User's Manual

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“Sticky” keys
Advanced operating techniques
With CAB-1L, total control of
your railroad is in your hands. And
experiencing that control is even easier
when you master CAB-1L ’s “sticky” keys.
In basic terms, “sticky” keys mean
that once you’ve pressed a top-row button
(SW, ACC, RTE, 11. or ENG) and a specific
ID#, CAB-1L will control that engine,
train, or accessory until you tell it to
control another one. For example, press
ENG and an ID#, and CAB-1L remembers
that locomotive. Press the command
buttons you want (HRN/WSTL, BELL,
DIR, BOOST, BRAKE, COUPLER F or R,
or AUX l and AUX2) and CAB-1L “speaks”
to your chosen Command-equipped
locomotive. You don’t need to re-enter the
ID#. You don’t even have to press ENG
again. A locomotive, switch, or accessory
“sticks” with CAB-1L until you choose
another.
Sticky keys also give you the power to
“jump” between control of locomotives,
consists, switches, routes, and accessories
without re-entering ID#s. Jump between
ENGs and TRs simply by pressing the
address buttons. Throw switches and
routes, and your command buttons like
HRN /WSTL activate the last engine or
train you “spoke” to. You can even use
dual-function buttons like AUXl and AUX2
to throw switches or open the numeric
keypad for locomotive feature control
simply by hitting SW or ENG /TR first.
An ID# is “stuck” in CAB-lL’s memory
until:
1. you enter another ID #, or
2. you change CAB-lL’s batteries.
Master sticky keys by
operating a variety of trains
and accessories
Press ENG
Press 1
Engine #1 is ready; power it up
Press SW
Press 34
Press OUT
Switch #34 throws “out” (curved); this switch is now
“stuck” in CAB-1’s memory; press OUT/THROUGH any
time without SW and only Switch #34 will respond
Press WSTL/HRN
Engine #1’s horn sounds; all CAB-1 command
buttons are still active for Engine #1—you don’t
need to press ENG or the ID# to get response
Press and hold BRAKE
Engine #1 slow and stops; release when ready to
proceed
Press THROUGH
Switch #34 throws “through”; you don’t need to
press SW or the ID#
Press TR
Press 8
Train #8 is ready—all CAB-1 command buttons are
now active for your chosen consist:
Press WSTL/HRN
Press BOOST; release when ready
Throw Switch #34 to “out”:
Press SW (only press and ID# if it’s different)
Press OUT
CAB-1 always remembers your last ID# for ENG, TR,
SW, and ACC. Here you must press SW with OUT;
AUX1/AUX2 were “stuck” to Train #8
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