Lashup big time issues

Gary,

1.  Sounds from both engines do not stay in sync ,  Volume pots both full on.  Turn down the volume via the remote the RS11 will go to zero way before the GP7.  Turn up the volume the GP7 will get to full before the RS11

You need to adjust the levels of the member engines, not the lashup. To do so:

• Start up the lashup
• From the engine list, select the member engine whose sound level, you want to change. Bring it up in the remote's window, however, do not start it up
• Press Menu/Sound/Engine Sounds and adjust the member engine's sound level and press the thumbwheel to lock in the setting
• From the engine list, once more select the lashup
• Press the FSV soft key to change the lashup's settings to remember the member engine's sound level.

2. After a little bit the RS11 will stop responding from idle.  Either direction the GP7 will be spinning it's wheels and the RS11 will just site there.

This sounds like an engine problem, however, I'll defer to the engine repair experts on this one.

3. This one I just noticed, the marker lights stay on but on the GP7 the number board lights go out when the other engine is in the lead.  If  reversed and the GP7 headlight comes on the number boards also come on.

If the number boards are on the same lighting circuit as the headlights, this is unavoidable. However, if not, then try the following:

• Start up the lashup. Put it into reverse
• From the engine list, select the GP7. Bring it up in the remote's window, however, do not start it up
• Press the LNB soft key to turn on the number board lights
• From the engine list, once more select the lashup
• Press the FSV soft key to change the lashup's settings to remember the member engine's LMK soft key setting.

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Will do thanks Barry.  I'll post when I try it

Gary,

3. This one I just noticed, the marker lights stay on but on the GP7 the number board lights go out when the other engine is in the lead.  If  reversed and the GP7 headlight comes on the number boards also come on.

If the number boards are on the same lighting circuit as the headlights, this is unavoidable. However, if not, then try the following:

Guys,

In my limited experience with building lash-ups with PS3 engines the default mode is that the number boards only light on the unit in the direction of travel and will go out in that unit once the direction button is pressed and the lights will then go on in the other unit that is now the one in the lead.    Only the unit in the lead of the direction the consist is traveling will have the number boards illuminated.

Using the approach shown above by Barry as a fix but substituting the LNB key for the LMK key as the LMK key will activate the marker lights (not the problem noted here) and not the number boards,  works fine for PS2 locomotives (which don’t seem to change the number board illumination status by direction in consists anyway) but PS2 units will retain the settings if changed.   The FSV procedure will also work for the middle unit even if it is a PS3.  However, this does not appear to work for the PS3 diesel locomotives that are on either end of the consist.   I have tried several times and although all number boards will light as the consist is started,  the boards always go out on the unit on the opposite end as soon as the direction is changed even after the FSV procedure.   I have a pair of 20-20361-1 GP7s,  20-20437-1 and 20-20438-1 Train Masters, a 20-20177-1 SD24 as well as 30-20106-1 GP9 all with PS3 and this number board behavior is exhibited with all of these units when in a consist whether or not the FSV key procedure was done.   This is true for these units with lash-ups created or operated in either release 4.3 or release 5.0 so I suspect it is how PS3 engines are programmed or hard wired.   If you find a fix for this please post it as I would like to have all the number boards illuminated even if it isn’t prototypical.  

Regards,  Glenn   

Ran the lashup tonight and my RS11 actually ran.  Did Barry's suggestion on the sounds and thanks again. 

The engine number boards is interesting, it doesn't bug me but in my original post I did notice it so that's why I posted it.  Just in case it was a defect.

As noted by Glen in his post above, I should have stated to use the LNB soft key, not the LMK soft key.

Glenn,

That's exactly what I am seeing after preforming Barry's and your procedure.  The number boards still go out on the trailing engine when you change directions.  No biggy just weird.