DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER’S GUIDE
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Quick Start: Command Mode
Setting Up And Using DCS - An Overview
Setting up the DCS system for simple command mode operation is quick and easy. The
eight steps below are all that is required to begin operating a single Proto-Sound 2.0 or later
equipped engines in command mode on a simple layout.
1. Connect the TIU Voltage In Channel to the Transformer Terminals.
Connect the black
negative (-) and red positive (+) wires from your transformer to the TIU’s black and red
banana jacks (respectively) on the “Fixed Voltage In1” channel. Make sure the connections are
tight.
2. Connect the TIU Out Channels To The Track.
Connect wires from the red and black
“Fixed (DCS) Out1” banana jacks to your track or lock-on. If you connect directly to the track,
red (hot) must be connected to the center rail and black (ground) to the outer rail.
3. Open the DCS Application on your device.
4. Put a Proto-Sound 2.0 or later equipped engine on your track.
5. Turn on your transformer and increase the throttle to 18 Volts (or between ¾ and full
power for older transformers).
6. Add the engine to your App.
7. Select and Start Up the engine.
8. Make the engine go by rolling up the throttle.
The two Fixed and two Variable channels of the TIU are built differently and serve differ-
ent functions, although the same DCS signal is sent to the track on all four channels.
Variable channels have internal circuitry that allows them to vary track voltage from
within the channel. That means you can vary the voltage on tracks connected to a Vari-
able channel from the DCS Application. These channels are perfect for tracks on which
you want to run conventional mode engines (e.g., original Proto-Sound, PostWar, etc.) via
the DCS Application.
Fixed channels are straight throughputs. That is, the voltage that enters these channels is
the same voltage that comes out, with no voltage variation within the TIU. These chan-
nels are ideally meant for command mode operation only. There is, however, one way to
set up Fixed tracks so that you can operate conventionally via the DCS Application. If
you are using a Z-4000® to power tracks connected to the Fixed channels, you may set
up a Z-4000 remote receiver (Item No. 40-4002) for those throttles. The DCS Application
is designed to communicate with the Z-4000 remote receiver, and it can vary track volt-
age that way. Please see the “Advanced Wiring” section of this manual in the “Universal
Locomotive and Accessory Operation” chapter for more information about this option.
Summary of Contents for Digital Command System WIFI
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Page 5: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 5 1 Introduction To DCS...
Page 13: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 13 2 Quick Start Command Mode...
Page 23: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 23 3 One Touch Locomotive Operation...
Page 28: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 28 4 Menu Operation Sound...
Page 37: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 37 5 Menu Operation Control...
Page 42: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 42 6 Menu Operation Systems...
Page 54: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 54 7 Advanced Wiring...
Page 62: ...DCS WiFi DIGITAL COMMAND SYSTEM USER S GUIDE 62 Setting up a Programming Track Advanced Wiring...
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