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Information LH100 V3.6
5
Controlling locomotives with the LH100
In this section you will learn about basic locomotive control using the
LH 100. When you want to control a locomotive, you have to
call it up
first. There are three different ways you can call up a locomotive you
want to control:
-
Enter the number of the locomotive on the LH100 keypad
-
Toggle between 2 locomotive addresses
-
Seek out a locomotive from the command station stack.
All addresses from 0 to 9999 are valid. Address 0 is intended for
conventional locomotives (ones without a digital decoder).
When you first start using the LH100, it displays locomotive address
0003.
How to control a locomotive’s speed and direction of travel was
already described in the section "
First Steps: Controlling locomotives
".
Please refer back to this section on how to control the speed and
direction of your locomotive.
5.1
Entering a new locomotive address
Three methods are available to enter a new locomotive address:
-
typing the address on the keypad
-
choosing a locomotive from the stack
-
selecting a locomotive from the control unit's stack
5.1.1 Entering a new locomotive address on the LH100
keypad
In the following example a locomotive address "1234" is entered using
the LH100 keypad.
Press
On the display you see
Explanation
Clear the display first.
Begin to enter the address by
pressing the first digit of the
locomotive's address on the keypad.