Hi All,
I just took delivery of an Athearn ‘big boy’ for my N scale layout and am using an NCE procab for it, in the manual it says there are 28 functions on the loco… but on my Procab i can only get to function 12 is it possible to access the remaining functions up to number F28 with the procab if so how please.
Many thanks .
It is explained very well in the manual. I believe in self-help.
BTW, you arnt missing much beyond F12.
David B
The latest Power cab can do to F28. The earlier Power cab and Pro cab will only go to F12. I dont ever go more than F9 to wake up some sound decoders and rarely use past F4 sounds. With experiance you will find that the most used functions are F0 to F4 and the rest will be never used.
Pete
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I have an original Power Cab with 12 functions. When used with the Smart Booster, you get F0-F28 but you have to program the OPTION key to “122”. The newer Pro Cab’s should already have the upgrade chip in them. (You should consult your Pro Cab manual to determine if you’ll need to program the OPTION key.)
Pressing the OPTION key once will allow you to access F10-F19. (Example: Press 7 to get F17.) Pressing the OPTION key again will give you access to F20-F28. Pressing OPTION a 3rd time will toggle you back to F10-F19. Press PROG/ESC to get back to F0-F12.
Hope that helps…
Tom
Not if his ProCab is an older version that does not support above F12.
Thanks guys,
I need the latest Eprom chip i ordered this morning … is it easy to fit as it seems in the manual like fitting a plug in decoder as long as the pins are all aligned in the socket correctly, and then follow the manual online on the NCE site with mine being three years old ( i bought it and never had the time to use it you see so this is why i’m missing the extra functions)