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CONSISTING
Sometimes more than one loco is needed to haul heavy loads. These grouped locos are
known as a multiple unit or a consist. The Prodigy Express
2
DCC system allows you to
build consists quickly and easily. There are two types of consisting methods, Advanced
Consisting and Universal or Old Style Consisting.
Advanced Consisting (Prodigy Advance
2
and Express
2
)
You can only apply Advanced Consisting to a mobile decoder that has CV19 to support
this feature. When you program a loco into an Advanced Consist, you actually program
the consist number into the decoder’s CV19, which will override the decoder’s original
address. Therefore, the loco will no longer respond to commands addressed to its original
address, but rather only to commands addressed to the consist number. All decoders
in the consist will receive the command addressed to the consist number at the same
time and act as one until you clear the consist. The base unit does not hold the consist
information. With Advanced Consists, always remember to clear the consist when you are
nished or the locos will still run as part of the consist next time you use them.
Programming Advanced Consists
1. Press PROG until “Cons SET” ashes in the LCD display. Then press ENTER.
2. “Cons #” will display, prompting you to enter a consist number. Enter a consist
number (a short address 1-127) followed by ENTER.
NOTE: Write down the consist number. You will need it later to clear the Advanced
Consist.
3. “Add Loco” will display, prompting you to add a loco into the consist group. Enter the
address of a loco you want to add. Press DIRECTION if you want the loco’s direction
reversed (forward is the default setting). Then press ENTER.
4. “Add Loco” will display again, prompting you to add another loco into the consist
group. You can add as many locos into the consist as you would like. To end
programming, press ENTER.
Running Advanced Consists
Running Advanced Consist is just like running a single loco.
NOTE: After setting up your consist group, use the consist number to run the consist.
CV #29 Table
Analog Speed steps Direction
When address is
1-127
When address is
128-9999
disable 28 normal CV29=2 (default) CV29=34 (default)
disable 28 reverse CV29=3 CV29=35
disable 14 normal CV29=0 CV29=32
disable 14 reverse CV29=1 CV29=33
enable 28 normal CV29=6 CV29=38
enable 28 reverse CV29=7 CV29=39
enable 14 normal CV29=4 CV29=36
enable 14 reverse CV29=5 CV29=37
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