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Compatibility

This engine will operate on any
traditional O-Gauge track system,
including M.T.H.’s RealTrax® or
ScaleTrax™ or traditional tubular track
with O-72 curves. It is also compatible
with most standard AC transformers
and DC power packs.

See page 49 and 50 for a complete list
of compatible transformers, power
packs, and wiring instructions.

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Summary of Contents for 20-5697-1

Page 1: ...ar track with O 72 curves It is also compatible with most standard AC transformers and DC power packs See page 49 and 50 for a complete list of compatible transformers power packs and wiring instructi...

Page 2: ...and Greasing Instructions 38 Cleaning The Wheels Tires and Track 39 Traction Tire Replacement Instructions 40 Headlight Replacement 40 Troubleshooting Proto Sound 3 0 Problems 41 Transformer Compatib...

Page 3: ...T H website www mthtrains com you will be able to view any additional manual updates that affect your engine Enter the MTH Item number of the engine you want to check and select the manual icon to dow...

Page 4: ...the blackening on the top of the contact slide should be removed This can be accomplished by running the engine while using the pickup rollers with the pantographs or by using a track cleaning pad rai...

Page 5: ...ows requires Remote code version 3 10 or higher MOP Menu Operating Pantograph This brings up auto manual pantograph operating screen MAN This selects Manual mode for operating the pantographs See the...

Page 6: ...es on the track in either an A B A or A B B A consists with the Leading A Unit in the front and the Trailing A Unit in the rear Operate the models as described in either the Conventional AC Operation...

Page 7: ...cate with your engine using DCS system Likewise if you leave the switch in DCS and try to operate the engine under DCC you may notice a humming coming from your engine and you will likely notice that...

Page 8: ...ight comes on but nothing else This is perfectly normal The capacitors are charging up during this time The wait time depends upon how long it s been since you last applied power to the engine Typical...

Page 9: ...locomotive shutdown sounds to continue playing through their conclusion Unfortunately the super capacitors require that operators ONLY program engine CV s using Programming on the Main PoM Loading Eng...

Page 10: ...the throttle to 0 volts and back again will change the sequence to the forward state Then increasing the throttle will begin to move the engine forward and speed will increase as the throttle is adva...

Page 11: ...ed with a bell firmly press and release 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 rel...

Page 12: ...the volume and counterclockwise to reduce the volume Turning the manual volume control completely counterclockwise will turn of all of the engine sounds and announcements Feature to Be Activated Butt...

Page 13: ...the first sequence of PFA The reverse unit 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 o...

Page 14: ...leased Horn Horn Fire Rear Coupler Horn Bell Horn Horn Fire Front Coupler Horn Horn Bell Tips on Using PFA You can terminate PFA at any time by turning off power to the track for 15 seconds You do not...

Page 15: ...ange Repeat the 1 horn 2 bells code to return it to the other condition You will want to do this during the initial neutral upon start up if you ever couple this engine to another engine that is not e...

Page 16: ...s initially powered on or is powered off for five seconds or more Reset to Factory Default To override the settings you currently have assigned to the engine and reset it to its factory defaults while...

Page 17: ...rack voltage until the locomotive is traveling 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 Jackra...

Page 18: ...different F Function 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 Function...

Page 19: ...ght sound sets The bell will then begin 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...

Page 20: ...th remotely controlled Proto Couplers They can be fired using your DCC handheld F7 Front Coupler Pressing F7 twice toggling on then off will fire your Front Coupler F8 Rear Coupler Pressing F8 twice t...

Page 21: ...gger an Idle Sequence if the engine is not moving These vary from engine to engine and may include things like checking the coal load checking the water level using the Alemite grease gun on the drive...

Page 22: ...You can play this sound by pressing F22 twice toggling on then off This feature works two ways While the engine is sitting still press F22 twice to enable it Then when you move the engine it will pla...

Page 23: ...ar Coupler F9 Forward Signal F10 Reverse Signal F11 Grade Crossing F12 Panto Auto Manual F13 Front Panto Up Down F14 Rear Panto Up Down F15 Idle Sequence 2 F16 Idle Sequence 1 F17 Extended Start Up F1...

Page 24: ...Short Addressing 4 Once you hit Enter the engine will give you a two whistle horn blast response 5 Call up the engine on its new address and away you go NOTE If you have elected to use PoM and did no...

Page 25: ...s address please wait a minimum of 5 seconds after removing power to insure the settings are stored in the engines memory Reapplying power in less than 5 seconds may result in losing the setting chang...

Page 26: ...anging the engine s address to 55 you are just telling the DCC system to start talking to engine address 55 You will want to make sure that no other M T H engines are on the rails or any other manufac...

Page 27: ...sed engine in a consist CV23 Consist Acceleration Rate CV24 Consist Deceleration Adjustment CV25 Speed Table Select CV29 Decoder Configuration CV49 Short Address controllers that prohibit PoM CV50 Ext...

Page 28: ...e Step 27 Alternate Speed Curve Step 28 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...

Page 29: ...ally in the engine FUNCTION SOUNDS IDENTIFICATION Bell 1 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 Sig...

Page 30: ...tell the engine which F Function you want to write at CV170 So looking at the Function ID table above you can see that PFA is a value of 23 4 Using your DCC system enter a value of 23 for CV170 and hi...

Page 31: ...the desired CV number is equal or greater than 80 enter the hundreds and tens digits of the CV number on the keypad For example to program CV 94 enter 09 on the keypad then press the function key to t...

Page 32: ...ation Until the engine receives a packet that is addressed to it that uses the new M rklin format the single function key directly controls startup and shutdown If the function key is on the engine wi...

Page 33: ...e ON position on the Marklin 6021 Controller you can re map F1 F4 using CV115 CV122 When Bit 2 of CV56 is set you now have functionality of F5 F9 at the current engine address 1 For example if you are...

Page 34: ...to See diagram below for example Engine 1 Front Engine 2 Middle Engine 3 Rear Normal Forward Direction of Travel F R F R R F Custom Speed Tables Below is a table that shows the value to write to CV25...

Page 35: ...e 4 Ensure F0 is deactivated at the Front 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 handh...

Page 36: ...tting Up CV21 for a Consist CV21 allows 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 Shu...

Page 37: ...his ensures that sounds continue to play the locomotive continues to move forward and lighting remains lit During power shutdowns the super capacitors provide power to allow the locomotive shutdown so...

Page 38: ...y need to move internal components temporarily in order to access the gears 1 To access the gear box remove the cab from the chassis by unscrewing the body mount screws as seen in the figure above and...

Page 39: ...ed not rubbing alcohol and a clean rag Unplug the transformer and wipe the rails of the track turning the rag frequently to ensure that you are using clean cloth on the rails Thereafter keep an eye on...

Page 40: ...the old tire has been completely removed from the groove in the drive wheel using a razor blade or small flathead screwdriver to pry away any remains 2 Slip the new tire onto the wheel You may find it...

Page 41: ...e engine Rotate throttle clockwise to increase track power Check that you have the Panto Track switch in the correct position for your operating environment Coupler Solution When I try to fire the cou...

Page 42: ...ne 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 the nex...

Page 43: ...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 isolated with a toggle switch or other device Check that yo...

Page 44: ...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 apply gre...

Page 45: ...correct position for your operating environment Start up Solution Sound Solution I have no sound on my engine but my lights are on and it moves just fine When I run Doppler I can hear the Doppler shif...

Page 46: ...make your engine move PFA Solution I hit F4 to start the PFA but the engine just keeps ringing its bell that s all it ll do Why does my engine run away all by itself after the PFA is over Bring the en...

Page 47: ...anything No lights no sound no nothing I get an error when I hit Start Up DCS is polarity sensitive when powered by a DC power supply This is normal You have to hit the Start Up button on the DCS Remo...

Page 48: ...ng and running This is normal dial up the speed on your DCS Remote to make your engine move PFA Solution When I enter PFA all that happens is the bell rings What do I do Why does my engine run away al...

Page 49: ...t 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 Dallee Hos...

Page 50: ...VDC 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 On Use...

Page 51: ...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 Public Ad...

Page 52: ...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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