To start, I am new to Lionel's command & control system, having been a DCS user for about 6 years. A few months ago I had an opportunity to purchase a used/mint Lionmaster BigBoy with TMCC & Odyssey. So, I purchased the Lionel Legacy control system to run it (and any future TMCC/Legacy engines I might acquire). I don't remember exactly what I did to get the Bigboy running in command mode, but it was quick and easy. I have not tried any advanced features, but lights, smoke, sounds, running - all work fine.
That's the background to show where I am in the learning curve. Now, the problem. Last week I purchased from a forum member a used/mint Century Club 773 Hudson. The seller stated the engine works fine using a TMCC controller; I have no reason to believe that is not true. But I have not been able to light a fire under this engine in CAB1 mode. No lights, no sound, no nothing. There is a slight noise (not a click like in DCS) emanating from the tender when track power is first applied, but that's it. The 9-volt battery in the tender was dead, so I replaced it, but not a thing changed. Written on the owner's manual is a note that the engine Id # was programmed to be 73. I have entered that number in "engine 2" and pushed just about every possible button on the remote with no effect, included "boost", the "engine #2"; and even the start up symbol in the lower left corner of the numeric pad. The engine DOES work in conventional mode.
I want to be positive here and hope that the problem is an operator (that's me) issue rather than an electronic failure due to shipping damage. The shipping package arrived in excellent condition (wish I could say that more often) with no signs of having been tossed or dropped en route. Within the outer shipping carton the engine and tender were packaged in the original Lionel presentation box. The protective styrofoam forms showed no signs of having been stressed. In other words, the engine & tender looked like it would have when shipped from Lionel.
This engine was apparently made on or about the year 2000, which would make it an early TMCC model. I sure hope it's not a case of it being too old to be controlled by my Legacy system.
Any help or ideas that might get me moving in the right direction will be greatly appreciated.
Bill
Addendum: My Legacy system is vs 1.3.
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