One of my lights is out.
None of my lights are on.
Check that you haven't turned it off with the
DCS controller. You have independent control
over lights on your engine
Could be the same reason as “One of my
lights is out”
Is the engine getting power? Check to see if
there is voltage on the track or move the
engine a few feet in either direction.
Lights
Solution
Motion
Solution
When I apply power and hit Start-up, my
engine powers up but it won’t move.
My engine hesitates at slow speeds.
An engine may do this right out of the box if it
has not been lubricated. Follow the lubrication
instructions. Now go ahead and run it.
New engines even after they are lubricated
may take a little bit to get everything run in. Be
a little patient and let it run for a bit. It should
clear up shortly after lubricating and running.
This is normal, dial up the speed on your DCS
Remote to make your engine move.
PFA
Solution
When I enter PFA all that happens is the
bell rings. What do I do?
Why does my engine run away all by
itself after the PFA is over?
Press the DIR button. Your engine will stop
and begins the arrival sequence. Pressing the
DIR button will cycle you through the next 3
PFA sequences
This is normal. The engine will leave the
station at the same speed it entered (when hit
the PFA button). The speed setting can be
changed after the bell stops ringing.
Shut Down
Solution
Okay, I give up. What do I have to do to
shut it down?
Well, you can either remove power from
the track or press or press Shut-Down.
Button on the DCS Remote
Lost or Unknown Address
Solution
I can't call up my engine on the address
I believe it to be set at
Delete the engine from your DCS remote,
and attempt to re-add it.
On the DCS Remote, hit Menu System
Engine Setup Recover Engine
Smoke
Solution
My engine isn’t smoking at all
My engine barely smokes
Press the smoke button, this will activate the
smoke
If you just filled it with the smoke fluid
sometimes the fluid can make a seal in the
stack. Blow down the stack to clear the air
bubble.
You may have set the smoke to Low. This can
be changed from Low to Med to High.
Check for an obstruction in the smoke
stack
Add 10-12 drops of smoke fluid
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