I recently moved and just got around to setting up my small layout loops. I have a separate O-84 inner loop and an outer O-96 loop. Each loop has its own 180W Powerhouse and Legacy Powermaster. I use 2 Fastrack terminal sections on each loop to make the necessary connections to each Powermaster and to the Legacy base. Before I moved, I had already programmed the Visionline Big Boy and Visionline EVO into the Legacy Cab 2 remote. I was just able to get the Big Boy to operate on the O-96 loop and the EVO to operate on the O-84 loop, although I couldn't get either one of them to reverse directions... maybe I have a track or power issue???
At any rate, I recently inherited a Visionline AT&SF 3000 that appears to have never been removed from the box. When I place the Visionline AT&SF 3000 on either track loop, the number plates light up on the tender and engine when I power up the track. When I try to program (using the Legacy module) and assign it to Engine 30 on my Cab 2, it won't allow me to address the engine. If I follow the instruction manual directions for the quick start up and address the engine as Engine 1 and then hit the start button, the tender responds with "at rest" sounds, but the engine itself won't move or respond. If I press any of the keypad buttons on the Cab 2 (like crew talk for example), it sounds the whistle from the tender (instead of initiating crew talk sounds). Any clue what might be wrong or what I can try to check? (There isn't any sort of tether I need to connect between the engine and tender, is there?)
As an aside, on either track loop, I seem to be getting a humming sound from the tenders of my steam engines and from the EVO diesel when I power up the track before I even address the engines.... I assume that's not normal (as I don't remember such a hum when I had my loop at the other house). I am just trying to provide as many details as possible in case it might help someone deduce my problem. Thanks in advance for the help!!!
Phil
