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DCC quickplug in Athearn F59PHI problems

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Ok all you DCC heads out there I need some help. I'm converting all my locos to DCC and one of them is the Athearn F59PHI Utah Front Runner. It says it has a nine pin quick plug and play socket which it does, so I plugged in a Digitrax DH123D decoder which was recommended to me by my LHS (local Hobby shop). I can't get it to move a centimeter on a MRC Prodigy Advanced2 or a Digitrax system, Ive heard others have had the same problem around my area but no one can seem to figure it out. I did some research and noted that NCE has a decoder for Athearn Qucik Plug Play locomotives is this a better decoder? I would really love some help, thanks so much everyone:)

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I'm pretty sure its the decoder, but I havn't tried any other decoders in the loco as of yet since I have not currently. I suppose it could be the system however we have used a lot of various Digitrax Decoders on the MRC Podigy Advanced2 as well as the Digitrax system. I'll have to try another decoder, I'm new to DCC so its a crash course for me lol. Thanks for the suggestions
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Tankist, the decoder does not respond at all, maybe the DH123D is not compatible with the loco? Do not know. It also does not respond at all with the Digitrax either.
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