2.12 Quick Start Problems?
If you encountered problems at any step in this Quick Start Section:
First, try backing up a step until you get results described. The steps included
in this installation procedure are set up so that if you follow them carefully, any
problems you encounter will be easy to isolate & debug.
If that does not work or if you have other questions or problems, we encourage
you to call, fax or e-mail your favorite Digitrax dealer. If your dealer is not
able to help, please contact Digitrax directly.
There are thousands of successful Digitrax installations around the world and
we want to be sure that yours is one of them.
QUICK INSTALLATION Notes for users of Digitrax decoders that have
already been programmed and decoders not made by Digitrax:
1. The DB150 command station defaults to 128 speed step operation so,
if you are using a locomotive with a decoder that does not have 128
step capability you will have to adjust either the decoder or the
DB150 command station so that both are using the same number of
speed steps to communicate. You can status edit each individual
decoder (see Section 17) or you can change the DB150’s system
default and run all of your decoders with fewer speed steps to
accommodate these decoders (see Section 26).
2. If you can’t control the operation of the lights in your decoder
equipped locomotive with the DT400 (in default 128, or 28 speed
step mode), be sure that the decoder itself is programmed in
advanced 28 speed step mode. Please refer to Section 17 for correc-
tive measures.
What’s Next?
Now that you have successfully set up your Super Empire Builder Set, it’s time
to learn more about the features and options offered by Digitrax and the
LocoNet system. Read the manual and take time to understand and master each
topic. Your Super Empire Builder Set is the gateway to all the possibilities and
options offered by Digitrax so the best advice is to take it step by step and
don’t try to do everything at once. The Digitrax Big Book of DCC is another
excellent resource available to you as you expand your layout. The Big Book is
full of examples that show you how you can have even more fun with your lay-
out.
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