Norfolk&Western
4-8-4JFreightSet
Norfolk&Western
4-8-4JFreightSet
OperationManual
www.railking.com
ThankyouforpurchasingthisRailKingproduct.
PLEASEREADBEFOREUSEANDSAVE
CAUTION:ELECTRICALLYOPERATEDPRODUCT:
Notrecommendedforchildrenunder10yearsofage.M.T.H.recommendsadultsupervisionwithchildrenages10-16.
Aswithallelectricproducts,precautionsshouldbeobservedduringhandlingandusetoreducetheriskofelectric
shock.
WARNING:
TransformerRatings:
Whenusingelectricalproducts,basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbeobserved,includingthefollowing:
Readthismanualthoroughlybeforeusingthisdevice.
M.T.H.recommendsthatallusersandpersonssupervisinguseexaminethehobbytransformerandotherelectronicequipment
periodicallyforconditionsthatmayresultintheriskoffire,electricshock,orinjurytopersons,suchasdamagetotheprimary
cord,plugblades,housing,outputjacksorotherparts.Intheeventsuchconditionsexist,thetrainsetshouldnotbeuseduntil
properlyrepaired.
Donotoperateyourlayoutunattended.Obstructedaccessoriesorstalledtrainsmayoverheat,resultingindamagetoyourlayout.
Thistrainsetisintendedforindooruse.Donotuseifwaterispresent.Seriousinjuryorfatalitymayresult.
Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotdisassemblethetransformerunit.Therearenouser-serviceablepartsinside.Ifthe
unitisdamagedcontactM.T.H.Serviceforinstructions.
Thetransformerisequippedwithaninternalcircuitprotector.Ifthecircuitprotectortrips,unplugthepowercordfromthe
electricalwalloutlet,checkyourlayoutforanyshortcircuits.Thecircuitbreakerwillresetautomaticallywhentheshortis
removedfromthecircuit.
Unplugthetransformerfromtheelectricalwalloutletwhennotinuse.
Donotusethistransformerforotherthanitsintendedpurpose.
Input:120VAC,60HzOnly,Outpu
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Donotoperatethehobbytransformerwithdamagedcord,plug,switches,buttonsorcase.
ThetransformerwasdesignedtooperateonregularUShouseholdcurrent(120volt,50-60Hertz).Donotconnecttoany other
sourceofpower.
t:21VAC,3.75A78VA
RailKing4-8-4JFreightSetwithProto-Sound®2.0
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TableofContents
SetUpChecklist................................................3
GettingStarted.................................................4
AssemblingScaleTrax....................................4
InstallingtheLock-on.....................................4
ConnectingtheTransformer................................4
WiringtheOperatingTrackSection..........................4
LubricatingtheEngine....................................5
PrimingtheSmokeUnit...................................5
CouplingtheEngineandCars..............................5
CheckingtheBattery......................................6
BasicOperation................................................7
Proto-Sound2.0Operation......................................10
Maintenance..................................................14
teractiveCDROM..................................19
Troubleshooting
OperationButtons........................................7
ManualVolumeControl...................................7
HowtoUseandOperatingFreightCars.......................8
ActivatingProto-Sound2.0ConventionalModeFeatures........10
FreightYardSounds(FYS)................................10
TipsonUsingFYS......................................11
Proto-CouplerOperation.................................11
SpeedControl..........................................12
LockintoaDirection....................................12
ResettoFactoryDefaults.................................13
AutomaticSounds.......................................13
LubricationandGreasingInstructions.......................14
CleaningtheWheels,TiresandTrack.......................15
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Compatibility..................................................22
TransformerCompatibilityChart.................................22
AdditionalFeatureswithDCSRemoteControlSystem...............23
ExplodedViewParts............................................24
ServiceandWarrantyInformation
ocomotiveTractionTireReplacement......................15
SmokeUnitMaintenance.................................15
LocomotiveLightBulbReplacement........................16
CabooseLightBulbReplacement..........................17
Self-ChargingBatteryBack-Up............................18
RailWareIn
Z-750®Transformer
SetUpChecklist
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AssembleScaleTrax™
Connectthetransformer
WiretheOperatingTrackSection
Lubricatetheengine
PrimingtheSmokeUnit
Placetheengineandcarsonthetrackandcouplethemtogether
Checktoseewhetherthebatteryneedstobechargedforfullsoundeffects
ApplypowertorunasdescribedintheBasicOperationsectionofthese
instructions.
SetIncludes
SteamEnginewithProto-Sound® CD-Rom
ToolsNeeded
CottonSwaborRag
ScissorsPliers
PhilipsScrewdriver
RailKingMaintenanceKitor
LightHouseholdOilandBearingGrease
BatteryCharger(Optional)
8O-31CurvePieces
ScaleTrax™
210”StraightPieces
ScaleTrax™
1OperatingPiece
ScaleTrax™
15.0”StraightPiece
ScaleTrax™
ScaleTrax™
Lock-On
HopperCar FlatCarwith
8WheelSets
DumpCarwith
OperatingBay
Operating
CraneCar
LightedCaboose
Youcanobtainreplacementpartsandreplacementinstructionsfromthe
M.T.H.PartsDepartment
e-mail:[email protected]
phone:410-381-2580
mail:7020ColumbiaGatewayDrive,ColumbiaMD21046-1532
SteamTender
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GettingStarted
AssemblingScaleTrax
Connectingthetransformer
WiringtheOperatingTrackSection(OTS)
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Forbestperformance,ScaleTrax,onceassembled,shouldbenailedorscrewedontothe
layoutplatform.MoldedhiddenholesinthebottomofeachsectionofScaleTraxallow
youtosecurethemtotheplatformwithoutthenailsshowing.
Unscrewthecolor-codedblackandredconnecting
pinsonthebackoftheZ-750untiltheyareloosebut
havenotcomeout.Twistthematchingblackandred
wires,respectively,fromtheScaleTraxlock-onaround
thecolor-matchingpinsonthetransformerandtighten
pinstosecure.
TheOTSfunctionsintwoways:UNLOAD,whichactivatesoperatingcars,liketheone
includedinthisset,andUNCOUPLE,whichopenscouplersthatarepositionedaboveit
whenactivated.
RefertothefollowingwiringdiagramforthewiringarrangementtocontroltheOTSvia
trackpower.
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ToconnectScaleTrax,
lineupthepiecesso
thattherailsareeven
witheachotherandthe
connectorsaresnugly
sidebyside.
Pressthepiecesoftrack
firmlytogetheruntilthe
endsmeetandthe
connectorsclicktohold
thetracktogether.
InstalltheLock-On
TheScaleTraxLock-on
snapsintothebottomof
speciallymoldedties
locatedneartheendsof
eachScaleTraxtrack
section.Simplysnapitinto
placeandroutethewiresto
yourtransformer.
Z-750
STEP STEP STEP
LubricatingtheEngine
PrimingtheSmokeUnit
Lubricateallexposedmovingpartsbeforeoperatingusingamulti-purpose,
plastic-compatibleoil(availablewithM.T.H.'sMaintenanceKit,sold
separately)oralighthouseholdoil.Followthelubricationpoints.
oushouldprimethesmokeunitwithsmokefluidbefore
operating.Add15-20dropsofsmokefluidfromthe
includedpipettethroughthesmokestack,thengentlyblow
intothestacktoeliminateanyairbubblesinthefluid.
Ifyouchoosenottoprimetheunitwithfluid,turnthe
smokeunitswitchlocatedundertheenginetotheOFF
position.
Seethe"ProtoSmokeUnit
Operation"sectionofthisbookformoreinformation
onsmokeunitmaintenance.
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Runningtheenginewithoutaprimedsmoke
unitmaycausedamage.
CouplingtheEngineandCars
DONOT
OVEROIL
LubricateValveGear LubricatePick-UpRollers
(DoNotOiltheFlatPartof
Pick-UpRollers)
LubricateSideRods
Runningtheenginewithoutaprimed
smokeunitmaycausedamage
SmokeUnit
ON/OFFSwitch
Add15-20Drops
SmokeFluid
Position
armiture
forproper
operation
Incorrect
Position
STEP
Placetheengineandcars
onthetrack.
Opencouplersby
pressingdownonplunger.
Pushcarstogetherto
couple.
STEP STEP
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CABLECURVES
UPWARD
CheckingtheBattery
Youmayfind,ifyoursetwasbuiltseveralmonthsbeforeyousetitup,thatthe
rechargeablebatteryhasrundownandneedstobechargedbeforeoperating.Ifyou
noticethatthesoundsaregarbled,testandchargetheengineasdescribedinthe"Self-
ChargingBatteryBack-Up"onp.18.
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Plugtenderplugintoboilersocketatthebackofcab.
Connectthedrawbarbetweentheengineandtender.
DONOTCONNECT
ThisEngineToA
TenderFrom
AnotherEngine;ItMay
CauseSeriousDamage.
Lookatthebottomofthe
engineandtenderwhere
eachwillhaveacolor-coded
stamp.Iftheymatchyou
mayconnectthosetwo
pieces;ifnot,don't.
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BasicOperation
TheThrottleknobcontrolshowfastyourtrainwilltravel.
Turnthethrottleknobup½-way,untiltheengineandcabooselightsshinebright.
PuttheengineintomotionbypressingtheDirectionbuttononyourtransformer
once.(holditforapproximately1second)
IftheenginedoesnotbegintomoveassoonasyoufirmlypresstheDirectionbutton,
youmaynothavesentenoughvoltagetothetracktomakethetrainmove.Turnthe
throttleupabithigheruntilthetrainbeginstomove.
Toincreaseordecreasetrack
voltage,andthereforetrainspeed,turnthe
throttlecontrolknob.Turningclockwisewill
increasevoltageandspeed,whileturning
counterclockwisewilldecreasevoltageand
speed.Theenginewillmaintainthespeed
yousetafteryoureleasethethrottleuntil
youturnitagaintochangethevoltageand
speed.
-Tosoundthebell,inanengine
equippedwithabellfirmlypressand
releasetheBellbutton.Toturnthebelloff,
pressandreleasetheBellbuttonagain.Thebellwillcontinuetoringfromthetimeyou
turnitonuntilyoupressandreleasethebuttonagaintoturnitoff.
-Tosoundthewhistle,firmlypresstheHorn/Whistlebutton.Thewhistle
willsoundforaslongasyoucontinuetodepressthebutton.Itwillstopwhenyou
releasethebutton.
Yourtrainisprogrammedtostartin
neutral.Thetrainwillalwayscycleneutral-
forward-neutral-reversewitheachpressandrelease
ofthedirectionbutton.Theengineisprogrammed
torestartinneutraleachtimethetrackvoltageis
turnedofffor25secondsormore.
Toadjustthevolumeofallsoundsmadebythis
engine,turnthemastervolumecontrolknoblocated
underthetenderclockwisetoincreasethevolume
andcounter-clockwisetodecreasethevolume.
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OperationButtons
ManualVolumeControl
Throttle
Bell
Horn/Whistle
Direction
CyclePhases
Neutral
Neutral
ForwardReverse
increase
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RailKing4-8-4JFreightSetwithProto-Sound®2.0
SetUp
Whenyouarereadytooperatethedumpcar,makesuretheentirecarisontheUncoupling/UnloadingTrack
Section(UTS),sothatthecar'sslideshoepick-upsareincontactwiththefourthandfifthrailsoftheUTS.The
recommendedvoltageforthedumpingactionis10-14volts.
HowtoSet-UpandUsetheOperatingDumpCar
Followthedirectionsbelowtooperatethedumpcar.
HoldtheUTSswitchinthe"Unload"position.(RefertoyourUTSinstructionsheetfor
completedirectionsinitsuse.)Thedumpcarwillrise,emptyitsload,shaketoensurethe
entireloadhasbeendumped,andreturntoitsoriginalflatpositionwhileyouholdtheswitch
inplace.Assoonasyoureleasetheswitchfromthe"Unload"position,thecarwillceaseto
move.
Oil
Oil
Afterseveralhoursofuse,youmaynotice
aslowingofthedumpingaction.When
thishappenswerecommendaddingalight
dropofoiltoallthehinges.
Operation
CAUTION:ElectricallyOperatedProduct:
Notrecommendedforchildrenunder8yearsofage.M.T.H.recommendsadultsupervisionwithchildrenages8-12.
Aswithallelectricproducts,precautionsshouldbeobservedduringhandlingandusetoreducetheriskofelectric
shock.
Whenusingelectricalproducts,basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbefollowedincludingthefollowing:
-Readthismanualthoroughlybeforeusingthisdevice.
-M.T.H.recommendsthatallusersandpersonssupervisinguseexaminethehobbytransformerperiodicallyfor
conditionsthatmayresultintheriskoffire,electricshock,orinjurytopersons,suchasdamagetotheprimarycord,
plugblades,housing,outputjacksorotherparts.Intheeventsuchconditionsexist,thetransformershouldnotbe
useduntilproperlyrepaired.
-Aswithallelectricalappliances,thisproductshouldnotbeleftinoperationwhenunattended.
WARNING:
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HowtoSet-UpandUsetheOperatingCraneCar
TheOperatingCraneCariscomprisedoftwocomponents,thecranecaritself,andthe
crankingtool.Followthedirectionsbelowtooperatethecranecar.
Toraiseandlowertheboom:Insertthecrankingtool
intotheholeontherightsideofthecrane.Turnthetool
ineitherdirectiontoraiseorlowertheboom.
Tooperatethehook:Insertthecrankingtoolintothe
holeontheleftsideofthecrane.Turnthetoolineither
directiontoraiseorlowerthehook.
Torotatethecranebodyonthebase:
Manuallyturnthecranebodyclockwise.
TurntoRaiseHook
TurntoRaiseBoom
TurntoLowerHook
TurntoLowerBoom
CrankingTool
STEP STEP
STEP
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Proto-Sound2.0OperatingInstructions
ThismanualcontainstheoperatinginstructionsforProto-Sound2.0inconventional
modeonly.InstructionsforaccessingDCScommandmodefeaturesaccompanythe
DCSRemoteControlSystemequipment.
ActivatingProto-Sound2.0ConventionalModeFeatures:
Proto-Sound2.0featuresareactivatedbysequencesofBellandWhistlebuttonpushes
describedbelow.Pleasereadthefulldescriptionsofeachfeaturebeforeusingit.Touse
thesebuttonstoactivatefeaturesratherthantoblowthewhistleorringthebell,you
shouldtapthebuttonsveryquicklywitha½-secondpausebetweenbuttonpresses.You
mayneedtopracticeyourtimingtomakethisworksmoothly.
FreightYardSounds(FYS):
Yourengineisequippedwithasoundpackageoffreightyardsoundsthatyoucanplay
whenyoupullintoayard.
TocuethesoundsystemtoplaytheFYS,quicklybutfirmlytaptheBellbuttononce
followedby2quicktapsoftheWhistlebuttonwhiletheengineismoving.Tapthe
buttonsquicklybutallowapproximately½secondbetweeneachpress.
PresstheDirectionbuttononcetostoptheengine.Thiswilltriggerthefirst
sequenceofFYS.Thereverseunitistemporarilydisabledsothatthetrainwillnot
moveasyouusetheDirectionbuttontotriggerthesounds,andProto-Sound2.0has
disabledoperatorcontrolovertheWhistleandBellbuttonsuntilthefullFYS
sequenceiscomplete.
Afterwaitingabout30secondsforthatsequencetorun,presstheDirectionbutton
againtotriggerthesecondsequenceofFYS.
Afterabout30seconds,presstheDirectionbuttonagaintotriggerthethirdFYS
sequence.
Eachsequencedescribedbelowwillplayaslongasitis
lefton,randomlygeneratingsounds,butbesuretoallowapproximately30seconds
betweenthebuttonpushesdescribedbelowtoallowtheFYSsufficienttimetorun
througheachsequence.
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FeaturetoBeActivated ButtonCode:
FreightYardSounds
FiretheRearCoupler
FiretheFrontCoupler
SpeedControlOn/Off
LockintoaDirection
ResettoFactoryDefaults
1Bell,2Whistles
1Bell,3Whistles
1Bell,4Whistless
1Whistle,2Bells(fromNeutralonly)
1Whistle,3Bells
1Whistle,5Bells(fromNeutralonly)
TimingChart
Total TimeLapse:1 Seconds½
Press
Bell
Short&
Firm
½Sec.
Pause
½Sec.
Pause
Press
Whistle
Short&
Firm
Press
Whistle
Short&
Firm
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Whistle Whistle
Fire
Rear
Coupler
=
WhistleBell
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Again,afterallowingabout30secondsforthatsequencetorun,presstheDirection
buttononemoretimetotriggerthefourthandfinalFYSsequence.TheFYSwill
continue,andwithinafewseconds,theenginewillstartandmoveoutonitsownat
thecurrentthrottlesetting,inthesamedirectionitwastravelingwhenyoubeganthe
sequence.Oncethebellturnsoff,theoperatorregainscontrolofthetransformer's
BellandWhistlebuttonsandcanringthebellorblowthehornasusual.
YoucanterminateFYSatanytimebyturningoffpowertothetrackfor15
seconds.
YoudonothavetobeinForward touseFYS.Attheconclusionofthefull
sequence,thetrainwillpullawayfromthestationinwhateverdirectionyou
weregoingwhenyouactivatedthefeature.
YoucanuseFYSevenifyouaredouble-headingwithanotherengine.Ifthe
secondengineisnotequippedwithProto-Sound2.0,youmustremembernot
toleavethethrottleatahighvoltagelevelonceyouhavestoppedtheengineto
runtheFYS.Otherwise,theenginewithoutFYSwillbeginvibratingonthe
trackasitsmotorsstraintomovethetrain,sincetheycannotbeautomatically
disabledduringtheFYScycle(orifanoriginalProto-Soundengine,FYSare
triggereddifferentlyandthatengine'smotor-disablefeaturewillnotbeactive
whenyourunFYSinProto-Sound2.0).
FYScanbetriggeredfromNeutral.Itwilloperatethesameasiftriggered
whileinmotionexceptthat,attheconclusionoftheFYS,theenginewill
departinthenextdirectionoftravel,asopposedtothedirectionitwas
travelingbeforeenteringNeutral.
Thislocomotiveisequippedwithoneormorecoil-woundProto-Couplersforremote
uncouplingaction.BecauseProto-CouplersarecontrolledthroughtheProto-Sound2.0
microprocessor,theydonotrequireanuncouplingtracksectionormodificationtoyour
layouttofunction.Youcanfireacouplerfromneutralorwhileinmotion.Usethecode
shownbelow(andinthechartonp.10)tofirethecoupler(s).
Tofiretherearcoupler,quicklytaptheBellbuttononcefollowedbythreequicktapsof
theWhistlebutton,allowingapproximately½secondtolapsebetweeneachquickbutton
press.Thesoundoftheliftbarandairlinedepletionwillplay,andtheknucklewillbe
released.
TipsonUsingFYS
Proto-CouplerOperation
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RearCoupler:
+
SoundSystemCuedtoPlay
FreightYardSounds(FYS)
Whistle Whistle
Bell
Direction
1st
Sequence
FYS
+
Direction
2nd
Sequence
FYS
+
Direction
3rd
Sequence
FYS
+
Direction
4th
Sequence
FYS
=
Operator
Controls
WhenBell
TurnsOff
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FrontCoupler:
SpeedControl:
Toturnspeedcontrolonandoff,
LockintoaDirection:
Tofirethefrontcoupler(ifyourenginehasone),quicklytaptheBellbuttononce
followedbyfourquicktapsoftheWhistlebutton,allowingapproximately½secondto
lapsebetweeneachquickbuttonpress.Thesoundoftheliftbarandairlinedepletionwill
play,andtheknucklewillbereleased.
M.T.H.enginesequippedwithProto-Sound2.0havespeedcontrolcapabilitiesthatallow
theenginetomaintainaconstantspeedupanddowngradesandaroundcurves,much
likeanautomobilecruisecontrol.Youcanaddordropcarsontherun,andtheengine
willmaintainthespeedyouset.
Whiletheengineisprogrammedtostartwiththespeedcontrolfeatureactivated,youcan
opttoturnitoff.Thismeanstheengine'sspeedwillfallasitlaborsupahillandincrease
asittravelsdownward.Itisalsoaffectedbytheadditionorreleasingofcarswhileonthe
run.Becausetheenginewillrunmoreslowlyatagiventhrottlevoltagewhenspeed
controlisonthanwhenitisoff,youshouldadjustthethrottletoalowerpowerlevelfor
operationwithspeedcontrolofftoavoidhigh-speedderailments.Whenspeedcontrolis
off,thevolumewilldroptoallowforbetterlowvoltageoperation.
puttheengineinneutral,thenquicklytapthe
transformer'sWhistlebuttononetimethenquicklytaptheBellbuttontwotimes,
allowingapproximately½secondtolapsebetweeneachquickbuttonpress.Repeatthe1
whistle,2bellscodetoreturnittotheothercondition.Youwillwanttodothisduring
theinitialneutraluponstart-upifyouevercouplethisenginetoanotherenginethatisnot
equippedwithspeedcontroltoavoiddamagingthemotorsineitherengine.Eachtime
youshutdowntheenginecompletely,itwillautomaticallyturnspeedcontrolon.
Youcanlockyourengineintoadirection(forward,neutral,orreverse)sothatitwillnot
changedirections.Todothis,puttheengineintothedirectionyouwant(orintoneutral
tolockitintoneutral),runitataveryslowcrawl(asslowlyasitwillmovewithout
halting),andquicklybutfirmlytaptheWhistlebuttononcefollowedbythreequicktaps
oftheBellbutton,allowingapproximately½secondtolapsebetweeneachquickbutton
press.Twowhistleblastswillindicatethattheenginehasmadethechange.Theengine
willnotchangedirection(includinggoingintoneutral)untilyourepeatthe1whistle,3
bellscodetoreturn theenginetoitsnormalcondition,eveniftheengineiskeptwithout
powerforextendedperiodsoftime.
Whistle Whistle
Fire
Front
Coupler
=
Whistle Whistle
Bell
Whistle
Place
Engineinto
Neutral
Bell Bell
=
Place
Engineinto
Desired
Direction
Whistle Bell Bell Bell
=
SpeedControl
TwoWhistleBlasts
RepeattoReturn
toNormalCondition
(indicateschangeismade)
DirectionLock
TwoWhistleBlasts
RepeattoReturn
toNormalCondition
(indicateschangeismade)
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ResettoFactoryDefaults:
AutomaticSounds:
SquealingBrakes
CabChatter
EngineStart-upandShut-down
Tooverridethesettingsyoucurrentlyhaveassignedtotheengineandresetittoits
factorydefaults,whileinNeutraltaptheWhistlebuttonquicklyonce,followedbyfive
quicktapsoftheBellbutton,allowingapproximately½secondtolapsebetweeneach
quickbuttonpress.Twowhistleblastswillindicatethattheenginehasmadethechange.
CertainProto-Sound2.0soundeffectsautomaticallyplayinprogrammedconventional
modeconditions:
playanytimetheengine'sspeeddecreasesrapidly.
playsatrandomintervalswhentheengineidlesinneutral.
soundsplaywhentheengineis initiallypowered
onorispoweredoffforfivesecondsormore.
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Reset
TwoWhistleBlasts
RepeattoReturn
toNormalCondition
(indicateschangeismade)
Whistle
Place
Enginein
Neutral
=
BellBellBellBellBell
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Maintenance
CareoftheRemoteControl
LubricationInstructions
GreasingInstructions
YourRailKingRemoteControlSystemshouldofferyearsoftrouble-freeservice.There
areafewthingsyoucandotoensuretrouble-freeoperation:
Ifyourtrainrespondsinconsistently,replaceoldbatterieswithfreshones.Donot
mixoldandnewbatteries.
Removebatteriesbeforestoringforextendedperiods.
Donotdroptheremote.Itcandamagethedelicateelectronicsinside.
AnyattemptbyanyoneotherthananauthorizedM.T.H.repairpersontoopenand
repairthehandheldtransmitterorlock-onmayresultindamageandthelossof
warrantyprotection.
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Theengineshouldbeoiledandgreasedinordertorunproperly.
Regularlylubricateallsiderodsandlinkagecomponentsandpickuprollers
topreventsqueaking.Uselighthouseholdoil,suchasthatfoundin
M.T.H.'smaintenancekit.Donotoveroil.Useonlyadroportwooneach
pivotpoint.
Thelocomotive'sinternalgearingwasgreasedatthefactory.Greaseengineevery50
hoursofuseoroneyear.Usealithiumbasedgreaseandfollowthegreasinginstructions.
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Removethescrewfromthechassistoopen
thegreaseport.
Insertthegreasetubetipintotheportand
squeezethetubeonceortwicetoaddgrease
tothegearbox.
Wipeoffanyexcessgreaseandreplacethe
phillipsscrewsecurely.
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DONOT
OVEROIL
LubricateValveGear LubricatePick-UpRollers
(DoNotOiltheFlatPartof
Pick-UpRollers)
LubricateSideRods
CleaningtheWheels,TiresandTrack
TractionTireReplacementInstructions
Periodicallycheckthelocomotivewheelsand
pickupsfordirtandbuildup,whichcancausepoor
electricalcontactandtractionandprematurelywear
outtheneoprenetractiontires.Wheelsandtirescan
becleanedusingdenatured(notrubbing)alcohol
appliedwithacottonswab.
Tocleanthetrack,useRailKingTrackCleaning
Fluidandacleanragordenatured(notrubbing)
alcohol.Unplugthetransformerandwipetherailsof
thetrack,turningtheragfrequentlytoensurethat
youareusingcleanclothontherails.Becausethemanufacturingprocessleavesa
coatingonRealTraxcenterrail,youshouldcleantherailsafterthefirst30minutesofuse
(youmaynoticeanelectricalsmellduringinitialuseasthecoatingwearsoff;thisis
normal).Thereafter,keepaneyeonthetrackandcleanitwhenitgetsdirtytoensure
goodelectricalcontactandtolengthenthelifeofthetires.
Yourlocomotiveisequippedwithtwoneoprenerubbertractiontiresontherearsetof
flangeddrivers.Whilethesetiresareextremelydurable,youmayneedtoreplacethemat
somepoint.
ProtoSmokeUnitOperation
®
Thissteamlocomotivecontainsasmokeunitthatoutputssmokethroughthesmokestack
ontheboileroftheengine.Thesmokeunitisessentiallyasmallheatingelementand
wickthatsoaksupandthenheatsamineraloil-basedfluidthatemitsaharmlesssmoke.
Thesmokeisthenforcedoutofthestackbyasmallelectricfan.
Withafeweasymaintenancesteps,youshouldenjoytrouble-freesmokeunitoperation
foryears.
Whenpreparingtorunthisengine,add15-20dropsofsmokefluidthroughthe
smokestack.WerecommendM.T.H.ProtoSmoke,Seuthe,LGB,orLVTSfluids(a
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Removethesiderods(therodsthatconnecteachdrivewheeltotheother)from
thewheelsinordertoslipthenewtireoverthegrooveddrivewheel.Thesebolts
canbeloosenedwitha5mmnutdriver.
Cleanthegrooveusingacottonswabanddenaturedalcohol.
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Makesuretheoldtirehasbeencompletelyremovedfromthegrooveinthedrive
wheel,usingarazorbladeorsmallflatheadscrewdrivertopryawayanyremains.
Cleanthegrooveusingacottonswabanddenaturedalcohol.
Slipthenewtireontothewheel.Youmayfinditusefultousetwosmallflathead
screwdriverstostretchthetireoverthewheel.
Ifyoutwistthetirewhilestretchingitoverthewheel,youwillneedtoremoveand
reinstallthetire.Otherwiseyourenginewillwobblewhileoperating.
Makesurethetireisfullyseatedinsidethegroove.Usearazorbladetotrimaway
anyexcesstirethatdoesn'tseatitselfinsidethegrooveproperly.
STEP
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smallpipetteofProtoSmokefluidisincluded).Do
notoverfilltheunitorthefluidmayleakoutandcoat
theinteriorenginecomponents.
Ifyouchoosenottoaddthefluid(orhavealready
addedthefluidbutchoosetorunsmoke-free),turnoff
thesmokeunitswitchlocatedunderthetenderbody.
Whenthesmokeoutputwhilerunningtheengine
beginstodiminish,addanother10-15dropsof
smokefluidorturnthesmokeunitoff.
Whenstoringtheunitforlongperiodsoftime,
youmaywanttoaddabout15dropsoffluidto
preventthewickfromdryingout.
Afterremovingtheenginefromstorage,add
another25dropsoffluid,lettingthewicksoak
upthefluidfor15minutespriortooperation.
Ifyouexperiencepoorornosmokeoutputwhenthesmoke
unitisonandhasfluid,checkthewicktoseeifithas
becomehard,blackened,andunabsorbentaroundthe
heatingelement.Removetheboilerasshownbelow.
Removethesmokeunitinspectioncoverfromthe
locomotive'sbody(seeright).Afterremovingthechassis
andinspectioncoverscrews,lifttheinspectionplateaway
andinspectthewick.Ifitisdarklydiscoloredandhard,it
shouldbereplaced.Whenprimingnewwickadd40drops.
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Failureeithertoaddfluidtotheunitortoturnit
offmaydamagethesmokeunitheatingelement
and/orwickingmaterial.
LocomotiveLightBulbReplacement
Toreplacethelightbulbinthelocomotive,followtheboilerremovalinstructionsbelow.
Wickin
Poor
Condition
Wickin
Good
Condition
SmokeUnitCover
Runningtheenginewithoutaprimed
smokeunitmaycausedamage
Add15-20Drops
SmokeFluid
Add15-20Drops
SmokeFluid
RemovethefourPhillipsscrewsfromthechassisthenliftthebodyawayfromthechassis.
STEP
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SmokeUnit
ON/OFFSwitch
CabooseLightBulbReplacement
Toreplacetheinteriorlightbulbsfollowtheseinstructionsandseethediagramsbelow.
YoucanobtainreplacementbulbsdirectlyfromtheM.T.H.PartsDepartment.
ReplaceHeadlightBulb
STEP
Oncethelocomotiveboilerhasbeenremoved
fromitschassis,locatethebulbbracketasseenin
theillustrationontherightandrotatethe
headlightbulbcounter-clockwisetoremove.
Lowerthechassisfromtheshell,taking
carenottopullthewiresout.
Removethefour(4)screwslocatedunder
thecaboose'strucks.
ReplaceaBayonetBulbbyturningandpushingup,
pullingthebulbfromitssocket.
BayonetBulb
(Part#CI-0000015)
1
2
STEP
STEP
STEP
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RailKing4-8-4JFreightSetwithProto-Sound®2.0
Self-ChargingBatteryBack-Up
ThespecialNiCad7-cell8.4vself-chargingbatteryrechargescontinuouslyduringtrain
operationandshouldlastforuptofiveyears.Thebatteryisadrybatterythatshouldnot
leakorcauseanydamagetoyourengine.
Ifenginesoundsseemdistorted
orgarbledatlowvoltagesorbecomesilentwhenpowerfromthetransformeristurned
off,testthebatterytodeterminewhetheritshouldberechargedorreplaced.
Puttheengineinneutralandleavethetrackvoltageat10-12volts(high
enoughforthelightstoshinebrightlyandtheenginetomovesteadily)for15
minutes.
Ifthesoundsareimprovedattheendofthe15-minutetestcharge,the
batterychargehasrundownandcanberecharged.Thereareanumberofwaysyou
candothis:
Leavetheengineinneutralwithtrackvoltageat10-12voltsfor6-7hoursso
thebatterycanfullyrecharge(ifyourenginehasasmokeunit,besureitis
turnedoff).
UseM.T.H.'sbatteryrecharger(soldseparately)thatplugsintoawalloutletand
aspecialportundertheenginetorechargethebatteryovernightwithoutleaving
itonthetrack.
Ifthesoundsarenotimprovedattheendofthe15-minutetestcharge,itis
timetoreplacethebatt
replacementarrives,butsincealkalinebatteries
cannotberecharged,itwilleventuallyweardown.
Dependinguponwhenyourenginewas
built,itmayneedtobechargedrightoutofthebox.
Test:
Recharge:
Replace:
DoNOTusea6-cell7.2v
battery.
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ery.AvailablethroughM.T.H.Parts.Astandard9valkaline
batterycanbesubstituteduntilyour
BatteryCharger
ItemNo.50-1005
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Quick-StartVideo
RailWareInteractiveCDROM
InstallingAdobeAcrobatSoftware
TheincludedVHSQuick-Startvideodemonstratesthestart-upandbasicoperationofthis
setaswellasotherinformationaboutmodelrailroading.Youmayfindithelpfultoview
thevideobeforeoperatingthisset.
M.T.H.providesafreeRailWareCDROMineachReady-To-Runset.Itisfullofhelpful
informationonM.T.H.producthistory,trackplanningsoftware,adealerfinder,and
informationandvideoclipsonLoco-SoundandProto-Sound2.0.Followthedirections
belowtousetheCDROM.
MinimumSystemRequirements:Pentium100,16MBRAM,Windows95orlater,CD
ROMdrive,SoundCard, displaypropertiessettogreaterthan256colors.TheCDwill
notworkonaMacOSunlessyourunVirtualPC.
YoumayruntheRR-TracksoftwaredirectlyoffoftheCDROMoryoumayinstallthe
softwaretoyourharddrive.
1.OntheDesktop,clickontheiconthatsaysMyComputer.
2.FindyourCDROMdrive.
3.WiththeM.T.H.CDROMinthedrive,doubleclickontheiconfortheCDROM
drive.
4.FindthefolderontheCDROMentitledINSTALLATION.
5.ChoosethefolderinsideentitledRRTRAXSETUP.
6.RunthefileinthatfoldercalledSETUP.EXEandfollowthedirectionsitprovides.
Theprogrammayaskyoufor aregistrationcode.Ifitdoestypein"M.T.H."anditwill
run.
ToreadsomeoftheelectronicdocumentsincludedontheCDROM,youwillneedto
installtheAdobeAcrobatReaderifitisnotalreadyonyourcomputer.Toinstallthe
software:
1.OntheDesktop,clickontheiconthatsaysMyComputer.
2.FindyourCDROMdrive.
3.WiththeMTHCDROMinthedrive,doubleclickontheiconfortheCDROM
drive.
4.FindthefolderontheCDROMentitledINSTALLATION.
5.ChoosethefolderinsideentitledACROBATREADER.
*IfyouarerunningWindows95,98orNTchoosethefolder32BIT.Runthefile
AR32E301.EXEandfollowthedirectionsitprovides.
Ifyouhaveproblemsyoucannotresolvebyusingthesedirections,contact
[email protected]morcall410-381-2580forfurtherhelp.
®
®
RunningRR-TrackSoftware
ScaleTrax™tracklibrariescanbeobtaineddirectlyfromRR-Track.Seetheirwebsitefor
moreinformation.www.rrtrack.com
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RailKing4-8-4JFreightSetwithProto-Sound®2.0
TroubleshootingProto-Sound2.0Problems
®
AlthoughProto-Sound2.0hasbeendesignedandengineeredforeaseofuse,youmay
havesomequestionsduringinitialoperation.Thefollowingtableshouldanswermost
questions.Ifyourproblemcannotberesolvedwiththistable,contactM.T.H.for
assistance(e-mail:[email protected];telephone:410-381-2580;fax:410-423-
0009;mail:7020ColumbiaGatewayDrive,ColumbiaMD21046-1532).
StartingUp
Whistle
Bell
Remedy
Remedy
Remedy
WhenIfirstturnthepoweron,theengine
willnotbegintorun.
TheenginewillnotstartafterIpressthe
Directionbutton.
Myenginesoundsaredistortedandgarbled.
Ican'tgetthewhistletoblowwhenIpress
thewhistlebutton.
Ican'tgetthebelltoringwhenIpressthe
bellbutton.
Youmaybepressingthebuttontooquickly.Try
pressingthewhistlebuttonmoreslowly,taking
approximatelyonefullsecondtofullydepressthe
button.
Youmaybepressingthebuttontooquickly.Try
pressingthebellbuttonmoreslowly,taking
approximatelyonefullsecondtofullydepressthe
button.
Thisisnormalbehavior.Topreventaccidental
high-speedstart-ups,Proto-Sound2.0is
programmedtostartupinneutralanytimetrack
powerhasbeenturnedoffforseveralseconds.See
the"BasicOperation"sectionformoredetails.
Youmaynotbesendingenoughpowertothetrack
topowertheengine.Pressthethrottleupforafew
moresecondstoincreasetrackpower.
Thebatterymayhaverundown,especiallyifthe
enginehasbeeninstorageforsometime.Seethe
"Self-ChargingBatteryBack-Up"sectionofthese
instructionsforhowtotest,recharge,and(if
necessary)replacethebattery.
Coupler Remedy
WhenItrytofirethecoupler,FYSstarts.
TheProto-Couplerwon'tlettheengine
uncoupleonthefly.
Thecouplerdoesnotfireorstaycoupled.
Youarewaitingtoolongbetweenwhistlebutton
presses.Seethetiminginstructionslocatedatthe
beginningofthe"Proto-Sound2.0Operating
Instructions"section.
Trylubricatingthecouplerknuckleandrivetwith
adrygraphitelubricant.
Thecouplerneedstobecleaned.Wipewith
denaturedalcohol(notrubbingalcohol)andlet
dry.
CabChatter Remedy
SometimestheCabChattersoundsdon't
play.
CabChatterplaysonlyinneutralatrandom
intervals.
Lock-out Remedy
Ican'tgettheenginetorunafterIpowerup
thetransformer.Itsitsstillwiththediesel
andcompressorsoundsrunning.
Theenginewon'tlockintoforward,neutral,
orreverse.
Theenginemaybelockedintotheneutral
position.Followtheprocedureinthe"Lockintoa
Direction"sectiontounlocktheengine'sdirection.
Enginespeedmustbebelow10scalemph
(approx.10voltsorlessinconventionalmode).
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