User's Manual

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Connecting the Universal Remote to more than one device per channel
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here are instances where more than one locomotive or device can be connected to an Engine
Selection channel. This includes instances such as AA and ABA sets. For instance, let’s use a
D&RGW FT AA set along with the matching D&RGW powered FT B unit. When the matched set of
units (ABA) are placed on the track and powered up and the Universal Remote pairs with the
powered A unit it will automatically connect to the powered B unit and the non-powered A unit,
just the same as it did with the dedicated remote the AA set of FT’s came with.
Another example of this multiple device pairing would be using the LionChief Polar Express
Announcement coach (6-83437). If you have any LionChief Polar Express locomotive on the track
in addition to the LionChief Polar Express Announcement coach and pair the Universal Remote
with the locomotive the announcement coach will automatically pair to the same channel as the
Polar Express locomotive. This functionality is done on purpose, as the announcements of the
locomotive and announcement coach are designed to work in conjunction with each other.
It is possible to connect up to 3 of the same exact LionChief / LionChief Plus
products to one channel on the Universal Remote. To do this the locomotives must
be the exact same product number. For instance, if you have three 6-38819 D&RGW
LionChief Plus RS-3’s on the same track, coupled to one another the Universal
remote will pair with all 3 of the same locomotives automatically. (This automatic
pairing only occurs when the remote is searching for the locomotive signal during
the pairing operation; holding the Engine Selection button down, waiting for it to
blink, then releasing and subsequently connecting to all 3 of the same products
under one channel.)
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