Odd PS/2 Sounds Issue

John,

File most likely corrupted. Call mth they can send you the file and hopefully that will work.

That was the first option I was considering, it seems highly unlikely that it was actually made that way on purpose.

 

I was curious if anyone had this model and had different results.

 

That sounds familiar in a different direction. I had an H-9 PRR loco, that I upgraded from a 5 volt to a 3 volt board, it had the same sound set loaded into it, everything works as before, except that the tender red markers don't light. When you power up the loco, the markers blink, but don't come on when the loco is ready to run. Tried a reset, and double checked the markers to make sure everything was wired and plugged in, no difference. Curious. 

Could the markers have been powered from the ditch light or MARS light outputs on that one?  I think the ditch lights are sometimes retasked for other purposes.

Markers are always LED and powered from the marker circuit.  What I have found that for some applications the marker are default off.  So if your testing in conventional, they will be off.  If DCS you have to turn them on.  If you do a reset, they default to off.

 

Ditch and MARS can be repurposed via the sound file, but they are used to drive bulbs.  Like Number boards, etc....  G

John, the 20-3084-1 is a 5V file.  I have that engine and I will listen to the file if you want.

 

John,  go to the more menu and you will find the interior lights control the front and rear markers.  All other sounds are present.  I have seen this on others and this might be in the loco Luke has.  Markers will work off interior lights in the more menu and not from the LMK key.

 

George, the ditch outputs are not usually found in steam files.  Hunting around through files will get you lucky sometimes.

Marty, I downloaded the 3V upgrade file as I have the 3V board for the upgrade.

 

 

Good job.  I want to use my engine to try the PS3 conversion boards. 

That file is the one that is missing the engine sounds.   That's the issue I'd like to address...

John, a suggestion.  How about asking Jeff to convert the original file to 3V and see what comes out of that.  Something got messed up when they did the upgrade file.  I ran my engine last night and it does have all the sounds in the 5V issue. 

Marty,  Under stood, I was talking generic sound files.  In those cases the ditch and Mars only repurpose for bulbs.

 

Interesting about interior controlling markers on the tender.  I have to seen that, though I know MTH has used a CV vice MUX on at least one newer PS-2 3V premier model for the extra light.

 

I do know that I have found Markers defaulted as off on both Steam and Diesels.  Using LMK turns them on.   G

That's probably a good idea, I'll send Jeff an email.  I don't know what happened to this one, that's the first time I ever saw those blank like that.

John, it is nothing you did.  I have had a few issues with upgrade files.