Manuals for ZIMO, ESU and LaisDcc decoders and other accessories in English. The most current version of each manual is included where possible.

ZIMO Manuals

Gopher Models N Scale 38 Class Manuals
FAQs
Q: The sound on my 38 has stopped, but I can still drive it and control all lighting
A: Push down on the rear of the tender, this helps to re-engage the sprung speaker contacts. Your sound will be restored!

DCC-EX CSB1 Support
How to change a locomotive address using the Engine Driver app (Android only)
- Tap on three little dots (top right of screen), tap on preferences
- Navigate to ‘Throttle Screen Action Bar Preferences’
- Check the checkbox for ‘DCC-EX button?‘
- Go back to your throttle screen, you should see a little DCC-EX logo up the top right, tap on that
- Tap on ‘Track Manager‘, and change the track output you are using from DCC main, to program track. Alternatively you can connect a bit of track to the B output on the command station and this should already be set up as a program track, as shown in the ‘Track Manager‘
- Look for the little box which is labelled ‘CV programming’, tap on that
- You will see an empty box, which will display your locomotive address. Tap the read address button to show the current address of your locomotive
- You can then enter a new address into that box, anything between 1-9999, hit program, the loco should jolt back/forth once or twice approx. which is an acknowledgement of programming
- You can then run the loco on its new address!
- If you have any issues with the programming not seeming to work, ensure there’s good connection between the wheels of the loco and track, dirty track/wheels makes programming difficult!
CSB1 advanced setup instructions:
- Plug 15V 4A power supply into power – CSB1 will boot up within 5s
- Navigate to WiFi Settings in your phone/tablet, look for the DCC-EX WiFi network and connect, enter the password as per label on packaging
- Open up Engine Driver or WiThrottle app. It will automatically look for the DCC-EX server.
- The DCC-EX unit will pop up as a discovered server in Engine Driver app, tap on this to connect
- The WiThrottle app will show a pop up “server connected ok”
- From here it should be possible to enter a DCC locomotive address, select it and start to operate it
- Some versions of the CSB1 will boot up with track power off on startup, ensure track power is turned on
- If you are unable to select a DCC locomotive address, ensure that your phone/tablet is still connected to the DCC-EX WiFi network, as sometimes your phone/tablet will auto disconnect from it, due to it not being connected to the internet
- Some devices will present an option to allow you to use your 4G/5G network connection to maintain internet connection whilst you are connected to the DCC-EX WiFi network. This will allow you to continue to receive emails, browse the internet, access social media apps etc. whilst connected to the DCC-EX CSB1
Problems running sound equipped locomotives with Engine Driver app
The Engine Driver app has a habit of setting most function buttons (F1 to F28) to momentary buttons, i.e. when the button is pushed, it will only stay switched on for as long as you touch the button on the screen. This is a problem for sound equipped locomotives, which often need F8 to be on, in order for the locomotive sound to be switched on. By default the only function button that should be momentary is F2, for your horn/whistle.
- Tap on three little dots (top right of screen), tap on preferences
- Navigate to ‘Throttle Screen Action Bar Preferences’
- Check the checkbox for ‘DCC-EX button?‘
- If you now go back to your throttle screen, you should see a little DCC-EX logo up the top right, tap on that
- Up the top right you should see a box labelled ‘Default Fns‘, tap on this
- Once this is open, tap on the reset all button, it should then set every function key number to Latching except for button 2 (horn/whistle)