NCE Power Cab Owner Reference Manual
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16SET THE PROCAB ADDRESS -If the Power Cab is to be used as a Pro CabTMJust as every locomotive has a separate number (address in DCC terms) each cabneeds a separate address so the command station can distinguish one cab fromanother. Each Power CabTM is shipped from the factory with the address of 2. Whenthe Power CabTM is used in Power CabTM mode, the address is always 2 regardless ofthe Pro CabTM address setting. To easily change the address:1. Power up your Power CabTM system.2. Plug in the Power CabTM cable to the CAB BUS connector of the Power CabTM3. Unplug your Power CabTM at the base of the cab4. Press and hold the SELECT LOCO button while re-plugging in the cable you justremoved from the cab5. You should see the following display on the cab:NCE PROCAB V1.3NCE PROCAB V1.3NCE PROCAB V1.3NCE PROCAB V1.3NCE PROCAB V1.3CAB ADDRESS = 02CAB ADDRESS = 02CAB ADDRESS = 02CAB ADDRESS = 02CAB ADDRESS = 026. The cursor will be flashing over the 0 of “02”. Type in the new cab number. In thiscase, you will press “3” (valid range = 1-63) followed by ENTER.7. Press PROG/ESC to skip setting all the other cab setup options. They will bediscussed later on page 20 of this manual.THE LCD SCREENThe LCD screen provides you withmessages from the Power CabTMCommand Station. This informationincludes: locomotive status, scaletime, command prompts andmessages regarding programmingdecoders. The drawing aboveshows how the display looksduring normal operation. The topline of the display includes the locomotive number being controlled and the scaletime. The second line shows the direction, speed and status of the locomotivefunction outputs. Decoder functions are represented with “L” for headlight or thefunction number 1 through 6 being ON. A dash (“-”) indicating the function is OFFLOCOMOTIVE CONTROL AREADIRECTIONThe DIR key changes the direction of your loco orconsist. The current direction is displayed as the firstthree characters of the second line on the screen.This button is disabled if the cab is in Yard mode.Holding down the DIRECTION button while turning the system on will cause it toimmediately go to Power CabTM mode.MOMENTUMThis key changes the acceleration/deceleration rate of the currently controlledlocomotive/consist.DIRECTION MOMENTUMSPEEDDCC COMPATIBLE COMMAND CONTROLLOC:1234FWD: 00012:00AML1-3---NCECAB |
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