NCE Power Pro - General System Installation; Device Locations; Programming Track

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COMPLETING THE QUICK START ................................................................................ 8
PROGRAMMING A LOCOMOTIVE ADDRESS .............................................................. 8
RUNNING TWO LOCOMOTIVES WITH ONE CAB ........................................................ 9
CUSTOMER SERVICE .................................................................................................. 11
REGISTER MY SYSTEM… WHY? ............................................................................... 11
INSTALLING DECODERS ............................................................................................ 14
PRECAUTIONARY NOTES FOR DECODERS ............................................................. 15
GENERAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION ........................................................................... 16
DEVICE LOCATIONS ............................................................................................... 16
PROGRAMMING TRACK .......................................................................................... 16
REVERSE BLOCKS, WYES, AND CROSSOVERS ................................................. 17
WIRING ...................................................................................................................... 17
SYSTEM EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTIONS ...................................................................... 18
THE POWER PRO
TM
SYSTEM UNIT ............................................................................ 18
POWER PRO
TM
PH-10 SYSTEM UNIT ......................................................................... 18
THE COMMAND STATION ............................................................................................ 19
COMMAND STATION CONNECTIONS AND INDICATORS ..................................... 19
COMPUTER INTERFACE PORT ............................................................................... 19
CONTROL BUS SOCKETS ....................................................................................... 19
STATUS LIGHT ......................................................................................................... 19
SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS ..................................................................................... 19
REPLACING THE EPROM IN YOUR POWER PRO: ................................................... 20
BATTERY CONNECT JUMPER .................................................................................... 20
POWER BOOSTER ....................................................................................................... 21
CONNECTIONS, CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ................................................... 21
TRACK VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT - PB105 ............................................................. 22
TRACK VOLTAGE ADJUSTMENT - PB110A .......................................................... 23
USING MULTIPLE BOOSTERS ON YOUR LAYOUT .............................................. 23
DOUBLE GAPPED LAYOUTS ............................................................................. 23
COMMON RAIL LAYOUTS ................................................................................... 23
CONNECTION TO AUTOMATIC REVERSING MODULES .......................................... 23
THE PROCAB
TM
............................................................................................................. 24
THE LCD SCREEN .................................................................................................... 25
LOCOMOTIVE CONTROL AREA ............................................................................. 25
COMMONLY USED BUTTONS ................................................................................. 26
LOCO AND ACCESSORY SELECTION GROUP .................................................... 27
DATA ENTRY/FUNCTION CONTROL ...................................................................... 27
CONSIST SETUP GROUP ........................................................................................ 27
PROGRAMMING AND EXTENDED FUNCTION CONTROL ..................................... 28
CAB SETUP .............................................................................................................. 29
PRO CAB SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................... 30
CAB BUTTON NUMBERING SCHEME ..................................................................... 31
TABLE OF FACTORY DEFAULT VALUES .............................................................. 32
6 WIRE CAB BUS CABLE WITH RJ-12 CONNECTORS ......................................... 32
OPERATING PROCEDURES ........................................................................................ 33
THE “NORMAL” DISPLAY ......................................................................................... 33
SELECTING A LOCOMOTIVE OR CONSIST .......................................................... 33
CONTROLLING HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER DECODER FUNCTIONS ................... 34
CONSISTS - OLD AND ADVANCED CONSISTS EXPLAINED ................................... 35
ADVANCED CONSISTS ........................................................................................... 35
OLD STYLE CONSISTS (ALSO CALLED BRUTE FORCE OR UNIVERSAL) ........ 35
SETTING UP AN ADVANCED CONSIST ..................................................................... 35
DROPPING A LOCOMOTIVE FROM AN ADVANCED CONSIST ............................ 37
ADDING A LOCO TO AN ADVANCED CONSIST .................................................... 37
CLEARING AN ADVANCED CONSIST .................................................................... 38
CHANGING THE LEAD/REAR LOCO ...................................................................... 38