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MTH 392E Operating Manual
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microprocessor will immediately play the sound level each time the whistle button is pushed so
that you can decide if it is acceptable. You can recycle through the four choices by simply
continuing to press the whistle button.
Once you have decided on the appropriate volume level, turn the transformer throttle off and
on again or press the transformer
direction switch to lock in your
selection. The volume
adjustment will remain set at the
level you have chosen until you
change it again. Regardless of
the engine volume setting, the
horn, bell, compressor and neutral
sounds will function normally. In
fact because only the engine
volume is affected by selections in Feature 6, when you select 0 volume, you can still hear the
horn, bell and neutral sounds when the engine is running or in neutral.
PROGRAMMING FOR A SEPARATE BELL BUTTON
CONTROLLER
To operate ProtoSounds® with a
separate bell button controller, like the
Lionel® No. 5906 bell button, you will
need to wire up the controller to your
transformer and track as shown in Fig.
4. Once the button is wired,
ProtoSounds® comes preprogrammed
to allow you to operate the bell by
simply pushing the bell button once. To
turn the bell off, push the button again.
If the bell doesnt function when you
press the button, you may need to re-
program ProtoSounds® to operate with
a separate bell button controller. To do
this enter RESET and go to Feature 20. (See the section
Using RESET To Program
ProtoSounds®
on page 18.) Once in Feature 20, press the whistle button and wait for the
module to sound a bell ding(s). Continue pushing the whistle button until the module plays
back two dings (signifying that the module has been programmed for a bell button). Simply
turn the throttle off and then on again to Lock-In" the new setting. To reset the computer to
its original factory (default) setting (separate bell button operation), repeat the above procedure
but keep pushing the whistle button until the computer only responds with one bell ding.
Clank,
Clink
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 Whistle Button
Until You Reach The
Setting You Desire
Interrupt The Throttle
To “Lock-In”
The Volume Setting
H
Common
RED Wire
BLACK Wire
U
A
U
B
U
C
U
D
Figure 4: Wiring Up A Bell Button
Clank,
Clank,
Clank,
Clank,
Clank
In RESET Mode
Move The Throttle
Up & Down From
High Voltage To Low
20 Times
Listen For 5 Clank
And 0 Clink Sounds
Push The Whistle Button
Until You Hear 2 Dings
Interrupt The Throttle
To “Lock-In”
The Bell Button Setting
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