Section 4 CONSISTING
Consisting (multi-lashup)
Before DCC, it was very difficult to lash (couple) two or more locos
together because they may not have started at the same time or run in
the same direction. With DCC technology you can program locos to all
start moving at the same time.
Consist Setting
Select consist setting mode first by pressing
Consist Setting button.
Consist LED will glow, indicating that you are in consist setting mode. In
consist mode, you can add a loco into the consist group or delete a loco
from a consist group or clear the entire consist group. To add locos into a
consist group, dial loco address and then press
Add Loco button. You
can add as many locos as you want and whenever you want. The last
added loco is the lead loco. You can control the speed and direction of all
the locos in the consist group by controlling the lead loco.
When you
finish with the consist setting, press
Consist Setting button again to exit
consist setting mode, then begin operating your consist.
Consist setting does not program any decoder. Once you turn off
the power switch all consist groups will be cleared. It only makes
the locos in the consist group respond to the lead address’ speed
and direction. You are still able to control each loco’s light and
accessory function individually by using their original address.
To delete a loco from the consist group, select consist setting mode
again. Dial loco address to be deleted, then press
Delete Loco button. If
you wish to delete the lead loco from you consist, clear the entire consist
and rebuild a new consist with a new lead loco.
If you want to clear the consist group, stop the group and then press
Clear Consist button. Once you clear the consist group, each loco will
respond its original address. When you finish consist setting, press
Consist Setting button again to exit consist setting mode.
You can program one consist group per input jack. Therefore the
PRODIGY DCC System can operate up to four consist groups and
each can be set independently. Once the consist is set, you can
operate the consist group from any jack just as you would to operate a
single loco. Remember to exit the consist mode after setting up your
consist. If you remain in the consist setting mode (LED on), you can
run a loco but you cannot control direction or lights.
If more than one handheld is used, your PRODIGY system has
the ability to let the other users to continue operating their trains
while you build a consist.
Section 5 PRIORITY OF PLUGS
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PRODIGY DCC system with one
handheld only, you may skip this section. If you have
more than one handheld, then please read this section.
There are four input plugs on the console to accept up to four handheld
controllers. From left to right they are: plug #1, plug #2, plug #3 and plug
#4. The handheld plugged into plug #1 is referred to as handheld #1.
Handheld #1 has the highest priority and handheld #4 has the lowest
priority. The higher priority handheld can take over the loco acquired by
lower priority handheld.
The following example shows how the priority works.
Let us assume that the base unit has four handhelds connected
and loco #3 is at idle (not acquired). Handheld #4 selects and
acquires loco #3. It now controls loco #3.
Handheld #4 brings loco #3 to a stop by moving the throttle to 0.
If handheld #3 selects and acquires loco #3, it takes over loco #3
from handheld #4.
Now handheld #3 adjusts its throttle at 30%. The loco #3 will
respond to handheld #3 and run at 30% of full speed.
Then handheld #2 selects and acquires the loco #3 and adjust
its throttle to 60%. The loco #3 will responds to handheld #2 and
run at 60% speed.
Now if handheld #1 selects and acquires the loco #3 and adjust
its throttle to full. The loco #3 will responds to handheld #1 and
runs at full speed.
As soon as handheld #1 releases loco #3 by unplugging or
selecting and acquiring a loco other than #3, the loco #3 will
respond the handheld #2’s speed setting, at 60% of full speed. If
handheld #2 releases loco #3, then loco #3 will follow handheld
#3’s speed setting and runs at 30% speed. If handheld #3
releases loco #3, the handheld #3’s operator will find the loco
has stopped, because it responds to handheld #4.
The PRODIGY DCC system has memory capabilities. When
using any handheld to control one locomotive, that locomo-
tive will continue in its last direction and speed, even when
you acquire a new loco or unplug that handheld from the
base unit, so long as no other handheld acquires the loco.
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