DCS (Remember, it's NOT DCC)
When I press the Whistle Button on my
DCS remote or DCS commander the
whistle doesn't blow
I have no sound on my engine, but my
lights are on and it moves just fine
There's a crackling sound from my
engine
When I run Doppler I can hear the
Doppler shift but then the engine sounds
fade out and I can't get them back
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
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 haven't lowered any of the
independent engine volumes (Eng Sounds,
Bell, Whistle, or Accent)
Check to see if a screw or some other material
has lodged itself in the underside of the
engine.
This is normal. You will need to press the
Doppler button again to turn Doppler off. Your
engine sounds will now return to normal
When I apply power to the track my
engine doesn't do anything. No lights, no
sound.
I get an error when I hit Start-Up
DCS is polarity sensitive when powered
by a DC power supply.
This is normal. You 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
direction, you may have a bad track section
Have you got that section electrically isolated
with a toggle switch or other device?
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)
Check the polarity of the DC power supply
connected to the Fixed 1 or Fixed 2 Inputs.
Shut down power, reverse the inputs and
repower DCS. Hitting the startup button on
the DCS remote should start up the engine.
If you have two engines on the track they
both may have the same address. Take one
of them off the rails and try it again
Start-up
Solution
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Solution
RailKing 4-8-8-4 Big Boy Steam Engine
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