M.T.H.'s Digital Command System (DCS) unlocks the full sound and operating potential of Proto-Sound 3.0. Insert a DCS Commander in the wires from your existing DCC system or DC power supply to the track and you can switch back and forth between DCC, DCS and Analog DC operating modes with just a push of a button.

The DCS Commander provides the user with intuitive control of multiple Proto-Sound 3.0 equipped locomotives. For each locomotive, more than 32 functions are available at the touch of a single clearly-labeled button. In addition to the features available with DCC and analog DC, the DCS Commander unlocks a long list of Proto-Sound operating possibilities including:

  • Speed adjustment in one-scale mile-per-hour steps
  • Independent feature control: tune your engines' sound, lights, smoke and acceleration/deceleration settings
  • Smoke On/Off
  • Doppler Sounds: simulate the classic sound effect of a train approaching and then whizzing past
  • Accent Sounds: activate any one of 7 individual sounds, including signal forward and reverse sounds, coupler slack, engine start-up and shut-down, engine labor and engine drift
  • Activate Passenger Station and Freight Yard Sounds:
  • Individual locomotive control: select up to 99 Proto-Sound 3.0 engines
  • Selectable control mode configurations: choose between analog DC, DCC and DCS operating modes

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