4. “Add Loco” will display again, prompting you to add another loco into
the consist group. You can add as many locos into the consist as you
would like. To end programming, press
ENTER
.
Running Advanced Consists
Running Advanced Consist is just like running a single loco.
After setting up your consist group, use the consist number to run the
consist.
1. Press the
LOCO
key. Make sure “Loco” appears on the LCD. If not,
press the
LOCO
key again. Enter the consist number and press
ENTER
.
2. Turn the throttle and all the locos in the consist will start moving
together. To control an individual loco’s accessory functions use either
the consist number or the loco’s original address. Read your decoder’s
manual to find how to control the accessory functions.
Clearing Advanced Consists
1. Press
CONSIST
until “Cons cLr” flashes in the display. Then press
ENTER
.
2. “Cons#” will display, prompting you to input the consist number. Enter
number of the consist you want to clear and press
ENTER
.
Once you clear the consist, each loco will respond immediately to its
original speed command.
Note
If you forget the consist number, each loco’s address in the consist must be
reprogrammed on the Program Track, or program CV19 to zero.
Universal (Old-Style) Consisting
This feature allows you to use older decoders that do not have CV19 to
support Advanced Consisting. In this type of consisting, the base unit
stores all the information of the consisting locos and makes them run as a
single loco. When you adjust the speed of the lead loco, the base unit
distributes the speed setting to all the original loco addresses in the
consist by sending the speed command to each individual loco. Although
the consist acts as one loco, there is a slight time lag between the locos
you may not be able to detect.
Locos consisted in this fashion will revert to their original addresses and
direction settings when removed from the layout. If they are removed from
the layout and placed back onto the layout during the same session, they
will remain consisted. They will not be “consisted” if removed to another
layout.
The Prodigy Advance
2
DCC system allows only ONE Universal Consist at
a time regardless of how many Cabs are in use.
One Universal Consist
per system, not per Cab.
Once programmed, the base unit will remember
the consist group until you clear it. Turning off the base unit power will not
clear it.
Programming Universal (Old-Style) Consists
1. Press
CONSIST
until “oLd SET” flashes in the display. Then press
ENTER
.
MRC Prodigy Advance
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Operation 2-9
