DCS Command System User’s Guide
Quick Start: Command Mode
Reversing Direction
Because there is no neutral in DCS command mode,
DCS engines go directly from forward to reverse.
There are two ways to change directions in command
mode:
Press the red DIR (Direction) button while you are in motion to drop the locomotive’s
speed to 0 smph and change its direction. Wait for the engine to come to a complete
stop, then roll the thumbwheel to the desired speed in the new direction.
OR
Scroll back to 0 SMPH, wait for the engine to come to a complete stop, press DIR, and
then roll the thumbwheel to the desired speed and the new direction. Pressing Direction
once takes you directly from forward to reverse and vice-versa.
If you roll the thumbwheel to 0 SMPH then
resume motion without pressing Direction, the
engine will remain in its current direction. If you
mistakenly press “Direction” to stop the engine but
want to continue in the same direction, press
“Direction” one more time.
Basic Sounds
The yellow BELL and white W/H buttons operate the bell and horn the same way in
command mode that they do in conventional mode:
Horn/Whistle - The horn/whistle will sound for as long as you depress the button. It
will stop when you release the button. The Proto-Sound 2.0 horn/whistle’s ending
sounds are designed to vary with the amount of time you hold 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. When you turn it off,
the bell sound effect fades out, ringing fainter until it stops, just like a real bell.
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Note: If you roll up the
thumbwheel before the engine comes
to a complete stop, the engine will
continue in the same direction.
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