User Manual

The Prodigy Advance DCC System will operate most NMRA compatible DCC decoders and

accessory decoders.

Each Cab has a memory stack that holds up to 25 locos. Only mobile decoder addresses, 2

digit (1-127) or 4 digit (1-9999), can be stored in the stack. Accessory decoders that use a

special accessory decoder address will not show in the stack.

If you inadvertently add a 26

loco address into the stack, the system will accept this new

address and automatically delete the last loco address that was displayed and running from your

Cab. This last loco will keep running until either you re-select it or someone else acquires it.

Example Your stack already contains 25 locos. You are currently running loco #3. You press LOCO and

add loco #26 to your stack, your LCD screen now shows loco #26 in use. Loco #3 has been

automatically deleted from your stack because it was the last loco in use.

To Run a Loco on Your Layout

1. Press LOCO.

2. Enter an address using function buttons 0 to 9.

3. Press ENTER.

At this point the loco address will be displayed on the LCD along with the direction the loco

will move. The speed will be displayed at zero until you turn the THROTTLE.

Note Speed can be increased or decreased incrementally with the THROTTLE or by pressing +1 or -1.

Direction can be controlled by pressing DIRECTION. Functions can be controlled with the

function buttons 0 to 9 (for F0 to F9), and if your decoder has 12 functions, pressing SHIFT and

a number button will access functions 10, 11, and 12 (SHIFT-0 for F10, SHIFT-1 for F11, and

SHIFT-2 for F12).

4. Keep adding locos to the stack by following the above steps until you reach the desired

number of locos or the 25 loco Cab maximum limit.

6. Once you have your locos in the stack, you can scroll though the stack by pressing

RECALL. Each press of RECALL will display a loco address in the stack, its speed, its

direction, and any functions currently in use for that address. When you come upon an

address you wish to control, stop scrolling and just resume control of that particular loco.

Note If your loco address is blinking or starts blinking, this means another Cab is controlling this

address. Press RECALL to scroll around to this address again to regain control of this address

or delete the loco from your stack if you are finished with it.

Note If you do not know a loco’s address, it is advised to place the loco on the Program Track to read

its address on the Program Track or give it a new address prior to running it on the Main Track.

If the decoder does not support the read back function, you will receive an “Err” (Error message).

If you receive an error message, just program a new address into the decoder.

Running Locos

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Running Locos The Prodigy Advance DCC System will operate most NMRA compatible DCC decoders and accessory decoders. Each Cab has a memory stack that holds up to 25 locos. Only mobile decoder addresses, 2 digit (1-127) or 4 digit (1-9999), can be stored in the stack. Accessory decoders that use a special accessory decoder address will not show in the stack.
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To Synchronize the Speed Step to the Throttle If the THROTTLE knob and the loco speed seem mismatched to the currently loco displayed, press SPD STEP to synchronize the THROTTLE knob to the pre-programmed speed step in the decoder. 1. Press SPD STEP to display current throttle encoder speed step. 2. Keep pressing SPD STEP until desired speed step is shown. 3. Press ENTER to lock in the speed step and resume to normal screen display.