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By default the jump ports on the DCS52 are
disabled
and must be enabled in
Option Switch setup. See section
9.0
for option switch setup.
1. Ensure that OpSw 83=Closed so that Jump Ports are enabled on your
DCS52. If Jump Ports are enabled there will
be additional text in the
Jump Throttle Area
of the display. The Display will show
“Jump1” and “Jump2” as well as speed and
direction info for each throttle. The
key
will show “Active”.
2. The Throttle Knob and Direction Lever on
your DCS52 is called the
Local Throttle
.
3. The throttle and direction controls on each of
the smooth DC power packs you are using
will control the jump throttles are called
respectively,
Jump1
and
Jump2
.
4. Press the
“Active” key to cycle from the
Local Throttle
to
Jump 1
to
Jump 2
and
back to the
Local Throttle
. The top line of
the
Loco Info Area
tells you which throttle info is being shown and which
functions are being addressed by the DCS52 keyboard. The top line will
read “LocalThrottle” [the DCS52’s knobs], “Jmp1 Throttle”, or “Jmp2
Throttle” to indicate which throttle you have selected for
function
control.
5. The functions for each throttle are controlled by the DCS52’s keypad. You
will only be able to control the functions for the throttle that is listed in the
top line of the
Active Throttle Info
line
.
6. The throttle knobs and direction controls for all three throttles will contin-
ue to control the loco selected on them while you are working with func-
tion controls for the loco selected in the
Active Throttle Info
line
.
Speed,
direction, and loco selected info for the other throttles will be shown in the
Jump Throttle Area
. Inactive throttles will be shown as gray in the
Jump
Throttle Area
.
7. To access function controls for each throttle, simply press the
“Active” key, to cycle among the three throttles. The three throttle will
cycle from the
Jump Throttle Area
to the
Loco Info Area
to show which
is active for function and address control.
8. When the throttle’s name for which you want to control functions appears
in the
Loco Info Area
on the display, use the DCS52’s keypad to change
the functions or select a loco.
To run a locomotive address on Jump 1 or Jump 2:
1. Press the
key, until you have
Jump Port
throttle you want to run in
the
Loco Info Area
of the display, if nothing is selected the last selected
address will be show in all gray. If a loco is selected on the throttle you
wish you use, you will need to reselect it, by pressing
, then the
Exit/Stop Key.
F
Local Throttle Active
sp 0 %
0003
Trk
USB
Ln
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Fn+00
Active
Fn Info+
Jump1:
0056
Jump2:
0003
Fwd> sp0 %Fwd> sp 0 %
