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Hello Erik, I've installed Soundtraxx Digital Command Control decoders in my diesels and have used the Automatic Notching and the Manual Notching settings. Of the two I currently prefer the Manual Notching feature. I can easily press the Function 5 button (notching up) and the Function 6 button (notching down) and then turn the knob on my Digitrax throttle. They're right next to each other. I had to remap the function keys on the throttle, a straightforward process that Soundtraxx explains how to do. Turning the throttle up after pressing the Function 5 key simulates the brief lag time between when a first-generation EMD locomotive's throttle is moved and when the traction motors begin to respond. When the locomotive reaches the desired speed, I press Function 6 again, which drops the RPMs, simulating a locomotive that is coasting. The Automatic Notching feature can be set to function with 28 or 128 speed steps. You simply set CV 116 to 4 for 28 speed steps or 8 for 128. Regards, Paul Schmidt Contributing Editor Trains.com
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