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we use the term “TOP” for this special address. The TOP address can also be
the train number.
You will not be able change the speed or direction of any individual loco that is
part of an MU. Locomotive speed and direction for all locos in the MU are
controlled by the TOP address.
18.1addingalocomotivetoanMu
To MU two addresses together with the DCS51:
1. Choose two locos you want to MU together. Place them on the track. Make
sure that both locos that will be part of the MU are headed in the same
physical direction. Select and run the first loco to determine which way it is
headed. Then select the other loco and run it in the same physical direction.
2. Select the address you want to use to control the MU. This is called the
TOP address. To do this, press
lOCO
, enter the address & press
lOCO
again. For this example, we will use loco address 09 as the TOP address and
we will add address 23 to the MU.
3. Press the
Mu
key. The TOP address will remain in the display and the
MU
Indicator Dot
will begin blinking indicating that you are preparing to add
to the MU.
4. Use the numeric keypad to enter the loco address you want to add to the
MU, in this case
23
.
5. Press the
t/+
key. If the MU you just set up is valid, the display will revert
to the TOP address. You are now ready to run your MU. To run your MU,
just turn the
Throttle Knob
to set the speed and use the
Direction Control
Lever
to change directions. Use the numeric key pad to control the func-
tions on the MU’ed locos.
If you want to add more locos to the MU, repeat the procedure.To add locos
to an MU you must add them to the TOP address. It’s a good idea to keep an
MU set up sheet like the following to help you remember which locos are
MUed together:
