DCS Remote Commander question...

Engines need to be Factory reset to work on Remote CDR. Does first engine work in conventional with Volume pot turned up?  Try a conventional reset?  G

Jeff,

Here's MTH's method to reset the engine using the DCS Remote Commander.

This has come up from time to time regarding HO and O gauge engines
that don't seem to run with the DCS Remote Commander (The IR remote
and receiver that allow you to run an engine with limited DCS
commands that is included in Ready-To-Run sets in HO and O). The
reason is the engine is NOT on its default, out-of-the-box address.
This occurs ANY time you add it to a DCS system and do not Factory
Reset the engine.

There are two ways to reset an engine. One requires newer software
in the engine that understands a button sequence, the other is
through a full DCS system. Let's start with the DCS Remote Commander
button sequence:

1. Set the engine on the rails
2. Connect the DCS Remote Commander
3. Press the following buttons in the order listed below (remember -
you are pointing the remote at the IR base, not the engine)
SND
DIR
- (this the minus symbol indicated when you press on the bottom
half of the center, gray rocker)
You will get a two toot response from the engine and it will
now be alive with lights, sound smoke, etc

You now have control of your DCS engine at its Factory Address and you
are now able to run it with the DCS Remote Commander.

Charlie

Thanks for the help guys. Tried the reset on both engines.

CP - Runs on transformer and Remote Commander. No sound on either leads me to believe there is another issue.

GN - Runs on transformer, everything is fine. Reset did nothing, no lights, no sound, nothing.

As far as I know, the remote commander reset only works on the newer MTH PS3 engines. Not sure exactly when this started, but I think it's only the last 3-4 years or so. If your GN is older than that it probably won't reset and you will need a full DCS system.

According to the MTH website the 30-1607-1 was delivered in Dec of 2013. That could explain it!

That's probably it, I'm pretty sure it was added after that.

Is there any way to determine which engines will work with the remote commander prior to purchase??

Ps 2 and 3 engines should work with the commander BUT they MUST BE in the FACTORY settings. If you buy one used there's a good chance the factory settings might have been changed. Anyone with a DCS system should be able to reset it. 

I found it, it was in the latest Remote Commander manual. It's PS3 and late 2014 or newer, looks like Dec 2013 doesn't make the cut.

Clip from manual:

"Proto-Sound® 3.0 engines built in late 2014 on can be reset with the DCS Remote Commander by pressing the sound button [SND], followed by the direction button [DIR], and lastly [ on the center rocker. This will factory reset the engine even if it is not on the correct address. When using a DCS Commander or a DCS System, follow the reset instructions in those device’s operating manuals." 

Thank You!! I printed the manual, apparently I didn't read that far!