Vern hat geschrieben:I just brake down to 40 km/h and keep whacking the Enter key! On some of the traction units you will hear a tone confirming you have successfullty acknowledged it (i.e. hit Enter a second time and no tone).
As Christian said, just make sure that you hear the tone
and see the yellow 1000 Hz indicator light up. Of course, then you need to know the check speeds for your train, which will depend on the type of PZB (Indusi) equipment installed, and on the brake class setting. When in doubt, check for these data in the "Fahrplaneditor" before you proceed to drive.
The real German train drivers must have very sharp reflexes as 1000m (plus sighting distance) is not much distance at all to brake down from 120km/h to zero, certainly not good for passenger comfort. Under 4 aspect signalling here in the UK, signals are generally 1000 - 1500 yards apart so a double yellow (preliminary caution) will give a driver well over a mile to stop, though of course there is no speed enforcement at caution signals in the UK, just the TPWS overspeed sensor and train stop for the red signal itself. I guess TPWS is a cut down version of Indusi!
Well, sure, you do need to act quickly after an Indusi check, but it's not that hard to do. Not that I were a driver in the real world, but I believe it's quite safe to assume that it's all well within human capacity
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Moreover, remember that your average desktop screen is limited by its maximum resolution, which is a disadvantage that doesn't exist in the real world. In good weather, you can, in fact, recognize the signal aspects from quite a long distance. In Zusi, when in doubt, don't hesitate to zoom in on the upcoming signal by pressing "Z" .
I cannot really comment on the British TPWS system, but I seem to remember that it also provides a warning function at distant signals? At least that's how it was in BVE
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.) Pressing Enter more often doesn't have any effect (dependent on the type of PZB you may hear the buzzer, but that's all).
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