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Information SET-02
3.2
Locomotive functions that can be controlled
You can address up to 9 functions in locomotive decoders (termed
F0-F8). You will learn how to switch these functions on and off in the
section "Switching locomotive-decoder functions on and off " which
starts on page 18.
3.3
Throttle Notch choices
Within DCC operations there is a concept of speed steps. Speed
steps refer to the number of throttle notches a locomotive decoder
can apply to the motor. SET-02 supports the choice of 14, 28 and
128 throttle positions. The default for all locomotives on the system
is 28 throttle positions. For information on how to select the various
modes and how to adapt them to your locomotive decoder, please
see the section "Matching the LH200s Throttle Notches to the
Decoders Speed Steps" which starts on page 19.
3.4
Multi unit (MU) consisting
Using Multi Unit control (in Europe called Multi Traction), you can
simultaneously control multiple locomotives via a common address,
the
multi unit address (MU-address)
. You will feel as if you are
only controlling a single locomotive, but all locomotives in the MU
react simultaneously. Locomotives can be set up head to head or
head to tail and they still work properly together in this mode.
SET-02 remembers a lot of information about multi units even
between operating sessions. With SET-02 you can configure a
maximum of 24 locomotives in 12 multiple multi unit consists.
You will find detailed information on the assembly and controlling of
an MU in the section "Multiple Unit (MU) Consisting" which starts
on page 28.
3.5
Configuring decoder features
Decoders can be configured by the user to customize the behaviour
of a particular locomotive. The address of a locomotive decoder is an
example of a decoder feature that the user must set for each
decoder used. The variable starting voltage, acceleration rate and
braking rate are among the optional features of a locomotive
decoder, that can be customized. Decoder features can be altered
through a process called programming. SET-02 has made
programming as transparent to the user as possible. Two different
modes are supported.
