9. The base unit may have a Universal Consist controlling your
decoder.
Clear the old consist by pressing
CONSIST
until “Cons oLd cLr”
flashes in the display. Then press
ENTER
.
10. The current loco speed command may not match the decoder’s
speed steps.
Reprogram your decoder’s address. When you program the
decoder with Prodigy Advance it will automatically set the decoder’s speed
steps to 28/128. Select 28 or 128 speed steps on the base unit and then
try to run the loco.
11. Check the decoder wiring and make sure they are correct.
12. Remove the decoder and test it on a decoder tester to make sure
the decoder is fine.
13. If the decoder is fine, check the loco to make sure the loco is fine
before installing the decoder.
Checklist for General Problems
1. Clean your layout and the loco’s wheels.
2.
Check the layout’s wiring.
3. Reprogram loco address and other data.
4. Reset Cab by unplugging the Cab.
5. Reset the base unit by turning the power off.
6.
Check loco for proper decoder installation.
7. Check wiring from Cabs to the base unit and from the base unit to your
layout.
8. Check for short circuits and/or stray objects lying across track rails.
9. Make sure the Link light flashes when you press F2.
Special Trouble Shooting
Base unit power light is on but Cab does not display anything on the
LCD display
1. Check that the Cab cable is securely plugged into the base unit.
2. Replace the Cab cable with a known working cable.
3. Try Cab/cable combination in another base unit Cab Jack.
4. If using remote plug ports around your layout, check wiring/cables from
the base unit to a remote plug port or try moving the Cab/cable
combination to a different Cab Jack.
The loco’s headlight turns itself off
When you press 0 to turn on the loco’s headlight, the base unit will send
the command to the decoder to turn on the loco’s headlight. The base unit
will not continuously send the accessory command to the decoder like the
speed command. When the loco hits a dirty track and loses its power, it will
reset and lose the accessory command. It will continue running but may be
jerky because the base unit continuously sends speed commands. You
should clean the track and the loco’s wheel to improve the loco’s pickup.
During operation all locos stop responding
Turn base unit power switch off, wait 3 seconds and turn the power back on.
Trouble Shooting 3-2
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