User Manual

“Agoodruleofthumbis…Ifitdon’tworkonaddress#3,checkthefollowing”
Isyourpowersupplypluggedintothewalloutlet.
IsyourpowersupplypluggedintoyourDCCsystembaseunit.
CheckthewiringfromyourDCCsystemtothelayout.
Checkalllayoutwiring.
Ifyouwereusingblockswithcabcontrol,areallswitchesflippedtothecorrectsidefor
yourtrackpower.
Ifyouinstalledthedecoder,checkyourinstallation.
Ifyourlococamewithafactoryinstalleddecoder,contactthemanufacturer,andbe
guidedbytheirTechSupporthelp.
Ifyourinitialtestingwentasplanned,thelocorespondedtoaddress#3andallit’s
functionsareworkingproperly,nowitistimeto[re]programit.
NoteAlwaystestanewlyinstalleddecoderonatesttrackwith thepropervoltage
limitingresistorinstalledinline.Thispreventsfullvoltagefromgoingtothe
loco/decodercombinationtoavoidburningoutthedecoder,ifthedecoderis
installedincorrectly.Ifyou raddress#3checkdoesnotworkonthetesttrack,
disassemblethelocoandcheckyourinstallation.
Alwaysperformyourinitialprogrammingonaprogramtrack,[aseparatepieceof
straighttrack,thatisaslongasyourlongestlocowilldo].Thistrackdoesnothavetobe
partofthelayoutproper,ifitismakesuretouseinsulatedrailjoinersonbothrailson
bothendsofthetrackifyourprogramtrackisincludedinyourmainlayouttracks
somewhere.Makesurethattheterminalsmarked“ProgramTrack”arecorrectlyhooked
uptoyourProgramTrack.
Initialprogrammingshouldbeassigningtheloco/decoderanewaddress,other
parameterscanbeprogrammedintothedecoderlateronafterrunningitawhile,and
seeinghowitreactstothrottlesettingsandotherlayoutrelateditems.Ifyourdecoder
supportsprogrammingonthemain,[opsmodeprogramming],theseotherparameterscan
bedoneonthemainlinelateron.
Withthelocoontheprogramtrack,enterthe“ProgramMode”
Pressthe“Program,[PROG]”buttononce.
Yourdisplaywillshow“Pro9ProgTrack”.
Pressthe“Enter”button.
Yourdisplaywillshow“___ _ ProgTrack”,with“Adr”belowthefourbars.
Inputyourlocosnewaddress,[09,999].
Pressthe“Enter”button.
Your“Link”lightwillflash,andyourdisplaywillflash“Send”.
Movethelocotoyourmainline.
PresstheSelect“LOCO”button.
Inputthenewaddressintothedisplay.
Press“Enter”
YourLocoshouldnowrespondtothrottlemovementandfunctionbuttoninputs.
If Yourlocoworksonit’snewaddress,runitforawhile,toseehowitoperates,thenyou
canprogramit’sotherparameterseitheronthemainorprogramtrack.