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Simplified Command Station Operation Guide
Introduction To Your Command Station
Front Panel Controls and Pushbutton Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Understanding and using the step-by-step examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
The Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
How to Control Locomotives with The Built-in Throttles
Selecting a locomotive for either A or B throttle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Controlling A or B throttle’s locomotive functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
De-assigning Throttle A or Throttle B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Emergency System Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Decoder Programming - Service And OPS Mode
Introduction to decoder programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Setting the decoder address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Setting Configuration Variable (CV) #11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Motion Control CVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Example for Motion Control CVs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Creating and Using Multi-unit Locomotive Consists
Introduction and the two types of Consits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Using Advanced Consists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Using Standard Consists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Accessory Decoders
Controlling accessory decoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Creating and using routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
These are the Command Station’s most commonly used
features.
However, your Command Station has additional
capabilities and features that are less commonly used so
they are in a separate “Advanced Features” section.
The table of contents for theAdvanced Features section is
on the next page.