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Atlas #544099 and #447399 DCC Decoders 1 Atlas Model Rai lroad Co., Inc. The Atlas #544099 and #447399 DCC Decoders are factory-installed in Atlas N scale DCC-equipped SD-24 and SD-26 locomotives. The #544099 decoder is used in locomotives with high hoods; w hile the #447399 decoder is used in locomotives w ith low hoo ds. The principle features of[...]
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Atlas #544099 and #447399 DCC Decoders 2 Atlas Model Rai lroad Co., Inc. NMRA DCC Standards and Recommended Practices. T hey have been augmented to work w ell w ith all major DCC systems on the market. The Atlas #544099 and #447399 DCC decoders provide the follow ing features • Extended (4-digit) addressing • Advanced consist control (lashing u[...]
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Atlas #544099 and #447399 DCC Decoders 3 Atlas Model Rai lroad Co., Inc. internal s afeguards t o prevent damage, you must not allow any metal part of the locomotive to touch surface components of the decoder other than the pickup pads on the decoder that connect to the wheel-sets, the headlights, and the motor brushes. Any contact to o ther parts [...]
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Atlas #544099 and #447399 DCC Decoders 4 Atlas Model Rai lroad Co., Inc. unwanted shorts, There must be NO electrical contact betw een the motor contacts and any part of the frame Place the locomotive (without its plastic body) on your DCC programming track and read back the locomotive's address from the decoder. If the decoder is properly ins[...]
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Atlas #544099 and #447399 DCC Decoders 5 Atlas Model Rai lroad Co., Inc. your DCC system are specified in the user manual of the particular system that are using. Note: In order for newly programmed CV v alues to take effect aft er service mode programming, the decoder m ust go through a power reset. If your DCC command station does not support aut[...]
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Atlas #544099 and #447399 DCC Decoders 6 Atlas Model Rai lroad Co., Inc. CV Reg. Description Range Default Value ** 7 7 Version Number: This location s tores the version nu mber of the decoder. This CV i s read-only. - 46 8 8 Manufacturers Identification: 1 This value is the manufacturer ID of the de coder, (Atlas=127). This location is read o nly.[...]
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Atlas #544099 and #447399 DCC Decoders 7 Atlas Model Rai lroad Co., Inc. CV Description Range Default Value ** 29 Bit 1 Headlight mode: 0 = Operation with 14 or 27 spe ed-step systems. This setti ng is selected when the locomotive dec oder is used with any DCC system that does not sup port the 28 speed- step mode. If the headl ights turn on and off[...]
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Atlas #544099 and #447399 DCC Decoders 8 Atlas Model Rai lroad Co., Inc. CV Description Range Default Value ** 51 DCC Function Used to Dim Headlights The active headli ght (front headlight if l ocomotive direction is s et to forward and rear headlight if direction set to rev erse) may be dimmed by a DCC function if and onl y if Function F0 is set t[...]
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Atlas #544099 and #447399 DCC Decoders 9 Atlas Model Rai lroad Co., Inc. Converting the Binary Values of Indivi dual Bits within a Configuration Vari able into an Equivalent Dec imal Value f or the Entire CV Reasons for Setting and Clea ring the Individual Bits of a Configuration Variable In order to make a DCC decoder perform in the manner that yo[...]
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Atlas #544099 and #447399 DCC Decoders 10 Atlas Model Rai lroad Co., Inc. Example : Calculating the Default Value for CV29 Bit Number Decimal Equivalent Decimal Values for CV Calculation 0 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 3 8 4 16 5 32 6 64 From the definition of CV29 given in Table 1, we see that the default values of bits 1 and 2 are binary 1s; w hereas, all other [...]
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Atlas #544099 and #447399 DCC Decoders 11 Atlas Model Rai lroad Co., Inc. Troubleshooting Decoder Program ming Problems Fault Cause and Solution Locomotive does not move when you address it on DCC system. Check to see if you hav e selected the co rrect address for that locomotive. Locomotive does not move when DCC system is set to the address in CV[...]
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Atlas #544099 and #447399 DCC Decoders 12 Atlas Model Rai lroad Co., Inc. Atlas Limited O ne-Year DCC Decoder Warrant y Please fill out and mail the Warranty car d on the reverse side, within 30 days of purchas e. Atlas Model Railroad Compa ny, Inc. warrants that this deco der will be free from defects in materia l and workmans hip for a period of [...]