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<p>Hi and <span class="smiley">[#welcome]</span></p><p>Many sound decoders, including QSIs, are difficult if not impossible to read on the program track. This is because the NMRA specs for program tracks were written several years ago, before there WERE sound decoders! They have lots of capacitors and other stuff that take a high current, and the program tracks just can't deal with them.</p><p>You can get a PowerPax program track amplifier from Tony's or other DCC dealers for about $50. SoundTraxx also makes one, and somebody else, too, I forget just now who.</p><p>BUT, you really don't need to read a QSI on the program track -- you can get the little dude in the engine to TELL you what any CV value is -- just set CV 64 to the CV number you want, and he'll read it out for you!</p><p>In addition, if you set CV 62 to 1, then he'll give you a confirmation any time you set a CV (except 64) .. such as, "CV 3 equals one zero". You and I would call that "ten", but you get the idea. </p><p>This can be a bit of a pain, however, when setting QSI's two- or three-part CVs, because he will tell you "CV 49 equals . . ." while you're trying to set the next part. </p><p>One other caution: the little dude has a one-track mind. He won't "listen" to a command to change a CV while he's telling you about the previous one, so wait for him to get done. It's only polite, after all!</p><p> </p><p>About the Mikados. It is possible somebody, at the factory or a dealer, put some strange CV values in your engines and didn't reset them to factory specs. So first, do a factory reset. Here's a link to Tony's "rescue" instructions for any decoder: [url]http://www.tonystrains.com/technews/dec_rescue.htm[/url]</p><p>As you'll see, for QSI, you might have a "wand", or:</p><p>Set CV49 to 110</p><p>Set CV50 to 255 (but wait for the little dude to confirm CV49) <br /> </p><p>Set CV56 to 113 (ditto)</p><p>You should then hear 3 toots as confirmation.</p><p> </p><p>This might fix it. If not, as mentioned previously, try setting the overall sound down to about half, then adjusting the other sounds, then if necessary gradually turn the overall sound back up. It's possible you're "overdriving" the speakers (doubtful, but possible.) <br /> </p><p> </p><p>Let us know how you do. </p><p> </p>
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