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Page 1: ...cale mile per hour crawl to full throttle cruise control for steady speeds regardless of curves switches and grades built in decoders for DCC and the M T H Digital Command System DCS and a full range...

Page 2: ...s basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbeobserved includingthefollowing Readthismanualthoroughlybeforeusingthisdevice l M T H recommends that all users and persons supervising use examine the hobby transformer...

Page 3: ...Step 3 Power up your DCC system Step 4 Select engine address 3 and press F3 to start her up Step 5 Turn the throttle and head on down the pike I RUN DCS Step 1 Unpack your Engine refer to unpacking i...

Page 4: ...etail have some small fragile parts Carefully remove any foam packing pieces that may be surrounding the model What Else is in the Box The following items are packed with your engine Engineer s Guide...

Page 5: ...the most your new locomotive has to offer in the simple to use yet powerful world of DCS To be clear DCS is NOT a proprietary version of DCC as some other manufacturers offer DCS is a comprehensive la...

Page 6: ...n your diesel That s because there aren t any We use specially designed and controlled LEDs to create realistic lighting effects that occur automatically Again NO PROGRAMMING Just come to a stop and w...

Page 7: ...iled Horn Includes Remotely Activated Proto Coupler and interchangeable magnetic coupler both Kadee Detachable Snow Plow Crew Figures Die Cast Air Tanks and Fuel Tank Warning Placards Safety Tread on...

Page 8: ...rd mechanical couplers we ve also included a pair inside your locomotive s box Follow the steps below to remove the remote control couplers and install the mechanical couplers in their place Removing...

Page 9: ...y loads it s a good idea to remove the 2 screws from the gearbox cover and re grease using M T H gear grease or equivalent M T H HO SD70ACe SD70M 2 Diesel Engine 9 Lubricate Axles L SET UP Lubricate A...

Page 10: ...the direction of your engine DCC or Digital Command Control DCC is a popular digital command control scheme wherein the track power is also a digital control signal That is using a DCC controller you...

Page 11: ...ation scheme opening a vast range of advanced features and yet is so simple and intuitive you can enjoy them No programming tracks bits and bytes or conversion of binary to hexadecimal numbers here To...

Page 12: ...rection the old fashioned way by reducing throttle until the engine stops flip the direction switch and then increase throttle again Either way is OK we just thought a graceful transition from any spe...

Page 13: ...rclockwise to reduce the volume or clockwise to increase it Refer to page 7 for volume pot location Lighting Now this is an illuminating section we couldn t resist Your model is equipped with a headli...

Page 14: ...never do anything in command mode until told to do so regardless of what brand DCC controller you use In this way you could have a fleet of M T H HO engines on the rails and they will remain shutdown...

Page 15: ...freight service you ll hear freight yard sounds PFA is a very popular sound feature that s a staple in almost all MTH products We had to give you this There are 4 sound sequences or segments in PFA Yo...

Page 16: ...5 Lights Ditch and Number Board Toggles all lighting on off including Marker and Classification LED s When on all lighting behaves automatically as described elsewhere When F5 is off all lighting is o...

Page 17: ...ort horn toots to signal the engine is moving in reverse F11 Coupler Slack When sitting still arms the system to play the sound of coupler slack being pulled out as the engine moves F12 Grade Crossing...

Page 18: ...and off They are on by default but you can turn them off F28 Clickety Clack On Off Toggles the sounds of sustained speed inside a passenger train between auto and off This sound is off by default but...

Page 19: ...4 smph sec is the default Reset Sends value 55 to CV55 on address 55 Do not assign address 55 to any engine as an engine address F0 Headlight also toggles Ditch Lights F1 Bell F2 Horn F3 Start up Shut...

Page 20: ...peed Control DCS engines are controlled in scale miles per hour smph and increments of one So that means if you dial up 10 your engine will smoothly accelerate to 10 smph There is no need to select a...

Page 21: ...light will turn off the cab interior light Flashing Ditch Lights Your locomotive is equipped with flashing ditch lights that flash when the horn is blown The engine must be moving in order for the lig...

Page 22: ...619 594 Sept 16 2003 US 6 655 640 Dec 2 2003 Electrical Input Voltage 0 24 VDC Current Draw lights sounds 230 650 mA Lighting LED Rule 17 Operating Modes Analog DC Yes DCC Digital Command Control Yes...

Page 23: ...if that section of track has power Use a voltmeter or a lit passenger car Slide the engine a couple of feet in either direction you may have a bad track section Have you got that section electrically...

Page 24: ...r direction Motion Solution When I apply power to the track my engine starts up lights and sound but it won t move Lower the track voltage then raise it again The engine should start moving If you app...

Page 25: ...ction Have you got that section electrically isolated with a toggle switch or other device Sound Solution I have no sound on my engine but my lights are on and it moves just fine You may have it turne...

Page 26: ...to get everything run in Be a little patient and let it run for a bit It should clear up shortly after lubricating and running PFA Solution I hit F4 to start PFA but the engine just keeps ringing its...

Page 27: ...t to the engine and for the engine to be able to hear it If you have two engines on the track they both may have the same address Take one of them off the rails and try it again Sound Solution I have...

Page 28: ...ld clear up shortly after lubricating and running Check to see if you have any kind of binding on the side rods There may be a chuck of your favorite perfectly scaled pine tree stuck in there PFA Solu...

Page 29: ...M T H HO SD70ACe SD70M 2 Diesel Engine 29 HOW TO ORDER PARTS How does it work Use Product Search to look up the item and view its exploded view...

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Page 32: ...efully before returning any merchandise for service Authorized M T H Service Centers are independently owned and operated and are not agents or representatives of M T H Electric Trains M T H assumes n...

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