Programming Bachman DCC Turnouts with Digitrax Super Chief and other Digitrax Products

From Digitrax:# # KB341: Bachmann DCC Turnouts

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In H0-Scale, several manufacturers offer unified track with roadbed; these track systems allow the modeler to get operating quickly and reliably.

Two of the manufacturers, Kato and Bachmann also offer turnouts which have built in DCC decoders for remote operation.

Here, Joe Burns helps out with information for the Bachmann E-Z Track® turnouts.


I recently purchased a couple of Bachmann’s E-Z Command® Decoder-Equipped DCC Turnouts.

My 6 year old daughter and I are sharing some model railroading, and the E-Z Track® “holds things together”.
Of course, the instructions for use with the E-Z Command® system are all that is included.

I spent about 30 minutes trying different steps with my DT400/DCS100, and finally figured it out.

I wrote it down so I wouldn’t forget in the future, and thought you might find this information useful for the Tech Support Depot.

1. Connect the turnout (or wye or crossover) to a powered section of track.

2. Turn on DCS100 to “run” (track should be connected to the Rail A / Rail B posts).

3. Apply PWR to track using DT400.

4. Press the programming button of the E-Z Command® turnout/wye/crossover until switch toggles twice (release programming button).

5. Press SW button on DT400.