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More about programming locomotive address on the Program Track or
Main Track
To program a locomotive address involves programming a series of CVs
such as CV1, CV17, CV18, CV19 and CV29. This can be somewhat
complicated. For most decoders, Prodigy Advance
2
automatically handles
this for you when programming the loco address. However, it may fail to
program some old decoders and some new sound decoders made by
QSI
®
. It does not mean that you cannot program these decoders. It only
means you cannot use the Prodigy Advance’s easy address
programming feature. For QSI
®
decoders please refer to your decoder’s
manual and use CV programming to program the loco address.
For some old decoders, you have to skip the
Addr
programming and use
the CV program mode to program CV29 with a value of 2 and CV1 with a
short address (1-127). Detailed steps are as follows:
1. Press
Prog
to select
Prog Prog Track
2. Press
Enter
six times until
CV#
displays on the screen
3. To select CV29, press 29 and
Enter
4.
CV data
displays. Press 2 and
Enter
5
. CV#
displays again. Select CV1 by pressing 1 then press
Enter
6
. CV data
displays. Press the loco address (1-127) and then
Enter
More about decoder read back
Not all decoders support the read back feature. Although Prodigy
Advance
2
has read back functions, it may still fail to read back the
decoders. This does not mean that your Prodigy Advance
2
is defective. No
DCC system in the world is able to read all decoders 100%. This will not
affect the operation of the decoder because you are always able to
program your decoder.
Power Rating
Your new Prodigy Advance
2
base unit is rated at 4.5 amps and comes
with a 3.5 amp DC power supply. Although you can draw more than 3.5
amps for short periods of time, it is not recommended. If you run a large
layout and need more than 3.5 amps of power, please order the DCC
power booster from MRC.
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