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Guys just got a used lionel lionmaster sp cab forward.

NO chuff, whistle,bell, crew talk, backup rear light.

Engines goes forward and reverse ok.this engine has oddyssey and it works ok. Smoke unit works and shuts on and off with remote. Front headlight turns on and off also with remote. Tender makes sound and volume pot works to ajust volume.cab2 Remote volume buttons have know affect in raising and lowering sounds.
I Tryed these troubleshooting tips but still baffled as to the items not working.

Here is list of what I checked/ tryed

Reprogramed engines cab id#
Reprogramed engines features with reset code 74 per manual.
Took off both engine and tender shells
Looked for lose boards found none.
Checked all boards for fried or burnt items and found none.
All boards looked new.
Reseated all boards and tryed another features reset again.
Checked for pinched or lose wires, found none.
Checked IR teather aligment and it is lined up and ok.
Made sure legacy remote was set up for tmcc,steam and rs5 when entering engine info.
Tryed both my cab1 and cab2.
What am I missing in troubleshooting this engine?
What do you think is the problem with this engine?
Thanks for your help and all answers to my problem guys.
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Sounds like the tender is not receiving serial data from the engine through the IR tether. The IR xmtr may be shot.

You can check this with the engine powered up by itself, aim the camera of a smart phone at the tether IR xmtr. You should see the IR light on the phone screen. If not, it is shot. Easy to replace and Lionel or BoxcarBill will have the part.

If the camera sees the IR, then the problem is likely the IR receiver or the AD20A decoder board in the tender.

 

Rod

Bingo! Rod you guessed right. Thank you, thank you!!
It seems the ir tether on the engine had came unpluged. The deck plate above was lose. Maybe that caused it. Engine had several loose screws. Must have gotten tossed quite a lot by ups.
I checked and seviced the smoke unit while I had it apart. Smokes you out of the room now.
Never had RS5.0 untill now. I have to say it is about as good as legacy in the crewtalk department.
Almost bought this engine when it first came out, but I passed. Glad now I did. Good things come to those who wait so they say. Got it at half the price in like new condition. Thanks john and ggg also. Best engine yet I own and I have most of the major lionmasters. Legacy up big boy, y6b norfolk and western. Just need to find a up legacy
challenger in lionmaster to have all the lionmaster engines I want for my future big layout.
Thanks again guys!!!
Thanks rick! The whistle is great also.I always wanted a cab forward and with my small curves lionmaster was just the ticket. Now I need more shelves to store all my steam engines on. All it takes to have all the steam and diesel engines I wanted was lots of money and patients. Now I have only three more models left to get to satisfy my steam collection. Been starting to collect diesels now to fill my collection. Lets just say I never would have dreamed years ago I would own this many engines.
Used to get jealous of guys with all those cool engines. Now I have joined the club so to speak.
It helps being single and no wife to say no. Also it helps not having any kids. Off to buy another engine I want!
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