MTH DCS QUESTION&ATLAS DECAL QUESTION

I would think you would receive far more accurate answers to your DCS questions over on the MTH DCS Forum.

Hot Water:

Tried there 1st but couldn't seem to find what I was looking for in subject matter that would answer my questions.

Al Hummel

Alan Hummel posted:

Hot Water:

Tried there 1st but couldn't seem to find what I was looking for in subject matter that would answer my questions.

Al Hummel

Then ask your question over on that forum, and wait for the experts to answer your question. Rarely do those "DCS experts" venture here.

Hook up your power supply to the TIU fixed 1 IN channel on the TIU.   Fixed 1 out  goes to the track.   Place the engine on the track and power up.

Next...  grab the remote and  press  Menu/ System/ Engine set up/ add engine/ add mth engine..... the engine should add to the remote with an ID number and name.. now press start up... think it's the number  3 key on the remote......This should get you up & running.   Welcome aboard and  come on  over to the DCS forum.

As for the Atlas decal try 91% isopropyl alcohol applied with a q tip and work slowly

I think you'll need a barrel jack to banana plug adapter wire.  MTH sells them as do some other guys on evil bay.  I think they're like 10~15$  Make sure to plug it into fixed 1 input.

MR P:

So far I have 1 46 ft run of 5 tracks in mind eventually to be tied together on 2 ends & another 46ft run.

So far I have no blocks so no terminal blocks to connect to. So I have 1 hot wire & 1 common wire. So I connect the 2 wires to the TIU/DCS unit in which terminals,Fixed or Variable Current,IN or OUT? What do I connect the Barrel Jack to? I'm told I have to connect 2 wires to the +/- are on the Z 1,000 power brick?

Al Hummel

The track wires will go to fixed 1 out. The power from the Z1000 needs to go to the fixed 1 in. If you have the barrel adapter, it can go directly from the Z1000 block to the TIU. If not, you can use the Z1000 controller. The output if the controller will go to the input of the TIU fixed 1.

Goshawk posted:

The track wires will go to fixed 1 out. The power from the Z1000 needs to go to the fixed 1 in. If you have the barrel adapter, it can go directly from the Z1000 block to the TIU. If not, you can use the Z1000 controller. The output if the controller will go to the input of the TIU fixed 1.

I remember reading somewhere you should not use the controller between the power brick and the input to the fixed channels on the TIU.  I'm assuming someone didn't cut off the barrell jack on the Z1000, as I've seen other people do.

So, for the input side, power brick into barrell connector, then barrell connector's banana plugs into input fixed 1 on TIU.  From what Alan says, he will need to split the output from fixed 1 to a switch or series of switches to power the seperate track blocks.

Fellas: I have no controller or terminal block right now. All I have in my possession is 2 wires from the track,a DCS and TIU combined,(all 1 unit),a barrel jack,& a Z1,000 power brick. I was told later on,I'll need to separate my layout into at least 4 blocks to isolate the power in 1 block at a time do to the size,50'x25'.

Al Hummel

Why not ask the techy guys at MTH?     I use DCC and I have found all mfg that I deal with have someone assigned to answer tech questions.    I have needed to get help from QSI, NCE, Digitrax, and Lenz.     All got back to me with answers within a day or two.    I use Digitrax controllers, but have Decoders from the other 3 plus MRC and SoundTraxx.  

Alan Hummel posted:

Fellas: I have no controller or terminal block right now. All I have in my possession is 2 wires from the track,a DCS and TIU combined,(all 1 unit),a barrel jack,& a Z1,000 power brick. I was told later on,I'll need to separate my layout into at least 4 blocks to isolate the power in 1 block at a time do to the size,50'x25'.

Al Hummel

It's not that complicated.

Z1000 Brick >>>>>> barrel adapter >>>>>>> TIU fixed 1 input

TIU fixed 1 output >>>>>>> Track

That's it.

It's all in the words.

If you look at the bottom of the brick, that is a barrel jack.  He would need 2 banana plugs to go into the TIU fixed 1 or just use the wires and screw the nut down.

Since this is the 2 rail forum I am assuming he is running 2 rail DC trains.  If so then he would need to put the barrel jack from the Z1000 brick into the AUX power jack, to power up the TIU.  Then using the two wires to the track he could run the TIU in passive mode to run DCC or DCS to his DC power engines. 

If you are running AC engines then you would need to do 1 of 2 things.  Cut the barrel jack off and use the two wires to feed Fixed 1 IN and your track wires to Fixed 1 OUT or use the brick to AUX power and get another transformer to connect to any of the inputs.

Gene Anstine

Gene has a good point. So, is the Z1000 your only power supply?

I will be running 2 rail MTH Diesels.

Al Hummel

Wait a minute.  I was re-reading this post and I just saw the part where you have the DCS and TIU combined in one.  That means you have the DCS Commander which is a different animal.  Can we see a photo of what you have?

I'm not familiar with that, I'll have to read up on it.

Gene Anstine