Start-up
Solution
When I apply power to the track
my engine doesn’t do anything. No
lights, no sound, no nothing.
This is normal. Yo u have to hit the
Start-Up button.
Check to see if that section of track has
power. Use a voltmeter or a lit
passenger car, not your tongue.
Slide the engine a couple of feet in
either directio n, you may have a b ad
track section
Have you got that section electrically
isolated with a toggle switch or other
device?
I get an error when I hit Start-Up
Have you recently changed the engine
address?
Check if there is power on that section
of track the engine is sitting on (there
has to be power for the signal to get to
the engine and for the engine to be able
to hear it)
If you have two en gines on the trac k
they both may have the same address.
Take one of them off the rails and try it
again
Sound
Solution
When I press the Whistle Button on
my DCS remote or DCS commander
the whistle doesn’t blow
Check if the playable whistle is active. On
the DCS Commander there will be two
dashes on the right side of the LCD if it’s
active. Press “A1” twice to ensure it’s
turned off. On your DCS remote press the
“SPW” button twice to ensure it’s disabled
I have no sound on m y engine, but
my lights are on and it moves just
fine
You may have it turned off. Repeatedly
press VOL + to bring the Master
Volume up
Did you turn off the ENG Sounds?
Press the ENG SND button on your
DCS controller.
Check that you ha ven’t lowered a ny of
the independent e ngine volumes ( Eng
Sounds, Bell, Whistle, or Accent)
There’s a crackli ng sound from my
tender
Check to see if a screw or some other
material hasn’t lodged itself in the
underside of the te nder.
When I run Doppler I can hear the
Doppler shift but t hen the engine
sounds fade out a nd I can’t get
them back
This is normal. You will need to press
the Doppler button again to turn
Doppler off. Your engine sounds will
now return to nor mal
M.T.H. HO 4-6-4 Empire State Express Steam Engine
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DCS (Remember, it's NOT DCC)
