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TSC MULTISTATE THROTTLE
Another widely used throttle type in manual mode allows the operator to increment the engine speed
between predetermined speed settings by pressing the Rabbit or Turtle buttons. The number of
discreet speeds set is up to four ascending speeds. After the operator starts the engine, the controller
will run the engine at Speed 1 setting, the lowest speed. Pressing the Rabbit button momentarily will
ramp the engine speed up to the Speed 2 setting. Another press would accelerate to speed three and
so on. Pressing the down button will increment the speed to the next lower speed. You cannot
operate the engine between the speed settings. Leave all unused speeds below the previous speed
and the module will ignore them. In the example below, the engine will start at 800 RPM. Pressing
the Rabbit button will ramp the engine to 1600 RPM. Press it again and it will accelerate to 2000 RPM.
Pressing the Rabbit again will have no effect on the engine speed since Multistate Speed 4 is set below
the Speed 3 setting.
TSC HIGH-LOW MOMENTARY THROTTLE
This throttle option can be used if only two speeds are desired, a low idle and a high operating speed.
The engine starts at the programmed minimum speed and only accelerates when the Rabbit button is
pressed and held. Once the Rabbit button is released, the speed automatically drops back to the low
idle speed. With this option, it is fairly typical to assign a digital input to the Throttle Up function to
allow a remote switch to be installed elsewhere on the equipment.