Check for an obstruction in the smoke
stack
Add 10-12 drops of smoke fluid
Lights
Solution
One of my lights is out
Check your F keys. F0 is the headlight
(also controls the Back-up light) and
F5 will toggle the Cab light
None of my lights are on
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.
Check the Tender/Boiler drawbar
connection. You’ve got to have them
locked together.
Motion
Solution
When I apply power and hit F3 my
engine powers up but it won’t move
Check the Tender/Boiler drawbar
connection. You’ve got to have them
locked together.
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
Check to see if you have any kind of
binding on the side rods. There may
be a chuck of your favorite, perfectly
scaled pine tree stuck in there.
PFA
Solution
I hit F4 to start PFA but the engine
just keeps ringing its bell, that’s all it’ll
do
Bring the engine speed to 0. You will
now hear the station arrival sounds
(pretty cool, huh?). Pressing F4 will
cycle you through the PFA sequence
(check out the PFA section of the
manual for more)
Why does my engine run away all by
itself after the PFA is over?
This is normal. The engine will leave
the station at the same speed it entered
(when you hit F4 the first time). You
can control the speed of your engine
while it’s leaving the station.
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 F3 again
DCC
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