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8.0 Run a Locomotive Without a DCC Decoder
In the proceeding steps you familiarized yourself with the controls and con-
nected the Zephyr Xtra to your layout. Just follow these simple steps and you’ll
be running one of your existing DC locomotives in just a few more minutes.
1. Set the DCS51’s
Throttle Knob
to
StOp
.
2. Place an analog locomotive, one without a decoder installed, on your layout
that is controlled by your DCS51.
3. Check the DCS51’s
TRACK STATUS Light
to be sure that track power is
turned on. Press
pOWer
to turn track power on if necessary.
4. Press the
lOCO
key to begin the selection process. The Display will begin
flashing either
“
lOCO
”
or the last address selected on the throttle.
5. Use the numeric keypad to enter
“00”
, the address used to control the loco-
motive without a decoder. Your display will show:
6. Press the
lOCO
key again to confirm your selection and set address
00
on
the throttle. The display will stop blinking and you will have control of the
analog locomotive.
7. Set the
Direction Control Lever
to
FOrWarD
and turn the
Throttle
Knob
clockwise slowly to increase the speed of the analog locomotive. As
the speed increases, the locomotive on the track will begin to move. The
direction of an analog locomotive is determined by track polarity not by the
DCC signal so, you may have to turn your analog locomotive around to
match the direction of travel on the
Direction Control Lever
. The DCS51’s
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