The bell volume is very low on my SD70Mac Diesel Engine. (20-2957-1). I have done all of the easy stuff to fix it to no avail. Do I have to replace the sound board. Any help would be appreciated.
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Have you tried a factory reset? I would think if you lost your soundboard, you would have lost sounds other than then bell.
-Ed
If you have dcs, go into the sounds folder, look for bell, and set it to 100%
@Williamm posted:The bell volume is very low on my SD70Mac Diesel Engine. (20-2957-1). I have done all of the easy stuff to fix it to no avail. Do I have to replace the sound board. Any help would be appreciated.
@Mark V. Spadaro posted:If you have dcs, go into the sounds folder, look for bell, and set it to 100%
I am using the full DCS system and when I'm not happy with the bell volume I also set it at 100 % and I reduce the " horn " and the " engine sound " accordingly to achieve the results I need.
I would start by setting all of the sounds (horn, bell, engine and accent) to 50. Now turn on the bell and adjust the master volume to a level you like. Usually, in the real world, the horn is loudest followed by the bell then the engine and accent sounds.
one thing that can definitely make as difference is reset the Maintenace feature sometimes that ill reset the volume to a higher level have had it work many times if high maintenance miles. also you could have a bad speaker 4-ohm 50mm, if you happen to need the speaker here is the mth part # BF0000043 in stock and there good sounding speaker $10.00 bucks!
reset with dcs remote!
Alan
Hopefully, Williamm drops in to give us some feedback on his problem.
@eaaiii posted:Have you tried a factory reset? I would think if you lost your soundboard, you would have lost sounds other than then bell.
-Ed
Hello Ed,
Thank you for your help. My engine is in a lashup with two other engines. I deleted the lashup and recreated it. All is fine now.
Harry
Thanks for the update.
I find that not infrequently in a lash up (MTH nomenclature) the sound in one of the units forgets its settings. If this happens, start up the lashup, and then go into your inactive engine list. Find the misbehaving unit that is in the lash-up, and highlight it. Do not push select, do not start it up, just highlight it. Then push "sound" and when that menus comes up, do what ever you want to do with the thumbwheel, per nomal. I.E. lower the bell, horn or whistle, stop the squealing brakes, etc). Then go back to "menu" and return to your lash up.
@John Sethian posted:I find that not infrequently in a lash up (MTH nomenclature) the sound in one of the units forgets its settings. If this happens, start up the lashup, and then go into your inactive engine list. Find the misbehaving unit that is in the lash-up, and highlight it. Do not push select, do not start it up, just highlight it. Then push "sound" and when that menus comes up, do what ever you want to do with the thumbwheel, per nomal. I.E. lower the bell, horn or whistle, stop the squealing brakes, etc). Then go back to "menu" and return to your lash up.
Hello John,
Thank you for the information. I will give it a try the next time it gives me trouble.
Harry
I have tried with success John's technique in a lash-up, particularly when I need to even out the engine sounds in the lash-up. I often find that one is louder than the other(s). One additional step is select "FSV" on your remote setting to save the lash-up settings after you return to the lash-up settings from the individual engine(s).
@eaaiii posted:One additional step is select "FSV" on your remote setting to save the lash-up settings after you return to the lash-up settings from the individual engine(s).
I have never had to do that. It may be dependent on the software version in your remote.
@eaaiii posted:I have tried with success John's technique in a lash-up, particularly when I need to even out the engine sounds in the lash-up. I often find that one is louder than the other(s). One additional step is select "FSV" on your remote setting to save the lash-up settings after you return to the lash-up settings from the individual engine(s).
Hello,
Thank you. Where is the " FSV " key on the DCS Remote?
@Williamm posted:Hello,
Thank you. Where is the " FSV " key on the DCS Remote?
Soft keys on the remote. Called soft keys, because they CHANGE function based on the software- hence not fixed keys.
The row of buttons just below the LCD- and the LCD displays 3 letter codes above them. The right most key is an arrow and at one point in the menu says "more" which then brings up a list of items you then use the scroll wheel and click to access.
@Vernon Barry posted:Soft keys on the remote. Called soft keys, because they CHANGE function based on the software- hence not fixed keys.
The row of buttons just below the LCD- and the LCD displays 3 letter codes above them. The right most key is an arrow and at one point in the menu says "more" which then brings up a list of items you then use the scroll wheel and click to access.
I went through the keys and I do not have a "FSV" key.
@Williamm posted:Hello John,
What key on my DCS Remote do I use to highlight my misbehaving engine? Also, where is "FSV" on the DCS Remote?
Williamm (Harry)
Just scroll down using the thumbwheel untill you see the engine on the screen highlighted with a black background strip. Just like you would do to start it up. But as i said above, don't select it. In other words, don't push down on the thumbwheel. Push down on the menu button, the scroll to the sound menu..
I am running 4.10 in the remote
If you’re having problems with a “lashup” you likely need more rope to “lash” the locomotives together. 
What an idiotic term…. 
