I just got a Bachmann Spectrum 4-4-0 second hand and it wont run. It has dcc and sound, it has its headlight on constantly, its making the various idle sounds, but none of the buttons on my controller work. What do I do? I NEED this thing up and running ASAP or I've wasted $250!

If it's used, have you tried a factory reset to clear any previous programing, such as an address change?

Len

Quote from: Len on November 20, 2025, 04:29:45 PMIf it's used, have you tried a factory reset to clear any previous programing, such as an address change?

Len

I haven't. How do I do that?

EDIT: I have the Bachmann EZ Command Control Center, not the new EZ Command Plus one

This has been resolved, I figured it out. Thank you!

Quote from: Len on November 20, 2025, 04:29:45 PMIf it's used, have you tried a factory reset to clear any previous programing, such as an address change?

Len

At this point in time, they are all used unless you somehow luck into one that was never sold and has never been unwrapped.

That's a beautiful engine. I'm glad you got yours working.  I've lost count, but I must have eight or nine of those in all of the deep-fried Dixie Southern road names they offered at one time.  With a little CV adjustment they run like clocks and crawl like ants.  The only real flaw they have is that the sound volume turned all the way up is still extremely low, especially the whistle which in real life was overpowering.