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3. The address will begin to blink in the display. Press the
key, this will
release the address from both the UT6 and the locomotive stack in the sys-
tem. The display on your UT6 will show the previously selected address
grayed out.
4. If you press the
key again, the UT6 will begin flashing the address you
just released. You can re-select that address if still free by pressing the
key again,
or you can enter a new address number to select.
4.5 How to Dispatch Locomotives
Dispatching is a special feature incorporated in the LocoNet system to meet
the needs of operators that wish to enforce a strict discipline in how operators
gain access to locomotives during an operating session. Dispatching also lets
you run consists with basic throttles that can’t set up their own consists and run
four digit addresses on basic throttles that only have two digit capability. It lets
you have newcomers run trains on the layout without giving them access to the
entire operation.
When you dispatch a locomotive address or consist to your LocoNet system,
you make it available to be acquired by another throttle. Only one address at a
time can be marked as a dispatched address in the system.
To dispatch a locomotive address using the UT6
1.
Press the
key to enter address selection, enter the address you want to
dispatch.
2. Press the
key now marked “Dispch” to dispatch the entered Loco
Address.
The dispatched address can be a single locomotive address, either two digit or
four digit, or a consist/MU TOP. The TOP locomotive in a consist or MU can
be dispatched to transfer control of the entire consist to another throttle.
4.6 How to Steal Locomotives, forcing selection
If you try to select a loco address that is already selected on another throttle the
UT6 will display “adr-busy” in red above the address in the Loco Info area of
the display when the address is entered.
This is a safety interlock to prevent operators from taking control of locos that
are already selected on other throttles. Occasionally it is necessary to override
this interlock to gain control of a loco that is “lost” for whatever reason. This
override is called “stealing a locomotive”. When stealing with the UT6 it is
then possible to have an address selected on more than one throttle on your
system.
To steal an address with the UT6
:
1.
Press
to enter selection mode.
2. Enter the address of the loco you want to steal and press
again.
