hi i have a lenz 100v3 with apush button hand control dcc system it dose not support p.o.m so i have to program my locos on a programming track just reciently i purchased a genesis challenger with duel mode decoder this loco runs well on the manufactures setting but will not accept an address when i try to program it can anyone help me thanks
You may be actually programming in a new address but the decoder doesn’t recognize it unless you also program a value of 34 into CV 29 as a separarte programming function. Some DCC systems automatically reset CV 29 when you go through configuration steps, but if your system is not doing that you need to set CV 29 on the programming track. A value of 34 in CV 29 tells the decoder to use a long address, run in the normal forward direction, use 28 speed steps, and turn off DC operation.
Huh? Version 3 is when POM was added. Hit F 7 then + until PoM appears on the screen. See page 45 of the manual. If this doesn’t work it means you have an earlier version that 3.0.
But having said that, I think you might find programming that junky MRC decoder in the unit a much bigger challenge. see links below. I finally gave up and purchased a Tsunami decoder for it.
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/80036/954796.aspx#954796
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/94734/1109451.aspx#1109451
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/56100/980313.aspx#980313
http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/p/70555/858705.aspx#858705
thanks for the help so far and yes my system is a version 3
thank you for the help very much apreciated
check out the model railroader dcc section look for this forum it may help MRC Decoders…improved?
Ver 3.0 and later DO support “programming on the main”(ops mode), but apparently NOT changing the address. From section 13.2.1 of the Lenz LH100 manual:
If you are successful in programming other CV’s on the programming track, but it won’t program a 4 digit addresss, then you should be able to program the address by programming CV17, CV18, and CV29 seperately by hand(since the automatic 4 digit address programming routine programs these three CV’s in quick succession, some systems have trouble programming these in sound decoders that they can program CV’s indivdually in). You can determine what values to program into the CV’s by using this 4 digit address calculator and this CV29 lookup table.
you are having problems with the lenz system would i have the same problem trying to programme the mrc decoder on my digitrax super chief i would like to know so i dont have the same problems
The problem is most likely the MRC decoder and not the system that is being used to program it. These decoders are known to have many problems, with programming difficulty being only one of them.