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11 Multi-unit consists (MU)
In this section you find out:
- what a multi-unit consist is
- how a multi-unit consist is assembled and disassembled
- how you control the functions on locomotives in a multi-unit
consist
You reach this function menu in one of two ways
followed
by
OR
then scroll
through the
menus using
or
until you
see a
display of
then press
FF The multi-unit consist function requires a command station
LZ100 of version 3 or higher, or a SET02/03 (hand held
controller LH200 is command station) The multi-unit consist
menu is not available when connecting an LH100 to a
command station with software prior to version 3.
FF When using SET02/03 you can only assemble and
disassemble multi-unit consists from the LH200 that is
functioning as the command station. All other functions
relating to a multi-unit consist, such as controlling, switching
functions of the locomotives in the MU consist are available
from the LH100.
11.1 What is a multi-unit consist?
In a multi-unit consist several locomotives are controlled with one
common address, the multi-unit consist address, all at the same
time. This multi-unit consist address must always be two digits (1-
99). The LH100 implements what we call Smart Consisting. In
Smart Consisting you can control the MU's speed and direction from
any locomotive's address that is within the consist.
When assembling the MU each locomotive in the MU is notified of
the multi-unit consist address. This address is stored in the
locomotive decoder as a second address. From now on, the
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