User Manual

TRAIN CHIEF® II LRCS W/ Lightweight OCU-BT – OPERATORS MANUAL
95-00-0-062, Rev 09 4-16 Control Chief Corporation
d) Locomotive acknowledges the operator’s acquire command by activating the
appropriate RED or BLUE strobe to designate which operator is the primary.
i) The locomotive will only accept control commands from the primary operator.
ii) Priority commands will be accepted by the locomotive from either operator.
e) Primary operator commences with remote control tasks.
2) Selective Dual Control Operation
a) Transfer of control by primary operator to other operator or idle locomotive.
b) Locomotive movement must be brought to a complete stop.
c) Perform the following setup to ready a OCU to transfer control:
i) Reverser to NEUTRAL
ii) Throttle selector to HALT
iii) Trainline brake to center (LAP)
iv) If the previous switch positions are not set and the operator attempts to pitch,
the OCU will sound an audible alarm, the display will show the message
“PITCH SETUP ERROR”, and the system will ignore the switch command.
d) Primary operator presses PITCH. Locomotive responds by turning off both RED
and BLUE status indicators. (The locomotive can stay in this mode indefinitely.)
e) Perform the following setup to ready a OCU to acquire control:
i) Reverser to NEUTRAL
ii) Throttle selector to HALT position
iii) Trainline brake to center (LAP)
iv) If the previous switch positions are not set and the operator attempts to
acknowledge the transfer, the OCU will sound an audible alarm, the display will
show the message “ACQUIRE SETUP ERROR”, and the system will ignore the
switch command.
f) Operator wishing to acquire control must press HORN. (Provided all switches are
set properly as described above.)
g) Locomotive acknowledges operator acquire command by activating the
appropriate RED or BLUE strobe to designate which operator Is the primary
i) The locomotive will only accept control commands from the primary operator.
ii) Priority commands will be accepted by the locomotive from either operator.
h) Primary operator commences with remote control tasks.
Note:
If the OCU of the primary operator were to go off-the-air, that OCU will retain its designation as
primary as indicated by the locomotive status indicator. In order for the other OCU to acquire
control, the primary OCU must re-initiate communications with the locomotive and execute the
transfer procedure, or the operator must go into the cab and reset the system or change the OCU
Mode from “A&B” to the appropriate “A” or “B” mode designator.