To change the position of a switch or turnout
1. Press the SWCH key
to enter switch mode. When you enter
Switch mode, the throttle knobs & direction keys will continue to
control the loco addresses running on the throttle. Loco speed will
be displayed on the bar graph and loco direction will be displayed
on the direction indicators for each throttle. The numeric keypad
will be used to enter switch numbers and the OPTN t
and
CLOC c
Keys are used to tell the switch in which direction it
should operate.
2. The last switch decoder address selected by your throttle is displayed
on the text line followed by a “c” or a “t”.
3. The LCD indicates the switch position using the c or t as follows:
“t” indicates that the switch is “thrown” (for a turnout, the diverging
route is set)
“c” indicates that the switch is “closed” (for a turnout, the mainline
route is set)
If the “t” or “c” indicator is flashing it means that the LocoNet
Command Station does not know the current switch position. A
steady “t” or “c” indicates that the command station knows the posi-
tion of the switch.
4. Use the numeric keypad to enter the switch address you want to
change
5. Once the desired switch address appears in the text area of the throt-
tle, you will see either “c” or “t” on the right side of the = sign in the
display. If the “c” or “t” is flashing, the command station does not
This LCD shows a DT400 in Switch Mode
1. Sw=Switch Mode
2. Switch 327 is selected and is in the
c (closed) position. .
3. Address 6104 is active (blinking smoke)
on the L throttle
4. Address 6104 is running at 50% speed
(bar graph) in the reverse direction.
5. Address 25 is running on the R throttle at
0% speed in the forward direction.
CLOC
c
OPTN
t
S W C H
S W C H
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