When trying to add an MTH PS3 engine my DCS remote reads "No Engine to ADD". I've recently successfully added a few MTH engines but one is being stubborn. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Gerry
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Check the DCC/DCS switch on it, the most often issue with these. Obviously, if it's in DCC, it won't be found.
Always test run it in conventional. If it won't do anything, no sense looking further than the engine.
If after trying an add, you notice an address of a certain engine keeps popping up, try pressing start and see if it starts. The remote may think the engine is already added. So it won't change the new engines board address.
If it's a lash-up that comes up, you should edit that address and then try to add the new engine again.
I lost track if the newest DCS 6.1 has (fixed or) changed this behavior. When all engines aren't getting power, the remote doesn't know that the address used is not for the new engine if it's the same. It helps to know what the address is on the new engine and clear that address in the remote.
DCS 6.1 hasn't fixed the "No Engine to Add" if the engine already has an address on it that matches one in the remote. It gets a bit dicey trying to change the address if that's the case -- it's better to delete the engine the remote "thinks" it is, then add the new engine, change its address and re-add the previous engine. When this happens at the club, I use a club remote to edit the new engine, then add it to my remote.
Thanks for all the responses!
It was in DCC mode as John suggested. Lesson learned!!
