Command Mode - Automatic Operation
The pantographs can be operated automatically or manually when using the M.T.H.
DCS Digital Command System or DCC. The START UP function must be initiated for
the pantographs to operate in command mode. After the startup function has
completed, the pantographs will go through an orientation check. This will make sure
that the rear pantograph is raised and the front pantograph is lowered.
When the direction of the locomotive is reversed the front pantograph will rise, then
the rear pantograph will lower. This is to insure that at least one of the pantographs is
in contact with the catenary at all times.
Every time the direction button is pushed, the pantographs will alternately rise and lower.
DCS Command Mode - Manual Operation
Using the DCS handheld, each pantograph can be raised and lowered individually by
pressing appropriate softkeys (buttons S1 through S5).
Softkey Operation for Operating Pantograph Engines
The new softkeys displayed when an operating pantograph engine is loaded into the
remote are as follows (requires Remote code version 3.10 or higher):
MOP (Menu Operating Pantograph) –
This brings up auto/manual pantograph
operating screen.
MAN –
This selects Manual mode for operating the pantographs. (See the F and R
Commands below)
AUTO –
This selects auto mode for operating the pantographs (See Command Mode -
Automatic Operation at the top of this page)
F
ñ
–
Commands the front pantograph up. If it’s already up this button will not do
anything
F
ò
–
Commands the front pantograph down. If it’s already down this button will not
do anything
R
ñ
–
Commands the rear pantograph up. If it’s already up this button will not do
anything
R
ò
–
Commands the rear pantograph down. If it’s already up this button will not do
anything
AUTO –
This commands the pantographs to run in Automatic mode. In this mode the
pantographs will operate based on the direction the engine is running. Every Direction
button press on the DCS remote handheld or an AC transformer will cause the
pantographs to change their orientation. NOTE – The default operation of the
operating pantographs is Auto mode. Also, the default orientation of the pantographs is
that when the engine is in the forward direction the rear pantograph is up and the front
one is down.
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