User Manual

mostlikelyaproblemsomewhereonyourlayout.Youwillalsogetthismessagewhen
usingareverseloopcontrollersuchasourAD520ReverseLoopController.Thereverse
loopcontrolleractsasamomentaryshortcircuitasthelocopassesovertheinsulated
gapsinthereverseloop.Thissituationcangetannoyingeverytimethelocogoesthrough
theloopandyouhavetoresetyourhandheld.ThereisanupgradefortheProdigy
Express,whichinvolvessendingthecompletesystembacktoM.R.C.withasmallfee.
Thisgetsyouahigheroutputpowersupply,[2.5amp.],andasoftwareupgradetohandle
thehigherloadoutput.Seetheexplanationbelow:
“RegardingtheProdigyExpressDCCsystem…
Insomeinstanceswithalargehomelayout,usingmultiplehandhelds,andnumerous
locomotives,theremaynotbeenoughpowerwithyourDCCsystem’spowersupplyto
activateanMRCAD520ReverseLoopController,ifyouhaveareverseloopalsointhe
layout.
YoucanhaveyourProdigyExpressDCCsystemupgradedtoa2.5ampoutput,and
receiveanewhigheroutputpowersupplyforjustasmallfeetocovershippingand
handling.
SendyourProdigyExpresssystemin,[all3pieces]to:
ModelRectifierCorp.
80NewfieldAve.
Edison,N.J.08837
Attn:ProdigyExpressUpgrade
Includeanotewith:
YourName
Address
Daytimephonenumber
Checkormoneyorderfor$$$${U.S.Funds}.”
ItisbesttocallM.R.C.inadvanceofsendingtheunitin,toseewhatthecurrentcostfor
theupgradewillbe.
AccessoryDecoders
Therearemanyaccessorydecodersonthemarkettoday.Thesetypesofdecodersare
usedtooperateswitchmachines,[turnoutmotors],bothtwincoilandslomotion,
[Tortoisetype],turnon/offlightsandothertypesofaccessories.Basicallytheyarea
DCCcontrolledonoroffswitch.Theyareassignedaspecificaddress,justlikeonboard
locomotivedecoders,andtheyarecontrolledbyyourhandheld,[cab].