I bought a new PS3 NS SD70Ace (30-4219-1) engine on Saturday, 10/20/2012. I ran this engine all week without any problems whatsoever. Last night I ran the speed up 75 smph. When I attempted to reduce the speed the engine did not respond. The engine would not respond to any DCS commands: bell, horn or couplers. I am running the latest version of the DCS system powered with a Z1000 brick on Fixed channel 1. The only way to stop it was E-Stop button on the remote.
After reapplying power and trying the restart the engine I got the error message “Engine not on track.” To make a long story short, the engine will not respond to commands from Fixed Channel 1 but functions correctly on Fixed Channel 2, with a second Z1000 providing track power. I did a Factory Reset of all 3 components: engine, DCS remote and TIU but the problem continues.
I read in Barry’s book that the DCS signal can turned On or Off for a given TIU channel. Wouldn’t the TIU Factory Reset turn the DCS signals On for all channels? Any suggestions before I send the DCS System back for in warranty repair?
