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5. Check the communication between the base unit and the Cab. Press 2. F2
should momentarily display on the LCD and the Link light should blink. If not, the cab
address may be over the 32 cab limit. Set the Cab to be the Master Cab (Cab #1) by
the following steps. Unplug the cab. Press and hold 6 and plug in the cab. Press 1,
and ENTER. If there is still no communication, send the unit in for repair.
6. Your loco may have a pickup problem. You should periodically clean your track
and your loco’s wheels. Oxide coating or dirt on either the track or loco’s wheels often
causes intermittent and jerky operation.
If you pass the above steps, your Command Station and Cabs are ne. The
problem may lie in the decoder.
7. Your decoder may have lost its memory or is in Advanced Consist mode
(CV19 is not 0). Reprogram the loco address and try again. If the loco still does not
respond, you will need to perform a factory reset. Consult your loco manual for the
correct CV setting to perform the reset.
8. Your decoder may have too much momentum. Program the loco with zero
acceleration and deceleration rates.
9. The base unit may have a Universal Consist controlling your decoder. Clear the
consist (See page 14).
10. The current loco speed command may not match the decoder’s speed steps.
Change speed steps to match your decoders speed steps (See page 6).
11. Check the decoder wiring and make sure it’s correct.
12. Remove the decoder and test it on a decoder tester to make sure the decoder is
working. If the decoder is working, check the loco to make sure the loco is working
before installing the decoder.
CHECKLIST FOR GENERAL PROBLEMS
1. Clean your track, 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 o.
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 ashes when you press F2.
10. Make sure you are not plugged in to the booster bus.
SPECIAL TROUBLESHOOTING
Base unit pilot 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 dierent Cab Jack.
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