Newbie DCC question

[Anonymous]

Getting back into this after 25 years, been lurking for awhile, collecting parts, designing a layout, etc.

Handed over the box of stuff for xmas today.  I have a basic layout setup, just a loop to test connections, etc.  Doing benchwork on the rest of the room, except now the secret is out that it is not a woodworking bench but a train bench.

Have a Digitrax Zephyr DCC system and a non DCC Atlas loco.  I think i have everything connected properly, but the loco doesn't move.  Light is on, it "sings", track has power, track is new, loco is new so I think the connection is new.  Everything sets up like the quick start guide says, brief CS, set loco to "00".  

Cannot get it to move, so I disconnected and played with a few things.  Only difference now is upon startup I do not get a brief CS code, but SLP.

ANy help is appreciated.

[Anonymous]

Yes, all of the above are correct, just like the manual says.

I have a DC powerpack that I switched it over to and everything is fine, loco runs all the way around, forward and reverse.

Can't figure out why the DCC won't work.

Thanks for the reply!

[Anonymous]

Tried that, did not work.  Guess I'll try the shop tomorrow.

Thanks again for the help.

[gjvjr50]

I don't know but is there suposed to be a DCC moduel  in loco

[selector]

DC motors will run, even if noisily (singing) on address "00" on most DCC systems.  You don't have to have a decoder, but you aren't running it on DCC on address "00" anyway...it is meant to simulate a DC current to the one motor.