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Assembly instructions
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Before assembling please insert the connecting clips
in the track as shown in fi gure
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. Stick tracks together on a fl at
base. Move the connecting clips according t o fi gure
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in direction
of the arrow until they audibly snap in. The connecting clip ma y also
be inserted later . The connecting clips can be remov ed into both
directions by simply pressing do wn the clamped nose (see fi g.
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Fastening: T o fasten the track sections on a board, it is neces-
sary to use the track section fasteners (Item no. 85209, not con-
tained in the package).
Note:
Carpeting is not a suitable foundation on which to build the track be-
cause of static charging, formation of fl uff and ready infl ammability.
Coding/decoding of the cars to
the according speed controller
2x CLICK
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2x CLICK
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Place car on the track, push lane-change-button twice fi g.
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, lift car
at the front, put car back again fi g.
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, while car´s lights are fl ashing
push lane-change-button twice fi g.
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. Programming is confi rmed
by a tone. All settings ar e saved until ne w programming is carried
out.
False start
False start: If a car ’ s speed controller is actuated during the traffi c
light phase, this is rated as false start. The vehicle that has caused
the false start will travel a short distance and the LED on the rele-
vant vehicle or hand contr ol will fl ash. The race is not r eleased and
the start has to be repeated.
Display and
range of functions
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Range of functions
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T raining mode
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Lap races possible from 0 – 9999 laps (factory setting 50 laps)
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Time races from 00:00:00’0 1 – 99:99:99:999 hours
(hh:mm:ss’ms) (factory setting 00:05’00’’00)
The electronic lap counter Carrera DIGIT AL 1 2 4 / 1 32 disposes of a
memory function. Once the values of the factory setting are changed
the altered values r emain display ed until having been reset.
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Signal tone and fanfare horn ma y be switched on and off by ac-
tivating the switch (ON/OFF).
T raining mode
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T raining mode
The training mode is used for training and the starting positions for
the race and can be started without setting the laps or time.
The training mode is set as follows:
1. Switch on the Black box (ON/OFF switch).
2. After approx. 1 second the central LED will illuminate perma-
nently and a brief acoustic signal will sound.
3. The Carrera DIGIT AL 1 24 / 1 32 electronic lap count er automati-
cally switches on in training mode.
4. Press the start button of the Black Box once – all of the LEDs
are constantly lit.
5. Place the pre-coded car/s on the connecting track.
6. Then press the start button again – the starting sequence is initi-
ated, the LEDs are lit and acoustic signals can be heard.
7. The training run begins with elapse of the starting sequence and
the overall time (“TIME”) and counting begins.
8. The display show s the following information:
• Allocation of the individual cars (1-6)
• T otal time of training race next to “TIME”
• Lap time currently driven “LAP TIME”
A TTENTION!
Single lap times exceeding 09:59:999 canno t be display ed, illustra-
tion see fi g.
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This does not aff ect the total time illus tration under
“TIME”.
While pushing BUTTON 1 during measuring, further information can
be retriev ed.
• Press “BEST TIME” 1x – best lap time. Only beating the curr ent
best time will again be display ed.
• Press “TIME” 2x – displaying the leading car (POS 1) and the other
cars´ time lag to the leading car
< 1 lap:
display of time diff erence “+ m:ss:ms” to the leading car
> 1 lap:
display of lap diff erence to the leading car “+ L 0000 1”
• Press “POSITION” 3x – current positioning of individual cars
• Press “LAPS” 4x – laps already driven
• Press 5x – change back to the current training race
9. For fi nishing the training race, push BUTT ON 3 (“ESC”) once
during the race. Y ou will return to the main menu (the word “TRAIN-
ING” fl ashes)
Race modes
Racing mode
1 . For being able t o switch to the racing mode after the electronic lap
counter Carrera DIGIT AL 1 24 / 1 32 has automatically turned on via
the Black Box, please push BUTT ON 3 (“ESC”).
2. The next displa y indication allows you t o switch between the train-
ing- and the racing mode while pushing BUTTON 1 (“CHA ”).
3. Confi rm selection of the racing mode (the w ord “Race” fl ashes) b y
BUTTON 2 (“SEL ”), the word “LAP” fl ashes.
4. Y ou have the choice between
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lap race and
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time races.
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Lap Races
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If you like t o start a lap race (“LAP”) please confi rm by pushing
BUTTON 2 (“SEL ”).
2.
After confi rmation you ma y set the number of laps you lik e to com-
plete (it is possible to set lap races fr om 0000 to 9999 laps, factory
setting 0050 laps).
3.
Basically you hav e to set the 1`s place fi rst, then the 1 0`s place
and the 1 00`s place and fi nally the 1000`s place (displa y cursor
fl ashes on each place). By pushing BUTTON 1 (“UP”) you increase
the number . In order to change to the ne xt places please push BUT -
TON 2 (“SEL ”) and set the v alue as described. In case the preset
number of laps shall not be changed, please confi rm by pushing
BUTTON 2 (“SEL ”) until the lap displa y disappears.
4.
After having set the number of laps push the start button of the
Black Box once – alle LEDs will fl ash permanently .
5. Place the pre-coded car/s on the connecting track.
6. Then press the start button again – the starting sequence is initi-
ated, the LEDs are lit and acoustic signals can be heard.
7. The lap race starts after the start sequence has proceeded.
8. The total time “TIME” starts to run. Once the leading car has
passed through, its total time is displa yed and updated upon each
passing.
9. The display show s the following information:
• Allocation of the individual cars (1-6)
• T otal time of the leading car next to “TIME”
• Lap time currently driven “LAP TIME”
While pushing BUTTON 1 during measuring, further information can
be retriev ed.
• Press “BEST TIME” 1x – best lap time. Only beating the curr ent
best time will again be display ed
• Press “TIME” 2x – displaying the leading car (POS 1) and the
other cars´ time lag to the leading car
< 1 lap: display of time diff erence “+ m:ss:ms” to the leading car
> 1 lap: display of lap diff erence to the leading car “+ L 0000 1”
• Press “POSITION” 3x – current positioning of individual cars
• Press “LAPS” 4x – laps still to go
• Press 5x – change back to the current race
10. As soon as all cars ha ve fi nished the last lap a signal indicating
the end of the race is audible and the display starts to fl ash.
11. For returning to the main menu push BUTT ON 3 once („ESC“)
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Time Racing
1. In order to measure the time of a time race please follow steps
1-3 (see lap races).
2. T o star t a time race after mode selection lap race (“RA CE”) push
BUTTON 1 (“CHA ”) for changing from the lap race mode (“LAP”) to
the time race mode (“TIME”).
3. Confi rm selection of time race (“TIME”) by BUTT ON 2 (“SEL ”).
4. After confi rmation the seconds´ position of the time displa y will
fl ash (factory setting 00:05:00 min.).
5. Basically you hav e to set the seconds fi rst, then the minutes
and fi nally the hours (displa y cursor fl ashes on each position). By
pushing BUTTON 1 (“UP”) y ou increase the number . In order to
change to the next positions please push BUTT ON 2 (“SEL ”) and
set the value as described. In case the prese t racing time shall not
be changed please confi rm b y pushing BUTTON 2 (“SEL ”) until the
ltime display disappears.
6. After having set the request ed time for the race push the start but-
ton of the Black Box once – alle LEDs will fl ash permanently .
7. Place the pre-coded car/s on the connecting track.
8. Then press the start button again – the starting sequence is initi-
ated, the LEDs are lit and acoustic signals can be heard.
9. The time race starts after the star t sequence has pr oceeded.
10. The total time “TIME” star ts t o run backwards.
11. The display shows the f ollowing information:
• Allocation of the individual cars (1-6)
• T otal time still to be driven “TIME”
• Lap time currently driven “LAP TIME”
While pushing BUTTON 1 during measuring, further information can
be retriev ed
12 . After the total time set has e xpired the race is fi nished. A signal
will be audible and the display starts to fl ash.
13 . For r eturning to the main menu push BUTT ON 3 once (“ESC”)