DOC1052 Rev 1.01 - RPK-1 Users Manual
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1. TIP Increasing the Acceleration and Deceleration time on the lead locomotive can result in better operation of linked locomotives A minimum of 2 5 Seconds is recommended and higher numbers may yield better results TIP Although linked locomotives can work well without pulling any freight cars it is more likely that linked locomotives will work better if you pull many freight cars Setup From the Control Locomotive page you can press the Adjust Setups button to view the Locomotive Setup page As with most RailPro products you can give this product a name and a password from this screen Locomotive Setup col my Name UP 9523 Touch To Select Sound Volume 45 1G 605 LA Next Previous Exit TIP Notice the name we gave the locomotive on the page above is UP 9523 Although you can name your locomotive anything it is wise to give them good names It is helpful to put the road number in the locomotive name Ring Engineering Inc 13 BRING RailPro Please see the passwords section for more information on passwords From the Locomotive Setup page you can adjust the sound volume in real time To adjust the sound volume touch the speaker symbol A control appears on the screen that lets you turn the knob on your HC 2 to increase or decrease the value Turn the knob clockwise to increase the value Turn the knob counter clockwise to decrease the value When you have the value adjusted satisfactorily press2. Ring Engineering Inc 29 BRING RailPro 3 Start the RE Internet Access program on your PC 4 Connect the USB cable from your HC 2 to your PC s USB port The RE Internet Access program should show that your HC 2 is connected 5 Press the large button at the top of the screen to begin loading the files that you selected with your browser TIP If you selected a new program update for your HC 2 you will be informed when the download finishes that a new revision has been downloaded Your HC 2 will take about 10 seconds to update itself TIP We recommend using Microsoft Internet Explorer browser others may work as well TIP You should stop all locomotives before updating software Copy Files You can copy files to your RailPro products that do not have a USB port such as a locomotive module by using Direct Radio To copy a file to a RailPro product 1 From the Main Page touch the Tools button and then the Update Software button Then touch the Copy File button 2 Touch the button to select the product you want to receive the file 3 Pick the type of file you want to send Then select the file name 4 Wait until the file finishes transferring Delete Files You can delete files form your HC 2 and your RailPro products that do not have a USB port such as a locomotive module by using direct Radio To delete a file 1 From the Main Page touch the Tools button and then the Update Soft
3. Control your Trains and Enjoy RailPro Ring Engineering Inc 6 BRING RailPro Operation HC 2 Main Page Page Title Battery Charge Indicator Help B Button Adjust Paba 6 6 To turn the HC 2 on press the Power On Main Page Main button at the upper right hand corner of the HC 2 When you are finished using your HC 2 you should turn it off to keep from running the batteries down To turn your HC 2 off press the Power Off button in the lower right hand corner of the Main Page A great feature of your HC 2 is the Main button When the Main Button is pressed it always takes you to the Main page By touching the screen you can navigate to many different pages to control locomotives and much more At any time you can press the Main Button and always get back to the Main Page This great feature makes it quick and easy to navigate around the many pages on your HC 2 There is one exception to the Main button taking you to the Main Page if the screen is displaying the Wait indicator the Main button will be locked out The Wait indicator is usually only displayed when settings are being saved to memory WAIT a Wait Indicator Symbol When you get a new HC 2 you should adjust some settings in your HC 2 The settings that are described below would typically only be set once when your HC 2 is new Go to the Main Page and press the Adjust Settings button By touching the Keyboard layout butto
4. AA 27 Reset PassWord enrian N Aa 28 Update Software maa aaa aaa 28 NATSU TROT magama Daaanm ada padaan aN R E R 28 RN UU nangahas AANGAL 29 Load Files from the Internet asana 29 Cop Files maa kaaa anaa R Eaa EEE EAEE ARAE EA 30 Ring Engineering Inc 2 BRING RailPro Delete Files cicicssicsncenciusausnatavetandisnediuarastuneuindibielabtetiardunavionsacusteand 30 Update PROGINS ian aa A Aaa 30 Locomotive Module Picture Update cccececeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeees 31 How to get your Custom Locomotive Picture on your HC 2 31 Remove PA ANAN 32 PWR 56 Installation maa 33 PWR 56 Password aaa ANAN NANANA NANA NANANA 38 Multiple Power Supplies 77721raraarrssrrr nnna 38 PWR 56 Troubleshooting ccccccceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesneeseeeeeeeeeneeees 39 Waaa AA AA 40 FCC State mela NANANA 40 Ring Engineering Inc 3 BRING RailPro Introduction Thank you for purchasing this RailPro Model Railroad Control Starter Kit by Ring Engineering We take pride in the products that we produce and hope you find this Model Railroad controller to be a great addition to your model railroad layout Please read all warnings and instructions before installation and use For the latest information from Ring Engineering please visit us on the Internet at www RingEngineering com Your RPK 1 Starter Kit contains a wireless HC 2 handheld controller and a PWR 56 power supply The HC 2 has a color touch screen that can
5. Additionally you can send the files you loaded to your other RailPro products using Direct Radio From Ring Engineering s Internet site you can download locomotive picture files locomotive sound files locomotive light effect Ring Engineering Inc 28 BRING RailPro files and more The basic steps to get files from Ring Engineering s Internet site are as follows 1 Use your PC s browser and select the files you want to down load 2 Connect your HC 2 USB cable to the PC and start the Ring Engineering communication program on your PC 3 Press the Download software button on your HC 2 and wait for the files to download After you get files on to your HC 2 you can send them using Direct Radio to other RailPro modules that do not have a USB port like our locomotive module To send files to other RailPro products the basic steps are 1 Inthe Copy File section of you HC 2 choose the product from the list of detected products 2 Choose the File name you want to send 3 Wait until the file transfer is finished TIP The concept of a file is important to understand to make understanding Software Update on your RailPro system easy A file is what computer users call a collection of numbers We have learned how to make pictures sounds and much more with collections of numbers So if we have a set of numbers that your HC 2 could use to draw a picture of a locomotive we call that a Picture File Each file can be givena name So the Fil
6. a second time to find the product not detected the first time From the main page press the Adjust Settings button Then press the Save button and wait until the save finishes The HC 2 will automatically set the PWR 56 as a repeater Pressing the Save button will retain this setting until you change it Set the Locomotive Motor Full Load Current This is the only setting you should set before using your RailPro equipped locomotive By setting the motor full load current you setup the locomotive module to 1 Allow multiple locomotives to run well when linked together and 2 Allow the module to detect and report motor faults if necessary 3 4 Loco Auto Set Motor Current W ka 3 WARNING Loco will run at full speed when test starts Restrain Loco movement like shown in above picture Do not hold Loco Be sure Loco wheels can spin freely On the HC 2 s Main Page press the Locomotives button Touch the picture of the locomotive to take control of the locomotive Press the Adjustments button round button on the left side of the screen Then press Next Page button until you see the Motor Full Load Current button Finally press the Motor Full Load Current Button then press the Yes button when it asks to Use auto set Press the Start Test button and wait until the test finishes Press Exit Page bution twice and press the Save button SETUP COMPLETE
7. describe the warning or fault Your Turnout module can report the following warnings and faults Output shorted Under voltage Over voltage And more TIP If a warning or fault is displayed on the Information screen you can touch the fault and a help box will appear with more information on that fault including possible solutions for the warning or fault NOTE RailPro s Direct Radio technology is what makes it possible for you to see information faults and warnings in real time NOTE Your RailPro s Turnout controller and your HC 2 software can be upgraded Itis possible that more settings and features are available than described in this manual Please go to www RingEngineering com for the latest manual Ring Engineering Inc 22 BRING RailPro Accessories PWR 56 Basic Control When you press the Accessories button from the Main Page you will see a list of the detected products Please see the section on Find Products for more information on detecting your RailPro modules If you select a PWR 56 you will see a page similar to below Direct Radio Indicator Control Power Supply 29 a Adjust Settings Information 9 South G Ko Output Control Prediel ane To turn the output of the power supply on and off touch the Output Control button The button will be green when the output is on and will be blue when the output is off The Direct Radio symbol informs you if there is a good connection or no
8. password then you will need to press the Search with Password button then your HC 2 will display the keyboard for you to enter a password If you enter the proper password your HC 2 will load the new product Control Setup and Monitor Products After you detect a product you can now touch the picture of that product then you will be able to control setup or monitor that product For example if your HC 2 found a Locomotive module then you can press the Locomotive button and you will see pictures of the Locomotives that this HC 2 has found By touching the picture of the Locomotive you want to control you will see the Locomotive control screen The same is true for Turnout modules and accessories See the Locomotives Turnouts and Accessories sections for a more in depth description of each Charge Indicator On most pages there is charge indicator in the upper right hand corner The charge indicator displays the approximate amount of charge left in your HC 2 battery If the charge indicator is all white the battery in your HC 2 is at full charge As the battery is used the charge indicator has less white area displayed When you have less than one hour of charge remaining the charge indicator turns red When there is no more charge your HC 2 s charge indicator starts flashing When the flashing starts there is only two minutes left before your HC 2 will turn itself off TIP If you see the charge indicator flashing you should
9. product will be free from defects in material and workmanship Ring Engineering at its option will repair or replace this product or any component of the product found to be defective during the warranty period Replacement will be made with new or remanufactured product or component If the product is no longer available replacement may be made with a similar product of equal or greater value This is your exclusive warranty This warranty is valid for the original retail purchaser from the date of initial retail purchase and is not transferable Ring Engineering dealers distributors or retail stores selling Ring Engineering products do not have the right to alter modify or any way change the terms and conditions of this warranty The warranty does not cover normal wear of parts or damage resulting from negligent misuse of the product Further the warranty does not cover Acts of God such as fire flood hurricanes and tornadoes Ring Engineering shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages caused by the breach of any express or implied warranty or condition Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose is limited in duration to the duration of the above warranty Ring Engineering disclaims all other warranties or conditions express or implied statutory or otherwise Some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incide
10. the button e Select a Type Light Sound Action or Not Used e Select the Action Momentary or Maintained For light buttons you can select from On Off Dim or any of the light effects files that you copied to your locomotive module Further depending on the selection you will be allowed to select the physical output on the locomotive module If you choose Dim for the light function you will be able to adjust the brightness Ring Engineering Inc 14 BRING RailPro For Sounds you can select from the sound files that you have copied to the locomotive module TIP The lower left button on page 1 is a good position for the horn button This position tends to be easier to locate by feel and can be pressed by your left thumb To change the buttons you need to press the Buttons Setup button from the Locomotive Setup page Page 1 Next E Button Button Select Button to Edit The first step is to select the button to edit Press the Next or Previous buttons to select one button location to edit Note that if you go through all eight buttons the page number changes The green button is showing you the currently selected button position UI Select the Type of button The button can be a type light sound action or not used You will see a button showing you how your completed button will look Touch that button to change the picture Touch the Edit Text button to enter the text yo
11. the effective control area is over 2000 sq ft 45 ft x 45ft 1 Repeater 2 Repeaters k 30 ft k 45 ft _4 3 Repeaters 4 Repeaters K 45 ft _4j k 45 ft 3 7 Repeater Repeater Repeater Repeater 45 ft 45 ft Repeater Repeater Recommended placement for 1 4 Repeaters Note The distance between repeaters or the edge of your model railroad layout is recommended to be 15ft or less IMPORTANT In the Advanced Settings of your HC 2 you need to specify which RailPro products will be repeaters Your HC 2 can use from one to four repeaters To Setup the Repeater from the Main Page press the Adjust Settings Button and then the Advanced Setup button To add a Repeater touch the Press Here to Select Product button Select a product to use as Ring Engineering Inc 25 BRING RailPro a repeater To remove a repeater touch the Remove button under the product you want to remove Tip It is a good idea to have at least one repeater in your system TIP It is best if you only use the number of repeaters that are required for the size of your model railroad layout For instance do not use four repeaters if your layout is only 30 ft x 45 ft You would only need four repeaters if your model railroad layout was 45ft x 45ft in size Tip If you stay within about 20 ft of your train you DO NOT need a RailPro repeater You can use only a
12. to give your PWR 56 a name is so you can tell it apart from another PWR 56 If you had two or more PWR 56s and did not name them it would be difficult to tell which one you are going to control when you touch the picture of a PWR 56 on your controlling device For example if you have two PWR 56 s one located more towards the north on your layout and one located more towards the south you may name one North and the other one South Then when you select the PWR 56 named North you could be confident which one you would be adjusting and controlling You can give the PWR 56 any name that you would like It is recommended that you give your PWR 56 a password Please read the Password section for more information Step 7 Your PWR 56 is Ready to Use Ring Engineering Inc 37 BRING RailPro PWR 56 Password You can set a password in your PWR 56 Further it is recommended that you set a password in your PWR 56 right after you receive it When shipped from the factory your PWR 56 s password is blank When the password is blank any RailPro controlling device can detect and control your PWR 56 Since RailPro uses direct Radio it is possible to detect and control your PWR 56 from over 100 ft away In other words it is possible for your neighbor to control your PWR 56 However if you put a password into your PWR 56 then your neighbor will not be able to detect and therefore not be able to control your PWR 56 If you are go
13. visible in the Accessories Page for this type of Stop All to work In other words you must press the Find Product button for each power supply you have so this HC 2 knows what power supply to send the Stop All commands to IMPORTANT After a Stop All Power Off you will need to select each power supply and enable its output to restore power to your layout Reset Button The HC 2 has a reset button on the back The reset button should not be used for normal operation In the unlikely event that your HC 2 stops responding pressing the reset button may restore your HC 2 to normal operation On the back of your HC 2 is a recessed button To press the reset button you will need a thin long non metallic object to stick into the hole in the back of the HC 2 We recommend using a round wooden toothpick or similar non metallic object Ring Engineering Inc 10 BRING RailPro Locomotives Basic Control Multiple Unit Link Direct Radio Indicator foie Control Locomotive ei mM Direction Forward Product Name Adjust a e u Q UP 9523 Qi Page 1 Selects Next Page of User Defined Buttons User Defined Buttons To control a locomotive that you have already detected you need to press the Locomotive button on the main page You will be shown a list of pictures of locomotives to choose from Touch one of the locomotive pictures Then you will see a screen similar to the one above Touch the Direc
14. will finish and display the measured motor full load current Important You must go back to the Locomotive Setup page and press the Save button If you do not then the new Full Load Motor Current value will be lost when the power to the locomotive is turned off TIP If you purchase a locomotive that was equipped with a RailPro decoder this step should have already been done for you Low Speed Enhance is a RailPro feature that can help your locomotive roll more smoothly when running at low speeds This option can be turned on or off by pressing the Low Speed Enhance button Motor Direction sets the forward direction of your locomotive If your locomotive goes backward when the Control Locomotive page displays the direction as forward your locomotive motor wires are reversed Instead of rewiring the motor you can simply press the Motor Direction button to flip the motor direction Ring Engineering Inc 17 BRING RailPro Directional Lighting The Directional Lighting option will automatically turn on and off the locomotive front and rear lights when the direction of the locomotive is changed You must setup two buttons and enable this option for it to work You must select the proper button pictures in the Buttons Setup One Front Light Button and one Rear Light button as shown above Auto Ditch Lights on Horn This option will cause the ditch lights to start cycling for some amount of time after you press the ho
15. you the current direction of the turnout The Direct Radio symbol informs you if there is a good connection or not from your HC 2 to your product If the Direct Radio symbol is blue like in the picture above the connection is good The Direct Radio symbol will turn red if your HC 2 cannot communicate to the product Setup Press the Adjust Settings button to enter the Setup screen As with all RailPro products you can enter a name and a password You should give each turnout controller a unique name so you can tell one from another You should also set a password Please see the Password section for more information on RailPro passwords For each turnout you can select the turnout style Right Left etc Also you can give each turnout a name so you will know which turnout you are operating You can choose the turnout type Turnout types include Snap 3 wire Motor Operated etc Advanced Setup From the Setup page you can touch the Advanced button to enter the Advanced page If your turnouts support feedback wiring that makes connection when the turnout is in one or the other position select Feedback Enabled Otherwise select feedback disabled Activation Time is the amount of time that power will be applied to your turnout to cause it to change direction You should set this to the lowest value that allows your turnout to dependably change direction Set Position on Power Up is an option where your turnout co
16. BRING ENGINEERING RPK 1 RailPro Model Railroad Control System Starter Kit User Manual Ring Engineering Inc 219 322 0279 www RingEngineering com Revision 1 01 Copyright 2014 Ring Engineering Inc All rights reserved BRING RailPro Latigo Ui AA AA AA AA HE 4 MANNS Ss AABANGAN RUN aas NAUNANG 4 Quick Start Guide is AA AABANG 5 0 3121 5 1 1 0 9 Aa ANA AA AA 7 HC 2 Mapa aaah Ridetaht declan Genel Riedatbodacdeadidowans 7 Find ProdUGtSi aa ANAN 8 Control Setup and Monitor Products ccccecceeseseeeeeeeeeeeseeeeens 9 81 gfe ige AA 9 Paa E pA AARAL aan 9 Stop All AA AA AA 9 Reset UO eneid aE AE RE Ea ES 10 LOCOMOINGS m A E AA 11 Basie COO bonsai en a E E T 11 Multiple UNITS aa RA ii EEEE A 12 Ba E AU O 13 User Defined BUONG Lamasan anas 14 Advanced SETUP eis esa fartacdiendtacnatasasacalindeaadipns stcdadahs stick R a aa 16 UNS SETUP ank Ahahaha Kapok atah aaa 18 Intonation Pagese ti kastuaaaaad 19 LALA AA PAA AA AA 20 Basic Gamt0h asa AN TG AA GG 20 BED madama AA NA AA 21 Advanced SCT ate vsenacesniet ageavies elas tadatatroanedeisahenyaatialaasmaduddsevecudsuvatled 21 Information Paasa Gaan Aao naa 22 PRCCOS SONOS AGANG GANAN AURA NAAN 22 PWR 56 Basic Control anand hamak 23 PWR 56 SetU D eirese innie eo redea aranatarren lbp ue 24 PWR 56 Information Page ccccecccsceeesceseeeseeseeeeseeeeneeeeeeneanseeets 24 RepeatefS APAPAP AA PANAPAAN PARA 25 EE 1 AA AE 26 PaSSWO1S 2 04 AA AA AA ee
17. HC 2 and a RailPro locomotive RailPro is often used this way when members run on a club layout that is DCC Charging Your HC 2 has built in rechargeable batteries To charge your HC 2 1 Turn your HC 2 off by pressing the Power Off button on the Main Page 2 Place your HC 2 on a flat surface with the screen pointing up Be sure your HC 2 is not in direct sunlight or any cooling or heating vent is blowing directly on your HC 2 while it is charging 3 Plug your power adapter PA 1 into the left side of your HC 2 If your HC 2 is charging properly you should see Charging on the screen When your HC 2 is done charging the display will show Done 4 Unplug the power adapter PA 1 after the screen displays Done The HC 2 will automatically turn off shortly after displaying Done HAN To charge your HC 2 only use a Ring Engineering recommended power adapter The use of a non approved power adapter may cause a fire TIP It is best if you allow the batteries to discharge most of the way before recharging your HC 2 IMPORTANT The room temperature where your HC 2 will be charged should be between 60 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit IMPORTANT If you do not plan on using your HC 2 for more than a week you should fully charge the batteries first Always charge your batteries when you are finished using your HC 2 if the battery charge indicator is red Further charge your HC 2 at least once a month even if y
18. Over current Over temperature And more TIP If a warning or fault is displayed on the Information screen you can touch the fault and a help box will appear with more information including possible solutions for the warning or fault NOTE RailPro s Direct Radio technology is what makes it possible for you to see information faults and warnings in real time NOTE Your RailPro s Power Supply and your HC 2 software can be upgraded Itis possible that more settings and features are available than described in this manual Please go to www RingEngineering com for the latest manual Ring Engineering Inc 24 BRING RailPro Repeaters Repeaters are important to a RailPro with Direct Radio system Your controlling devices such as your HC 2 can send commands directly to your products or your controlling device can send the commands to a Repeater first and the Repeater can send the command on to your locomotive By using Repeaters your RaiPro system can have multiple paths for communication providing dependable communications to your locomotives accessories etc TIP Most stationary RailPro products like your RailPro PWR 56 Power Supply can be a Repeater If you have more than one Repeater it is best to equally space the Repeaters and centrally locate them like in the figure below It is recommended to space multiple Repeaters 15 ft apart or less It is very possible that much greater spacing will work well With 4 repeaters
19. Ring Engineering power supplies to the same model railroad layout e Be sure that your layout passes the short circuit test described in this manual before you operate your model railroad layout e This product contains a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm This product contains lead Ring Engineering believes that our HC 2 is compatible with most personal computers PCs for the purpose of getting information from Ring Engineering s Internet site to your HC 2 Because of the vast amount of different PCs and configurations possible Ring Engineering does not guarantee that our HC 2 or software is compatible with your particular PC We recommend backing up any important documents or pictures etc before installing or using Ring Engineering products We make reasonable efforts to be sure that our software and hardware works well and does not interfere or damage any of the programs or data on your PC We have an outstanding record of not having any issues with loss of data but because of the vast array of PCs configurations etc it is impossible for any company to absolutely guarantee that you will never loose data from installing or using new software Ring Engineering is not responsible for any damage to your PCs software programs or data that may occur from using our hardware or software Ring Engineering Inc 4 BRING RailPro Quick Start Guide At a minimum you will need at l
20. WR 56 s will share load when an insulated gap is crossed by a locomotive Ring Engineering Inc 38 BRING ENGINEERING Rail Pro PWR 56 Troubleshooting Problem Solution The power indicator light does not come on when the power switch is turned on Be sure the power cord is plugged into the wall Be sure the wall outlet has power The power indicator light is yellow and there is no power to the track The PWR 56 is on but not outputting power Use a controlling device such as the HC 2 and turn on the output The power indicator light is red The output is shorted Remove the short If you remove the wire from the red or black terminal and the light turns yellow then your short is in the wiring to the track Check the information page on a controlling device for this power supply If the information page displays Over Temperature then be sure there is at least two inches of space all around the PWR 56 There is no power to the track the light is green If the light is green connect a wire directly across the Red and Black terminals If the light turns red there must be power on the terminals the problem is the wiring from the terminals to your track Ring Engineering Inc 39 BRING RailPro Warranty Limited One Year Warranty Ring Engineering Inc Ring Engineering warrants that for a period of one year from the date of purchase this
21. a Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Ring Engineering Inc 40
22. be used to operate your model railroad layout The HC 2 can control the speed direction lights and sounds of locomotives and other accessories by simply touching the screen Multiple HC 2 s can be used at the same time to allow multiple users to control the locomotives and accessories You will need to purchase RailPro ready products or install RailPro modules into the locomotives and accessories that you want to control Warnings e This product is not recommended for persons under the age of fourteen 14 e Only clean the HC 2 with a soft cloth slightly dampened with water Do not use any type of cleaning detergents or solvents e To charge only use Ring Engineering recommended power adapter 6VDC 1A The use of a non approved power adapter may cause a fire e Only connect the PA 1 to a wall outlet that is 120VAC 60Hz e No user serviceable parts inside Return to Ring Engineering for repair e Do not connect any products to the PWR 56 output unless it has a Ring Engineering controller module installed For example a locomotive should not be placed on a track that the PWR 56 is connected to unless it has a Ring Engineering LM x module installed into it e Never connect this Power Supply to a track that is connected to another manufactures power supply Damage could happen to either power supply and in the worst case may result in a fire e Always follow the directions that Ring Engineering provides if you are going to connect multiple
23. ch the Adjust Settings button from the Main Page Touch the blue area under Password and enter your new password Remember to press the Save button to permanently save your password IMPORTANT Be careful changing your password after products have been detected When you change your password only the controllers that know the password will be able to control the products Example 1 You have two HC 2 s named Bob and Mike and a locomotive module 1 You set a password Ring in the locomotive module 2 You detect the locomotive module with Bob s HC 2 Now Bob s HC 2 thinks the locomotive password is Ring 3 You use Mike s HC 2 to change the password in the locomotive module to Engineering 4 Bob s HC 2 can no longer control the locomotive module 5 To fix the problem Bob needs to remove the locomotive module and detect it Find Product again At first no product will be detected Then Bob will enter password Engineering and Bob s HC 2 will detect load and be able to control the locomotive module again Example 2 You have two HC 2 s named Bob and Mike 1 Bob sets his password in his HC 2 to Ring 2 Mike detects Bob s HC 2 and remembers that Bob s password is Ring 3 Bob changes his password to Engineering 4 Mike presses his stop all Set all Speeds to Zero and it sends a message to Bob s HC 2 to zero speed with password Ring Bob s HC 2 does no
24. e HC 2 will actually send 20 0 to the locomotive motor This can allow you to get your locomotive moving when the Control Locomotive screen is only showing a few percent The acceleration and deceleration settings adjust how quickly the locomotive changes its motor speed This can be used to simulate a train s momentum Real trains start and stop slowly As you increase these values your train will react more slowly to your speed commands Ring Engineering Inc 16 BRING RailPro In the Advanced 2 setup page you can adjust the locomotives Full Load Motor Current Low Speed Enhance and motor forward direction and more A Before you begin to use your locomotive you need to set the Motor Full Load Current Setting the Motor Full Load Current is easy with your HC 2 There is an automated page to help you perform this important task From the Locomotive Setup Page press the Advanced Setup button Then press the Advanced 2 Setup button Press the Full Load Motor Current button You will be asked to use auto set Press the Yes button Loco Auto Set Motor Current a s a EE Pocific 1 ma WARNING Loco will run at full speed when test starts Restrain Loco movement like shown in above picture Do not hold Loco Be sure Loco wheels can spin freely Start Exit You will need to press the start button then restrain your locomotive like it shows in the picture above In a few seconds the auto feature
25. e Manual Notching then the engine will rev up or down when you press the User Defined buttons DIET The button for the engine sounds should be Action type Maintained When you press the engine sounds button your locomotive module will produce the sounds of the diesel engine starting up The engine sounds will not rev until the start up sounds finish When you press the engine sound button again your locomotive module will produce the sounds of the diesel engine turning off If you choose Manual Notching then you will need to create two more user defined buttons so you can control the revving of the engine sounds In the User Defined buttons you will need to create two buttons that are type Action For one select action equal to Notch up and the other Notch down Action type for the Notch buttons should be Momentary It would be a good idea to choose the engine picture with the sign for notch up button and the engine picture with the for notch down button in order to make recognizing the buttons easy Information Page By pressing the Information button on the Control Locomotive Page you will be taken to the Locomotive Information page On the Information page you can monitor your locomotive operation You can see the amount of current power that the motor is using the voltage the module is sensing and temperature of the module You can also see the Software and Hardware revision information of t
26. e a Stop All in less than 2 seconds from any page There are two different types of Stop All The first type is a Set All Speeds to Zero When the Set All Speeds to Zero button is pressed your HC 2 will send Direct Radio commands to all of your locomotives to set their speeds to zero If you have more than one HC 2 in your system then the other HC 2 s will display a message informing them that someone pressed the Stop All button The Set All Speeds to Zero will not work with multiple HC 2 s unless each HC 2 has detected the other HC 2 s For example if you have two HC 2 s and you named them Bob and Mike then Bob needs to press his Find Product button when Mike is turned on Bob will detect and load a picture of Mike into the accessories page Mike also needs to detect Bob by pressing his Find Product button It would be wise to check the Accessories Page and be sure all other HC 2 s are listed there This is why giving each HC 2 a unique name is important The second type of Stop All is a Power Off Stop When the Power Off Stop button is pressed your HC 2 will send commands to each power supply to turn the output off Since the power will be cut to the track the locomotives will stop abruptly Since this Stop All is more difficult on the drive components of locomotives this stop all should only be used when necessary Each power supply must have been detected and
27. e that is a Picture of a UP SD 80 locomotive may be named UP SD 80 3456 Files can be copied from the Internet to your HC 2 using your HC 2 s USB port Also you can copy files from your HC 2 to your products using Direct Radio Note files are copied not moved When you send a picture from your HC 2 to a locomotive module you are actually making a copy of the collection of numbers that can be used to draw the picture on the locomotive module Note the picture or any other type of file will still be on your HC 2 TIP Be sure the battery is charged before starting a software update because some updates can take several minutes and you do not want the battery to discharge completely during an update Setup You will need to create an account on Ring Engineering s Internet site and setup your HC 2 one time before you will be able to access files Go to www RingEngineering com and Login Then select the RailPro button If you have never used the Ring Engineering RailPro Internet site before then press the new user Button on the Login page and follow the directions to create a new account Read the Help on the RailPro page for complete setup information Load Files from the Internet To load files from Ring Engineering s Internet site 1 Use your PC s browser and go to the RailPro download section and then select the files you want to download 2 From the Main Page touch the Tools button and then the Update Software button
28. east one locomotive that is equipped with a RailPro locomotive module that is not included with this starter kit Step 1 Install a RailPro Locomotive Module into a Locomotive If you purchased a locomotive with a RailPro locomotive module installed you can skip this step Plug in Locomotive Module Reinstall Locomotive Shell NOTE If your locomotive has an 8 pin DCC socket you will need an 8 pin to 9 pin wiring harness sold separately Please see locomotive module instructions for complete details Step 2 Connect the Power Supply Connect the PWR 56 Track and terminals to each rail of the track If you only have one PWR 56 it does not matter which track rail is connect to the terminal and which track rail is connected to terminal Next plug the PA 2 Power adapter into the PWR 56 module Finally plug the power cable into the PA 2 and into a wall power outlet The light should come on green If it is not please see the PWR 56 troubleshooting table See power supply section for complete details Ring Engineering Inc 5 C3 RING RailPro Step 3 Find Products pos Step 4 Main Page P nii BP Accesories 3 Find Product Pag jus i a Settings 6 Off Put the RailPro equipped locomotive on the track On the HC 2 s Main Page press the Find Product button You will see that the Locomotive or the Power Supply is detected by the HC 2 Press the Find Products button
29. he locomotive module The voltage is a good indication of how well your track is wired If you go to a section of track and see the voltage is low near the yellow on the graph the wiring or connections to this section of track should be improved Keep in mind that the locomotive can also be a problem The wheels and other electrical pickups should be clean because voltage can be lost in the connection from the track to the locomotive module You can check on the temperature of the module For most locomotives the temperature is very unlikely to get hot But if your locomotive is drawing a large amount of power the locomotive module may heat up In the unlikely event that your locomotive module gets to the warm temperature you will see a warning symbol on your Control Locomotive page You will see a symbol on your Control Locomotive page when your locomotive is reporting a warning or a fault By going to the Locomotive Information screen you can read a message that will describe the warning or fault Your locomotive module can report the following warnings and faults Motor Over Current Motor Overload Module Over Temperature Output shorted Module Over Temperature Warning Track Over Voltage Ring Engineering Inc 19 BRING RailPro e Track Under Voltage e And more TIP If a warning or fault is displayed on the Information screen you can touch the fault and a help box will appear with more information on that fault TIP If
30. ing to use your PWR 56 in a train club then you may want to give each RailPro power supply the same password Therefore when a club member gets a new controller they can detect each power supply so their controller can send a Stop All Power Off command and cause this power supply to turn off its output See your controlling devices manual for more information on this feature Multiple Power Supplies A single PWR 56 is likely to operate 15 or more modern HO scale locomotives at the same time However if you want to run even more locomotives turnouts lights etc you can by adding multiple PWR 56 s to increase the available power to your model railroad layout You can add a second third or even more power supplies by wiring them to your track as shown in the figure below You will need to be sure the red terminals are connected to the same rail and black terminals are connected to the other rail You will also need to be sure the red terminals of the power supplies are isolated from each other by placing gaps in the rail that the red terminals are connected to Black Red mm Black Red T P Insulated Gap in Rail connected to Red Terminal Connecting Multiple Power Supplies TIP It is recommended that the PWR 56 s wiring be connected to the track farther from the insulated gap instead of near the insulated gap The farther from the insulated gap that the PWR 56 s are connected to the track the better the P
31. ion above Copy Files to your HC 2 to get your picture on your HC 2 Then see the section above Copy Files to your RailPro Products to get your picture onto your locomotive You must copy the picture onto the locomotive before you will be able to select the picture on your HC 2 You must agree to the following terms before Ring Engineering will convert your picture to a RailPro compatible picture Agreement for submitting a picture for conversion to RailPro Format You may request that we do not share your picture on our Internet site with other users In that case we will convert your picture and make it only available to you However if you do not request Ring Engineering to keep your pictures private than you agree that Ring Engineering has the right to redistribute the RailPro picture that is created from your picture on Ring Engineering s Internet site or use your picture in any other way that Ring Engineering sees fit Further you agree that you are submitting the picture to Ring Engineering for no charge to Ring Engineering Our goal is to allow users to share their pictures with other users so we hope you will allow us to share the pictures you submit The above section is subject to change Please check the Help file on the RailPro page on Ring Engineering s Internet Site for latest information Go to www RingEngineering com and Login Then select the RailPro Page Remove Product If you no longer want a product to show up
32. n then if you increase the speed they will be pulling against each other instead of pulling with each other If this is the case press the direction buttons next to each locomotive to fix the directions On the View Linked Locomotives Page you can change the direction of an individual locomotive in a consist by simply touching the direction arrow next to the locomotive Ring Engineering Inc 12 BRING RailPro picture Therefore if you notice that the follower s direction is not correct after you link the locomotives you can just touch the direction arrow next to the followers picture to correct the situation TIP It is important that you pick each locomotive to link in order First select the lead locomotive then the 1 follower 2 follower etc The linked locomotives will not work as well if they are selected in any other order To stop your HC 2 from sending speed and direction to multiple locomotives at the same time press the Unlink button The way RailPro controls linked locomotives allows you to easily mix different types of locomotives Even locomotives with very different gear ratios and electric motor characteristics can run well together because of RailPro s advanced technology However you do need to set one parameter on the locomotive before they will run well linked together You need to set the Motor Full Load Current There is an automated method to set this parameter See Advanced Setup for more information
33. n you can change the way the keys are drawn on the keyboard from ABC to the format that is used on typewriters QWERTY If you use a typewriter keyboard be sure the Keyboard layout is displaying QWE If you do not use a typewriter keyboard be sure the Keyboard Layout is set to ABC Setting Ring Engineering Inc 7 BRING RailPro the Keyboard Layout will make it easier for you to find the buttons to spell Passwords and other words Now give this HC 2 a name A good name is the name of the person that is going to use this HC 2 Touch the blue area under Name A keyboard will appear Type your first name then press enter You can give your HC 2 s any name Each HC 2 should be given a different name Press the blue area under Password Type in a password on the keyboard and press the Enter button You can give all your RailPro products the same password However you may want to use different passwords See the Passwords section for more information on Passwords You could also set the brightness of the backlight screen brightness if you would like to Keep in mind the brighter the screen the less time the battery will last The dimmer the screen backlight is set the longer the battery will last Be sure to read the Repeaters section to know how to setup the repeaters in the Advanced Settings Press the Save button Wait until the Wait indicator is no longer displayed You
34. ntal or consequential damages or limitation on how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights that vary from state to state To obtain warrantee service contact Ring Engineering at Email info ringengineering com or Phone 219 322 0279 to get a return authorization and return instructions If your Ring Engineering product is not covered by warranty or has been damaged an estimate of repair costs or replacement costs will be provided to you for approval prior to servicing or replacement FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenn
35. ntroller will power up each switch to be sure each switch is set in a direction and not in between directions each time the power is applied A If this option is enabled it is possible that a turnout is moved while a train is over the turnout when you first power your layout up You would want to be careful to park your trains in other areas than over the turnouts The Power Up Delay Time adjustment is the amount of time the turnout module will wait before it starts to activate turnouts after the power is applied It is important that each turnout controller has a different Power Up Delay Time You do not want all the turnout controllers to move all the turnouts at the same time because the amount of power could be more than your power supply can deliver Ring Engineering Inc 21 BRING RailPro TIP Each advanced setup page has a default button If you press the default button all of the settings on that page will be set to the values that they were when the module was manufactured Information Page By pressing the Information button on the Control Turnout Page you will be taken to the Turnout Information page On the Information page you can see details of any warnings or faults and see the Turnout module s software and hardware revision information You will see a A symbol on your Control Turnout page when your Turnout is reporting a warning or a fault By going to the Turnout Information screen you can read a message that will
36. ocomotives will all change their speed and direction at the same time To link multiple units first be sure that the direction of each locomotive is set This allows you to link locomotives with the Cab in the forward or reverse direction If you are going to link the locomotives in the picture below you should select the Lead locomotive and make its direction forward Then select the 1 and 2 followers and make their directions reverse lt Forward Direction Lead Loco 1st Follower 2nd Follower Now press the Link button You will see a list of locomotive pictures Note at the top of the screen it displays Select 1 So touch on the picture of the Locomotive that you want to be the lead locomotive The top of the screen now displays Select 2 Select the second locomotive 1 follower continue selecting locomotives until all of the locomotives that you want to run together have been selected Then press the Done button The screen will now show that your locomotive is linked like below View Linked Locos Button Shows 3 Locos Unlink Button are linked Forward UP 9523 G an il NG Page 1 Kia Exit AAH GC You can view the locomotives linked to this locomotive by pressing the View Linked Locomotives button You will see a list of pictures showing the linked locomotives A It would be wise to review this list before taking off For example If the lead locomotive and the 1 Follower have a forward directio
37. on could heat up enough to ignite flammable material near the bad connection This precaution would be the same for any model railroad power supply with the same amount of power whether it was RailPro DCC or Analog Use a quarter and place it across the rails of your track as shown in the figure below and be sure the PWR 56 power indicator light turns red A red light indicates that the short was detected and the power to the track was turned off If the light does not turn red when the quarter is positioned on the track then the wiring to that section of track needs to be improved You may need to improve the connections to that section of track or use thicker gauge wire to feed that section of track Go along the track and do the quarter test to every section at least every 3 feet of track until each section is tested and passes this test Ring Engineering Inc 35 BRING RailPro Since the track is exposed and can easily be shorted by things like a derailed locomotive your PWR 56 has built in short circuit protection with auto recovery When a metal object gets across the track rails the PWR 56 red terminal is connected to the PWR 56 black terminal and you create a short circuit The PWR 56 will automatically detect the short circuit turn off the output and the power indicator light will turn red If the output is off all trains will stop because they will no longer have power The power indicator light will stay red until the short is
38. on the selection screens you can remove a product from your HC 2 To remove a product touch the Tools button on the Main Page Then touch the Remove Product button Select a category and touch the picture of the product you would like to remove Then all you need to do is touch the Remove button and your HC 2 will remove the product from its memory If you want to you can detect the product again by using the Find Product button Ring Engineering Inc 32 BRING RailPro ENGINEERING PWR 56 Installation Step 1 Choose a good location for your PWR 56 The best location for the PWR 56 is near the middle of the track There are two reasons for locating the PWR 56 near the middle The shorter the wires are to the track the less power will be lost in the wiring The second reason is your PWR 56 makes a great Direct Radio repeater Your controlling devices can send commands directly to your products such as locomotives or your controlling device can send a command to your PWR 56 first and your PWR 56 can send the command on to your locomotive By using repeaters your RailPro system can have multiple paths for communication providing dependable communications to your locomotives accessories etc Please see the Repeaters section of this manual for more information about Direct Radio repeaters If you have more than one PWR 56 it is best to equally space the PWR 56 s and centrally locate them like in the figu
39. ou do not use it If you allow the batteries to discharge to a very low level it may take several minutes for the display to light up and show that your HC 2 is charging If your HC 2 has been plugged in for 1 hour and the charging screen has not been displayed then press the reset button See the section Operation Reset Button for more information on the back of the unit IMPORTANT Your HC 2 rechargeable batteries should provide years of service In the event that the batteries need replaced you must return your HC 2 to Ring Engineering for service Ring Engineering Inc 26 BRING RailPro Passwords Your RailPro system is equipped with Direct Radio Technology It is possible for Direct Radio to transmit over 100 ft to control products Therefore it is possible that your neighbor could control your equipment from their nearby location The solution that RailPro provides is Password protection Products can only be controlled if you know the password Therefore if you set a password in each of your RailPro products and do not share your password with anyone then you will be the only person that can control your system It is recommended that you set a password in each RailPro product that you buy right after you receive it When shipped from the factory your RailPro product s password is blank When the password is blank any RailPro controlling device can detect and control your product To set your HC 2 password tou
40. our locomotive into the locomotive module That way you will be able to select a picture of your locomotive from your HC 2 screen Since Ring Engineering does not know what your locomotive looks like we ship each locomotive module with a generic picture It is your responsibility to update the picture to one that is representative of your locomotive if you so choose To update the picture 1 Be sure the power is applied to your locomotive module and detect your new locomotive module See the section Operation Find Products 2 Go to Ring Engineering s Internet site and select a locomotive picture to download See the section Load Files from the Internet 3 Send the picture to your locomotive See the section Copy files 4 Select the generic picture of the locomotive from the locomotive page to take control of the new locomotive module Press the Adjust Settings button on your Control Locomotive page Touch the picture of the locomotive and select the file name of the picture that you want to use 5 Wait until the automatically started Save operation is finished How to get your Custom Locomotive Picture on your HC 2 Even if your locomotive has been customized with weathering graffiti or other visual clues you can still get your custom picture onto your HC 2 First you will need to take a picture of your locomotive with a digital camera and then send the picture to Ring Engineering Ring Engineering will conve
41. r settings are saved in your HC 2 Even if the battery dies your HC 2 will remember these settings You can change them at any time Find Products Before you can control any products you will first need to Find a Product This is a process where your HC 2 will use Direct Radio to detect new RailPro products Then the product picture is loaded onto your HC 2 If the product found is a locomotive then that locomotive picture can be located on the Locomotive Page Below is a sample locomotive page after only one locomotive has been detected Select Locomotive WE UP 9523 Ring Engineering Inc 8 BRING RailPro Likewise if the product found is a Turnout controller module you will be able to locate its picture on the Turnouts page All other products found can be located on the Accessories page The three buttons across the top of the Main Page take you to the pages to control locomotives turnouts and accessories It is best to move within a few feet of the product you want to find Next be sure your new product is powered up If you are not already on the Main Page press the Main Page Button Now press the Find Product button Your HC 2 will need only a few seconds to search for your new product If the product you are finding does not have a password set your HC 2 will find and load the detected product All products shipped from Ring Engineering do not have a password set If the product you are detecting has a
42. re below It is recommended to space multiple PWR 56 s 15 ft apart or less for the purpose of Direct Radio repeaters It is very possible that much greater spacing will work well With 4 repeaters the effective control area is over 2000 sq ft 45 ft x 45ft 1 PWR 2 PWR s k 30 ft J 45 ft 3 PWR s 4 PWR s 45 ft _ k 45 ft 4 45 ft Recommended placement for 1 4 PWR s Note the distance between PWRs and the edge of your model railroad layout should be 15 ft or less Ring Engineering Inc 33 BRING RailPro Step 2 Connect the two Output terminals to your track For a simple and small track all you need to do is connect two wires from the red and black terminals on the PWR 56 to the track Each of the two output terminals needs to be connected to one rail of the track If you only have one power supply it does not matter if the red or the black terminal is connected to a particular track rail If more than one RailPro power supply will be used together read the section Multiple Power Supplies For larger layouts you will need to run bus wires under the track in order to have good power distribution throughout your entire layout Basically you should have two heavy gauge wires Bus wires under the track and periodically have much smaller wires Feeder wires that connect the bus wires to the track rails The bus wires should be 16AWG The feeder wires can be 22 24AWG Feeder
43. removed After a few seconds from the short being removed the PWR 56 will automatically turn the power to the track back on and the power indicator light will turn green Step 5 Detect your PWR 56 with each Controlling Device Before you will be able to control or monitor your PWR 56 you will need to detect it with a controlling device such as the RailPro HC 2 handheld controller with color touch screen On your controller you will need to press the Find Product button Your controller will display Loading Product After that you will be able to select this PWR 56 from your Accessories page After you have detected the PWR 56 you will be able to turn the track output on or off You can also monitor the total power that your PWR 56 is delivering If the power you are using is near 100 then you should buy another RailPro power supply to add to your system You can even see if the temperature of the PWR 56 is OK It is important that each controlling device that you will use in your system detects each RailPro power supply in your system Each controlling device has a Stop All Power Off option The controlling device will only send a turn off the power command to the PWR 56 that it has detected and loaded Please see your controlling devices manual such as the HC 2 s manual for more information Step 6 Give the PWR 56 a name and a Password This step is optional Ring Engineering Inc 36 BRING RailPro The reason
44. rn button Pamana The above button pictures must be used for this option to work Also you can setup a button for each independent ditch light as type On Off If you setup buttons to independently control the left and right ditch lights then these buttons MUST be located after the Ditch Light Button that is setup for the Ditch Light Effect For example if the Ditch Light button with the ditch light effect is in button position 4 then the Ditch Left and Ditch Right buttons must be in locations 5 and 6 or higher TIP Each advanced setup page has a default button If you press the default button all the settings on that page will be set to the values that they were when the module was manufactured Sounds Setup To get to the Sounds Setup page touch the Advanced Setup button Then touch the Sounds Setup button You can select Auto or Manual notching for the engine sounds if you set a User Define Button up for Diesel Sounds IMPORTANT In the Buttons setup you must use the above picture for diesel engine sounds If you setup a User Defined Button up for Steam Engine sounds you will be able to adjust the chuff rate IMPORTANT In the Buttons setup you must use the above picture for steam engine sounds Ring Engineering Inc 18 BRING RailPro If Auto notching is selected then the engine sound will rev up as you increase the speed of your locomotive and slow down when the locomotive is slowed down If you choos
45. rt your custom picture to a Ring Engineering RailPro picture that you can download to your HC 2 Only RailPro files can be loaded onto your RailPro system For example you cannot copy a JPEG file directly to your HC 2 Each Locomotive Module comes with one free Picture Conversion Code The Picture Conversion Code is located on the locomotive module installation instructions If your locomotive is not custom painted then please check for a suitable picture of your locomotive on the RailPro page before sending a picture for Ring Engineering to convert Since many people have purchased a locomotive just like yours it is possible that a picture of your locomotive already exists on our RailPro Internet site If you find a picture of your locomotive simply plug in your HC 2 and download it There is no charge to download files from our RailPro Internet site and you will not have to wait for Ring Engineering to convert your picture to a RailPro file Ring Engineering Inc 31 BRING RailPro If you do not find a suitable picture for your locomotive then email your locomotive picture to info RingEngineering com Put in the email your Picture Conversion Code from your locomotive module instructions Ring Engineering will make your picture available to download to your HC 2 Handheld controller from our RailPro Internet site Ring Engineering will send you an email when the picture conversion has been complete and is ready for you to download it See the sect
46. s are located in opposite corners The red arrows in the figure below identify mounting hole locations Ring Engineering Inc 34 BRING RailPro A The only acceptable mounting orientations are 1 Mounted to the bottom surface of the layout with the RailPro logo facing the ground or 2 Set on top to the layout with the RailPro logo facing the roof Also there should be at least 2 inches of space on each side for air circulation Step 3 Plug the power cord of the PWR 56 into a standard wall socket Your PWR 56 light should be green indicating that the output is on If the light is red yellow or not lit up please check the trouble shooting section The PWR 56 outputs power to the track as soon as the power plug is plugged in It is recommended that you plug the PWR 56 into a power strip with an on off switch so you can easily turn the PWR 56 on and off Step 4 Do the Coin Test before using your PWR 56 This step is important This step is important because your PWR 56 needs to be able to shut off when the track is shorted This test will confirm if your track is wired well enough so the PWR 56 will be able to detect the short and turn off If the track is shorted and the connection of the PWR 56 to the track is poor the short will not draw enough power from the PWR 56 to detect the short and the PWR 56 will not turn off delivering power to the tracks bad connection Although it is very unlikely it is conceivable that a bad connecti
47. s should be connected about every 6 10 feet For 16 AWG the bus wire length should be limited to 30 feet or less Contact Ring Engineering for wiring layouts that need more than 30 foot runs with a single power supply The power wiring for a good analog or DCC system should be good for a RailPro system If your layout passes the coin test described below then your wiring should be adequate TIP You may get away with fewer feeders than one every 6 10 feet particularly if your individual sections of track are soldered together Your wiring is good enough if you can pass the coin test described below The PWR 56 is equipped with spring loaded terminals for fast and secure connections that do not require a tool To connect a wire to the terminals first strip 3 8 of an inch about 2 3 the length of the terminal block of insulation off of the wire Then press the orange push button over the contact that you want to connect a wire to Insert the wire into the round hole under the orange push button Be sure the wire goes all the way to the back of the terminal block while holding down on the orange push button When you feel the wire touch the back of the terminal block release the orange button to secure the wire into the terminal block Give the wire a tug to be sure it is securely connected Wire Gauge Maximum 16 Position the PWR 56 under your layout Use at least 2 screws and mount the PWR 56 If only using two screws be sure the screw
48. stop all running locomotives because after the HC 2 turns off you will no longer be able to control your locomotives If the batteries go dead on your HC 2 you could stop locomotives by turning off the power supplies by hand Help On most pages you will find a Help button in the upper right corner When you press the Help Button you will see a page s of information that describe each control on the current page Press the Exit Page Button to return to the page before you pressed the Help button Ring Engineering Inc 9 BRING RailPro Stop All The Stop All button is used to stop all of the locomotives on your layout quickly by pressing the screen just a few times Because you can set many locomotives in motion using a single HC 2 it is possible that things get out of control if you are not paying attention If you find that a locomotive is going on an unexpected track you may have a need to stop all the locomotives quickly to prevent a wreck This is a good situation to use the Stop All function TIP To quickly get to the Stop All Page from any page press the Main Button first Pressing the Main Button will take you to the Main Page Secondly Press the Stop All Button Finally either press the Set all Speeds to Zero button or the Power Off Stop Button Basically from any page you are only three screen touches away from commanding all your moving locomotives to stop Using this technique you can issu
49. t from your HC 2 to your product If the Direct Radio symbol is blue like in the picture above the connection is good The Direct Radio symbol will turn red if your HC 2 cannot communicate to the product Ring Engineering Inc 23 BRING RailPro PWR 56 Setup Press the Adjust Settings button to enter the Setup screen As with all RailPro products you can enter a name and a password You should give each power supply a unique name so you can tell one from another You should also set a password Please see the Password section for more information on RailPro passwords PWR 56 Information Page By pressing the Information button on the Control Power Supply Page you will be taken to the Power Supply Information page On the Information page you can monitor your power supply operation You can see the amount of power that is being used from your power supply and the temperature You can also see the software and hardware revision information You can check on the temperature of the power supply In the unlikely event that your power supply gets too hot you will see a warning symbol on your Control Power Supply page You will see a A symbol on your Control Power Supply page when your Power Supply is reporting a warning or a fault By going to the Power Supply Information screen you can read a message that will describe the warning or fault Your Power Supply module can report the following warnings and faults Output shorted
50. t respond because the password is not correct 5 To fix the problem Mike needs to remove Bob s HC 2 from his HC 2 and detect Find Product Bob s HC 2 again At first no product will be detected Then Mike will enter password Engineering and Mike s HC 2 will detect load and be able to communicate with Bob s HC 2 Ring Engineering Inc 27 BRING RailPro You can reset the password to no password on any product On the HC 2 you simply go to the Adjust Settings Page and change the password To reset the password on products that do not have a touch screen you need to use a HC 2 and cycle power on the product TIP If you are going to use your RailPro products in a train club then you may want to give each RailPro power supply the same password Therefore when a club member gets a new controller they can detect each power supply so their controller can send a Stop All Power off and cause this power supply to turn its output off Also the controlling device will need to load this product so this Power Supplies repeater can be used by the controlling device Reset Password To reset a password on a product touch the Tools button on the Main Page then touch the Reset Password button Turn the power off and then on again on the product that you want to reset the password Within 10 seconds of turning the power on touch the Reset Password button on the HC 2 screen The HC 2 will display the product
51. that it detected If the detected product is the product that you want to reset its password then turn the products power off and back on again Within 10 seconds of turning the power on press the second Reset Password button The password in your product should now be cleared IMPORTANT If you do not save the settings in your product the next time the power is cycled on the product will cause the product to restore its old password TIP It is easy to cycle the power on a locomotive by pushing high on the side of the locomotive This will cause the wheels on one side of the locomotive to lift off the track and effectively turn the power off to the locomotive Letting go of the locomotive will effectively restore power to the locomotive Update Software Introduction An outstanding feature of RailPro products is the ability to update their software By updating software you can change pictures add more sounds and add light effects to locomotive modules change other modules and much more Besides adding files to your RailPro products you can even update the RailPro products main program By updating the main program you can add completely new features to your RailPro system For example if you purchased a locomotive module that did not have acceleration adjustment you could update the software and add this feature Your HC 2 can be connected to a personal computer with Internet access and you can download new files to your HC 2
52. the exit button IMPORTANT All the adjustments that you make are temporary unless you save the adjustments To save the adjustments you need to press the save button All the adjustments are like this including the Advanced Setups User Defined Button Setups and Sounds Setup IMPORTANT You will not be able to save the locomotive setup unless the locomotive s speed is 0 0 and there are no sounds playing You can change the picture that the locomotive module and your HC 2 are using First you will need to copy a picture that you want to use to the locomotive module Please see the Update Software section to see how to copy a file to the locomotive After the picture you want is on the locomotive you can touch the picture of the locomotive on the screen and you will see a list of pictures you can choose from When you select a picture the locomotive module and your HC 2 will be updated User Defined Buttons Because there are so many different types of locomotives and engineers we decided to allow you to setup the buttons any way you want For example you can make the first button turn on and off the front headlight Or you can make the first button play a bell sound How the user defined buttons are setup is completely up to you Function Adiva User Selected a Picture Indicator User Defined Text There are 8 buttons per page For any of the 8 positions you can e Select a picture from a list e Change a text description of
53. tion button to change the direction of the locomotive Turning the large knob clockwise will increase the speed of your locomotive Turning the large knob counterclockwise will decrease the speed of your locomotive Press the user defined buttons to activate the lights and sounds There are more than eight User Defined buttons Press the Next button to change the eight User Defined buttons to a new set of eight User Defined buttons The Page 1 under the Next button text will display Page 2 Continue pressing the Next button to cycle back to the User Defined buttons on Page 1 TIP To quickly select another locomotive touch the picture of the locomotive in the center of the screen The select locomotive screen will be displayed for you to choose a different locomotive In as few as two screen touches you can change form controlling one locomotive to another The Direct Radio symbol informs you if there is a good connection or not from your HC 2 to your product In this case the product is your locomotive If the Direct Radio symbol is blue like in the picture above the connection is good The Direct Radio symbol will turn red if your HC 2 cannot communicate to the product Ring Engineering Inc 11 BRING RailPro Multiple Units You can link more than one locomotive together to be able to pull more freight cars This is sometimes referred to as Consisting When locomotives are linked together the linked l
54. u would like displayed for the button Select the button action The action can be either Maintained or Momentary If the button action is Maintained then if you touch the button once the action will start and continue until you touch the button again If the button action is Momentary then when you touch down on the button the action will start and continue until you let up from the button The button function will dictate if the choice of Maintained or Momentary makes more sense For example if you were going to make the button a horn button it would be sensible to use the Momentary action In this case the horn would play while you held down on the button and stop when you let go On the contrary if the button was going to be the front light it would be sensible to make this button a Maintained type When you pressed the button the light would come on and stay on Then if you touched the button again the light would go off Engine Sounds For engine sounds to play such as the revving sound of a diesel or the chuff sound of a steam engine you must setup a button to start and stop the engine sound The required steps are as follows Ring Engineering Inc 15 BRING RailPro 1 Be sure you loaded at least one engine sound file to your locomotive module Please see the Update Software section for more information on how to work with files 2 Inthe buttons setup page choose a b
55. utton location and make it a type sound button 3 Choose this picture a for diesel engine sounds or choose this picture for steam engine sounds 4 Select a sound file that is of engine sounds IMPORTANT In the Buttons Setup you must use the above picture for diesel engine sounds IMPORTANT If the above picture is selected you must select a sound file that is for Diesel engines for the sounds to play correctly IMPORTANT In the Buttons Setup you must use the above picture for steam engine sounds IMPORTANT If the above picture is selected you must select a sound file that is for Steam engines for the sounds to play correctly Please see the Sounds Setup section for more information on engine sounds Advanced Setup In the Advanced 1 setup page you can adjust the locomotives start speed top speed acceleration and deceleration The Top Speed will set the maximum speed that your locomotive will run at If you set the top speed to 70 then when the control knob sets the speed to 100 the locomotive module will send 70 power to the motor The start speed will allow you to get a locomotive moving faster Some locomotives will not move until 20 30 or more is sent to the motor When you set the speed of a locomotive above 0 0 the HC 2 can output the user start speed to the motor For example if the user Start Speed is 20 then when you are controlling a locomotive and set the locomotive speed to 0 1 th
56. ware button Then touch the Delete File button 2 Touch the button to select the product you want to delete the file from 3 Pick the type of file you want to delete Then select the file name 4 Wait until the file deletion finishes TIP You will not be allowed to delete some files that are in use For example if a picture on a locomotive is the currently active picture you will not be allowed to delete that file Update Programs You can update the program on your RailPro products that do not have a USB port such as a locomotive module by using direct Radio To update a program 1 From the Main Page touch the Tools button and then the Update Software button Then Press the Update Program button 2 Touch the button to select the product you want to receive the file 3 Wait until the update finishes Ring Engineering Inc 30 BRING RailPro IMPORTANT Be sure the power to the product that you are updating is not interrupted during the program update process If the power is interrupted the product may become unusable and will need to be returned to Ring Engineering for repair TIP You can verify that the update worked by going to the Information page on your product and checking the software revision number Locomotive Module Picture Update When you buy a locomotive module to upgrade an existing locomotive to a RailPro locomotive you will want to put a picture that is an actual representation of y
57. you see Track Under Voltage warnings you should be sure your locomotive wheels are clean NOTE RailPro s Direct Radio technology is what makes it possible for you to see information faults and warnings in real time NOTE Your RailPro s locomotive module has a significant amount of protection to prevent accidental wiring errors and other problems from damaging the module Your RailPro locomotive module can detect errors shut down and report problems to prevent permanent damage to your locomotive module NOTE Your RailPro s locomotive module and your HC 2 software can be upgraded It is possible that more settings are available than described in this manual Please go to www RingEngineering com for the latest manual Turnouts Basic Control When you press the Turnouts button from the Main Page you will see a list of the detected turnout modules Please see the section on Find Products for more information on detecting your RailPro turnout modules If you select a TC 1 you will see a page similar to below Direct Radio Indicator Product Name Control Turnout Codi mM Sam s Junction Name 1 Name 2 Name 3 Name 4 Select Exit Adjust Information Settings Button Button Ring Engineering Inc 20 BRING RailPro To change the direction of a turnout just touch the picture of the turnout You will see a warning symbol A while the turnout changes direction Notice how the yellow lines clearly show
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