Hi all. Very new to the hobby. I purchased a new MTH Z1000 transformer with the Z Controller for my Lionel Fastrack. I use a section of Lionel Terminal track and the supplied black/red wire. The wire connects underneath the terminal track, and the other end is bare and connects to the red and black power poles on the back of the Z Controller.
When I plug in the Z1000, the throttle handle only seems to give the track more or less power depending on which way you turn it. It doesn't seem to want to run my MTH RailKing 2-8-0 UP 607 locomotive at all.
As I turn the throttle handle, it just makes the lights in my passenger cars get brighter. When I press any of the 3 buttons, it makes the lights blink momentarily.
I know I must be doing something wrong. How do I use the Z Controller to control my locomotive?