Power Cab System Reference. Manual - part 2

CUSTOMER SERVICE

Customer Service is handled through our factory warranty center or by your
dealer. It is faster to deal direct with the factory. Please write or call us before
returning any products to our warranty center. Sometimes the problem is
easily solved over the phone. If writing make sure you include your name,
address and phone number and the times that you can be reached at that
number. This will greatly expedite our service to you if you have questions.

NCE Warranty Center
82 East Main St.
Webster, NY 14580

Phone: (585) 265-0230
Fax: (585) 265-0234

Email Address: support@ncecorporation.com
Web Site:

www.ncedcc.com

We reserve the right to either repair or replace components sent to us for in-
warranty service.
The warranty period will begin on the date shown on your retail sales
receipt.
Please do not send anything for repair without first writing or calling to
explain the problem. Also remember to include your name, address and
phone number with a brief description of the problem.

REGISTER MY SYSTEM… WHY?

By registering your Power Cab

or Smart Booster DCC system with us you

will receive personal notification of any software and hardware updates. At
various times we provide free updates to our customers. At other times there
is a nominal charge to cover shipping and handling (usually about $5 to
$10). We do NOT use your name or address for any purpose other than
upgrade notification. We will not sell or otherwise provide your personal
information to any other person, company or entity.

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual covers the installation and operation of the NCE Power Cab

DCC system. It is not a comprehensive tutorial on all the aspects of Digital
Command Control. It is not necessary to know the inner workings of DCC to
use this system. Some users may wish to delve deeper into the how and
why of Digital Command Control for model railroads, especially those
wishing to use the computer interface of the Power Cab

. For those

interested in the “nuts and bolts” we recommend the reading of the following
NMRA Standards and Recommended Practices as they pertain to DCC.
Applicable standards are: S-9, S9.1 and S-9.2 and Recommend Practices:
RP-9.1.1 through RP-9.2.4. These documents are available via the Internet
at www.nmra.org.

Editorial help has been provided by Lou Nost of Penfield, New York.The
NCE Publications Department wrote this manual. Please address comments
regarding the manual to:

NCE Publications Dept.
82 East Main St.
Webster, NY 14580
support@ncecorporation.com

NCE Corporation

82 East Main St.

Webster, NY 14580

(585) 265-0230

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

QUICK START ............................................................................................................ 1
COMPLETING THE QUICK START ......................................................................... 2
PROGRAMMING A LOCOMOTIVE ADDRESS ....................................................... 2
RUNNING TWO LOCOMOTIVES WITH ONE CAB ................................................ 3
CUSTOMER SERVICE ............................................................................................... 4
REGISTER MY SYSTEM… WHY? ............................................................................ 4
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................. 6
INSTALLING DECODERS ......................................................................................... 8
PRECAUTIONARY NOTES FOR DECODERS ........................................................ 9
GENERAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION ...................................................................... 10

DEVICE LOCATIONS ........................................................................................... 10
PROGRAMMING TRACK .................................................................................... 10
NCE AUTO SWITCH ............................................................................................ 11
REVERSE BLOCKS, WYES, AND CROSSOVERS ........................................... 11
WIRING .................................................................................................................. 11

SYSTEM POWER PANEL DESCRIPTION ............................................................. 12
THE POWER CAB

SYSTEM UNIT ....................................................................... 13

SET THE PRO CAB

ADDRESS ............................................................................ 14

THE LCD SCREEN ............................................................................................... 14
LOCOMOTIVE CONTROL AREA ....................................................................... 14
SPEED CONTROL SECTION ............................................................................. 15
COMMONLY USED BUTTONS ........................................................................... 15
LOCO AND ACCESSORY SELECTION GROUP ............................................. 16
DATA ENTRY/FUNCTION CONTROL ............................................................... 16
CONSIST SETUP GROUP .................................................................................. 16
PROGRAMMING AND EXTENDED FUNCTION CONTROL ........................... 17
CAB SETUP ........................................................................................................... 18
CAB BUTTON NUMBERING SCHEME .............................................................. 20
TABLE OF FACTORY DEFAULT VALUES ........................................................ 21
6 WIRE CAB BUS CABLE WITH RJ-12 CONNECTORS .................................. 21
4 WIRE CAB BUS CABLE WITH RJ-12 CONNECTORS .................................. 22

POWER CAB

SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................... 22

OPERATING PROCEDURES .................................................................................. 23

THE “NORMAL” DISPLAY .................................................................................... 23
SELECTING A LOCOMOTIVE OR CONSIST ................................................... 23
CONTROLLING HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER DECODER FUNCTIONS ........ 24

OLD AND ADVANCED CONSISTS EXPLAINED ................................................... 25

ADVANCED CONSISTS ....................................................................................... 25
OLD STYLE CONSISTS (ALSO CALLED BRUTE FORCE OR UNIVERSAL) 25

SETTING UP AN ADVANCED CONSIST ............................................................... 25

DROPPING A LOCOMOTIVE FROM AN ADVANCED CONSIST ................... 27
ADDING A LOCO TO AN ADVANCED CONSIST ............................................. 27
CLEARING AN ADVANCED CONSIST .............................................................. 28
CHANGING THE LEAD/REAR LOCO ................................................................ 28

OLD STYLE CONSISTS ........................................................................................... 29

SETUP AN OLD STYLE CONSIST ..................................................................... 29
ADDING A REAR LOCO TO AN OLD STYLE CONSIST ................................. 29
CLEARING AN OLD STYLE CONSIST .............................................................. 30

CONTROLLING TURNOUTS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES .............................. 31
MOMENTUM BUTTON ............................................................................................ 32
USING MACROS TO CONTROL TURNOUTS ..................................................... 33

MACROS EXPLAINED ......................................................................................... 33

PROGRAMMING PROCEDURES .......................................................................... 34

ACCESSING PROGRAMMING MODES ............................................................ 34

PROGRAMMING MENUS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................. 35

PROGRAMMING ON THE MAIN ........................................................................ 37

ASSIGNING A LOCO TO A CAB ........................................................................ 44
SET THE SYSTEM CLOCK .................................................................................. 44
USE PROGRAM TRACK ...................................................................................... 46
SETUP COMMAND STATION ............................................................................. 55
SETTING THE CAB PARAMETERS ................................................................... 57
PROGRAM ACCESSORY DECODERS ON THE MAIN ................................... 59
PROGRAM MACROS ........................................................................................... 59
BROWSE CONSISTS ........................................................................................... 61
PROGRAM SIGNAL DECODERS ....................................................................... 61

HELPFUL HINTS ....................................................................................................... 62
TROUBLE SHOOTING ............................................................................................ 63
COPYRIGHTS ........................................................................................................... 64
WARRANTY ............................................................................................................... 64
FCC STATEMENT .................................................................................................... 65
ABOUT NCE .............................................................................................................. 65
MENU NAVIGATION CHARTS ............................................................ BACK COVER

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