Trouble Shooting - G-Scale Graphics railboss 4 Operation And Installtion Manual

Trouble Shooting

Nothing seems to be working ...
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Check the fuse.
Pressing any button on the transmitter should cause the TrackSide LED to blink off. If not, check the trans-
mitter battery. It should be 2.8V or greater (3.0V for a new battery).
Check the power. The TrackSide LED should be ON. You should measure between 7 and 25 volts DC ap-
plied to power input wires (Red +, Blk -).
The transmitter doesn't work at all.
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Did the receiver successfully "Learn" the transmitter?
Open the transmitter case and make sure the battery and green module are both fully seated.
The battery should measure at least 2.8 volts (3.0 volts nominal).
Replace the battery with a CR2032 coin cell battery.
Erratic throttle behavior? Reset throttle to default full range values using throttle programming procedure
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(See Throttle Programming).
The loco doesn't start moving until I hold the Faster button for a long time.
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The voltage is ramping from 0 volts to that required to move the loco. You can eliminate this dead time by
programming the Min Speed setting to a higher value. (See Throttle Programming).
The loco starts moving as soon as I turn it on.
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Program the Min Speed setting to a lower value.
The locos runs in reverse at power up.
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Reverse the wires at the track output.
The loco won't run as fast as I like even though I keep trying to increase the speed setting ...
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Maximum speed is determined by your power supply voltage or the Max Speed setting. You need more
voltage or you may need to restore the default throttle programming settings.
I can't change direction with the loco stopped.
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While the loco may be stopped, the track voltage still isn't close enough to zero volts to allow the direction
change. Get into the habit of always pressing the Stop button to insure voltage goes to zero.
Notes:
1) Many low cost train "Power Packs" do not have regulated DC outputs. Their outputs contain a high content of
AC voltage that will damage the Trackside R/C unit. It will overheat and burn up the driver stage. If in doubt,
please call us. The DC output of your power pack should measure less than 1 volt AC (measured on the AC
scale of your meter).
2) Locomotives containing DCC decoders that also allow operation on regular DC voltage may not operate prop-
erly with the Trackside R/C. Our PWM output signal makes the DCC board think it is in DCC mode. Removing
the DCC board and making direct connections between the track pickups and the locomotives motor(s) will
solve this problem.
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