Digitrax Throttles
Summary: Current and Retired Digitrax Throttles
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The following is a comparison among the Digitrax throttles.
Digitrax Throttles
Current Products
Duplex Radio (D) products are approved for use in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Kato Japan also sells a version approved for use in Japan (available only through Kato in Japan). DCE is for European countries.
Consult the Digitrax Web Site for product features.
Throttle | UP Panel Tethered | UR90 Teathered | UR90 IR mode | UR91 Tethered | UR91 IR Mode | UR91 Simplex Radio | UR92 Tethered | UR92 IR Mode | UR92 Duplex Radio | UR93 Duplex Radio |
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DT400 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
DT400R | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
DT402 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
DT402R | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
DT402D | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
DT500 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
DT500D | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
DT602 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
DT602D & DT602DE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
UT4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
UT4R | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
UT4D | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
UT6 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
UT6D & UT6DE | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Throttle | MSRP ($US) | Radio/IR | 2/4 Digit Addressing | Direction | Steal/Dispatch | Number Simultaneous Trains | Functions | Notes |
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DT602 | $195 | INFRARED | Y | Y | Y | 2 | 29 | On/Off switch, Colour LCD, 3×AAA |
DT602D | $260 | Radio, Duplex | Y | Y | Y | 2 | 29 | On/Off switch, Colour LCD, 3×AAA |
DT602DE | $269 | Radio, Duplex | Y | Y | Y | 2 | 29 | On/Off switch, Colour LCD, 3×AAA, CE (EUROPE) |
DT500 | $189 | INFRARED | Y | Y | Y | 2 | 29 | |
DT500D | $254 | Radio, Duplex | Y | Y | Y | 2 | 29 | |
DT500DCE | $254 | Radio, Duplex | Y | Y | Y | 2 | 29 | CE CERTIFIED FOR EUROPE |
DCS52 | $235 | None | Y | Y | ? | 1 | 13 |
Digitrax UT1 Utility Throttle
Retired Products
Retired / Discontinued Digitrax Throttles | |||||||
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Throttle | Discontinued | Radio/IR | 2/4 Digit Addressing | Direction | Steal/Dispatch | Number Simultaneous Trains | Notes |
DT402 | 2016 | INFRARED | Y | Y | Y | 2 | $185 |
DT402D | 2016 | Radio, Duplex | Y | Y | Y | 2 | $225 |
DT402DCE | 2016 | Radio, Duplex | Y | Y | Y | 2 | $255 CE CERTIFIED FOR EUROPE |
DT402R | 2016 | Radio, Simplex | Y | Y | Y | 2 | $235 |
UT4R | - | Radio, Simplex | 4 | Y | Y | 1 | $129 |
WTL12 | - | None | 4 | Y | ? | 6 | Walthers Train Line set, can be expanded |
BT2 | 1999 | None | 4 | Y | N | 1 | Buddy Throttle, not repairable/ |
ct4 | 1998 | None | ? | Y | ? | 4 | Quad Throttle, Challenger Set |
DT100 | 2000 | Infrared | Y | Y | Y | 2 | |
DT100r | 2000 | Radio | Y | Y | Y | 2 | |
DCS50 | None | Y | Y | ? | 1 | 13 | |
DCS51 | None | Y | Y | ? | 1 |
Comparison Chart
Comparison of features between throttles. Many of these are no longer available from Digitrax.
Function | DT400 | DT300 | DT100 | UT4 | UT2 | UT1 |
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MSRP | $179.99 / Radio-$229.99 | $154.99 / Radio-$204.99 | Out of production | $79.95 / Radio-$129.99 | $99.95 | $79.95 |
Availability | Out of Production | Out of Production | Out of production | Available | Out of Production | Out of Production |
Radio/IR Capable | IR Standard & Radio Optional | IR Standard & Radio Optional | IR Standard & Radio Optional | IR Standard & Radio Optional | Corded only | Corded only |
2/4 Digit addressing support | 2/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | ?? | ?? |
Direction control | Forward/Reverse | Forward/Reverse | Forward/Reverse | Forward/Brake/Reverse | Forward/Reverse | Forward/Reverse |
Stealing/Dispatch | Steal/Dispatch | Steal/Dispatch | Steal/Dispatch | Steal/Dispatch | Acquire/Dispatch | |
# of simultaneous trains | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cheat Sheet
How to perform various functions.
Function | DT400 | DT300 | DT100 | UT4 | UT2 | UT1 |
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4 Digit addressing | Enter 4 digit address, or L throttle for hi 2 digits, R throttle for lo 2 digits or select with R only | L throttle for hi 2 digits, R throttle for lo 2 digits or select with R only | L throttle for hi 2 digits, R throttle for lo 2 digits or select with R only | Select 4 digits with rotary switches | Information not posted | NA – only through Dispatch/Acquire |
2 Digit addressing | Enter 2 digit address then L throttle to 00 and R throttle for 2 digits (to 127) | Enter 2 digit address then L throttle to 00 and R throttle for 2 digits (to 127) | Enter 2 digit address then L throttle to 00 and R throttle for 2 digits (to 127) | Select 4 digits with rotary switches | Information not posted | Dial in 2 digits |
Make Loco selection | Press [SEL] or [ENTER] | Press [LOCO] key, or [ENTER] | Information not posted | Information not posted | Information not posted | Press [ACQ/DISP] key. Green LED – OK |
Recall Loco | Hold R Throttle, dial R throttle or +/-, then [SEL] or [ENTER] | Hold R Throttle, dial R throttle or +/-, then [LOCO] | Information not posted | Does not have recall function | Does not have recall function | Does not have recall function |
Terms
- Dispatching – Dispatching is the process of releasing a loco so that another user can take control of it.
- Stealing – Stealing is defined as acquiring control of a loco address that is being used by someone else on another throttle. Both throttles control the address. Useful for training operators.
StealZap
This applies to the DT402 R2 advanced throttle when used with an Advanced command station (DCS240) featuring expanded slots. This feature works when each DT402 R2 in use has a unique throttle ID, and they are operating in the expanded slots. The throttle ID is associated with the locomotive address it has selected. If all throttles have the same ID, the Steal function works as before and both throttles have control of the locomotive.
- The StealZap feature prevents multiple throttles from having the same address selected. When a locomotive address is entered into a second throttle, the message "StealZap" appears on the first throttle. This means the address has been deselected because that locomotive has been stolen by another throttle. The original throttle can steal the locomotive back by selecting that address again.
This prevents confusion and unexpected results which occur when two throttles have control of one locomotive.
Compatibility Matrix
Work in progress. Placeholder text.
See also
- Digitrax Portal
- Digitrax Products - Full list of Digitrax products.
- Digitrax - Local homepage for Digitrax