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Quick Start
Contents of the Power Cab
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System:
Power Cab
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Power Panel (marked PCAB-PP)
Seven foot flat cable Coil Cord (4 wire) to use as a Pro Cab
Power Supply Power Cab
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system reference manual
We recommend that you follow the instructions below to connect your system to a
s
mall test track first. After your system is checked out completely and known to be
working then consider the final installation locations for components and connections
to the track.
TRYING OUT YOUR POWER CAB
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:
#1 Assemble the Power Panel by screwing the black plate to the circuit board with
screws provided.
#2 Connect the long 7 foot flat cable from the Power Cab
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into the socket marked
(on the drawing) POWER CAB
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(with the LED below the jacks) use the left
socket).
#3 Use a small, flat screw driver to attach the test track feeder wires to the small
two place connector. Make sure that there are no shorts or frayed wires between
the connections.
#4 If you have a locomotive with a DCC decoder already installed place it on the
track.
#5 Plug the power supply into the socket marked POWER. Plug the power supply
into a wall outlet. If the red light of the panel lights up you are ready to go. If it blinks
on and off your have a short. shut off power
#6 The display of the cab should look something like:
LOC: 003 00:03AMLOC: 003 00:03AM
LOC: 003 00:03AMLOC: 003 00:03AM
LOC: 003 00:03AM
FWD: 000 -------FWD: 000 -------
FWD: 000 -------FWD: 000 -------
FWD: 000 -------
This is what we call the ‘NORMAL DISPLAY’. The fast clock in the upper right hand
corner will most likely show a different time.
The following cab buttons must be pressed in the proper sequence to acquire control
of the locomotive #3 (in the above example locomotive #3 is already selected):
Note: By convention, locomotive decoders usually have their short address set to 3
at the factory.
a. Press SELECT LOCO button once.
b. Press the “3” button once. DO NOT press 0 then 3.
c. Press ENTER.
TIP #1 If you make a mistake while entering numbers on the cab just keep pressing
more numbers until the number entry field clears, then enter the correct numbers.
TIP #2 Whenever the cab is waiting for you to enter data (a flashing black square is
on the screen at the point where the numbers will go) you can press the PROG/ESC
key to “escape” what you were doing and return to normal operation mode.
TIP #3 Whenever you have pressed a button (such as SELECT LOCO) and you
want to keep what ever number that is already on the screen just press ENTER.
#7 To operate the locomotive, the following controls are used:
a. The thumbwheel will increase/decrease speed. The speed control buttons
that flank the thumbwheel on either side may also be used as desired to
control the loco speed.
b. Pressing the DIRECTION button will cause the loco direction to reverse.
CONGRATULATIONS! You are now operating a locomotive with DCC control. In
most cases, less than ten minutes has elapsed since you started reading this Quick
Start Guide.
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