exp.Trk2 225 green

MGO1-0226-00000 Arrival Suburban -Siegburg 226 green

MGO1-0227-00000 Depart. Suburban -Si Trk1 227 green

MGO1-0228-00000 Depart. Suburban -Si Trk2 228 green
MGM1-0229-00000 Waves gulls 229 green
MGM1-0230-00000 Coffee is ready 230 green

File Name Contents Feedback Event

RBO1-0211-00000 Arrival track 1 211 occupied
RBO1-0212-00000 Departure track 1 212 occupied
RBO1-0213-00000 Arrival track 2 213 occupied
RBO1-0214-00000 Announcement track 2 214 occupied
RBO1-0215-00000 Conductor whistle 215 occupied

RBO1-0216-00000 Passing train 216occupied
RBM1-0217-00000 Fire truck 217 occupied
RBM1-0218-00000 Barking dog 218 occupied

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