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CONSIST ADDRESS:
The consist address can be any number from 112 through 127. The system will
suggest the first available consist address (the priority is highest to lowest). Press
ENTER to accept this address.
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CON ADDR: 127CON ADDR: 127
CON ADDR: 127CON ADDR: 127
CON ADDR: 127
You may enter any other number you wish (from 112 to 127) then press the ENTER
key. If you have locomotives on the layout using short addresses make sure you
don’t pick an address already in use. This is one reason to use long addresses with
your loco fleet. It will keep the short addresses free for consists.
ENTERING THE LEAD LOCO NUMBER
Entering the lead loco number is optional but recommended. The command station
keeps track of consists by their lead loco number. The locomotive is the loco that the
command station will send function commands to. For example: headlight on/off
commands. If the command station did not know the lead loco it would not know
which locomotive should have the headlight turned on or off.
The lead loco number also acts as an alias for the consist number entered above.
Say you have a bunch of consists stored on staging tracks and you wish to operate
one of them. After the consist is set up, you can select the consist by pressing SEL
LOCO then entering either the lead loco number or the consist number. The lead
loco number is typically easiest to remember because it is the number printed right
on the locomotive. The consist address may not relate to any visible or easily
remembered number.
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LEAD LOCO: _LEAD LOCO: _
LEAD LOCO: _LEAD LOCO: _
LEAD LOCO: _
Enter the lead loco number followed by pressing the ENTER key.
ENTERING THE LEAD LOCO DIRECTION
If the locomotive is to operate in the forward direction press ENTER. Press the
DIRECTION key if you wish to have the locomotive operate in the reverse direction.
Subsequent presses of the DIRECTION key will keep changing the direction. When
you get the direction you desire press the ENTER key.
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DIR THIS LOCO: FDIR THIS LOCO: F
DIR THIS LOCO: FDIR THIS LOCO: F
DIR THIS LOCO: F
This informs the decoder whether the loco is in the line-up facing forward or reverse.
For instance, in an A-B-A consist the lead A unit and the B unit will be setup in the
Forward direction, and the second A unit will be setup in the Reverse direction.
ENTERING THE REAR LOCO NUMBER
Entering the rear loco number is optional. The command station keeps track of
consists by their lead or rear loco number. If you select the consist by the rear loco
number the direction of the consist will be reversed from the direction of operation if
you selected it by the lead loco. You don’t have to enter a rear loco number if you
don’t need/want to operate the consist in reverse. The rear loco number also act as
an alias for the consist number just as the lead loco number.
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REAR LOCO: _REAR LOCO: _
REAR LOCO: _REAR LOCO: _
REAR LOCO: _