BNSF AC6000 volume issue

There are two volume controls, try Aux1 and then volume up a couple of times.

I tried that a few times. The bell rings as it should when  pushing either button 1 or 4.  Horn, bell, crewtalk will still volume up and down with button 1 or 4 but diesel and coupler just don't have much volume at all.

Did you reprogram the ID, that accomplishes a reset of the locomotive?

Sure did John. Made no difference. Can't think I got a speaker issue because the horn, bell, and crew talk are as loud and vibrant as ever. If this has to go in for repair who do you guys recommend. Lionel is out at least til August and then I'll bet they will be doing a lot of catchup.

Not sure where you'd take it in your area.  Is it out of warranty?

Yes, it is out of warranty. I had to take this same loco to Canfield Ohio 3 times under warranty. Once for a broken plastic motor shaft gear and then twice for the smoke unit because of the blinking cab light. I could drive there (50 minutes). Although it cost

me a lot of time and gas, Lionel was able each time to fix it on the spot. That is why I started to buy Lionel again after 10 years of not being happy with them.

 Then I get the dreaded news of the move to North Carolina.

 I would be like to send it to a forum sponsor who has the parts and is able to fix it in house and stand behind the repair. Any suggestions? Thank you

Just so "we're" clear on this, you must push AUX1- volume up, AUX1-volume up..... this is the background sounds, i.e diesel engine sound.

If your pushing AUX1 volume up, volume up, volume up....... this is the overall sound voulume.

I don't know what failure would cause just the prime mover sounds to be low and not the horn and bell.  I have to believe that it's a volume setting.  Rick's correct, I wasn't clear on my instructions, you have to hit Aux1 each time before the volume control to change the volume of the background sounds.

John, Rick.......You guys are awesome. I never knew that you have independent control over the diesel sounds. (I guess because normally I am an MTH guy and don't have a lot of Lionel)

 I went back into my instructions that came with the cab1 set and I cant find it in there either. Is this one of the things only the seasoned people know about?

 I have always used AUX 1 then 1for increase volume and 4 for decreased volume. All sounds would increase or decrease doing it that way.

 Now I wonder why that method no longer brings up the diesel sounds....Could it be batteries are going bad in the controller? I will give that a try. Thanks to all who replied

It should be in the owners manual for the locomotive, however the description of the two different volume commands is vague. Thats why I chimed in to expand on what John had said.

Its possible you inadvertantly lowered the background/ diesel sounds, the master volume will not bring it back up. You have to select the "background sound level" the way I suggested.

It's a Legacy thing, so it doesn't appear in the CAB1 instructions which pre-date the Legacy locomotives.

Here's a clip from a Legacy locomotive user's manual, this one is my PRR T1 Duplex.

Here goes more engine volume.  Press the speed settings button.  then find the efx up arrow and press it and listen to roar go louder.  when button 8 is all black you have full volume of the roar and is just the right volume for my taste.  if volume at sometime goes soft just go back and press speed then up arrow efx and you will be back at louder diesel roar.