User Manual

power.
Ifalloftheaboveisworkingproperly,[powersupplylightison,baseunitpilotlighton],
removethegreenplugfromtherearofthebaseunit,ordisconnectthe“totrack”wires
fromthebaseunittoyourlayout.Ifthedisplaynowworks,checkyourlayoutforasmall
shortcircuit,[lowimpedance].Thistypeofshortcircuitmaynotactivatethecircuit
protectioninthebaseunit,[pilotlight/linklightflashing],butwillpreventyour
handheld’sdisplayfromshowinganything.
*NOTE:Donotleaveoruseyourhandheldindirectsunlightforalongperiodoftime,
thiswillcausethedisplay,[LCD],tomalfunction.
Usingmorethanonehandheld:
WhenyouaddextrahandheldstoyourProdigyAdvanceorProdigyExpressyoumust
assignanindividualaddresstoeachhandheld.Thisaddressisrememberedbythe
handheldanditcannotbethesameaddressasanyotherhandheldinuse.Allhandhelds
regardlessofeachtypecomewithafactorydefaultaddressofCab#1.Ifthehandhelds
arenotassignedindividualaddressesthesystemmayrunslowerornotruncorrectly.
YoushouldalwayshaveonehandheldassignedMasterAddress#1,andtheneach
additionalhandheldshouldbenumberedconsecutively.
WiththeProdigyAdvanceSystem,[baseunit],ifyouusemorethaneighthandhelds,flip
thehandheldswitchtotheappropriatesettingonthebaseunit.Thisswitchallowsthe
systemtooperateatitsoptimumspeed.
Tochangehandheldaddresses:
ProdigyAdvancehandheld
Press“SYS”button,followedby,[function]6button.
“Cab”willshowindisplay,[presentaddressflashesbriefly].
Ifthisistheaddressyouwantforthishandheld,use“RECALL”buttontoescapewithout
changes.
Ifyouwantthishandheldtohaveadifferentaddress,usethefunctionbuttonstoinputthe
addressandpress,“ENTER”.
ProdigyExpresshandheld
Holddownthefunctionbutton#6,whileunpluggingthecablefromthebottomofthe
handheld.
“SvdA”flashesinthedisplay.
Keepholdingdownbutton#6,whilepluggingthecablebackin.
“Cab”showsinthedisplay,presentcabaddressflashesbriefly.
Ifthisaddressiswhatyouwant,press,“RECALL”toescapewithoutchanges.
Ifnot,usethefunctionbuttonstoinputtheaddress,thenpress,“ENTER”.
Note***IfyoupurchaseanewAdvancehandheldorExpresshandheldandinitially
plugitin,youmightgetadisplayreading“00FF”.Ifthisoccursjustinput5loco
addressesintotherecallstack, [theycanbejustghostaddressesifyoudonothave5
locos].Unplugthecablefromthebottomofthehandheld,“SvdA”flashesbriefly.Plug
thecablebackinandresumeoperation,afterassigningthenewhandheldit’sown
uniqueaddress.Atthistimeyoucaneitherdeletetheextraaddressesentered,orjust
leavethembe.