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MTH 392E Operating Manual

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Option 2:

If you do not have a separate bell button on your layout (or transformer), you can

still activate the Feature with your transformer whistle button. To activate the Feature utilizing

this method, turn on the transformer throttle and get your engine into the Neutral position (not

RESET). Once in Neutral, set the transformer throttle at 8 volts or less and press and hold the

whistle button for at least three seconds. 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 whistle 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 whistle button

). The bell will

continue to chime so if you want to

turn off the bell chiming, simply press and release the whistle button a second time. Next,

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.

ACTIVATING FREIGHT YARD SOUNDS

Once the Feature is activated, FYS will be played the next time the engine enters the Neutral

position. In order for FYS to begin, power must remain on once the engine enters the Neutral

position. At this point, ProtoSounds® has taken over control of your engine and disabled the

bell and whistle buttons from any further operator actions. In addition, ProtoSounds® has

reconfigured the way the reverse unit functions by disabling the reverse state during operation

of the FYS feature. This forces the engine to leave your freight yard in the same direction it

arrived in. The following operator controlled “events” control FYS’s actions and sounds.

Event 1 (Forward)

While the locomotive is running in forward (or reverse) FYS is

activated by the operator pushing and holding the bell button down for three or more seconds.

The locomotive bell begins chiming and can be left on or turned off without disabling FYS.

Event 2 (Neural Before Reverse)

The operator now interrupts the transformer throttle

to stop the engine and put it into Neutral. If the throttle setting was at 14 volts or higher ,

ProtoSounds® will play the sound of squeaking brake sounds as the engine comes to a halt.

A. Upon stopping of the engine, the operator must

immediately turn the throttle back on to keep the

engine in the Neutral position. If the bell was not

turned off after activating FYS, it now turns off

automatically.

Ding,

Ding

Psshhee

Put Engine In Neutral
At Low Power

Press & Hold

The Whistle Button

For 3 Seconds

Listen For The

Start Of The Bell Sound

Listen For The

Air Release Sound

After 3 Seconds

H

Put Engine In Neutral

At Low Power

Summary of Contents for 10-1091-1

Page 1: ...mers and wiring instructions and is completely compatible with most other standard gauge locomotives rolling stock and accessories The locomotive and tender are equipped with the ProtoSound digital so...

Page 2: ...stment 15 USING RESET TO PROGRAM PROTOSOUNDS 16 Entering RESET Options 16 Setting The Engine Volume 17 Programming For A Separate Bell Button Controller 17 Programming For Squeaking Brake Operation 18...

Page 3: ...electronic reverse unit The reverse unit operates in the same manner that all reverse units function by using forward neutral and reverse states that are entered each time the throttle is turned on an...

Page 4: ...d coat the interior engine components When the smoke output begins to diminish while running the engine an additional 10 15 drops of smoke fluid should be added or the smoke unit switch should be turn...

Page 5: ...ons In the simplest terms ProtoSounds has its own Computer controlling these functions In fact the power of this microprocessor is the same as that of a 286 desktop computer In order to access many of...

Page 6: ...ember NEUTRAL is the state between Forward and Reverse Once the bell is turned on it will continue to ring when the engine is cycled into forward or reverse until you press the bell button or re enter...

Page 7: ...nd the transformer throttle is lowered from a high setting to a low setting 14 volts to 8 volts or less The second setting requires that a bell button be used to arm the brake feature and is explained...

Page 8: ...to keep the engine moving while the brake sounds play and then turning the throttle off just as the sounds stop Remember that once you stop the engine you should turn the throttle to the off position...

Page 9: ...NOT recommended for use with ProtoSound applications The battery is continually charged from the track when power is applied and should last for up to five years In addition the NiCad battery is a dr...

Page 10: ...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 bel...

Page 11: ...e the Feature is activated FYS will be played the next time the engine enters the Neutral position In order for FYS to begin power must remain on once the engine enters the Neutral position At this po...

Page 12: ...FYS has disabled the reverse phase so that it doesn t power the motors causing the engine to move backward Upon entering reverse FYS confirms to the operator that it has entered the reverse phase by i...

Page 13: ...automatically turning off Once the bell turns off the operator regains control of the transformer whistle and bell buttons and can ring the bell or blow the whistle as usual Note When entering the For...

Page 14: ...rammed ProtoSound module If the second engine isn t equipped with FYS the only thing to remember is that you not turn up the transformer throttle very high when entering the Reverse phase found in Eve...

Page 15: ...6 allows you to control the volume level of the engine sounds remotely from the transformer Turning the volume adjustment knob clockwise will increase the volume and counterclockwise will lower the v...

Page 16: ...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 advancem...

Page 17: ...utton once To turn the bell off push the button again If the bell doesn t function when you press the button you may need to re program ProtoSounds to operate with a separate bell button controller To...

Page 18: ...e factory setting only allows the whistle to blow in forward or reverse To do this enter RESET and go to Feature 25 See the section Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds on page 18 Once in Feature 25 pre...

Page 19: ...when you first take the engine out of the box This is done to prevent novice operators from accidentally locking their engine into forward neutral or reverse and then mistakenly thinking that the eng...

Page 20: ...time To reset all the RESET features back to their original factory settings enter RESET and go to Feature 18 See the section entitled Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds on page 18 Once in Feature 18...

Page 21: ...FF AND THEN LET GO OF THE WHISTLE BUTTON After three seconds without power you will hear one chime of the RESET bell TURN ON THE POWER AGAIN Your engine is now in RESET and will operate normally once...

Page 22: ...hpicks and cotton swabs to apply oil and clean up excess spills Familiarize yourself with the location of the oiling points before beginning See Figure 1 Apply oil before operating the locomotive and...

Page 23: ...oil to the axle holes and to each of the side axle bushings in the leading and trailing trucks Wipe away excess oil with a cotton swab Lubricating the Pickup Rollers Figure 5 7 Apply a small drop of...

Page 24: ...from its lampholder should the bulb expire To remove the bulb follow the boiler removal instructions found in the Lubrication section on the proceeding pages Once the cab has been separated from the c...

Page 25: ...on is depressed fully the ProtoSound circuit may not recognize the signal Try pressing the whistle button slower taking approximately 1 second to fully depress the button BELL PROBLEMS REMEDY When I p...

Page 26: ...volume level set by the manual volume control knob located on the bottom of the chassis See the section entitled ProtoSound Volume Adjustment for more information The sounds seem distorted especially...

Page 27: ...sound record lasts for three seconds With practice you can control how quickly you should stop the engine to keep it in sequence with the sound of the brake s squeaking The brake feature was activate...

Page 28: ...n reverse So that the freight yard sound effects and operation is as realistic as possible ProtoSounds disables the reverse unit state whenever FYS is enabled This way the engine never goes into rever...

Page 29: ...rmer Type Lionel 1032 U A 5 16v 90 Watt Standard Lionel 1032M U A 5 16v 90 Watt Standard Lionel 1033 U A 5 16v 90 Watt Standard Lionel 1043 U A 5 16v 90 Watt Standard Lionel 1043M U A 5 16v 90 Watt St...

Page 30: ...ended for children under ten years of age without adult supervision MTH recommends parents examine the toy transformer used to power this device periodically for conditions that may result in the risk...

Page 31: ...mber and a full description of the problem must be included to facilitate the repairs Please include the description regardless of whether you discussed the problem with one of our service technicians...

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