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Title: Decoder-equipped turnout - Changing F3 key to another without E-Z controller?
Post by: lewis on February 01, 2026, 06:52:36 AM
Hello,

I have 2 decoder-equipped turnouts but I don't have a E-Z controller. I would like to change the function key F3 (called 'address' by Bachmann) to another.

We can change the address with NCE for example (in a range 1-100) but it seems that the new address is lost after a while if the power is off. In that case, the decoder works like an accessory decoder. With the E-Z controller, it works like a locomotive with an address and a function key.

So, I would like to change the key like with the E-Z controller but... without using it. Is it possible? How to do?

As we have to press a push button on the turnout then switch the turnout 4 times, I tried that by sending 4 DCC commands, but without success.