Jump Ports: Using A Smooth Dc Power Pack As An Additional Throttle - Digitrax Zephyr Express DCS52 Manual

17.2 JUMP Ports: Using a Smooth DC Power Pack As An
Additional Throttle
DCS52's Jump 1 & 2 ports can host two DC power packs as additional throt-
tles. Begin with an operating DCS52 attached to your layout. Hook up one or
two smooth DC power packs as shown in the following illustration. This con-
figuration gives you three throttles to control three loco addresses. By default
the jump ports on the DCS52 are disabled and must be enabled in Option
Switch setup. See section 18.0 for option switch setup.
1. Ensure that OpSw 83=Closed and that Jump Ports are enabled on your
DCS52. If Jump Ports are enabled there will
be additional text in the Jump Throttle
Area of the display. The Display should
show "Jump1" and "Jump2" as well as
speed and direction info for each throttle.
The B Soft Key will populate with the
"Active" function.
2. The Throttle Knob and Direction Lever on
your DCS52 is called the Local Throttle.
3. The throttle and direction controls on each
of the smooth DC power packs you are
using will control the jump throttles are
called respectively, Jump1 and Jump2.
4. Press the B Soft Key "Active" to cycle
from the Local Throttle to Jump 1 to Jump 2 and back to the Local
Throttle. The top line of the Loco Info Area tells you which throttle info
is being shown and which functions are being addressed by the DCS52
keyboard. The top line will read "LocoThrottle", "Jmp1 Throttle", or
"Jmp2 Throttle" to indicate which throttle you have selected for function
control.
5. The functions for each throttle are controlled by the DCS52's keypad you
will only be able to control the functions for the throttle that is listed in the
top line of the Active Throttle Info line.
6. The throttle knobs and direction controls for all three throttles will contin-
ue to control the loco selected on them while you are working with func-
tion controls for the loco selected in the Active Throttle Info line. Speed,
direction, and loco selected info for the other throttles will be shown in the
Jump Throttle Area. Inactive throttles will be shown as grey in the Jump
Throttle Area.
7. To access function controls for each throttle, simply press the B Soft Key
"Active", to cycle among the three throttles. The three throttle will cycle
from the Jump Throttle Area to the Loco Info Area to show which is
active for function and address control.
8. When the throttle's name for which you want to control functions appears
in the Loco Info Area on the display, use the DCS52's keypad to change
the functions or select a loco.
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