FEATURES AND OPERATION
Now, for the fun stuff! Your new M.T.H. HO Diesel Engine has more features
and operating capabilities than any HO engine ever built by any manufacturer.
We're going to walk you through everything she does in general but, you'll
probably find a few we forgot to mention on your own.
Modes of Operation
There are 3 modes of operation with different levels of features accessible in
each. We refer to them as analog DC, DCC, and DCS. Here's a little more
explanation before we get into the features of each mode.
Analog DC
This is when there is nothing connected to the rails except a conventional DC
power pack. These power packs generally have at least one variable output
controlled by a throttle of some sort and a means of reversing DC polarity on
the track to change the direction of your engine.
DCC or Digital Command Control
DCC is a popular digital command control scheme wherein the track power is
also a digital control signal. That is, using a DCC controller, you can
communicate with multiple engines and have them all moving at different speeds
or moving in opposite directions on the same track at the same time. The
power/command signal remains constant and engines are “commanded” to
perform as desired. M.T.H. is new to DCC but, we recognize it's importance to
many HO operators. So, we loaded our engine with more DCC features easily
accessible to the operator than any HO engine ever built previously. You DCC
guys are in for a real treat!
Please note, when making setting changes in DCS or DCC, such as address,
please wait a minimum of 5 Seconds after removing power to insure the settings
are stored in the engines memory. Reapplying power in less than 5 Seconds may
result in losing the setting changes.
M.T.H. HO SD70ACe & SD70M-2 Diesel Engine
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