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M.R.C.#AD360AccessoryDecoderThisisasimpleoneoutputdecoderthatuseson
boardlocomotive2digitaddresses,[1127].Thisdecoderwasdesignedforearlytypesof
DCCsystems,thatarelimitedinwhattypesofC.V.’scanbeprogrammed,andthatare
alsolimitedinoperation.Itisrecommendednottoassignthisdecoderthesameaddress
asalocomotiveinuse,orifyouactivatecertainfunctionsinthelocomotivesdecoders,
youmightchangetheorientationofaturnoutwithoutrealizingit.Withtoday’snewer
DCCsystemsthatsupport4digitaddresses,itisadvisedtogiveallyourlocomotivesa4
digitaddress,[ifthedecodersupports4digitaddresses],andusethe2digitaddressesfor
thesedecoders.Thisdecodercanbeusedwiththeolderoriginal“Prodigy”DCCsystem,
[#AD150],andthe“ProdigyExpress”DCCsystemwithouttheneedforadditionstothe
DCCsystem.Followthedecodersinstructionsforsetupanduse,andseethesectionon
“ProgrammingOlderDecoderswiththeAdvance/Express”aboveifyouareusingthe
AdvanceorExpressandtheAD360willnottakea2digitaddresswithnormal
programmingontheprogramtrack.
M.R.C.#0001628AccessoryDecoderThisdecoderhas4separateoutputsso4separate
accessoriescanbehookeduptojustonedecoder,[Basicallyitis4decoders,with4
separateaddressesinone].Theaddressesusedforthisdecoderare“Accessory”
addressesandarecompletelyseparatefromonboardlocomotivemobiledecoder
addresses.Youcannotprogramthiswithregularaddressprogramming,asyoumustuse
C.V.programming.Thedecoder’smainaddressgetsprogrammedintoC.V.#513,and
thedecoderautomaticallyassignstheoutputssubaddresses.Forexample;ifyouassign
thedecoderamainaddressof“1”,theoutputsautomaticallybecome“1,2,3,and4”,so
youcanoperateeachoutputseparately.Asecond0001628shouldbeassignedmain
address“#5”,whichwouldgiveit’soutputssubaddressesof“5,6,7,and8”,andsoon
downtheline.Followthedecoder’sinstructionsforsetupanduse.
NoteThisdecodercannotbeusedwiththeolderoriginal“Prodigy”DCCsystem,
[#AD150],andtouseitwiththeProdigyExpress,youhavetopurchaseaProdigy
Advancehandheldtoaccessthe“Accessory”feature.
AtlasT.C.U.,[TurnoutControlUnit] Thisaccessorydecodercannotbeusedwiththe
olderoriginal“Prodigy”DCCsystem,[#AD150],andtouseitwiththeProdigyExpress
youhavetopurchaseaProdigyAdvancehandheld.Thisisa6outputaccessorydecoder.
FollowthehookupdirectionsaspertheAtlasinstructionsthatcomewiththedecoder.
Thefactorydefaultaddressforthisdecoderis#1to#6.Toprogramanaddresswiththe
ProdigyAdvanceorProdigyExpress,withanAdvancehandheld…Donotenterany
programmingmode!!!!
OnAdvanceHandheld:
Press“Accy”button
PickaddressdesiredforeachT.C.U.multipleof6,1or7or13or19,etc.,[add6tothe
lastT.C.U.address].Usenumberedfunctionbuttonsforthisstep.
Press“Enter”
OnT.C.U.:
PressbuttonuntilLEDlights,[approx.3seconds].
ReleasebuttonimmediatelywhenLEDlights.