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Reply to "DCS won't detect engines but adds a "phantom" engine instead"

Dave Zucal posted:

VARODDER, did you somehow loose super mode between your TIU's?  If I forget to power down (aux. and fixed 1) on my layout TIU, when I am adding an engine to the remote in my work shop with my test track TIU, I will get the MTC soft keys.  Both TIU's are set to address 1.  I tried setting one of the TIU's to address 2, but still had issues if both were powered up when I was running the layout. So I just have to make sure only one TIU is powered up at a time.        When I see the MTC softkeys I know immediately I left the layout TIU powered up. So I shut it down and delete the added address that gave the MTC soft keys, from the remote, before trying to add the engine again. It then adds correctly. 

I don't think so.  I didn't change anything about the way I power up or down, no wiring changes, no new equipment.  It just started to malfunction.  I have everything on my layout powered from a power strip and everything powers up and down at the same time except the tracks.  I bring up the Z 4000 after the power is on to avoid having the breaker light come on.

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