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Prodigy Advance Handheld/Cab

1. Function display – Large, easy to read LCD screen.

Lets you monitor current loco address in use,

functions in use for that address, fast clock display,

loco speed and direction. Also displays all

programming features in program mode and

accessory decoder setup and programming.

2. Select LOCO button – Used to select a loco or

consist address.

3. CONSIST button – Used to set up consists, add

locos to consists and clear consists.

4. Function buttons – Allow you to select decoder

functions.

5. -1 or DEL button – Dual function button that allows

you to delete locos from the stack; and when

running a current loco, allows you to incrementally

decrease the loco speed. A stack is a group of

locos stored in your Cab memory. Each Cab can

store up to 25 different loco addresses in its stack.

Tap or press the -1 button quickly to decrease

the loco speed. Holding the button for more

than 2 seconds will delete the current loco from

the stack.

6. TIME button – Allows you to view fast clock time while

running current loco address. Press again to shut off

time display. (The time is stored in the base unit, all

Cabs see the same time).

7. SPD STEP button – Used to synchronize the knob to

programmed speed step (14-28/128) of decoder currently in use. Prodigy Advance automatically

programs all decoders to 28/128 speed steps. Speed steps are incremental steps that the

decoder takes to go from 0 m.p.h. to full speed with the use of the THROTTLE knob. The higher

number of speed steps programmed into the decoder, the finer the speed control.

8. Emergency STOP button – Pressing this button once will stop the current loco. Double click

(press) this button within one second and it will stop all locos currently in use on the layout.

Double click (press) again and it will restore the layout and locos will start to run at their last

direction and speed.

9. Cab cord – Connects the Cab to the Base Unit

10. LCD Screen (see Function display feature number 1 above)

11. Select ROUTE button – Used to program Routes of switch tracks when switch tracks are

12. Select ACCY button – Used to program accessory decoders as well as selecting accessory

decoders when in run mode.

13. PROG button – Used to program locos, accessory decoders and read values in decoders.

14. SYS button – Used to change Cab system parameters or settings.

15. +1 or ENTER button – Dual function button that allows you to lock in selections and

information during programming process. When running a current loco, allows you to

incrementally increase the loco speed.

16. RECALL button – Allows you to scroll through the loco stack to select a loco address to run.

17. SHIFT button – Used to access decoder functions higher than function #9. For example, if

you want to access function 12, press SHIFT and 2 button to turn on/off function #12.

18. DIRECTION button – Changes direction of current loco address.

19. THROTTLE knob – Used to adjust the speed of the current loco. When used in the “Yard”

Cab mode, it can also reverse the direction of the current loco. The THROTTLE knob may be

referred to as a potentiometer, pot or as an encoder - these are names of the parts used to

make a THROTTLE knob. Prodigy Advance uses an encoder instead of a pot.