DCS Repair

It could be as simple as the RF module becoming loose inside the TIU.  Easy enough to open it up and inspect inside.

Other than that, Stockyard Express and the Train Doctor do TIU repairs or they send it to someone that is competent in attempting a repair.

Thank you Jon

When you power up the TIU, note the number of times the red light blinks (1-5) before it stays steady. The number of blinks is the ID# of the TIU. It must match the ID# of the TIU in the remote.

In the remote, go to MENU, SYSTEM, TIU SETUP, ADD TIU. You should see a list of TIU's not in the remote. If the TIU ID# of your TIU (based on the number of blinks you observed) is not on the list, that means it is already in the remote and the problem lies elsewhere (such as a loose transceiver board).

If the TIU ID# of your TIU is on the list of displayed TIU's, then scroll to it and press the thumbwheel to add it to the remote. Power everything down and then restart everything and the remote should now recognize the TIU. Press the READ key to see if it does.

Thank you Ritchie, tomorrow i will tackle this.

Armand

Ritchie, two blinks, on list,  selected, put trolley on track and received message out of RF range.  Was 2 ft away.

Humm.

If the TIU blinks twice on power-up, you have to have added TIU #2 to the remote in order to see that TIU from the remote.

Thank you

It was in the list and i selected same.

It appears the remote and tiu not communicating.  Going to get a phone cable today to see if rhey connect or out of range continues.

John, i have read many of your posts.  Are you Hennings trains? 

Armand

Well, at least the remote is now communicating with the TIU or at least match up.

1. Is the TIU getting power through Fixed 1 or the Aux port ?

2. Are the batteries in the remote fresh ?

3. Connect a standard telephone handset cable from the remote's programming port to the TIU's remote input port and see if that works. By using the telephone cable to connect to the TIU you are making a direct connection from the remote to TIU and by-passing any potential RF range issues.

Power to tiu is aux port.

Batteries fresh yesterday.

Headed out to buy phone cable.

Thank you

@Armand posted:

It appears the remote and tiu not communicating.  Going to get a phone cable today to see if rhey connect or out of range continues.

John, i have read many of your posts.  Are you Hennings trains?

The phone cable is a logical step, make sure it's the 4-wire one.

I'm not Henning's Trains, I just do repairs for them and they sell my electronic product line.

Phone cable connected

||| Inactive engine|||

Lines are arrows on remote.

Scrolled to System

add engine

tiu error

It should be noted the trolley worked on Ready to Roll track when i brought to them a few weeks back via their dcs system.

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Alan

Thank you

I own same and CD

Gunrunnerjohn. What type of repairs?

Thank you

Are there engines listed in the Inactive Engine List ?

No engines appear on remote at all.

if you check dcs with remote n see if tiu tells you what rev software is in tiu! that will let you know for sure if tiu is communicating with remote!

Alan

Alan, the remote is version 3.0.  i will try and upgrade if possible in AM.  I will read the bible first.

Remote returned error message.  Showed two tiu's on menue.

Thank you for asking.

Before trying to add an engine, use the remote menu and select tiu and scroll to tiu version and press the button.  See if the remote can talk to tiu and display the remote software version.  If it does the remote and tiu can talk.  If it talks to the tiu then the issue is probably the tiu not communicating with the engine.  TIU can be test and repaired most of the time.  G

Thank you everyone

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