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MTHTrains 20-20514-1 Operator'S Manual Download Page 1

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PREMIER SD70ACe

Diesel Engine

OPERATOR’S MANUAL

Compatibility

This engine will operate on any
traditional O-42 Gauge track system,
including M.T.H.’s RealTrax® or
ScaleTrax™ or traditional tubular track.
It is also compatible with most standard
AC transformers. (See pages 47 and 48
for a complete list of compatible
transformers, power packs and wiring
instructions.)

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Summary of Contents for 20-20514-1

Page 1: ...is engine will operate on any traditional O 42 Gauge track system including M T H s RealTrax or ScaleTrax or traditional tubular track It is also compatible with most standard AC transformers See page...

Page 2: ...hart 47 DC Power Supply Chart 48 Additional Features Accessible Of DCS Remote Control System 49 Service Warranty Information 50 Ditch Lights if equipped 14 Rev 20dl15183i_SD70ACe Ps3 2015 6 11 15 CAUT...

Page 3: ...he Modes of Operation Lubrication You should lubricate the engine to prevent it from squeaking and to prevent excessive wear Use light household oil and follow the lubrication points marked L shown be...

Page 4: ...okestack see Fig 2 We recommend M T H ProtoSmoke fluid Do not overfill the unit or the fluid may leak out and coat the interior engine components If you choose not to add smoke fluid or have already a...

Page 5: ...e configured to operate on 2 Rail or 3 Rail track From the factory the locomotive is configured to operate on 3 Rail Track To configure the locomotive for 2 Rail track operation please do the followin...

Page 6: ...off the engine will play its start up sounds and all the lights will come back on simultaneously Smoke too if you have it turned on Here are some of the exciting changes incorporated into your new MT...

Page 7: ...D Lighting Gone are the incandescent bulbs Your new PS3 0 equipped engine has LED lighting MTH uses various colored LEDs to simulate the correct lighting on your engines from the warm yellow orange co...

Page 8: ...ce to the forward state Then increasing the throttle will begin to move the engine forward and speed will increase as the throttle is advanced If there is another interruption in track power the seque...

Page 9: ...the Bell button To turn the bell off press and release the Bell button again The bell will continue to ring from the time you turn it on until you press and release the button again to turn it off Hor...

Page 10: ...ction Reset to Factory Defaults 1 Bell 1 Horn Whistles 1 Bell 2 Horn Whistles 1 Bell 3 Horn Whistles 1 Bell 4 Horn Whistles 1 Horn Whistle 2 Bells from Neutral only 1 Horn Whistle 3 Bells 1 Horn Whist...

Page 11: ...t is temporarily disabled so that the train will not move as you use the Direction button to trigger the sounds Proto Sound 3 0 has disabled operator control over the Horn and Bell buttons until the f...

Page 12: ...in the next direction of travel as opposed to the direction it was traveling before entering Neutral Proto Coupler Operation This locomotive is equipped with one or more coil wound Proto Couplers for...

Page 13: ...gine in neutral then quickly tap the transformer s Horn button one time then quickly tap the Bell button two times allowing approximately second to lapse between each quick button press Two horn blast...

Page 14: ...ttings you currently have assigned to the engine and reset it to its factory defaults while in Neutral tap the Horn button quickly once followed by five quick taps of the Bell button allowing approxim...

Page 15: ...veling at the desired speed NOTE If you apply more than 9 0VDC to the engine at start up the engine will not move This is normal We refer to this as Anti Jackrabbit and this feature prevents your mode...

Page 16: ...ction list This depends upon whether it s steam diesel or electric and whether it has smoke or not Please refer to the table of Default CV Values for your particular engine s F Functions A note about...

Page 17: ...egin ringing 2 Slowly reduce the throttle until the train stops at the desired location and speed reaches zero Press the F4 button twice toggle F4 on then off again and the bell will stop ringing You...

Page 18: ...everse 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 Cros...

Page 19: ...Down sounds by pressing F18 twice toggling on then off The Extended Shut Down is very similar to F3 in that the engine will ultimately shut down but in the case of Extended Shut Down you will hear the...

Page 20: ...o add realism F24 Single Whistle Horn Blast To play a Single Horn Blast press the F24 button twice toggling in on then off This plays a single short horn blast F26 Brake Sounds Pressing the F26 button...

Page 21: ...Reverse Signal F11 Grade Crossing F12 Smoke On Off F13 Smoke Volume F14 Idle Sequence 3 F15 Idle Sequence 2 F16 Idle Sequence 1 F17 Extended Start Up F18 Extended Shut Down F19 Rev Up F20 Rev Down F21...

Page 22: ...n on your DCC handheld 3 Enter the new address you want Remember you can only use address 1 127 for Short Addressing 4 Once you hit Enter the engine will give you a two whistle horn blast response 5 C...

Page 23: ...then off This resets the smoke volume and lights back to their defaults Send a decimal 64 for a Feature Reset This resets volumes smoke and light settings Send a decimal 128 to reset only address valu...

Page 24: ...u are just telling the DCC system to start talking to engine address 55 You will want to make sure that no other MTH engines are on the rails or any other manufacturer s engines with an address of 55...

Page 25: ...eleration Rate CV24 Consist Deceleration Adjustment CV25 Speed Table Select CV29 Decoder Configuration CV49 Short Address controllers that prohibit PoM CV50 Extended Addr High Byte controllers that pr...

Page 26: ...Reverse Trim User ID 1 User ID 2 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156...

Page 27: ...Brake Sounds 2 Cab Chatter 3 Clickety Clack 4 Coupler Close 5 Coupler Slack 6 Drift Chuff 7 Engine Sounds 8 Forward Signal 9 Grade Crossing Signal 10 Horn 11 Idle Sequence 1 12 Idle Sequence 2 13 Idle...

Page 28: ...n your DCC controller The engine will give you a two horn blast indication Note You ve also left an empty location where PFA used to be F4 5 Now you can fill that location with whichever CV you d like...

Page 29: ...ed CV19 set to 0 Setting the MSB Bit 7 of CV19 tells the engine that it is facing reverse in the consist Setting CV21 and CV22 determine which F Functions the consist responds to See diagram below for...

Page 30: ...t engine s address Most systems have a light bulb icon to indicate whether F0 is active or not Ensure that it is OFF 5 Call up the Rear engine on your DCC handheld address 3 in this example 6 Set CV19...

Page 31: ...you to set which F Functions you want the consist address to control For example you will likely want all of your MTH consist engines to respond to Start Up Shut Down F3 Also you ll likely want at you...

Page 32: ...gramming Track differ it is recommended that you use a DCC Programming Track Booster to perform functions on the programming track Simply put try to program or read back the address of an MTH engine o...

Page 33: ...xample CV29 you would simply add the additional bits you enabled to the existing value to obtain the new CV value For example if you had a consist address CV19 set to 5 and you wanted to alter this to...

Page 34: ...he drive trucks fig 8 3 Once the motor mount screw has been removed pull the motor away from the truck block and lightly coat the motor worm gear and bronze drive gear in the truck block with grease 4...

Page 35: ...heels and tires can be cleaned using denatured not rubbing alcohol applied with a cotton swab To clean the track use RailKing Track Cleaning Fluid found in Maintenance Kit 30 50051 or denatured not ru...

Page 36: ...u may find it useful to use two small flathead screwdrivers to stretch the tire over the wheel 5 If you twist the tire while stretching it over the wheel you will need to remove and reinstall the tire...

Page 37: ...ontrol Fig 4 by turning to full Counter Clockwise Position Failure either to add fluid to the unit or to turn it off may damage the smoke unit heating element and or wicking material When the smoke ou...

Page 38: ...and generate a lot less heat than incandescent bulbs resulting in extremely long life compared to the incandescent bulbs The LEDs are not user serviceable If you experience poor or no smoke output wh...

Page 39: ...may not be sending enough power to the track to power the engine Rotate throttle clockwise to increase track power Coupler Solution When I try to fire the coupler PFA starts The Proto Coupler won t le...

Page 40: ...he engine doesn t go into reverse When the PFA enters its last sequence the bell automatically comes on When PFA is enabled pressing the whistle and bell has no effect I push the direction button but...

Page 41: ...der Full CW Max volume Check to see if a screw or some other material hasn t lodged itself in the underside of the chassis or tender Make sure smoke volume pot is turned full CW Make sure smoke volume...

Page 42: ...apply power to the track my engine starts up lights and sound but it won t move My engine hesitates at slow speeds Lower the track voltage then raise it again The engine should start moving If you ap...

Page 43: ...press the F21 button again to turn Doppler off Your engine sounds will now return to normal Check to see if a screw or some other material hasn t lodged itself in the underside of the engine Smoke So...

Page 44: ...d running This is normal dial up the speed on your DCC controller to make your engine move PFA Solution Shut Down Solution Okay I give up What do I have to do to shut it down Well you can either remov...

Page 45: ...ain to turn Doppler off Your engine sounds will now return to normal When I apply power to the track my engine doesn t do anything No lights no sound no nothing I get an error when I hit Start Up DCS...

Page 46: ...ll by itself after the PFA is over Press the DIR button Your engine will stop and begins the arrival sequence Pressing the DIR button will cycle you through the next 3 PFA sequences This is normal The...

Page 47: ...60 Watt Standard Lionel 1063 Lionel LW Powermaster U A U A U A 8 17v 8 18v 8 18v 60 Watt 75 Watt 135VA Standard Standard Electronic All Trol Left Terminal Right Terminal 0 24v 300 Watt Electronic Dal...

Page 48: ...101 18VDC on Supply 0 18VDC at Controller 240 Watt Electronic MRC 6200 0 18 5v 60 Watt Electronic Not Recommended For 70 3001 1 J3a Not recommended for 70 3001 1 J3a RECOMMENDED DC TRANSFORMERS Notes...

Page 49: ...d Proto Sound 3 0 engines but does not turn off the input power to the TIU One Touch Global Mute UnMute Single button mutes or unmutes all DCS controlled locomotives sounds Proto Dispatch Operation Pu...

Page 50: ...vice Centers If you need assistance at any time email MTH Service at service mth railking com or call 410 381 2580 Limited One Year Warranty All M T H products purchased from an M T H Authorized Retai...

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