User Manual

the“Program”buttontoenterthe“Consist”mode,thenfollowthepromptsonyour
display,makesuretousetheconsistaddressyouprogrammedintothereverserunning
loco’s.Thenentertheforwardrunninglocos’first,andthendownthelinetothereverse
runningloco’s.Onceyouaredoneenteringtheloco’sinthisconsist,pressthe“Recall”
buttontoexittheconsistmodeandentertherun mode.Usethe“Select”,“Loco”buttons
andinputtheconsistaddress,press“Enter”.Nowthisconsistwillbehaveasitis
supposedto.Toactivatethehorn,belloranyaccessoryfunctionsyouwantforthelead
locomotivewhilerunningthisconsist,usethe“Recall”buttontoscrolltotheleadloco
address,activatethefunction[s],thescrollbacktotheconsistaddresstocontinuerunning
controlofthetrain.
SomedecodershaveaspecialCVbuiltintothemthatletsyouturnon/offthefunctions
whiletheloco’sareinanadvancedconsistmode,[CV#19activated], andmovesthe
functionssotheyfollowtheconsistaddress.Thisletsyouactivatethehorn,bellor
otherfunctionswithouthavingtoscrolltotheleadloco’saddress.Readthedecoders
instructionsheettoseeifitincludesthisf eature.
Method#3 PurchaseanAdvancedHandheld,andconsistsetupbecomesabreeze.
ProdigyAdvanceHandheld Thishandheldhasit’sown“Consist”button.Youusethis
buttontoscrollthroughtheconsistmenutosetuporclearthetypeof“Consist”you
want.
*HintIfyouexperienceeraticoperationsoflocomotivesduringorafterusinga
“Universal/OldSt yle”Consist,youmayhaveenteredtheConsistwrong,ortriedtoadd
another“Universal/OldStyleConsist,withoutclearingthepreviousone.Makesureto
clearany“Universal/OldStyleConsists”.Ifat thestartof anewoperatingsession,
youcannotrememberifyoupreviouslycleareda“UniversalConsist”,go to“Consist,
then,“OldClear”,andpressthe“Enter”button.
Inthe“RunMode”,oneitherhandheld“Universal/OldStyle”consistswillshowinthe
displayas“Cons”withanaddress,[theleadlocosaddress],andanAdvancedConsist
willshowas“Loco”witha2digit,[1127],consistaddress.
TheBaseUnitsofbothsystemssharethesamesoftwareandfeaturesoftheProdigy
Advance,butbecauseoftheslightdifferencesofbothtypesofhandhelds,youcannot
accessallofthefeaturesfoundintheProdigyAdvancewiththeExpresshandheld.This
istruewhenitcomestosettingupConsists.TheExpresshandheldwhensettingupa
Consistwillnotletyousetuptorunoneormorelocosinreverseintheconsist.Toget
theselocostoruninreverseyouwouldhavetoprogramCV#29intheselocostorunin
reverse,[refertotheCV#29chartonourwebsitetoinputthecorrectvalueofthetypeof
addressyouareusing–2digitor4digit].Youneedtoprogramthisusingthelocos
currentrunningaddress,nottheConsistaddressyouplantouse.