I have two Lionel ES44AC Diesel Locomotives I would like to run on my DCS TIU. I have watched the Eric's Trains YouTube video explaining how to add a TMCC Loco to a DCS system. One thing he mentioned that wasn't in the DCS manual on page 57, was that you have to switch the loco from Run to PGM. Big miss. So I did. Then I followed the instructions. I did make sure my Base 1L box was on and attached to the TIU and that my U connection wire was connected to the U location on the box and the outer ground rail on the track. I then took my remote and followed the steps as instructed. I entered the locomotive into the system, and it would never let me make it an active engine. I would select it, the screen would come up as if it were ready for me to dial in the power, and...…...nothing. None of my buttons worked. I will say that while I was trying to enter the engine into the system, it fired up on its own. Just sat there, running, no way to shut it down remotely. Finally it just timed out and shut down. I finally had to turn off the track power to kill it completely. What have I done wrong or not done. It's a circa 2015 engine, I think. Is there a software update i'm missing?
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