Losing sound and speed control.

Ed,

   It sounds like you might have either a remote problem or an engine problem.  The Rev L definitely upgraded your signal power however.

PCRR/Dave

Dave,

Thanks for letting me know about the signal strength improvement.  That is a pleasant surprise to know I really do have 10’s all around.  I actually thought I was also having an issue with the signal strength test.

I doubt it can be an engine problem since it happens to any of the ones I have used.  So I guess that leaves the remote.  Are the remotes repairable, and/or are they worth getting repaired?

As I mentioned I am going to try the wi-if module.  If all works well using that then it surely has to be the remote.  

BTW The batteries are new in the remote.

Thank you for the help.

Ed

ED,

   You never indicated whether you purchased the latest DCS Hand Held Remote Control with your Rev L TIU, if not you may have a mismatch TIU & Remote Control, which could be causing you problems also.  Everything should be to the latest revision.  I had a run away because of this problem about a year ago, I finally got every thing matched to the latest Rev and my DCS works great now.  Are your DCS components matched correctly?

PCRR/Dave

Ed, what Dave means is that both and remote should have the same revision of the software.  All DCS hardware, regardless of vintage, is compatible.  The remote controls are essentially unchanged since the first release.  Date of purchase is meaningless when it comes to ascertaining what version is in a remote or a TIU.  Remote version is displayed when you turn on the remote; TIU version can be displayed through the menu option on the remote.

Do be aware that if you run the track signal test, occasionally it will turn the volume down to the lowest setting.  If no sound after exiting the test, hit a volume up button 9-12 times.

Dave,

You had me going there for a minute thinking there were different model remotes. I thought how could I not know that.  Thanks RJR for clearing that up.

Both the TIU and Remote were updated to 5.0 at the same time.  

As I mentioned this issue predates the 5.0 update.  I think  Dave identified the issue is with the remote.  Since I am getting 10 signal strength I am assuming the TIU is working properly and the track is ok.  This happens to all engines so it is not an engine problem.   That leaves the remote.  

I am anxious to receive the wi-if module to see if the problem goes away or not using that method.

One last question.  Would it be of any benefit to solder the track joints given that I am already getting 10 on the entire loop?   I had to do that on the old track configuration to achieve good signal strength.  

Thank you,

Ed

Ed, if you're getting 10's and everything works, I would not solder the track joints.

Did you catch the addition I made to my earlier post, above, regarding sound loss?

RJR,

I did catch the info about losing sound after running a signal test.  That happened when I was trouble shooting and did figure out to just increase the volume back up.

Going to give it another shot troubleshooting this afternoon. Maybe I'll figure it out thru dumb luck since reason and rational it's working ��

But thanks for asking.  

Ed 

Another option... Tether the tiu & remote with the curly phone cable... Don't panic if you get a tiu error message, cycle power and try again. Perhaps you have a loose transceiver board in the remote.. Yes we've all lost sounds and light after a track signal test but usually not speed control.