Digitrax Zephyr Express DCS52 - 8.7 Locomotive Speed and Direction Control

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ing with the DCS52 it is possible to have an address selected on more than one
throttle on your system.
To steal an address with the DCS52:
1. Press the Loco Key to enter selection mode.
2. Enter the address of the loco you want to steal and press the Loco Key
again.
3. A scrolling message will appear in the Scrolling Help Text Area read-
ing”Press YES to steal Loco, No to exit” and the soft keys will change to
“YES” and “NO”.
4. To steal the loco address press the Soft Key A marked “YES”, to cancel
the selection press the Soft Key B marked “NO”.
8.7 Locomotive Speed and Direction Control
8.7.1 To control the speed of a locomotive:
1. Select the loco address on the throttle.
2. Turn the Throttle Knob clockwise to increase speed and counterclockwise
to decrease speed. Speed is displayed above the Loco Icon in the display.
8.7.2 To control the Direction of a Locomotive
Move the Direction Control Lever to FORWARD or REVERSE to change
the direction of the loco address running on the throttle. To determine the
direction of a loco that is not moving, simply look at the position of the lever.
You can also look at the green locomotive in the display, it will show either a
F or a R with a corresponding arrow. You can move the lever quickly past the
BRAKE position with no adverse eects.
If you change direction while a loco is moving it will slow down to 0 speed
and then speed up to the commanded speed according to the decoder’s pro-
grammed CV values for deceleration and acceleration.
8.7.3 Stopping a loco by setting a Loco to Zero Speed
To immediately stop a locomotive:
Make sure the loco address is selected on the throttle and turn the Throttle
Knob counterclockwise until it is in the STOP position. The loco should slow
to a stop as you rotate the throttle knob. This lets you slow down your loco and
stop it prototypically. If you have set up deceleration (CV4) for the loco and
you move the throttle knob to STOP, your loco will slow down and come to a
stop at the programmed deceleration rate.
8.7.4 Brake Operation
To use the brake to stop and start a locomotive:
Move the Direction Control Lever to the BRAKE position, the Scrolling Help
Text line will say “Local Throttle braking” and stop at the brake rate set up in
the DCS52. As the loco slows to a stop, the speed percentage displayed in the
Loco Info Area will decrease to 0%.
Move the Direction Control Lever to the FORWARD or REVERSE posi-