problem often, you should consider a command station with more capacity.
27.7i’mtotallylost!
If your DCS51 display isn’t showing you what you expect based on the manu-
al, press the
exit
key to return to normal operating mode. Then try the throttle
task again. If you think you might have made an inadvertent change to one of
the factory settings in either the decoder or the command station, try resetting
everything to the factory settings and try the task again. See your decoder
instructions for resetting the factory settings of the decoder. See Section 28 for
resetting the DCS51 factory settings.
27.8DCS51Shutdown
If the DCS51 shuts down briefly and then comes back on again, it is probably
being run too close to its pre-set current limit of 3.0 Amps. In this case it may
clip or mutilate some outgoing packets of information to keep the track current
within acceptable limits. To solve this problem, reduce the track current load
by running fewer locomotives or setting up additional power districts and
adding more boosters to provide more power for the layout. See Section 25.3.
28.0 DCS51 Option Switch Setup
The DCS51 has several system operation options that you can use to customize
your operations. The DCS51 is set up at the factory to run right "out of the
box." Most customers never have any need to change these options.
Changing DCS51 Option Switches
1. See the DCS51 Option Switch Table that follows to decide which option
switches you want to change.
2. Press the
prOg
key. The display shows the last decoder programming
mode used by the DCS51.
3. Press the
SWitCh
key. The display shows the last switch used by the
DCS51 and its commanded position.
4. Use the numeric keypad to enter the number of the Option Switch you want
to change.
5. Press the
c/-
or
t/+
key to set the OpSw to the setting desired.
6. Press
exit
when finished. The DCS51 display will show
-cS-
to indicate
that you are running in command station mode or
-br-
to indicate that you
are running as a booster/throttle only.
The following table shows the effects of setting various option switches. The
factory settings for all DCS51 option switches are noted in the right column.
To reset the DCS51 Option Switches to factory settings:
If you change option switches and experience unexpected results, just set
OpSw 39 to
“c”
(closed) to reset the unit to the original factory settings.
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