I just received the Lionel 6-83605 Presidents LionChief Plus Mikado yesterday. The engine ran great, the smoke is good, but the sound volume is weak. I can barely hear the whistle/horn, the bell, and the announcements when running in remote operational mode. When running in transformer operational mode, the sound volume is acceptable; I would like it to be louder, like the great sound my LionChief Batman engine has, but it probably is as good as it gets.
I did follow the instructions for "Adjusting the volume using the LionChief remote" on pg. 18 of the owner's manual, to no avail. What could I be doing wrong? If I am not at fault, what could be the problem? I have read other posts in this specific forum and some have suggested the connector on the drawbar, a bad speaker, and wires not connected from inside the engine to the tender. I have thought that maybe adjusting the volume using the LionChief app--this is a Bluetooth enabled engine--would also somehow fix the problem in remote mode, but I do not own a smartphone.
Any advice on this matter would be appreciated.
Thank you, Janet Mattern (TCA and LCCA member)
