User Manual

Ifeverythingworksatthispoint,useyour“Recall”buttontocheckyourother
locomotivesinthesamemanner.
*NoteIfyouwerepreviouslyrunninglocomotiveaddressesonanolderDCC
systemliketheM.R.C.Command2000,orAD150ProdigyDCC,andsomeother
manufacturerDCCsystems,andthelocomotivewillnotnowrunontheAdvanceor
Express,andyouhavenotchangedtheaddresssincerunningonthatolder
system…T ryReprogrammingthatlocomotivessameaddressontheAdvanceor
Express,thentrytorunitagain…
Duetoadvancesintechnologythenewersystemsmaynotrecognizethatsame
addressprogrammedintoadecoderfromanolderDCCsystem,simplyreprogramming
it’soldaddressorprogramminganewaddressinto,shouldgetittorunagain.Or,like
me,youmighthavesimplyforgottenthatlocomotive’saddressifyouhaven’trunitin
awhile,andtheaddressisnotthelocomotivesroadnumber…Ithappenstothebestofus.
“HINT”:
Ifmostofyourlocomotiveswork,butsomedonot,chancesarethereisnotaproblem
withyourMRCDCCsystem.Checkthelocomotive/decoderfortrouble.Aslightmistake
indecoderinstallationcan gounnoticedunderneaththebodyshell.
TOSAVEYOURFAVORITE,[upto],FIVELOCOSattheendofyouroperating
session,either:
Useyou“Recall”and“Delete”buttonstoscrollthroughthelocoaddressesyouwantand
don’twant,or…
Useyour“Recall”buttontoscrollfor,andrunyourfivelocos.
BEFORESHUTTINGDOWNYOURSYSTEM…
Unplugthecablefromthebottomofyourhandheld.
“Svda”Flashesbriefly.
Plugthecablebackintothehandheld.
Thenturnoffyour“Power”SwitchontheProdigyAdvanceorturn offthelayoutsmain
powerorunplugthepowersupplyifyourareusingtheProdigyExpress.
Note:Ifyouusemultiplehandheldsonyourlayout,[usingthe0001501,or0001502
extensionplates],orjustpluggedintothebaseunit.Performtheabovestepsforeach
handheldthatyouwouldliketosavetheaddressesinfromtheoperatingsession.
Ifyouaddorchangelocosduringanoperatingsession,thesestepsshouldbedoneafter
eachandeveryoperatingsession,beforeturningoffthemainpower.Thiswillensurethat
yourlocosareinthehandheld’smemoryforthenexttimeyourunyourtrains.
HandheldDisplayYourProdigyAdvanceorExpresshandheldhasaLCD,[liquid
crystaldisplay],whichisverysensitive.IfuponsettingupyourDCCsystem,and
connectingittoyourlayout,thedisplaydoesnotshowanything,checkthefollowing:
*Makesureitispluggedintothecorrectportonthebaseunit.
*MakesureLEDonpowersupplyison,[ProdigyAdvanceonly],thisshowsyouhave
powerinyourpowersupply.
*ChecktoseeifyourBaseunit’spilotlightison.Thisshowsthatyourbaseunithas