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17.1.6Functions10through19(F10-F19)
If the
FUNC+10
key is pressed and its indicator light is on, numeric keys 0 to
9 will control functions 10 through 19 respectively (number key+10). Pressing
the
FUNC+10
key again will toggle off the led to show that 0-9 will now con-
trol functions F0 to F9.
17.1.7Functions20through28(F20-F28)
If the
FUNC+20
key is pressed and its indicator light is on then numeric keys
0 to 8 will control functions 20 through 28 respectively.(number key+20).
Pressing the
FUNC+20
key again will toggle off the indicator light to show
that 0-8 will now control functions F0 to F8.
17.2troubleshooting FunctionOperation
If the function you want to operate does not respond, check the following:
1. Is Track Status on? If not press the
pOWer
key to turn it on.
2. Did you select the correct loco? If not, select it now.
3. Is the function you want to use installed in the loco? If not, you may need
to install it. Most new locos have a head lamp/backup lamp installed, but
most do not have any additional lights or sounds installed.
4. Change the position of the
Direction Control Lever
and see if the lamp
comes on in the other direction. If the normal direction of travel feature in
the decoder loco is set for the opposite of what you were expecting, you
will see the head lamp operating in what you expected to be the reverse
direction and vice versa for the back up lamp. See your Decoder Manual for
information about how to change the Normal Direction of Travel (NDOT).
18.0Mu(Multipleunit)Operations
It is not uncommon to see two, three or even four diesel locos pulling in con-
sist at the front of a train. Sometimes, there is a locomotive added in the middle
of the train or at the end of the train to give “helper service” to the head end
locomotives. This is called Multiple Unit Operation or MU operation. With
DCC, each locomotive is separately controlled. But in the case of MUing we
would like to have more than one locomotive address controlled by a single
throttle to simplify MU operation.
Your DCS51 uses universal consisting to make MU operations simple and easy
to do. This is the most flexible and realistic method of MUing available. You
can add any locomotive to your MU, no matter what kind of DCC decoder is in
your loco. You can even add an analog loco to your MU. You can add a loco-
motive to an MU in either orientation and in any physical location in the train.
When you send commands to the MU you use the address of the TOP locomo-
tive to control the entire MU and the command station handles the rest of the
commands to the other locomotives in the MU. As the address you will use to
control the consist is not necessarily the address of the lead or head end loco,
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