M.T.H. Premier 2-4-1A Operator's Manual page 45

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Lights
One of my lights is out.
None of my lights are on.
Motion
When I apply power and hit F3, my
engine powers up but it won't move.
My engine hesitates at slow speeds.
Start-up
I hit F4 to start the PFA but the engine
just keeps ringing its bell, that's all it'll
do.
Why does my engine run away all by
itself after the PFA is over?
Shut Down
Okay, I give up. What do I have to do to
shut it down?
Lost or Unknown Address
I can't call up my engine on the address
I believe it to be set at
Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive
Solution
Check your F keys. F0 is the headlight (also
controls the Back-up light) and F5 will toggle
the Cab light
and firebox light. F19 and F 20
will also toggle Train/No Train & Train
Operation.
Could be the same reason as "One of my
lights is out"
Is the engine getting power? Check to see if
there if voltage on the track or move the
engine a few feet in either direction.
Check the tender/boiler drawbar connection.
You've got to have them locked together.
Solution
Check the tender/boiler drawbar connection.
You've got to have them locked together.
An engine may do this right out of the box if it
has not been lubricated. Follow the lubrication
instructions. Now go ahead and run it.
New engines even after they are lubricated
may take a little bit to get everything run in. Be
a little patient and let it run for a bit. It should
clear up shortly after lubricating and running.
Solution
Bring the engine speed to 0. You will now hear
the station arrival sounds (pretty cool, huh?).
Pressing F4 will cycle through the PFA
sequence (check out the PFA section of the
manual for more)
This is normal. The engine will leave the
station at the same speed it entered (when
you hit F4 the first time). You can not control
the speed of your engine while it's leaving the
station until the bell stops ringing.
Solution
Well, you can either remove power from
the track or press F3 again.
Solution
Perform the 55-55-55 Reset instructions
on page 24
If you are trying to talk to an engine on its
short address you may have set CV29 to
activate long addressing. Try to get a hold of
the engine on its last known long address
Place the engine on the Programming Track
output on your DCC system and write a value
of 3 to CV1
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