M.T.H. DCS Premium App Released To App Stores

April 19, 2017 – M.T.H. Electric Trains has released the DCS Premium version of its smartphone and tablet app for controlling a DCS layout wirelessly to the Apple App Store and Google Play store. The apps should be appearing in the stores today, April 18th. Current users of the FREE or STANDARD versions of the app will be able to obtain the Premier version via an in-app purchase. Users may have to manually update the app in order for the Premium in-app purchase link to appear.

First announced in 2014, the app is now available in three versions:

• a FREE version with control of 3 locomotives and limited features
• a $4.99 STANDARD version with full locomotive control
• The all-new $24.99 PREMIUM version, which provides the user with full DCS control

The apps communicate with a separately sold DCS WiFi Interface Unit (WIU). Any Android tablet or smartphone and Apple iPhone or iPad will bring the DCS Digital Command System to life in a way never thought possible when first paired with a DCS remote control. Any of these smart devices can run the new apps.

The DCS Premium App allows operators to control an entire layout in command or conventional modes without using a DCS handheld remote. A TIU (Track Interface Unit) along with the separately sold DCS WIU is required for app control over the layout. Simply plug the module into the TIU, search for its WiFi signal on the phone or tablet, and begin running a DCS layout in command mode in no time.

The PREMIUM App also requires an update to the software powering the DCS Track Interface Unit (TIU). The new DCS software (Version 6.00) is available on the M.T.H. Website via a FREE DOWNLOAD. In order to load the DCS Version 6.0 software into the TIU and Remote, users must use the FREE DCS Windows Loader program to install the software. Older versions of the DCS Loader Program will not work on the new DCS Version 6.0 software.

Ever Wanted To Attend The York Show? Now You Can

M.T.H. Electric Trains will be attending the TCA Eastern Division York Meet on April 27 - 29, 2017 at the York Expo Center in York, Pennsylvania and for the first time ever, this famous show is now open to the public! You can learn more about the York show by visiting the Eastern Division of the TCA Website.

HO, S Scale, O Scale, One Gauge and tinplate model railroading fans attending the event will have an opportunity to meet and ask M.T.H. Representatives questions about the M.T.H. product line, company direction and future plans as well as see product demonstrations and pick up a copy of our latest catalogs.

• April 2015 York TCA Meet - York, PA
  Thursday, April 27, 2017: (Members Only)
  12:00pm - 6:30pm

  Friday, April 28, 2017: (Open To The Public)
  9:00am - 6:30pm

  Saturday, April 29, 2017: (Open To The Public)
  9:00am - 4:00pm

If you are interested in seeing a list of all the M.T.H. shows we will be attending over the next few months, CLICK HERE.

23rd York DCS User Group Meeting

April 19, 2017 - Visitors attending this month's 2017 Spring York Meet in York, Pennsylvania can get an early start on meet activities by attending the 23rd York DCS User Group Meeting on Wednesday evening, April 26, 2017. The meeting will be in the Wyndham Hotel's Crystal Ballroom. This location can host over 150 attendees in comfort during dinner and the presentations.

In addition to mingling with DCS power users, attendees can enjoy a hot catered meal, have their DCS software updated, participate in raffle drawings for free DCS WIU WiFi Interface Units and select freight cars, purchase discounted WIU modules and listen to a brief presentation by M.T.H. executives on the state of DCS and new technology developments coming down the track.

To learn more about the event, dinner prices and schedule of the night's events, click here.

Update Your TIU For Free At The April TCA York Meet

April 19, 2017 - Visitors attending this month's 2017 Spring York Meet in York, Pennsylvania can get their TIU and Remote software updated to Version 6.0 for FREE in the M.T.H. booth.

NOTE: The update is required for users planning on using the DCS Premium App to run their model railroad.

Just bring your TIU and Remote to the booth and plan on picking it up before the show ends. One of our technicians will give you an estimate when you can pick it up - if needed - that day. You'll find full details about the York Show by going HERE.

If you can't make the show, anyone can update the DCS software with a Windows PC. To do so, you'll need to download the DCS Loader program from the M.T.H. website. To get the free loader program, go HERE. Once installed onto your PC, the program guides you through the update process in a step-by-step process. The download to the DCS Version 6.0 software can be found by going HERE.

Hurry Before They're Gone, Just Five Or Fewer Of These HO Scale Items Remain In Stock

April 19, 2017 - Each week, M.T.H. releases product lists spotlighting quantities of Five Or Fewer HO Scale items that are remaining in our onhand inventory. In many cases, these items will NOT be re-run in the future and these lists could be your last chance for ordering them before they're GONE FOR GOOD. Don't miss out on these items! Click on the product line link below and then any item number in the corresponding list to purchase that item from the M.T.H. Online Store or order directly from your local M.T.H. Authorized Retailer.

M.T.H. HO Scale

New DCS Version 6.0 Software Available For Download

April 19, 2017 - The latest version of the software used in the DCS system is now available for download. The download is FREE and includes new DCS Hardware Software (Version 6.00) that allows the TIU to control Lionel Legacy locomotive features when the TIU is paired with the DCS WIU WiFi Interface Unit. Both the DCS Remote and TIU Track Interface Unit should be updated with the new software however, once updated the Remote will NOT have Legacy function control. Legacy control is only available when DCS is controlled via the DCS Premium App.

The new DCS Software allows the user to control the TIU from the DCS iOS and Android Premium App available from the Google Play and Apple iTunes online stores. App control of DCS also requires the separately sold DCS Wi-Fi Interface Unit (WIU).

App control of the DCS hardware is NOT possible unless the TIU has been updated with DCS Software Version 5.00 or later. Users updating their app to the Premium version MUST use DCS 6.00 software in order to enjoy all the features found in the Premium app. The new DCS Consumer Loader Program (Version 5.0) must be used to reprogram the TIU. Older versions of the DCS Loader Program are incapable of making some firmware changes to the TIU that allow the TIU to interface with the Wi-Fi Interface Unit.

You can download the new software by clicking on the links below.

DCS Software Version 6.00

DCS Consumer Loader Program Version 5.0