With its unique design, the LokSound 5 Direct DCC can easily replace boards that provide poor motor control, low volume, or generally inferior sound. Not only will the decoder work fine with most factory-installed speakers, but it will sound even better with our new 11x15mm "sugar cube" speaker and sound enclosure kits.
Modes
The LokSound 5 DCC is made for the North American and Australian markets. It is a pure DCC decoder, which supports RailComPlus and can also be used on DC layouts. With its size of 0.67 x 2.72 inch / 17 x 69 mm, the V5 Direct DCC will fit in almost all of the popular North American and Australian H0 manufacturers' locomotives.
In the DCC format, 14 to 128 speed steps are as natural as 2- and 4-digit addresses and up to 32 functions. Thanks to RailComPlus®, the decoders log on fully automatically to a suitable digital central unit.
It masters all DCC programming modes and, thanks to RailCom®, the CV values on the main track can be read out with suitable control panels. For panels that can only program the CVs from 1-255, there are auxiliary registers.
Braking with DCC brake modules or DC voltage is also possible. An automatic ABC shuttle allows automatic commuting between two stations. The LokSound 5 decoder can also be used on analog DC tracks.
Sound
The LokSound 5 decoder can play up to 10 channels simultaneously. Each channel can be resolved with up to 16 bit / 31250 kHz and offers hi-fi quality on your system. A Class D audio power amplifier with up to 3W output powers the speakers, which may have between 4 ohms and 32 ohms impedance. The huge 128 Mbit sound storage provides enough capacity.
All individual sounds can be adjusted individually in volume. The super-flexible sound engine without a rigid schedule allows the prototypical simulation of all imaginable locomotives. Three separately adjustable braking functions and two alternative load scenarios give you maximum control over your locomotives.
Features
Depending on the interface version, each LokSound 5 decoder offers at least 8 amplified function outputs. Of course, tons of lighting effects are also available, and the brightness of each output can be set separately. The decoder handles the automatic on and off during uncoupling for ROCO®, Krois® and Telex® couplings. To keep compatible with the thousands of LokSound Select and LokSound V4 decoders already on the market, we made sure to add many of the most popular features of that generation, including the Full Throttle features and the famous Drive Hold!
Motor Control
A variably adjustable PWM clock frequency of 10 kHz to 50 kHz ensures super-quiet operation, especially with bell-armature motors - the typical "humming" is a thing of the past. The load control can be adapted to difficult cases with up to 10 CVs, and the unique "Auto Tune" function allows the automatic calibration of the decoder to the motor. The LokSound 5 decoder delivers up to 1.5A motor current, enough juice for older engines.
Please note that LokSound decoders ship without a preloaded sound file (they are blank).
If you do not have a LokProgrammer interface, we can load the sound file of your choice onto your decoder at no additional charge.
You have two options: you can tell us what model of locomotive you have (e.g., EMD SD40-2, MLW M630) and we will select the right file for you, or you can give us the item number (e.g., S0821) of the sound file you want from the ESU website.
To let us know your choice, simply add a note in the "Comments" section when entering your payment details at checkout, or send an email referencing your order number to info@modelebt.com.
To listen to the sound samples and choose your file, visit the ESU website's download page by clicking one of the links below:
LokSound sound files for North American and Australian locomotives
LokSound sound files for European locomotives
If you prefer, you can also purchase an ESU LokProgrammer interface. Note that this interface is not required for regular programming (address, CVs, etc.) of ESU decoders.
With its unique design, the LokSound 5 Direct DCC can easily replace boards that provide poor motor control, low volume, or generally inferior sound. Not only will the decoder work fine with most factory-installed speakers, but it will sound even better with our new 11x15mm "sugar cube" speaker and sound enclosure kits.
Modes
The LokSound 5 DCC is made for the North American and Australian markets. It is a pure DCC decoder, which supports RailComPlus and can also be used on DC layouts. With its size of 0.67 x 2.72 inch / 17 x 69 mm, the V5 Direct DCC will fit in almost all of the popular North American and Australian H0 manufacturers' locomotives.
In the DCC format, 14 to 128 speed steps are as natural as 2- and 4-digit addresses and up to 32 functions. Thanks to RailComPlus®, the decoders log on fully automatically to a suitable digital central unit.
It masters all DCC programming modes and, thanks to RailCom®, the CV values on the main track can be read out with suitable control panels. For panels that can only program the CVs from 1-255, there are auxiliary registers.
Braking with DCC brake modules or DC voltage is also possible. An automatic ABC shuttle allows automatic commuting between two stations. The LokSound 5 decoder can also be used on analog DC tracks.
Sound
The LokSound 5 decoder can play up to 10 channels simultaneously. Each channel can be resolved with up to 16 bit / 31250 kHz and offers hi-fi quality on your system. A Class D audio power amplifier with up to 3W output powers the speakers, which may have between 4 ohms and 32 ohms impedance. The huge 128 Mbit sound storage provides enough capacity.
All individual sounds can be adjusted individually in volume. The super-flexible sound engine without a rigid schedule allows the prototypical simulation of all imaginable locomotives. Three separately adjustable braking functions and two alternative load scenarios give you maximum control over your locomotives.
Features
Depending on the interface version, each LokSound 5 decoder offers at least 8 amplified function outputs. Of course, tons of lighting effects are also available, and the brightness of each output can be set separately. The decoder handles the automatic on and off during uncoupling for ROCO®, Krois® and Telex® couplings. To keep compatible with the thousands of LokSound Select and LokSound V4 decoders already on the market, we made sure to add many of the most popular features of that generation, including the Full Throttle features and the famous Drive Hold!
Motor Control
A variably adjustable PWM clock frequency of 10 kHz to 50 kHz ensures super-quiet operation, especially with bell-armature motors - the typical "humming" is a thing of the past. The load control can be adapted to difficult cases with up to 10 CVs, and the unique "Auto Tune" function allows the automatic calibration of the decoder to the motor. The LokSound 5 decoder delivers up to 1.5A motor current, enough juice for older engines.
Please note that LokSound decoders ship without a preloaded sound file (they are blank).
If you do not have a LokProgrammer interface, we can load the sound file of your choice onto your decoder at no additional charge.
You have two options: you can tell us what model of locomotive you have (e.g., EMD SD40-2, MLW M630) and we will select the right file for you, or you can give us the item number (e.g., S0821) of the sound file you want from the ESU website.
To let us know your choice, simply add a note in the "Comments" section when entering your payment details at checkout, or send an email referencing your order number to info@modelebt.com.
To listen to the sound samples and choose your file, visit the ESU website's download page by clicking one of the links below:
LokSound sound files for North American and Australian locomotives
LokSound sound files for European locomotives
If you prefer, you can also purchase an ESU LokProgrammer interface. Note that this interface is not required for regular programming (address, CVs, etc.) of ESU decoders.