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E8 Operating Manual
USING “RESET" TO PROGRAM
PROTOSOUNDS®
ProtoSound® is equipped with several programmable features which are
accessed in the RESET state by moving the transformer throttle up and
down between full voltage and low voltage (8 volts) without shutting the
transformer off completely. Each time this is done you advance, one
feature at a time, through the available options. An air-release sound is
heard each time the throttle is advanced and returned. In addition, there are
special sounds to tell you
what RESET position you
are in.
For example, if you want
to select Feature 2, put the
engine in RESET, and
move the throttle up and
down from full throttle to
low two times. After the second advance, you will hear two “clinks"
indicating that the computer is now in Feature 2. Advance the throttle again
and you will hear three “clinks" for Feature 3. Advance it two more times
and you will hear a “clank" indicating that you are now in Feature 5.
Advance the throttle two more times and you will hear a “clank" and two
“clinks" indicating Feature 7. ((5 throttle advancements = 1 clank) + (2
throttle advancements = 2 clinks)). “Clank” + “Clink" + “Clink" = Feature
7. You can advance the throttle as quickly as you like (though you may not
hear the air-release sounds) and the computer will still remember the
number of times the throttle is advanced by playing back the number of
“Clinks" and “Clanks" to confirm the feature you’ve selected.
Remotely Adjusting The Engine Volume -
Reset Feature 6-(1
Clank, 1 Clink)
Reset 6 allows you to change the volume setting of the motor sounds
without effecting the volume of other sounds, such as the horn, bell, cab
chatter, etc. To use, cycle to Reset Feature 6 and press the Horn/Whistle
button. A single bell
will play, and the chuff
will begin at the current
volume. Each time the
Horn/Whistle button is
pressed, a bell will
sound and the volume
setting will cycle down
In RESET Mode
Move The Throttle
Up & Down From
High Voltage To Low
2 Times
Advance The Throttle
Up & Down From
High Voltage To Low
4 More Times
Listen For The
2 Clink Sounds
Listen For 1 Clank
And 1 Clink Sounds
In RESET Mode
Move The Throttle
Up & Down From
High Voltage To Low
6 Times
Listen For 1 Clank
And 1 Clink Sounds
Push The Horn/Whistle Button
Until You Reach The
Setting You Desire
Interrupt The Throttle
To “Lock-In”
The Volume Setting
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