A Word About CV #29
CV29 is the most important CV of the decoder. Improperly programming
the CV29 may cause decoder malfunction. We do not recommend you
program CV29 yourself because the unit will take care of it for you in most
cases. When you program your decoder’s address with Prodigy Advance
2
,
it will automatically program CV29. If you want to reverse the loco’s
polarity or set 14 speed steps, you have to reprogram CV29 after
programming the loco’s address. Please use the following table to
reprogram CV29. The value of CV29 depends on the loco’s address.
For
further information about CV29, visit the Resource section of our website.
Consisting
Sometimes more than one loco is needed to haul heavy loads. These
grouped locos are known as a multiple unit or a consist. The Prodigy
Advance
2
DCC system allows you to build consists quickly and easily.
There are two types of consisting methods, Advanced Consisting and
Universal or Old Style Consisting.
Advanced Consisting
You can only apply Advanced Consisting to a mobile decoder that has
CV19 to support this feature. When you program a loco into an Advanced
Consist, you actually program the consist number into the decoder’s CV19,
which will override the decoder’s original address. Therefore, the loco will
no longer respond to commands addressed to its original address, but
rather only to commands addressed to the consist number. All decoders in
the consist will receive the command addressed to the consist number at
the same time and act as one until you clear the consist. The base unit
does
not
hold the consist information. With Advanced Consists,
always
remember to clear the consist when you are finished or the locos will still
run as part of the consist next time you use them.
Programming Advanced Consists
1. Press
CONSIST
until “Cons SET” flashes in the LCD display. Then press
ENTER
.
2. “Cons #” will display, prompting you to enter a consist number. Enter a
consist number (a short address 1-127) followed by
ENTER
.
Note
Write down the consist number. You will need it later to clear the Advanced
Consist.
3. “Add Loco” will display, prompting you to add a loco into the consist
group. Enter the address of a loco you want to add. Press
DIRECTION
if
you want the loco’s direction reversed (forward is the default setting).
Then press
ENTER
.
Changes
Decoder address
1-127
Decoder address
128-9999
Prodigy Advance's default setting
CV29 = 2
CV29 = 34
Change polarity only
CV29 = 3
CV29 = 35
Change to 14 speed steps only
CV29 = 0
CV29 = 32
Change polarity & 14 speed steps
CV29 = 1
CV29 = 33
2-8 Operation
MRC Prodigy Advance
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