MTH DCS Factory Reset?

If you have a TIU and dcs remote you can certainly do a factory reset.(if you can find the engine). What remote are you talking about?

Also, could you tell us which exact MTH model number you have? There are different versions of even PS2.

What speed knob?  the thumbwheel on the MTH DCS remote? That means you can address the engine? 

Have you tried to test run it in conventional without the TIU signal?

Thanks for responding to Gregg and Joe. My engine model is a 2-8-2 USRA Light Mikado Steam 2-rail, MTH #20-3287-2. My remote is MTH DCS Remote Control. I use a DCS TIU.

I tried running direct, not through the TIU, and the engine does the same thing. It starts up with no noise, goes forward with the thumbwheel, but does not go into reverse, and continues with no sound. I tried a Factory Reset by deleting all engines from the remote, adding the 2-8-2, and then did the Factory Reset on the remote. After this step, the engine is eliminated automatically, so I used the menu and added it. It continues to operate the same way as described above. Is it time to send it back, or is there something else to try?

Norm,

I tried a Factory Reset by deleting all engines from the remote, adding the 2-8-2, and then did the Factory Reset on the remote. After this step, the engine is eliminated automatically, so I used the menu and added it. It continues to operate the same way as described above. Is it time to send it back, or is there something else to try?

Did you Factory Reset the engine or the remote? Regardless, deleting all engines from the remote wasn't necessary at all and didn't help. A Factory Reset for an engine goes like this:

• Add the engine to the remote.
• Press: Menu/Advanced/Reset Engine/Factory Reset
• Scroll to and highlight the engine to be reset.
• Press the thumbwheel to select it.
• Press the thumbwheel again to confirm.

The engine will be deleted from the remote. Re-add it and see if things improve.

This and a whole lot more about DCS is all in MTH’s “The DCS Companion 3rd Edition!" This book is available from many fine OGR advertisers and forum sponsors, or as an eBook or a printed book at MTH's web store!

Barry,

I did exactly what you indicated and there was no change.

This sounds like a board problem.  You could try it conventionally without tiu on a small test track with transformer.  If it starts up and runs properly the boards are probably good.  But I imagine it won't.  G

Then all that I can suggest is a conventional reset using the bell and whistle buttons.

From The DCS Companion 3rd Edition on page 173:

Ensure that the DCS engine is on a powered track and then press the horn button once followed by pressing the bell button 5 times. Each press should be 1/2 second in duration with 1/2 second pauses between button presses. If the reset is successful, the DCS engine will respond with two short blasts of its horn or whistle. The timing of button presses is important and it may take several attempts before the reset is successful.

This and a whole lot more about DCS is all in MTH’s “The DCS Companion 3rd Edition!" This book is available from many fine OGR advertisers and forum sponsors, or as an eBook or a printed book at MTH's web store!

hi read the forum post from mth I'm posting!

https://ogrforum.com/...83#77030152562458183

Alan