Model Railroad Manuals and Tutorials
With model railroad manuals and tutorials, we at DTS put a lot of time into educating you and trying to take the burden off you as a customer. The learning curve in digital model railroading is steep enough. In addition to our own manuals, we have
we also wrote several tutorials and made educational videos. You can download and view them on this page.
DTS Manuals
Dinamo
OC32
iTrain
YaMoRC
Train-O-Matic
Others
Video Tutorials and Livestreams
ITRAIN 5 TUTORIAL
INSTALL ITRAIN
In this tutorial I will show you how to install the program iTrain yourself in fairly simple steps
ITRAIN 5 TUTORIAL
EXTERNAL STORAGE
Using external storage ensures that your iTrain files are safe and won’t be lost if your computer breaks down. In this tutorial, I will show you how to get this done quite easily.
DECODER TEST, WHICH DECODER WORKS BEST?
In addition to our blog “the little brain of your train,” here we show how to perform a decoder test. This is how we find out which decoder gives the best behavior on a particular locomotive. (Test date October 2017)
CONVERSION ARNOLD SCHWEINESCHNAUZE (N)
In this video I show how I convert an Arnold Schweineschnauze (N) with a Doehler & Haass PD05a. Very easy conversion!
Modifying Marklin 74491 solenoid coil
Surely a big problem with the Marklin solenoid coils is the limit switching. this one causes quite a bit of interference. By adjusting the coil you make them a whole lot more reliable.
The new ESU SwitchPilot 3, how do you set it up?
Live on location I’ll take you through setting up the new ESU SwitchPilot 3 switching decoder
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POLARIZATION OF PECO TURNOUTS
The construction of Stadt Schellenbach, a large project in scale N, is the perfect opportunity to demonstrate the art of track laying.
In this video, Martin takes you through polarizing turnouts.
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ASSEMBLE SERVOS
The construction of Stadt Schellenbach, a large project in scale N, is the perfect opportunity to demonstrate the art of track laying.
In this video, Martin takes you through mounting servos under the model layout.
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LAYING PECO CODE 55 RAILS PART 1
The construction of Stadt Schellenbach, a large project in scale N, is the perfect opportunity to demonstrate the art of track laying.
In this video, Martin takes you through the process of laying Peco code 55 rails.
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LAYING PECO CODE 55 RAILS PART 2
The construction of Stadt Schellenbach, a large project in scale N, is the perfect opportunity to demonstrate the art of track laying.
In this video, Martin takes you through the process of laying Peco code 55 rails.
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LAYING PECO CODE 55 TURNOUT TRACKS
The construction of Stadt Schellenbach, a large project in scale N, is the perfect opportunity to demonstrate the art of track laying.
In this video, Martin takes you through the process of laying turnout tracks with Peco code 55 rails.
DTS TUTOTIAL:
INSTALL ITRAIN
In this free video, we show you how to install the control program iTrain on your computer.
Do you like this video? Then check out our DTS Academy for more helpful videos and online training!