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       #Post#: 1909--------------------------------------------------
       HO Polar Express 6-58018 Decoder Reset
       By: mgagneur Date: February 17, 2018, 10:10 am
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       My Polar Express loco has stopped making sounds and will not
       respond to the bluetooth remote. If I place the Remote/Track
       switch in the Track position my DCC system can turn the loco
       lights on/off and control movement and change speed but no
       sound.
       When I place the Remote/Track switch in the Remote position and
       turn on track power the front and rear lights flash rapidly.
       There is no "chime" sound when track power is turned on.  When
       the remote is turned on the led on the remote flashes rapidly
       with no response from any button or speed change. I have tried
       the Lion Chief App and it does not connect to the loco.
       I have tried, many times, to reset the decoder using the
       bluetooth remote procedure in the manual with no change.
       Most decoders I have worked with will reset back to factory
       defaults if you write a specific value to the right CV. Writing
       8 to CV 8 is common. All I see in the manual is writing to CV 8
       will do a full decoder reset. If I write 8 to CV 8 the loco
       front and rear leds blink once but there is no other change.
       If the bluetooth remote reset procedure in the manual does not
       work does anyone know of any other way to reset the decoder?
       Thanks,
       #Post#: 1910--------------------------------------------------
       Re: HO Polar Express 6-58018 Decoder Reset
       By: djacobsen Date: February 17, 2018, 12:10 pm
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       mgagneur
       Hello & Welcome to the Forum!
       l've done some searching and the following post from another
       forum, is as close as l could find as an answer to your problem.
       
       SilverBand7 • 203d
       I bought one around Christmas time last year when they first
       came out. As far as detail goes, the loco shell and tender shell
       are made of plastic. Make of that what you will.
       I run a Digitrax Super Chief on my layout. Every time I ran this
       loco on it, I've had an array of problems, such as sounds coming
       on even when you don't press a button on the remote and the loco
       suddenly speeding in reverse. At first I thought I had gotten a
       faulty product and had it exchanged for another one, but that
       one ended up doing the same thing. I'm not sure what these Lion
       Chief decoders have against Digitrax or what, but I've never had
       this happen with a loco before.
       My suggestion is if you do plan on getting one, be ready to do
       some maintenance. The way I fixed the problems on mine was
       simply replacing the Lion Chief decoder and plugging in a
       Digitrax 9-pin decoder in its place. Now, the loco runs better,
       but I still have a rather sour feeling towards it.
       Happy Rails...
       dave
       #Post#: 1911--------------------------------------------------
       Re: HO Polar Express 6-58018 Decoder Reset
       By: mgagneur Date: February 17, 2018, 2:57 pm
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       Hello Dave,
       Thanks for the reply. I have thought about replacing the decoder
       but I'd like to keep the Tom Hanks sounds if I could. The grand
       kids do like that part :)
       Regards,
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