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SPEED CONTROL SECTION
The digital encoder equipped Power Cab
TM
allows
you to use both the speed buttons and the knob for
controlling the speed of your locomotive. The left
two keys increase or decrease the speed by either
4 or 10 speed steps, depending on the speed step
mode (28 or 128), whereas the right keys increase
and decrease the speed by one speed step at a
time.
The knob increases the speed by rotating it up and
decreases the speed when it is rotated down.
Power Cabs
TM
have a feature called ballistic tracking. The faster you rotate the knob
the faster it will increase or decrease the speed. This rate is adjustable from 0-7. The
factory default value is 3. See the Cab Setup section later in this manual.
Note: Speed buttons are disabled if the Power Cab
TM
is in Yard mode.
COMMONLY USED BUTTONS
HORN/WHISTLE
Factory default is to operate function 2 when this
button is pushed. Unlike other keys which toggle
functions on/off this key blows the horn as long
as the key is held down. Pressing the 2 key will
still toggle the function on or off.
BELL
Factory default is a toggle for function “1” on or off with each button press. This can
be changed in the Set Cab Params menu.
HEADLIGHT
Toggles the Headlight on and off. With DCC, the headlight is defined as Function 0,
and pressing the 0 (zero) key will perform the same function, but we felt the headlight
warranted its own button and a more convenient location.
OPTION
This button can be programmed to act as any button you wish (see the CAB SETUP
section on page 18, step 8).
EMERGENCY STOP
Pressing EMERGENCY STOP will stop the active loco/consist for this Cab only.
Speed will be immediately set to zero (no momentum). Loco is restarted by changing
the speed step or direction.
RECALL
This button toggles between the last two to six locomotives or consists addressed.
RECALL allows you to keep two to six locomotives and/or consists active in the
command station memory and access them in “round-robin” fashion with each press
of the button. Think of RECALL as being a set of memory slots. To put a locomotive
in a recall “slot”, press SELECT LOCO and enter the loco or consist to be operated
followed by pressing ENTER. To put another locomotive in the next slot, first press
RECALL to access the next slot. Now press SELECT LOCO and enter the second
loco followed by pressing ENTER. When additional trains are to be added either a
“slot” with “000” or an expendable loco/consist must be displayed on the screen.
Whatever is on the display will be replaced with the new loco/consist.
INC FAST
DEC FAST
INC
DEC
HORN/
SPEED
HORN/
WHISTLE
BELL
HEADLIGHT
OPTION
RECALL
EMERGENCY
STOP