Comments on: Locomotive Address and Lights Default Setup Factory Reset

By: Frank B

Frank B — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 07:27:07 +0000

Some older decoders don’t like long address numbers.
After programming the loco to a new number, the controller must be set to address that number.

By: Kim Fokken

Kim Fokken — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 06:42:52 +0000

I have been having a hard time getting my address to program to cab numbers so I have just settled for short number. When I try like with my sd70ACe to do address as 8490, I get no response so I have been having good luck with that loco being a simple ‘4’, GP 60 M being 5 (those two are MU’d together. My GE is a 6. Whatever works.

By: Chuck Holsclaw

Chuck Holsclaw — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 03:58:37 +0000

No, all your settings will remain the same. Every decoder function has it’s own cv to control each individual function.

By: Peter T

Peter T — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 03:40:57 +0000

Got it thank you.. What I don’t get is all runs ok after factory reset with address of 3 however
when I change the address of the loco to the cab number, things aren’t the same ?

By: Hervey

Hervey — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 02:57:42 +0000

Peter,
Changing the address of the decoder to the loco number will not change any other CV’s. How your lights perform is controlled by other CV’s. These are determined by the manufacturer unlike the address CV’s. You will have to look in the appropriate manual for your decoder to see how to control the llights

By: Peter T

Peter T — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 23:32:23 +0000

Thanks for the response. Can you offer any suggestions?

By: Dale

Dale — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 21:13:35 +0000

If all you are doing is changing the loco address, all the rest of the settings should remain unchanged. If they don’t, something else is happening incorrectly.