Range; Multi-Train System, Installation - LGB 55055 Manual Del Usuario

You can expand your layout to radio remote control with the
RC receiver and the 55050 RC sender. Operating commands
are transmitted wirelessly from the 55016 locomotive hand
controller or from the 55015 universal hand controller to
the MTS central unit (Multi Train System) or to the 51070
electronic locomotive controller (analog operation).
You can use several RC receivers on large layouts so that
each part of your layout is within range of an RC receiver.
This will allow you to operate even the largest layout wire-
lessly by remote control.
Caution! This product is not weatherproof. Protect it from
moisture.
Important! The RC receiver can be used either with the multi
train system or with a layout operated with analog. Do not
connect RC receiver to an MTS central unit at the same time
as an analog locomotive controller.

Range

The range of the radio remote control is about 15 to 20
meters / 16 to 21 feet (Fig. 4). However, it depends a great
deal on other factors in the area, such as other senders on
the same frequency (radio controlled thermometers, etc.),
obstacles between the RC sender and the RC receiver, as
well as walls reflecting radio waves.
On large layouts, locate the RC receiver in the center of the
layout at head height. You will have to experiment to find the
best location.
Caution! Do not connect the Western Electric plugs on
the LGB components to the telephone system. This would
destroy the LGB components immediately.
Important! There is no such thing as absolutely reliable
radio transmission. No operation commands (not even
"Emergency Stop") can be sent if the range is exceeded.
MULTI TRAIN SYSTEM
Installation
Use the cable with two narrow rectangular Western Electric
plugs that comes with the receiver. Connect the socket
marked "LGB-BUS" on the RC receiver with a correspondi-
ng socket on the MTS central unit (Fig. 2). Plug the antenna
included with the receiver into the hole in the cover for the
RC receiver. Locate the RC receiver so that the range is not
exceeded at any point on your layout (see Range).
Notes:
• The RC receiver can receive data from up to eight hand
controllers (each one with the 55050 RC sender).
• However, when you are operating many hand control-
lers, data can become superimposed on each other and
become lost.
• Universal hand controllers in the multiple unit mode count
as two hand controllers.
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