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Display
What To Do
Press
Enter
to access the Turnout (switch) menu. Press the
+
or
-
buttons until the Turnout menu is displayed, then follow the steps
below.
Use the
+
or
-
buttons to select the turnout (or accessory
decoder) address you desire to control. (Possible range is 1
through 99)
When you reach the desired turnout address, Press
F0 or F1 to control the turnout.
The direction the turnout throws will depend on how it is connected to the
Accessory Decoder. If the turnout throws in the wrong direction, reverse the two
control wires connected to the Accessory Decoder.
During the time you are in the Turnout menu, you can control the speed of the
locomotive that was last selected using the dial.
Speed Step Assignment
The speed range from a complete stop to maximum speed is divided in steps. The
larger the number of steps, the better the speed control resolution. (ie., the larg-
er the number of speed steps the smoother the control of the locomotive.) The
Atlas Commander supports 14,28, and 128 Speed Steps and defaults to 28 speed
steps. Speed step settings are assigned for each locomotive and each locomotive
may be set to a different number of steps. Follow the procedure below to set the
speed steps for the locomotive selected on the display.
Setting Speed Steps*
1.
Press
Exit
until you are back at the Locomotive address display [L ##].
Scroll using
+
and
-
until you arrive at the desired locomotive address.
2.
To
Enter
the Menu System, press both Forward and Reverse buttons at
the same time.
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Display
What To Do
Press the
+
or
-
button until the speed step menu is displayed.
Press
Enter
to access the speed step menu.
The display shows the current speed step setting for the
selected locomotive address.
Press
+
or
-
until you arrive at the desired speed step (14, 28 or
128 are your options)
Once the desired speed step is displayed, press
Enter
to accept the
change, or press
Exit
to return to the Menu selection without
changing the speed steps.
* The selected locomotive must be stopped (Speed dial fully CCW) to change the
speed steps.
NOTE:
If the headlights on your locomotive blink on and off as the speed is changed, the
Commander is in 28 speed steps and the locomotive decoder is set for 14 speed
steps. If the lights do not turn on at all, the locomotive is set for 28 speed steps
and the Commander is set for 14 speed steps. The Commander defaults to 28
speed steps. If your locomotive returns to 14 speed steps after losing power, or
being removed from the track, the locomotive is configured for 14 speed steps.
To correct this, add 2 to the value in Register 5 and save the new setting. Consult
your system manual for programming procedures.
System Settings
The following system parameters can be edited or viewed:
• Version number of the HandCommand software (view only).
• Service number of the HandCommand. You will be asked to identify this
number if you call in for assistance with your HandCommand.
SPE
2
.
8
2
.
8
.
4