Controlling Accessory Functions
To control accessory functions F1 - F9,
press
1
-
9
. To control F10 - F28, press
SHIFT
, then press 2 digits. When F1-
F12 are on, F1 - F12
will be displayed
on the LCD. F13 - F19 will not be
displayed.
The left LCD display shows that the
current loco is 3802 running in reverse
at a speed of 102. Its accessory
functions F1 and F11 are on.
Recalling Locos
To call up previous locos stored in the memory, press
RECALL
. You can
recall up to 25 locos.
Note
Although the Cab can store up to 25 locos, if you unplug the Cab from the
base unit, it will only retain the last 5 locos used.
Deleting Locos
The Cab can store up to 25 locos. If you select a new loco when the Cab is
full, the new loco will replace the current loco. The current loco will be lost.
To prevent this, we recommend you recall unused locos and delete them
by pressing and holding
DEL
for 2 seconds.
Emergency Stopping
For emergency stopping of the current loco, press
STOP.
Pressing and
holding
STOP
for 2 seconds will stop the Main Track output. The 2 lights
on the base unit will blink. To restore the Main Track output, press and hold
STOP
for 2 seconds again.
Speed Steps
Speed steps are incremental steps the loco takes to go from 0 to top
speed. There are three speed steps: 14, 28 and 128. The higher the speed
steps setting, the higher the number of different speeds on which the loco
can operate. When you enter a new loco address (an address that has not
been stored in the Cab’s memory), Prodigy Advance will set 28 speed
steps as the default setting for that address. In order to operate your loco
properly, you may need to change the speed steps setting to match the
decoder’s speed steps.
To select other speed steps settings, press
SPD STEP
repeatedly until you
see your desired speed steps setting. Then press
ENTER
. The selected
speed steps setting will apply only to that address.
Note
Use of the speed step button will not alter the speed step originally
programmed into the decoder. It only matches the throttle to the decoder.
Yard Mode On/Off
To toggle the Yard Mode feature on or off, press
SYS
and
3
. In standard
throttle mode, the throttle only controls loco speed. When the Yard Mode
feature is on (“Yard” displayed on LCD), the yard throttle will control both
the speed
and
direction of the loco. Let’s explain how to use the Yard
throttle.
When the loco is traveling forward, turning the yard throttle clockwise will
increase the loco’s speed. Turning counterclockwise will decrease its
F1
Loco
REV
H
Speed
F11
2-2 Operation
MRC Prodigy Advance
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