Basic DCC Operation:
Your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine takes full advantage of DCC's capabilities.
Below are the basic commands you'll want to know to get started running quickly.
Please refer to the Advanced DCC Operation section of the manual if you want to
dig into the full capability of DCC.
Each engine type may have a slightly different F Function list. This depends upon
whether it's steam, diesel, or electric and whether it has smoke or not. Please refer
to the table of Default CV Values for your particular engine's F Functions.
A note about enabling/disabling F Functions in DCC - Depending upon the
DCC system you have you may need to toggle a particular F Function on then off
to actually get it to enable. Some DCC systems do this for you automatically and
others allow you to set particular F Function buttons to either be set for
momentary or toggle. Please refer to your DCC control station manufacturer's
manual for more information on how they handle F Function buttons.
Your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine's default short address is 3. So all you have
to do is power up your DCC system and call up Locomotive 3 to begin.
Start-Up/Shut-Down
F3 – Start-Up/Shut-Down
Pressing this twice (toggle on then off) will start up your engine. When you apply
DCC power your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine will remain dark and quiet. Since
you likely don't want to run the engine this way, simply press F3 twice to start
your engine. The lights, sound and smoke (if equipped) will come on.
Note – You are actually able to move the engine in DCC without starting it up.
Just increasing the throttle will cause the engine to move. In order for F3 to
function correctly the engine must NOT be moving.
To shut your engine down, press the F3 button twice. This will play the shut
down sounds and then turn the lights and smoke and sounds off. As long as there
is DCC power still on the track the engine can be started up again by pressing the
F3 button twice.
Sounds
Bell/Whistle (Horn)
F1 – Bell
To activate the Bell press F1. To deactivate it, hit F1 again
F2 – Whistle (Horn)
To activate the Whistle/Horn, press F2. To shut it off either let off the F2 button
or press and release it
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