RailKing 30-2912-1 Operating instructions

Brand: RailKing

Model: 30-2912-1

Type: Operating instructions

Compatibility

Thisenginewilloperateonany

traditionalO-31Gaugetracksystem,

includingM.T.H.’sRealTrax®or

ScaleTrax™ortraditionaltubulartrack.

Itisalsocompatiblewithmoststandard

ACtransformers.(Seepage18fora

completelistofcompatibletransformers

andwiringinstructions.)

PLEASEREADBEFOREUSEANDSAVE

E-8AADiesel

LocomotiveSet

OPERATOR’SMANUAL(3VPS-2)

PassengerStationAnnouncement

07-2005

TableofContents

SetUpChecklist

BasicOperation

PlacingtheEngineontheTrack

Proto-Sound2.0OperatingInstructions

Maintenance

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Lubrication.......................................................................................................

CheckingtheBattery.......................................................................................

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ActivatingFeatures...........................................................................................

ManualVolumeControl..................................................................................

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ActivatingProto-Sound2.0ConventionalModeFeatures........................

FreightYardSounds(FYS)/PassengerStationAnnouncements(PSA)

SpeedControl...................................................................................................

LockingLocomotiveIntoADirection.........................................................

ResetToFactoryDefault.................................................................................

AutomaticSoundEffects.................................................................................

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LubricatingandGreasingInstructions.........................................................

CleaningTheWheels,TiresandTrack.........................................................

TractionTireReplacementInstructions.......................................................

HeadlightReplacementInstructions.............................................................

SelfChargingBatteryBack-Up......................................................................

TroubleshootingProto-Sound®2.0.............................................................

TransformerCompatibilityandWiringChart..............................................

AdditionalFeaturesAccessiblewiththeDCSRemoteControlSystem..

Service&WarrantyInformation...................................................................

LimitedOne-YearWarranty...........................................................................

CAUTION:ELECTRICALLYOPERATEDPRODUCT:

Notrecommendedforchildrenunder10yearsofage.M.T.H.recommendsadultsupervisionwithchildrenages10-16.

Aswithallelectricproducts,precautionsshouldbeobservedduringhandlingandusetoreducetheriskofelectricshock.

WARNING: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.

l Donotoperatethehobbytransformerwithdamagedcord,plug,switches,buttonsorcase.

Thisproductmaybeprotectedbyoneormoreofthefollowingpatents:

6,019,289;6,280,278;6,281,606;6,291,263;6,457,681;6,491,263;6,604,641;

6,619,594;6,624,537;6,655,640.

SetUpChecklist

-Lubricatethelocomotive

-Checktoseewhetherthebatteryneedstobechargedforfullsoundeffects

-ApplypowertorunasdescribedintheBasicOperatingSectionofthismanual

Youshouldlubricatetheenginetopreventitfromsqueaking.Use

lighthouseholdoilandfollowthelubricationpointsmarked“L”in

Fig.1.Donotover-oil.Useonlyadroportwooneachpivotpoint.

Youmayfind,ifyourlocomotivewasbuiltseveralmonthsbeforeyousetitup,

thattherechargeablebatteryhasrundownandneedstobechargedbefore

operating.Ifyounoticethatthesoundsaregarbled,testandchargetheengineas

describedinthe"Self-ChargingBatteryBack-Up"onpage14.

Lubrication

CheckingtheBattery

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Figure1.LubricationPointsontheLocomotive

LubricatePickUpRollersAxles(L)

LubricateWheelAxles(L)

LubricatePickUpRollersAxles(L)

BasicOperation

TheThrottleknobcontrolshowfastyourtrainwilltravel.Turnthethrottleknob

up½-way,untiltheenginelightsshinebright.Puttheengineintomotionby

pressingtheDirectionbuttononyourtransformeronce.(holditforapproximately

1second)

IftheenginedoesnotbegintomoveassoonasyoufirmlypresstheDirection

button,youmaynothavesentenoughvoltagetothetracktomakethetrainmove.

Turnthethrottleupabithigheruntilthetrainbeginstomove.

-Toincreaseordecreasetrackvoltage,andthereforetrainspeed,turnthe

throttlecontrolknob.Turningclockwisewillincreasevoltageandspeed,while

turningcounterclockwisewilldecreasevoltageandspeed.Theenginewillmaintain

thespeedyousetafteryoureleasethethrottleuntilyouturnitagaintochangethe

voltageandspeed.

-Tosoundthebell,inanengineequippedwithabellfirmlypressandrelease

theBellbutton.Toturnthebelloff,pressandreleasetheBellbuttonagain.The

bellwillcontinuetoringfromthetimeyouturnitonuntilyoupressandrelease

thebuttonagaintoturnitoff.

-TosoundtheHorn/whistle,firmlypresstheHorn/Whistle

button.Thehornorwhistlewillsoundforaslongasyoucontinuetodepressthe

button.Itwillstopwhenyoureleasethebutton.

-Yourtrainisprogrammedtostartinneutral.Thetrainwillalways

cycleneutral-forward-neutral-reversewitheachpressandreleaseofthedirection

button.Theengineisprogrammedtorestartinneutraleachtimethetrackvoltage

isturnedofffor25secondsormore.

ActivatingFeatures

Throttle

Bell

Horn/Whistle

Direction

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CyclePhases

Neutral

ForwardReverse

ManualVolumeControl

Toadjustthevolumeofallsoundsmadebythisengine,turnthemastervolume

controlknobclockwisetoincreasethevolumeandcounter-clockwisetodecrease

thevolume.

PlacingTheEngineOnTheTrack

Placetheengineonthetrack,theninsertthereverseunitplugthatextendsoutof

thebackofthenon-poweredAunitintothereceptacleatthebackofthepowered

Aunit(Figure3).Atthispoint,youarereadytobeginrunningyourengine.

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Figure2.ManualVolumeAdjustmentKnob

VolumeAdjustmentKnob

Figure3.ConnectingtheProto-SoundHarness

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Proto-Sound2.0OperatingInstructions

ThismanualcontainstheoperatinginstructionsforProto-Sound2.0inconventional

modeonly.InstructionsforaccessingDCScommandmodefeaturesaccompanythe

DCSRemoteControlSystemequipment.

ActivatingProto-Sound2.0ConventionalModeFeatures:

Proto-Sound2.0featuresareactivatedbysequencesofBellandHorn/Whistlebutton

pushesdescribedbelow.Pleasereadthefulldescriptionsofeachfeaturebeforeusingit.

Tousethesebuttonstoactivatefeaturesratherthantoblowthehorn/whistleorringthe

bell,youshouldtapthebuttonsveryquicklywitha½-secondpausebetweenbutton

presses.Youmayneedtopracticeyourtimingtomakethisworksmoothly.

FreightYardSounds(FYS)or

PassengerStationAnnouncements(PSA):

Yourengineisequippedwithasoundpackageofeitherfreightyardorpassengerstation

soundsthatyoucanplay.

TocuethesoundsystemtoplaytheFYS/PSA,quicklybutfirmlytaptheBellbutton

oncefollowedby2quicktapsofthebuttonwhiletheengineis

moving.Tapthebuttonsquicklybutallowapproximately½secondbetweeneach

press.

PresstheDirectionbuttononcetostoptheengine.Thiswilltriggerthefirst

sequenceofFYS/PSA.Thereverseunitistemporarilydisabledsothatthetrainwill

notmoveasyouusetheDirectionbuttontotriggerthesounds,andProto-Sound2.0

hasdisabledoperatorcontrolovertheandBellbuttonsuntilthefull

FYS/PSAsequenceiscomplete.

Afterwaitingabout30secondsforthatsequencetorun,presstheDirectionbutton

againtotriggerthesecondsequenceofFYS/PSA.

Afterabout30seconds,presstheDirectionbuttonagaintotriggerthethird

FYS/PSAsequence.

Again,afterallowingabout30secondsforthatsequencetorun,presstheDirection

Eachsequencedescribedbelowwillplayaslongasitisleft

on,randomlygeneratingsounds,butbesuretoallowapproximately30seconds

betweenthebuttonpushesdescribedbelowtoallowtheFYS/PSAsufficienttimeto

runthrougheachsequence.

Horn/Whistle

FeaturetoBeActivated ButtonCode:

FreightYardorPassengerStationSounds

FiretheRearCoupler

FiretheFrontCoupler

SpeedControlOn/Off

LockintoaDirection

ResettoFactoryDefaults

1Bell,2Horn/Whistles

1Bell,3Horn/Whistles

1Bell,4Horn/Whistles

1Horn/Whistle,2Bells(fromNeutralonly)

1Horn/Whistle,3Bells

1Horn/Whistle,5Bells(fromNeutralonly)

TimingChart

Total TimeLapse:1 Seconds½

Press

Whistle

Short&

Firm

½Sec.

Pause

½Sec.

Pause

Press

Bell

Short&

Firm

Press

Bell

Short&

Firm

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Fire

Rear

Coupler

Bell

FYS/PSAwillcontinue,andwithinafewseconds,theenginewillstartandmove

outonitsownatthecurrentthrottlesetting,inthesamedirectionitwastraveling

whenyoubeganthesequence.Oncethebellturnsoff,theoperatorregainscontrol

ofthetransformer'sBellandbuttonsandcanringthebellorblowthe

horn/whistleasusual.

YoucanterminateFYS/PSAatanytimebyturningoffpowertothetrackfor

15seconds.

YoudonothavetobeinForwardtouseFYS/PSA.Attheconclusionofthe

fullsequence,thetrainwillpullawayfromthestationinwhateverdirection

youweregoingwhenyouactivatedthefeature.

YoucanuseFYS/PSAevenifyouaredouble-headingwithanotherengine.If

thesecondengineisnotequippedwithProto-Sound2.0,youmustremember

nottoleavethethrottleatahighvoltagelevelonceyouhavestoppedthe

enginetoruntheFYS/PSA.Otherwise,theenginewithoutFYS/PSAwill

beginvibratingonthetrackasitsmotorsstraintomovethetrain,sincethey

cannotbeautomaticallydisabledduringtheFYS/PSAcycle(orifanoriginal

Proto-Soundengine,FYS/PSAaretriggereddifferentlyandthatengine's

motor-disablefeaturewillnotbeactivewhenyourun FYS/PSAinProto-

Sound2.0).

FYS/PSAcanbetriggeredfromNeutral.Itwilloperatethesameasif

triggeredwhileinmotionexceptthat,attheconclusionoftheFYS/PSA,the

enginewilldepartinthenextdirectionoftravel,asopposedtothedirectionit

wastravelingbeforeenteringNeutral.

Thislocomotiveisequippedwithoneormorecoil-woundProto-Couplersforremote

uncouplingaction.BecauseProto-CouplersarecontrolledthroughtheProto-Sound2.0

microprocessor,theydonotrequireanuncouplingtracksectionormodificationtoyour

layouttofunction.Youcanfireacouplerfromneutralorwhileinmotion.Usethecode

shownbelow(andinthechartonpage7)tofirethecoupler(s).

Tofiretherearcoupler,quicklytaptheBellbuttononcefollowedbythreequicktapsof

theHorn/Whistlebutton,allowingapproximately½secondtolapsebetweeneachquick

buttonpress.Thesoundoftheliftbarandairlinedepletionwillplay,andtheknuckle

willbereleased.

Horn/Whistle

TipsonUsingFYS/PSA

Proto-CouplerOperation

RearCoupler:

SoundSystemCuedtoPlay

FreightYardorPassenger

StationSounds(FYS)/(PSA)

Horn/

Whistle

Bell

Direction

1st

Sequence

FYS/PSA

Direction

2nd

Sequence

FYS/PSA

Direction

3rd

Sequence

FYS/PSA

Direction

4th

Sequence

FYS/PSA

Operator

Controls

WhenBell

TurnsOff

Horn/

Whistle

Horn/

Whistle

Horn/

Whistle

Horn/

Whistle

Horn/

Whistle

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FrontCoupler:

SpeedControl:

Toturnspeedcontrolonandoff,

LockintoaDirection:

Tofirethefrontcoupler(ifyourenginehasone),quicklytaptheBellbuttononce

followedbyfourquicktapsoftheHorn/Whistlebutton,allowingapproximately½

secondtolapsebetweeneachquickbuttonpress.Thesoundoftheliftbarandairline

depletionwillplay,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'shorn/whistlebuttononetimethenquicklytaptheBellbuttontwotimes,

allowingapproximately½secondtolapsebetweeneachquickbuttonpress.Repeatthe1

horn/whistle,2bellscodetoreturnittotheothercondition.Youwillwanttodothis

duringtheinitialneutraluponstart-upifyouevercouplethisenginetoanotherengine

thatisnotequippedwithspeedcontroltoavoiddamagingthemotorsineitherengine.

Eachtimeyoushutdowntheenginecompletely,itwillautomaticallyturnspeedcontrol

on.

Youcanlockyourengine intoadirection(forward,neutral,orreverse)sothatitwillnot

changedirections.Todothis,puttheengineintothedirectionyouwant(orintoneutral

tolockitintoneutral),runitataveryslowcrawl(asslowlyasitwillmovewithout

halting),andquicklybutfirmlytaptheHorn/Whistlebuttononcefollowedbythreequick

tapsoftheBellbutton,allowingapproximately½secondtolapsebetweeneachquick

buttonpress.Twohorn/whistleblastswillindicatethattheenginehasmadethechange.

Theenginewillnotchangedirection(includinggoingintoneutral)untilyourepeatthe1

horn/whistle,3bellscodetoreturntheenginetoitsnormalcondition,eveniftheengine

iskeptwithoutpowerforextendedperiodsoftime.

Fire

Front

Coupler

Bell

Place

Engineinto

Neutral

Bell Bell

whistle

Place

Engineinto

Desired

Direction

Whistle

Bell Bell Bell

SpeedControl

TwoWhistleBlasts

RepeattoReturn

toNormalCondition

(indicateschangeismade)

DirectionLock

TwoWhistleBlasts

RepeattoReturn

toNormalCondition

(indicateschangeismade)

Horn/

Whistle

Horn/

Whistle

Horn/

Whistle

Horn/

Whistle

Horn/

Whistle

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ResettoFactoryDefaults:

AutomaticSounds:

SquealingBrakes

CabChatter

EngineStart-upandShut-down

Tooverridethesettingsyoucurrentlyhaveassignedtotheengineandresetittoits

factorydefaults,whileinNeutraltaptheHorn/Whistlebuttonquicklyonce,followedby

fivequicktapsoftheBellbutton,allowingapproximately½secondtolapsebetween

eachquickbuttonpress.Twohorn/whistleblastswillindicatethattheenginehasmade

thechange.

CertainProto-Sound2.0soundeffectsautomaticallyplayinprogrammedconventional

modeconditions:

playanytimetheengine'sspeeddecreasesrapidly.

playsatrandomintervalswhentheengineidlesinneutral.

soundsplaywhentheengineisinitiallypowered

onorispoweredoffforfivesecondsormore.

Reset

TwoWhistleBlasts

RepeattoReturn

toNormalCondition

(indicateschangeismade)

Place

Enginein

Neutral

BellBellBellBellBell

Horn/

Whistle

Maintenance

LubricatingandGreasingInstructions

Theengineshouldbewelloiledandgreasedinordertorunproperly.

Regularlylubricateallaxlesandpickuprollerstopreventsqueaking.

Uselighthouseholdoil,suchasthatfoundinM.T.H.'smaintenance

kit.Donotoveroil.Useonlyadroportwooneachpivotpoint.

Thelocomotive’sinternalgearingwasgreasedatthefactoryandshouldnotneed

additionalgreaseuntilafter50hoursofoperationoroneyear,whichevercomes

first.Followthegreasinginstructionsbelow.Notethatinsometightlypacked

enginesyoumayneedtomoveinternalcomponentstemporarilyinordertoaccess

the gears.

1.Toaccessthegearbox,removethecabfromthechassisbyunscrewingthebody

mountscrewsasseeninFigure4andliftingthecabfromthechassis.

2.Oncethecabisremoved,removethetrucksbyunscrewingtheblackPhillips

motormountscrewlocatedontheundersideofthedrivetrucks(seeFig.5).

3.Oncethemotormountscrewhasbeenremoved,pullthemotorawayfromthe

truckblockandlightlycoatthemotorwormgearandbronzedrivegear(inthe

truckblock)withgrease.

4.Reassemblethetruckandmotor,beingcarefulnottopinchanywiresbetween

thetruckblockandmotormount.

BodyMountScrews

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Figure4

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BodyMountScrews

MotorMountScrew

GreaseIdlerGear(G)

5.Afterrepeatingtheprocedurefortheothermotor,reassemblethechassisand

body,beingcarefulthatthewireharnessesarenotcaughtbetweenthechassisand

body,andreinstallthebodymountscrews.

Lubricatetheoutsidetruckblockidleranddrivegearswithgrease.Usethe

diagramshowninFigure5belowasaguideandaddgreasetothepointsmarked.

Periodicallycheckthelocomotivewheelsandpickupsfordirtandbuildup,which

cancausepoorelectricalcontactandtractionandprematurelywearoutthe

neoprenetractiontires.Wheelsandtirescanbecleanedusingdenatured(not

rubbing)alcoholappliedwithacottonswab.

Tocleanthetrack,useRailKingTrackCleaningFluidordenatured(notrubbing)

alcoholandacleanrag.Unplugthetransformerandwipetherailsofthetrack,

turningtheragfrequentlytoensurethatyouareusingcleanclothontherails.

Thereafter,keepaneyeonthetrackandcleanitwhenitgetsdirtytoensuregood

electricalcontactandtolengthenthelifeofthetires.

CleaningTheWheels,Tires,andTrack

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Figure5

MotorMountScrew

TractionTireReplacementInstructions

Yourlocomotiveisequippedwithtwoneoprenerubbertractiontiresoneach

poweredtruckblock.Whilethesetiresareextremelydurable,theymay

occasionallyneedreplacement.

First,removethetrucksidesfromthetruckblock.Todothis,turnyourengine

upsidedownandremovethetrucksidesfromthetrucks.Oncethetrucksides

havebeenremoved:

1.Makesuretheoldtirehasbeencompletelyremovedfromthegrooveinthedrive

wheel,usingarazorbladeorsmallflatheadscrewdrivertopryawayanyremains.

2.Slipthenewtireontothewheel.Youmayfinditusefultousetwosmall

flathead screwdriverstostretchthetireoverthewheel.

3.Ifyoutwistthetirewhilestretchingitoverthewheel,youwillneedtoremove

andreinstallthetire.Otherwiseyourenginewillwobblewhileoperating.

4.Makesurethetireisfullyseatedinsidethegroove.Usearazorbladetotrim

awayanyexcesstirethatwillnotseatinsidethegrooveproperly.

5.Reassembleinthereverseorder.

ReplacementpartsareavailabledirectlyfromtheM.T.H.PartsDepartment(order

online:www.mth-railking.com,e-mail:parts@mth-railking.com;mail:7020

ColumbiaGatewayDrive,ColumbiaMD21046-1532,FAX:410-381-6122).

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HeadlightReplacementInstructions

Thelocomotive’sheadlightiscontrolledbyaconstantvoltagecircuitintheengine.

Theheadlightiseasytoremoveandreplacewhenitburnsout.

FollowthebodyremovalinstructionsfoundintheLubricationandGreasing

Instructions.

Gentlytwistthebulbcounterclockwisetoremove,andinsertthenewbulb.

ReplacementbulbsareavailabledirectlyfromtheM.T.H.PartsDepartment.

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Figure6.ReplacingtheLightBulb

LightBulb

SelfChargingBatteryBack-up

ThespecialNiCad2.4vself-chargingbatteryrechargescontinuouslyduringtrain

operationandshouldlastforuptofiveyears.Thebatteryisadrybatterythat

shouldnotleakorcauseanydamagetoyourengine.Dependinguponwhenyour

enginewasbuilt,itmayneedtobechargedrightoutofthebox.Ifenginesounds

seemdistortedorgarbledatlowvoltagesorbecomesilentwhenpowerfromthe

transformeristurnedoff,testthebatterytodeterminewhetheritshouldbe

rechargedorreplaced.

Puttheengineinneutraland

leavethetrackvoltageat10-12volts

(highenoughforthelightstoshine

brightly)for15minutes.

Ifthesoundsareimproved

attheendofthe15-minutetestcharge,

thebatterychargehasrundownandcan

berecharged.Thereareanumberof

waysyoucandothis:

•Leavetheengineinneutralwithtrackvoltageat10-12volts

for6-7hourssothebatterycanfullyrecharge(ifyourenginehasa

smokeunit,besureitisturnedoff).

•UseM.T.H.'sbatteryrecharger(soldseparately)thatplugsintoawall

outletandaspecialportundertheenginetorechargethebattery

overnightwithoutleavingitonthetrack.

Ifthesoundsarenotimprovedattheendofthe15-minutetest charge,

itistimetoreplacethebattery.AvailablethroughM.T.H.Parts.

Test:

Recharge:

Replace:

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DisconnectBatteryand

SlideOutofBracket

Proto-Sound2.0BatteryChargingPort

Figure7.BatteryLocation.

Figure8.ChargerLocation

TroubleshootingProto-Sound®Problems

AlthoughProto-Sound2.0hasbeendesignedandengineeredforeaseofuse,

youmayhavesomequestionsduringinitialoperation.Thefollowingtable

shouldanswermostquestions.Ifyourproblemcannotberesolvedwiththis

table,contactM.T.H.forassistance(telephone:410-381-2580;fax:410-423-0009;

service@mth-railking.com,7020ColumbiaGatewayDrive,ColumbiaMD

21046-1532).

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StartingUp

Whistle/Horn

Bell

Coupler

Remedy

WhenIfirstturnthepoweron,the

enginewillnotbegintorun.I

havetoturnthethrottleoffand

thenonagaintogettheengineto

operate.

WhenIpressthewhistle/horn

button,thebellcomesoninstead.

Ican’tgetthehorntoblowwhenI

pressthewhistlebutton.

Ican’tgetthebelltoringwhenI

pressthebellbutton.

Thebellwon’tworkonaseparate

bellbutton.

WhenItrytofirethecoupler,

FYS/PSAstarts.

TheProto-Couplerwon’tletthe

engineuncoupleonthefly.

Thecouplerdoesnotfireorstay

coupled.

WhenIpressthewhistlebutton,

thebellsounds.

Reversethetransformerleads.

Youmaybepressingthebutton

tooquickly.Trypressingthe

whistle/hornbuttonmoreslowly,

takingapproximatelyonefull

secondtofullydepressthebutton.

Youmaybepressingthebutton

tooquickly.Trypressingthebell

buttonmoreslowly,taking

approximatelyonefullsecondto

fullydepressthebutton.

Reversethetransformerleads.

Checkthewiringoftheseparate

button.

Youarewaitingtoolongbetween

whistlebuttonpresses.

Trylubricatingthecouplerknuckle

withadrygraphitelubricant.Do

NOTuseoil.

Thecouplerneedstobecleaned.

Wipewithdenaturedalcohol(not

rubbingalcohol)andletdry.

Thisisnormalbehavior.To

preventaccidentalhigh-speed

start-ups,Proto-Sound2.0is

programmedtostartupinneutral

anytimetrackpowerhasbeen

turnedoffforseveralseconds.

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CabChatter

Lock-out

Volume

Battery

FYS/PSA

Remedy

SometimestheCabChatter

soundsdon’tplay.

Ican’tgettheenginetorunafterI

powerupthetransformer.Itsits

Theenginewon’tlockinto

forward,neutral,orreverse.

Thesoundsseemdistorted,

especiallywhenthewhistleorbell

isactivated.

Theenginewillnotleavetheinitial

neutralsetting.

TheFYS/PSAsoundsoccasionally

repeatthemselves.

Igetnosoundswhentheengine

shiftsbetweendirections.

AfterIturnoffmytransformer,my

enginecontinuestomakesounds

beforequitting.

CabChatterplaysonlyinneutral

atrandomintervals.

Theengineislockedintothe

neutralposition.Followthe

procedureinthe“Lockintoa

Direction”section.

Enginespeedmustbebelow10

scalemph(approx.10voltsor

lessinconventionalmode).

Proto-Sound2.0volumeissettoo

high.Turnthevolumecontrolknob

onthebottomofthechassis

counter-clockwisetoreducethe

volume.

Checktobesurethebatteryis

installedandfullycharged.See

the“Self-ChargingBatteryBack-

Up”section.

Thebatterymaybedeadorneed

tobecharged.Seethe“Self-

ChargingBatteryBack-Up”

section.

Proto-Sound2.0isdesignedto

continuetosoundforafew

secondsafterpowertothetrack

hasbeenshutoff.

Proto-Sound2.0hasabuilt-in

randomnumbergeneratorthat

randomlyselectseachsoundclip

toplay.Becausetherearea

limitednumberofsoundclips

availableineachFYS/PSA

sequence,itisprobablethatsome

ofthesesoundclipswillbe

repeatedfromtimetotime.

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FYS/PSA Remedy

OnceinFYS/PSA,theengine

doesn’tgointoreverse.

WhentheFYS/PSAentersitslast

sequencethebellautomatically

comeson.

WhenFYS/PSAisenabled,

pressingthewhistleandbell

buttonshasnoeffect.

Ipushthedirectionbuttonbutthe

nextsoundclipinthesequence

doesnotplayortheenginedoes

notcomeoutofFYS/PSAafter

fourthpressofthedirection

button.

SothatFYS/PSAeffectscanbeas

realisticaspossible, Proto-Sound

2.0disablesthereversingunit

wheneverFYS/PSAisenabled.

Thiswaytheengineremainsstill

atitsstopastheoperatorcycles

throughtheFYS/PSAsequences.

FYSisprogrammedtostart

ringingthebellatthatpoint.After

approximately12secondsitwill

automaticallyturnoff.

BecauseFYSmustcontrolvarious

effectsineachsequence,Proto-

Sound2.0takescontrolofthese

soundeffectsuntilyouexit

FYS/PSA.

EachFYS/PSAclipmustplayfor

approx.30secondsbefore

FYS/PSAwilladvancetothenext

stepintheFYS/PSAcycle.Wait

atleast30secondsineach

FYS/PSAsoundclipbefore

pressingthedirectionbutton.

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TransformerCompatibilityandWiringChart

Proto-Sound2.0isdesignedtoworkwithmoststandardACtransformers.

Thechartbelowliststhemanycompatibletransformers.Notethatmanyofthe

operationalcommandsdescribedintheseinstructionsrequireabellbutton,soif

yourtransformerdoesnothaveitsownbellbutton,youshouldconsideradding

onetogetthefullbenefitofthesystem.Inaddition,thechartdetailshowthe

terminalsonthesetransformersshouldbeattachedtoyourlayout.

Transformer

Model

CenterRail OutsideRail

Min/Max.

Voltage

Power

Rating

Transformer

Type

Lionel1032 U A 5-16v 90-Watt Standard

Lionel1032M U A 5-16v 90-Watt Standard

Lionel1033 U A 5-16v 90-Watt Standard

Lionel1043 U A 5-16v 90-Watt Standard

Lionel1043M U A 5-16v 90-Watt Standard

Lionel1044 U A 5-16v 90-Watt Standard

Lionel1053 U A 8-17v 60-Watt Standard

Lionel1063 U A 8-17v 60-Watt Standard

All-Trol LeftTerminal RightTerminal 0-24v 300-Watt Electronic

DalleeHostler LeftTerminal RightTerminal Electronic

LionelLW A U 8-18v 75-Watt Standard

LionelKW AorB U 6-20v 190-Watt Standard

LionelMW

OutsideTrack

Terminal

InsideTrack

Terminal

5-16v 50V.A. Electronic

LionelRS-1 RedTerminal BlackTerminal 0-18v 50V.A. Electronic

Electronic

LionelRW U A 9-19v 110-Watt Standard

LionelSW U A Unknown 130-Watt Standard

LionelTW

U A 8-18v 175-Watt Standard

LionelZW

LionelPost-War

Celebration

SeriesZW

A,B,CorD

Common

8-20v

0-20v

275-Watt

135/190Watt

Standard

MTHZ-500 RedTerminal BlackTerminal 0-18v 50-Watt Electronic

MTHZ-750 RedTerminal BlackTerminal 0-21v 75-Watt Electronic

MTHZ-4000 RedTerminal BlackTerminal 0-22v 390-Watt Electronic

MTHZ-1000 RedTerminal BlackTerminal

0-14v

0-18v

80-Watt

100-Watt

Electronic

RailKingE-8AADiesel

AdditionalFeaturesAccessibleWithTheDCS

RemoteControlSystem

(Additionalequipmentrequired)

WhileconventionalmodeoperationofaProto-Sound2.0engineyields

wonderfullyrealisticsoundandseveraltraincontrolfeatures,commandmode

operationallowstheusertoaccessaworldofcommandfunctionsneverbefore

accessibletoOGaugerailroaders.WiththeadditionoftheDCSRemoteControl

System(includingaDCSremotehandheldandTrackInterfaceUnit)usersgain

manyadvancedfeatures,including:

•DCSProto-SpeedControl-Establishesdesiredlocomotivespeedin

scalemilesperhourincrementsviaathumbwheelcontrolandallows

operatortosetmaximumspeedandacceleration/decelerationrates

•ProtoSmoke®VariableOutputControl-Controlshowmuchsmoke

eachengineoutputsandmatchessmoketolocomotivespeed

•LocomotiveLightingControl-Controlslocomotiveheadlights,marker

andinteriorlights,beaconlights,ditchlights,andMARSlights

•EmergencyStop-SinglebuttonpushstopsallProto-Sound2.0trainsbut

doesnotturnoffthepower

•OneTouchGlobalMute/UnMute-Singlebuttonmutesorunmutesall

DCS-controlledlocomotives'user-definedactions,includingsound,lights,

andsmoke

•Proto-DispatchOperation-PublicAddress-likefeatureallowsusersto

speakthroughlocomotivespeakerduringoperation

•Proto-Cast-Allowsuserstoplayaudiorecordingsthroughlocomotive

speakerduringoperation

•Proto-DopplerSoundEffectsSetUp-Userscanconfigurelocomotive

forDopplerOperation,includingsettingdistancepointsforDoppler

start,repeat,andstopmodes

•IndependentVolumeControlofEngineSounds,Bell,Horn&Whistle

foreachLocomotive

•Controlupto50differentDCS-EquippedLocomotivesatonetimewith

multipleTIUs

•Proto-Effects™SetUp-UsercanselectindividualProto-Effects™

operationstobeactiveorinactive,includingcabchatter,trainwreck

sounds,couplersounds,DirectionControlSetUp-Usercansetinitial

individualstart-updirection(startinforwardorreverse)fordouble-

headingoperations

•LocomotiveConsistSet-up-Usercandeterminelocomotivevaluesfor

consistmake-ups,allowingmultiplelocomotivesbelongingtoaconsistto

operatetogether

Service&WarrantyInformation

HowtoGetServiceUndertheTermsoftheLimitedOne-YearWarranty

LimitedOne-YearWarranty

Whenyoususpectanitemisdefective,pleasechecktheoperator'smanualforstandardoperationandtrouble-

shootingtechniquesthatmaycorrecttheproblem.AdditionalinformationmaybefoundontheM.T.H.Website.

Shouldyoustillrequireservice,followtheinstructionsbelowtoobtainwarrantyservice.

First,e-mail,write,callorfaxaM.T.H.AuthorizedServiceCenter(ASC)inyourareatoobtainRepair

Authorization.YoucanfindthelistofASCsontheM.T.H.Website,www.mth-railking.com.Authorized

ServiceCentersarerequiredtomakewarrantyrepairsonitemssoldfrom thatstore;allotherrepairsmay--

ormaynotbedoneatthestore'sowndiscretion.IfyoudidnotpurchasetheitemdirectlyfromtheASC,you

willneedtoselectaNationalAuthorizedServiceCenter(NASC).ThesecentersarecompensatedbyM.T.H.to

performwarrantyserviceforanycustomerwhoserepairqualifiesforwarrantyservice.AlistofNASCretailers

canbelocatedontheM.T.H.Websiteorbycalling1-888-640-3700.Shouldthewarrantynolongerapply,you

maychooseeitheranASCorNASCretailertoserviceyourM.T.H.Product.Areasonableservicefeewillbe

charged.

CAUTION:Makesuretheproductispackedinitsoriginalfactorypackagingincludingitsfoamandplastic

wrappingmaterialtopreventdamagetothemerchandise.Thereisnoneedtoreturntheentiresetifonlyone

ofthecomponentsisinneedofrepair.

Pleasemakesureyouhavefollowedtheinstructionscarefullybeforereturninganymerchandiseforservice.

AuthorizedM.T.H.ServiceCentersareindependentlyownedandoperatedandarenotagentsorrepresentatives

ofM.T.H.ElectricTrains.M.T.H.assumesnoresponsibility,financialorotherwise,formaterialleftintheir

possession,orworkdone,byprivatelyownedM.T.H.AuthorizedServiceCenters.

IfyouneedassistanceatanytimeemailMTHServiceat,orcall410381-2580.

Seeourwebsiteatorcall1-888-640-3700toidentifyanAuthorizedM.T.H.Train

Merchantnearyou.

M.T.H.productsarewarrantiedforoneyearfromthedateofpurchaseagainstdefectsinmaterialor

workmanship,excludingwearitemssuchaslightbulbs,pick-uprollers,batteries,smokeunitwicks,andtraction

tires.Wewillrepairorreplace(atouroption)thedefectivepartwithoutchargeforthepartsorlabor,iftheitem

isreturnedtoanAuthorizedServiceCenter(ASC)orM.T.H.NationalAuthorizedServiceCenter

(NASC)withinoneyearoftheoriginaldateofpurchase.Thiswarrantydoesnotcoverdamagescausedby

impropercare,handling,oruse.Transportationcostsincurredbythecustomerarenotcoveredunderthis

warranty.

Itemssentforrepairmustbeaccompaniedbyareturnauthorizationnumber,adescriptionoftheproblem,and

,whichgivesthedateof

purchase.IfyouaresendingthisproducttoanAuthorizedServiceCenter,contactthatCenterfortheirreturn

authorization.

Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,andyoumayhaveotherrightsthatvaryfromstatetostate.Specific

questionsregardingthewarrantymaybeforwardedtoM.T.H.Directly.

ServiceDepartment:

M.T.H.ElectricTrains

7020ColumbiaGatewayDrive

.ColumbiaMD21046-1532

only

unlessotherwiseinstructedbytheServiceCenter Theshipmentmustbe

prepaidandwerecommendthatitbeinsured.Acoverletterincludingyourname,address,daytime

phonenumber,e-mailaddress(ifavailable),ReturnAuthorizationnumber(ifrequiredbytheservice

center,acopyofyoursalesreceiptandafulldescriptionoftheproblemmustbeincludedtofacilitate

therepairs.Pleaseincludethedescriptionregardlessofwhetheryoudiscussedtheproblemwitha

servicetechnicianwhencontactingtheServiceCenterforyourReturnAuthorization.

AllM.T.H.productspurchasedfromanAuthorizedM.T.H.TrainMerchantarecoveredbythis

warranty.

acopyoftheoriginalsalesreceiptfromanAuthorizedM.T.H.TrainMerchant

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RailKing 30-2912-1 Operating instructions

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