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Overview

Congratulations on the purchase of your Blackstone Models C-19 with 

SoundTraxx® Tsunami® Digital Sound Decoder™ installed. The Tsunami 

Digital Sound Decoder (DSD) will provide all the pleasures of high quality, 

digital onboard sound and the benefits of today’s DCC (Digital Command 

Control) technology. 

This 

Quick Start Guide

 supplies essential information needed to get your 

locomotive up and running as soon as possible.  Detailed information 

regarding the use and programming of the Tsunami sound system may be 

found in the 

Tsunami User’s Guide

 and 

Tsunami Technical Reference 

which are provided in electronic form on the CD packaged with your 

locomotive.

If you are new to SoundTraxx Digital Sound Decoders, you should start 

with the 

User’s Guide

 which will walk you through the various aspects of 

programming your Tsunami decoder, as well as some tips on troubleshooting.  

For the power user, the Tsunami 

Technical Reference

 will provide a list of 

all the CVs available for use with Tsunami decoders and their exact function 

and make-up for those who wish to have a complete reference for advanced 

programming techniques. Please note that you need to have Adobe

®

 Acrobat 

Reader installed on your computer to open and print these files.  This is 

available as a free download from www.adobe.com.

Manual updates, Technical Bulletins and Application Notes covering various 

topics are also published from time to time, and these may be downloaded 

free of charge from our website at www.soundtraxx.com.

All Aboard!

Blackstone Models C-19 Quick Start Guide 

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Summary of Contents for C-19

Page 1: ...Tsunami Digital Sound Decoder Quick Start Guide for the Blackstone Models C 19 May 2011 ...

Page 2: ...erformance or use of this material This document contains information protected by copyright No part of this document may be photocopied or reproduced in any form without the prior written consent of Throttle Up Corp Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies Blackstone Models SoundTraxx Tsunami SoundTraxx DCC Digital Sound Decoder D...

Page 3: ...Table of Contents All Aboard 1 Overview 1 Features and Specifications 2 Quick Start 4 Let s Get Started 4 Programming and Reading CVs 5 Operating in Analog Mode 6 ...

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Page 5: ...o SoundTraxx Digital Sound Decoders you should start with the User s Guide which will walk you through the various aspects of programming your Tsunami decoder as well as some tips on troubleshooting For the power user the Tsunami Technical Reference will provide a list of all the CVs available for use with Tsunami decoders and their exact function and make up for those who wish to have a complete ...

Page 6: ... occasional engine which carried two whistles For those with limited function keys you may wish to enable the automatic signal feature which will activate Stop Forward Reverse and Grade Crossing whistle signals automatically in response to train motion Throttle Features Tsunami Digital Sound Decoders have advanced throttle features as part of our Hyperdrive system These features allow you to bette...

Page 7: ... 17 operation or automatic direction control Three built in lighting effects Simple On Off Lamp Dimmable light Dyno Light Sound Specifications Adjustable Volume Controls for all sound effects 1 Watt Audio Amplifier Steam Sound Effects Synchronized Exhaust Chuff Bell Whistle Short Whistle Airpump Dynamo Water Stop Brake Squeal Brake Release Side Rod Clank Snifter Valve Johnson Bar Power Reverser Fi...

Page 8: ...tion Assignments are as follows This will help you to match the function assignments if you have other Tsunami decoders on your layout The User s Guide located on the CD will give you all the information you need to adjust your decoder to suit your taste Also you can easily restore the function mapping to the same as your other Tsunami decoders by restoring the settings in CV 30 and CVs 44 46 to t...

Page 9: ...se by momentarily applying power to the motor If your sound decoder is otherwise working properly i e responds properly on the mainline to speed and direction commands but your command station is having troubles reading CV data from the decoder it may be due to incompatibilities between the electrical requirements of the Tsunami which are different from conventional decoders due to the added audio...

Page 10: ...de be careful not to exceed Tsunami s input voltage rating of 27 volts When your track voltage exceeds 21 volts Tsunami will automatically shut off the sound and motor and flash the front and rear lights back down on the throttle immediately Important Tsunami will work best in analog mode when using a high quality electronically regulated power pack preferably one that supplies smooth filtered DC ...

Page 11: ...ed Tsunami will turn the bell on and off at preset speed points such as might occur when passing through a yard or station platform Automatic Steam Release If turned on this feature will cause a short steam release to sound whenever Tsunami is brought to a stop Automatic Brake Squeal The brake squeal can be activated by slowing the train down by a predetermined amount Additional information about ...

Page 12: ...rp All Rights Reserved COMPATIBLE WITH THE NMRA DCC STANDARDS AND RECOMMENDED PRACTICES DCC TM 140144 Rev A 110410 210 Rock Point Drive Durango CO 81301 U S A 970 259 0690 Fax 970 259 0691 Email sales blackstonemodels com ...

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