Hi all,

this week I received my Digitrax PR3, along with an sd24 (Atlas Gold series) and the latest Kato GE c44-9w (both UP's) so, yep it was kinda X-mass when I came home, specially with the PR3.

To make a joyfull story short, I think I might have overseen some thing, my PR3 plays numb......willing to use it with JMRI as a stand alone programmer, but nothing happens. Installed the PR3 as per instructions, set JMRI decoder pro to the PR3 settings, nadda, al I get is " time out error " when trying to read a decoder on the programming track. Now when using the included PR3 utility " DIGIPL "  on opening I see the dot green, then it goes black with a  ".DMF file not loaded or valid " statement. I have been reading and reading and re-reading but I just turn around in circles. Even un-installed and re-installed every thing, still the same. Using XP for the info.

Could one advice me on this please, would be greatly appreciated since I have no clue where to go from here (there).

I already contacted Digitrax Tech support by e-mail but I suppose they are to busy at the moment, getting moved to their new location.

Once I had a problem programming a Tsu-heavy steam, one person on the Soundtraxx forum ,suggested using JMRI with a PR3, told him, I wasn't going to keep awake cause of a software or hardware problem and that the programmer I am (was) using would do fine, lol, well, I am pretty sure it is going to be a very long coffé night drinking week-end trying to get through this " Houston we have a problem " thingy.....ARGHHHHHHHHH, lol. And with the 15th of August beeing a holliday here.........that's one thermos extra, lol.

Thanks in advance.......................