Error Messages:
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values. Please try using the new address before attempting to program again. You should also check if the locomotive is on the right programming track and/or the installation of the decoder.
System Settings
The following system parameters can be edited or viewed:
•Version number of the Commander software (view only).
•Service number of the Commander. You will be asked to identify this number if you call in for assistance with your Commander.
•If your Commander is set to function as a master or as a slave (also called an XpressNET unit).
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To have your Commander operate in slave mode, press Enter when you see display on left. Press Exit to leave the menu.
EXPANDING YOUR SYSTEM
Adding Additional Throttles
If you would like to have more than one operator on your layout, you may connect up to five additional Commanders or handhelds that conform to XpressNET standards to your original unit. When you have more than one Commander, one becomes the "master" and the other(s) become "slaves." The master provides track power, the slaves do not. Any Commander (master or slave) that is connected to a Generator may be used for programming. In the case of a slave that is used for programming, it must be connected to a pro- gramming track via output terminals P & Q and must be connected to a
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