ACE DCC Controller User Manual DCS2044
V1.5 Last Updated: 28/09/2016
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1.1 DRIVING YOUR FIRST TRAIN!
As shown above, the panel drive screen is set up to drive a train with
locomotive address number 3 when first powered up (out of the box). This is
because DCC decoders for locomotives are set to address 3 at the factory.
If the decoder in the train you want to drive has already been set to another
address, proceed as follows:-
viii) Touch the key then type in your required number (address).
ix) Notice that the LOCO key has changed to . Now touch this key
to activate your entered address.
x) If your train has lights, try turning them on/off by touching the
key. Notice that the key turns to a lighter shade of blue, and changes
from a “3D” effect to “flat”, when the function (lights, in this case) is ON.
xi) Set the direction of your train by touching the DIR toggle. Notice that
the selected direction alternates, between FWD and REV, each time
you touch the toggle.
xii) Now press on the blue circular speed slider knob. Keeping pressure on
the circular knob, you can slide it right and left to start your train and
control its speed.
xiii) Fine adjustment of speed can be achieved more easily by using the….
and buttons. Each of these buttons changes the train’s
speed by one step, when it is momentarily touched. If you keep
pressure on either of these buttons, the train’s speed will “ramp” down
or up at the rate of about one speed step per second.
NOTE: The ACE operates with 128 speed steps by default (as supplied). This
gives a smooth, precise control over the train’s speed and is supported by all
modern DCC locomotive decoders. You can select 14, or 28, speed step
operation from the SYSTEM SETUP screen (see page 20) if you have an
older decoder which requires this.
