DCS Command System User’s Guide
Universal Locomotive & Accessory Operation
Universal Locomotive Control
Proto-Sound 2.0 Engines in Conventional Mode
(cont’d)
When in Conventional Mode, the yellow Bell, white Whistle, and red Direction buttons
operate the same way on the DCS handheld that they do on other transformers and
remotes:
Horn/Whistle - To sound the whistle, firmly press the Horn/Whistle button. The whis-
tle will sound for as long as you continue to depress the button. It will stop when you
release the button.
Bell - To sound the bell, firmly press and release the Bell button. To turn the bell off,
press and release the Bell button again. The bell will continue to ring from the time you
turn it on until you press and release the button again to turn it off.
Direction – To change the locomotive’s direction, firmly press and release the Direction
button. Most 3-rail O Gauge locomotives are designed not to go directly from forward
to reverse; they go into neutral between directions. If the train has been moving forward,
the first press of the Direction button will put the train from forward into neutral, the
second press into reverse, the third press back into neutral, and the fourth back into for-
ward. Be sure to see your engine’s operating instructions for more detail.
Operating with Multiple Users
1. Wire the layout as described previously.
2. Each handheld must be programmed to communicate with the TIU(s) and engines it
will control at any point in the operational session. To do this:
A. Apply power to the TIUs your handheld will control, and add them to the
handheld as described in the TIU Setup section of the Menu chapter above.
You should not re-add TIUs your handheld is already programmed to control.
Be careful not to attempt to assign more than one TIU to the same TIU
address.
DCS Tip: Proto-Sound 2.0 locomotives will respond to the appropriate one-touch
buttons (e.g. front and rear coupler) and to the softkeys S1-S4.
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