Dkokoszka posted:How does it work if your using a Universal Remote? Does the rear unit " A" run in reverse automatically ?
How do you program each unit with a unique TMCC Number?
I have the NYC ABA but have not decided if I am going to use the Universal Remote or Legacy.
- With the Universal Remote (I.E. Bluetooth), the trailing A is designed to run 'in reverse' automatically. The lead A-unit has the 'master' Bluetooth ID while the trailing A-unit and the B-units have a 'slave' version of the same Bluetooth ID. So when you connect to the Universal Remote, it'll pick up all of the units, up to 3 total. If you have 4 units (ABBA for example) it would only be able to connect to 3 on the same Universal Remote channel. That's a limit of Bluetooth.
The front coupler on the trailing A-unit will fire with the rear coupler button on the Universal Remote.
- Running the units under the same TMCC ID is similar to how they operate with the Universal Remote. The trailing A-unit will automatically run in reverse. There's no limit to the number of units on the same TMCC ID, so you can run an ABBA consist without issue.
- Running the units with different TMCC ID numbers and then building them into a lash-up works the same way as any other Legacy locomotive consist. You have to reverse the trailing A-unit in the Cab2 remote if it is facing backwards. You make each engine a different TMCC ID by changing the RUN/PGM switch to PGM on only one of the engines at a time as you set the TMCC ID. Then move the switch back to RUN before programming the next unit.
Hope this helps.
