48 Operating manual LH101
10 Multiple traction (MTR)
Use the LH101 (depending on the software version of the command
station used) to control, assemble and delete multiple tractions.
In this section, you will learn:
- what a multiple traction is
- how a multiple traction is assembled and disassembled
- how to switch the functions of a locomotive that is part of a
multiple traction
10.1 What is a multiple traction?
In a multiple traction, several locomotives are controlled
simultaneously with one common address, the multiple traction
address. All locomotives in the MTR react simultaneously, as if you
were controlling one locomotive.
You can choose any address between 1 and 99 as multiple traction
address.
When assembling a MTR, each locomotive in the MTR receives this
multiple traction address. The address is saved in the locomotive
decoder in addition to the locomotive`s own address. From now on,
the locomotive decoder does not “listen” to its own address, but only to
the multiple traction address. Don’t worry: The locomotive decoder
does not forget its own address, it remains saved.
Speed and direction of travel of an MTR can be controlled using the
multiple traction address.
If a locomotive that is part of an MTR has switchable
functions (light, smoke generator), you can reach these
functions only via the locomotive's own address, not via the
multiple traction address.
When you disassemble the MTR, the multiple traction address is
deleted in the locomotive decoder, and the locomotive responds to its
own address again.
10.2 Requirements for a multiple traction:
You can assemble multiple tractions with all locomotive decoders of
the Digital plus by Lenz
®
programme that were produced as of the
end of 1996. You can also use DCC decoders of other manufacturers
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