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help with programming/new to dcc

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help with programming/new to dcc
Posted by Bobby G on Saturday, February 14, 2009 1:55 PM

I have a new atlas dash 8 engine (n scale) with the decoder installed from factory.  I tried to program it with my digitrax unit and it would show up "d c r" on the display.  what am i missing, i have a atlas engine in which i installed the decoder in and i got that to work.  need help please???  on a related topic how would you do speed matching during MU operation, i tried but no luck.  thanks in advance.

bobby g

 

 

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Posted by cacole on Saturday, February 14, 2009 2:43 PM

 In answer to your first question, read the instructions and see if there's a jumper plug that has to be moved on the decoder to switch it from DC to DCC operation.  I'm not familiar at all with N scale, but on the HO scale Atlas dual-mode decoders there was a jumper that had to be moved.

 

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