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train,orattherearofatrain,butinreallifetheseotherMidtrain,andRearendhelpers
areusuallycontrolledbytheirownEngineers.AHeadEndLashupoflocomotiveshave
theirmechanical/electricalcontrolshookedtogether,andiscontrolledbyoneengineer,
usuallyintheleadlocomotive.
*NoteIfyouareuncertainabout whichisthefront ofthelocomotive,testitfirst…
“B”unitslookthesamefrontand back,andsomeprototyperailroadsransome
typesoflocomot iveslonghoodforward,whileothers ranthesametypeof
locomotives,shorthoodforward.Mostmodeltrainmanufacturersfollowthe
prototype’srunningmethodandjustliketherealrailroads,themanufacturers
placea little“F”onthelocomotiveto denote“Front”. Ifyoudoyourowndecoder
installations,makesurethelocorunsforwardasdenotedbythe“F”,[ifthereisno
“F”,alwaysrememberwhichendofthelocoisforward].Ifnotthingscanget
confusingwhensettinguporrunningconsists.
WithyourProdigyAdvanceorExpress,youcanbuildone“Universal”or“OldStyle”
Consistorasmany“Advanced”Consistsasyoulike.Youcanbuildthe“Universal”,or
“OldStyle”ConsistwiththeExpress,butyouneedtopurchaseanAdvanceHandheldto
accessthesoftware.
UniversalorOldStyleConsist ThistypeofConsisthasthelocomotivesmemorizedby
thebaseunitoftheDCCsystem.Aslongasyouhavethistypeofconsistrunningthe
locomotiveswillrunasaconsiston yourlayout,ifyouremovethelocosandbringthem
toanotherlayout,theywillnotrunasaconsist,buttheywillrunontheirownindividual
addresses.
EvenifyouhavemorethanonehandheldforyourAdvanceorExpressDCCsystem,you
canonlyuseone“Universal”consistatatime…Notoneperhandheld.
Alwaysclearthe“Universal”consistfromtheDCCsystem,and“Delete”theconsist
addressfromthehandheld[s]thatwereusingit,whenyouarefinishedrunningit,[refer
toyourinstructionbookforsettingupandclearingconsists].
*NOTE:Whenyoudeletethe“OldStyleConsist”addressfromyourhandhelds
display,[withtheDeleteButton],thisalsodeletestheleadlocosoriginaladd ress
fromthe“RUN”display.Toreacquirethislocosaddress,uset he“SelectLoco”
buttontoentertheaddressagain.
AdvancedConsistsThistypeofConsistiscarriedinsideyourdecoder,ifthedecoder
supportsthistypeofConsist,[yourdecodersinstructionswillstatethisfact]. Thereisa
specialCV,[CV#19],builtintothesedecodersthattakeatwodigitConsistaddress,[1
127].OnceadecoderisassignedaConsistaddressinthismanner,thisConsistaddress
willoverridetheoriginaladdressofthelocomotivewhetheritisa2digitaddressora4
digitaddress.Ifyouremovetheseloco’sfromyourlayoutandbringthemtoanother
layout,theywillrunasaConsist,untilyoucleartheConsistaddressfromCV#19[refer
toyourinstructionbookforsettingupandclearingAdvancedconsists].