Couplers
Your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine comes with remotely controlled Proto-Couplers.
They can be fired using your DCC handheld.
F8 – Rear Coupler. Pressing F8 twice (toggling on then off) will fire your Rear Coupler
Forward/Reverse Signal
Just like a real engine, you can announce the direction of intended movement using your
DCC handheld and F9 and F10.
F9 – Forward Signal. Pressing F9 twice (toggling on then off) will sound the Forward
Signal. This is two whistle/horn blasts
F10 – Reverse Signal. Pressing F10 twice (toggling on then off) will sound the Reverse
Signal. This is three whistle/horn blasts
Grade Crossing Signal
Again, just like a real engine, you can trigger the Grade Crossing Signal on your engine.
This is two long, one short, one long whistle/horn blast.
F11 – Grade Crossing Signal. Pressing F11 twice (toggling on then off) will sound your
Crossing Signal.
Smoke (if equipped)
You can control PS3.0-equipped engines that have smoke by toggling F12 on or off.
You can also adjust the smoke output using F13. Some engines have a switch to
enable/disable smoke and others have a smoke volume pot. In the case of a switch,
ensure the switch is set to ON and in the case of a smoke volume pot, ensure the pot is
turned fully clockwise to enable smoke operation in DCC.
F12 – Smoke On/Off. Enabling F12 will turn the smoke unit on. Disabling F12 will
turn your smoke unit off.
F13 – Smoke Volume. There are three smoke volume levels in your MTH PS3.0-
equipped engine – Low/Med/High. The default for this is set to High. You can adjust
the smoke output (amount of smoke the generator puts out) by pressing the F13 button
twice. This sets the level to the next step. For example, if you are currently at the High
smoke output level, pressing F13 twice (toggling it on then off) will set the smoke
volume to Low. Pressing F13 twice again will set it to Medium and so on.
E
ngine Sounds
– F25. You can turn the Engine Sounds On/Off by pressing the
F25 button. Pressing it once (enabling F25) will cause the Engine Sounds to shut off.
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