KB740: DT402 & DT400 Series Throttle - Track Power ON & OFF

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DT402 & DT400 Series Throttles Track Power ON and OFF



When track power is on:

    • The Throttle's Track Power Indicator is on solid (small dot in the top line on the right side of the LCD)

 

    • Command Station TRACK STATUS indicator is lit

 

  • and Command Station OFF LINE indicator is off


To turn track power on: Press the PWR Key and the LCD will display a screen similar to this:



Press the Y + Key to turn on track power. Press the PWR Key again to exit Power On/Off Mode. You may also press any other key to go directly to the next throttle task you wish to perform.

If you press the Y + Key two times, you will see the throttle's Track Power Indicator blink to indicate that the system is in “idle” with track power on and all locos stopped.

Simply press the Y + Key a third time to toggle back to system “RUN” and track power on and all locos able to run on command.



When track power is off:

  • The Track Power Indicator is off (track power indicator is a small dot in the top line on the right side of the LCD)

 

  • Command Station TRACK STATUS indicator is off

 

  • and the Command Station OFF LINE indicator is on.



To turn track power off:

  • Press the PWR Key the LCD will display “+ On- Off”.

 

  • Press the N - Key to turn off track power.   The track status indicator will be off and will not show in the display.

 You may also press any other key to go directly to the next throttle task you wish to perform.

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