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MTH 392E Operating Manual
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FREIGHT YARD SOUNDS (FYS)
ProtoSounds® comes equipped with operator controlled Freight Yard Sounds, hereby referred
to as FYS. This easy to use feature plays digitally reproduced freight yard sounds whenever
your engine stops on your layout and is parked in the Neutral position. No additional wires or
modifications are needed on your layout to enjoy these amazing sound effects. The sounds
themselves are randomly generated and randomly shuffled on the ProtoSounds® software
chip. This gives the system the ability to produce different sounds in a different order each
time FYS is enabled. These different sounds are heard each time you cycle the transformer
throttle from ON to OFF to ON in the same manner that you would cycle the throttle to enter
the various states of Forward, Neutral and Reverse. The entire FYS sequence is designed to
simulate the arrival, loading or unloading and departure of a freight train in a freight yard.
Each sequence is described in more detail in the following sections.
ARMING & ACTIVATING FREIGHT YARD SOUNDS
Your ProtoSound® equipped engine features an operator controlled freight yard sound set.
Once activated, this easy-to-use feature plays the sound of freight yard activities whenever the
operator places the engine in the Neutral position.
ARMING THE FREIGHT YARD FEATURE
Before freight yard sounds can be heard, ProtoSounds® must activate the feature so that the
next time the engine enters the Neutral position, the sounds can play. The Feature can be
activated one of two ways.
Option 1:
If you are using a separate bell button controller to ring your bell (like the Lionel®
Railsounds® number 5906 bell activation button or a transformer equipped with a bell button,
like the MTH Z-750), you can activate the Feature by holding down the bell button for three or
more seconds (it doesnt matter if you are in Forward, Netural or Reverse). You will hear the
bell chiming turn on and if you listen carefully, you should hear an air release sound effect
after three seconds have passed at which time you can release the bell button. (
Note
:
because
the air release sound may be
difficult to hear, we
recommend that you count out
a full three seconds before
releasing the bell button
).
The bell will continue to
chime so if you want to turn
off the bell chiming, simply
press and release the bell
button a second time. If you
were in Neutral when you triggered the Feature, interrupt the throttle to enter either Forward or
Reverse to allow the engine to begin running. (
Note
:
the Feature will only be activated for the
first direction state you enter after leaving the Neutral position. You cannot interrupt the
throttle to enter another direction state and still have the Feature remain active.
) Once your
engine begins running, you can trigger the sounds to begin playing whenever you enter
Neutral.
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Put Engine In Neutral,
Forward or Reverse
Press & Hold
The Railsounds® Bell Button
For 3 Seconds
Listen For The
Start Of The Bell Sound
Listen For The
Air Release Sound
After 3 Seconds
