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M.T.H. HO SUBWAY

Congratulations! You've just purchased the most 
feature-rich and technically advanced HO subway 
set  ever  produced!  This  highly  detailed  model 
includes a broader range of  features than you’ll 
find  on  any  other  HO  powered  car,  including 
smooth performance from a three-scale-mile-per-
hour  crawl  to  full  throttle;  “cruise  control”  for 
steady speeds regardless of  curves, switches and 
grades; built-in decoders for DCC and the M.T.H. 
Digital Command System (DCS); and a full range 
of   prototypical  sounds.  If   you’re  looking  for 
motive  power  that’s  accurately  detailed,  smooth 
running,  and  a  great  deal  of   fun  to  operate,  it 
doesn’t get any better than this.

Operates  on  18”  radius  curves  with  Code  70, 
Code 83 or Code 100 rails.

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Summary of Contents for 80-2346-1

Page 1: ...cruise control for steady speeds regardless of curves switches and grades built in decoders for DCC and the M T H Digital Command System DCS and a full range of prototypical sounds If you re looking f...

Page 2: ...mary cord plug blades housing output jacks or other parts Intheeventsuchconditionsexist thetrainsetshouldnotbeuseduntilproperlyrepaired Do not operate your layout unattended Obstructed accessories or...

Page 3: ...tep 3 Power up your DCC system Step 4 Select engine address 3 and press F3 to start her up Step 5 Turn the throttle and head on down the pike I RUN DCS Step 1 Unpack your subway set Step 2 Set the pow...

Page 4: ...s including analog DC regular DC power pack DCC NMRA Digital Command Control or DCS MTH Digital Command System Simply set your powered car on the rails apply any one of these power signal sources and...

Page 5: ...rdless of load hills or curves If you are a DCC user you ll quickly learn to appreciate the precision of our speed control and linear speed curve DCS users will enjoy the added benefits of controlling...

Page 6: ...ubricate Axles L M T H HO Subway Car w Proto Sound 3 0 Your gearbox is properly greased at the factory and probably never needs service however if you run excessive hours pulling heavy loads it s a go...

Page 7: ...as adding figures simply pull outward slightly on the body near a truck as you pull up on the truck After you free one side repeat this step on the other end of the car Then gently pull the chassis f...

Page 8: ...ou can enjoy them No programming tracks bits and bytes or conversion of binary to hexadecimal numbers here To add a powered car in DCS just press ADD ENGINE After that If you want to start your powere...

Page 9: ...C if you feel the need for speed Changing Direction If you flip the direction polarity switch on your power pack while the powered car is moving it will gradually slow to a stop and slowly accelerate...

Page 10: ...tle quickly you may hear the brakes squeak and squeal as the engineer applies them Of course they ll stop when the powered car does If things get too noisy just locate the sound volume pot underneath...

Page 11: ...lace your powered car on the rails press ADD ENG and the system will scan the track and automatically upload your powered car into the controller At this point you can press START UP roll the throttle...

Page 12: ...real time Talk about station announcements Proto Cast Another MTH exclusive you can connect any audio source with a line output to the DCS TIU and send music train sounds or anything you like down the...

Page 13: ...t of lights and sounds Just set the model on the rails apply DCC power and hit F3 on your DCC handheld controller and you re off and running Basic DCC Operation Your MTH PS3 0 equipped subway set take...

Page 14: ...ce Bell Whistle Horn F1 Bell To activate the Bell press F1 To deactivate it hit F1 again F2 Whistle Horn To activate the Whistle Horn press F2 To shut it off either let off the F2 button or press and...

Page 15: ...m while the engine is in Learn Mode Depending upon how you have F4 set to function toggle or momentary you will want to turn F4 On then Off to get the station announcement to play Manual Mode Operatio...

Page 16: ...u want your first stop press the F4 button On then Off again this depends upon how you have the functionality of some F Function Buttons The first station in the list will be announced If this is the...

Page 17: ...med sound that you can call up at will by pressing F11 On then Off It could anything from an ambient station sound to a conductor s voice It will be the same sound each time you trigger it F12 All Ran...

Page 18: ...es do not carry this light or this feature Alternatively some engines do carry a light that can be toggled by F20 Often times this will be a Beacon light or a variable indicator light of some kind Aga...

Page 19: ...Sounds for your engine The Brake Sounds occur when you reduce the speed of your engine rapidly To enable the Brake Sounds press the F26 button disable F26 Brake Sounds are On by default F27 Cab Chatt...

Page 20: ...F10 Reverse Signal F11 Custom Sound 2 F12 All Random Stops F13 Idle Sequence 4 F14 Idle Sequence 3 F15 Idle Sequence 2 F16 Idle Sequence 1 F17 Extended Start Up F18 Extended Shut Down F19 Train Marker...

Page 21: ...1 Call up the engine s current address on your DCC handheld 2 Enter Programming on the Main on your DCC handheld 3 Enter the new address you want Remember you can only use address 1 127 for Short Add...

Page 22: ...orn blast response 6 In this step you have to tell the M T H engine that you want it to start looking at long addresses You do this in CV29 a Bring up the CV menu on your DCC handheld b Enter 29 to ed...

Page 23: ...gine address 55 In order for this to work correctly the engine s address must NOT be 55 The engine will need to be sitting at some address other than 55 Below is the method 55 55 55 Reset you can empl...

Page 24: ...engine is NOT programmed as address 55 then the 55 55 55 reset will always set the engine s long and short addresses back to their factory defaults It will also set the engine s addressing back to sh...

Page 25: ...eration 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 proh...

Page 26: ...verse 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 1...

Page 27: ...DS 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 Signal 10 Horn 11 Idle Sequence 1 1...

Page 28: ...n sound to F28 on your DCC controller The powered car will give you a two horn blast indication Note You ve also left an empty location where Extended Shut Down used to be F13 5 Now you can fill that...

Page 29: ...V19 set to 0 Setting the MSB Bit 7 of CV19 tells the powered car that it is facing reverse in the consist Setting CV21 and CV22 determine which F Functions the consist responds to See diagram below fo...

Page 30: ...handheld address 1 in this example 3 Select CV22 and write a value of 1 This tells the powered car that it s a forward facing powered car and that you want F0 to control the FL function at the consis...

Page 31: ...ystems have a light bulb icon to indicate whether F0 is active or not Ensure that it is ON Note The convenient thing about setting up the consist as described above is that it allows you flexibility i...

Page 32: ...s is setting bits 0 1 2 and 6 ON a CV21 s bits are shown in the table below the decimal value is shown in parenthesis NOTE CV21 is ONLY used when you have some value other than 0 written to CV19 If CV...

Page 33: ...le you simply add up the values in the Decimal Value row 128 64 0 16 8 0 0 1 217 You would write 217 to the CV you were altering The above applies to any CV Also if you have a CV that already has a va...

Page 34: ...ec 2 2003 Electrical Operating Modes Default Addresses Input Voltage Current Draw lights sounds Lighting 0 24 VDC 230 650mA LED Rule 17 Analog DC DCC Digital Command Control DCS Digital Control System...

Page 35: ...the powered car in DCC or DCS mode and toggled that light off Put it back into one of those modes and turn that light back on The powered car will remember that when you run it again in Conventional D...

Page 36: ...ck section Have you got that section electrically isolated with a toggle switch or other device I have no sound on my powered car but my lights are on and it moves just fine When I run Doppler I can h...

Page 37: ...Follow the lubrication instructions Now go ahead and run it New engines even after they are lubricated may take a little bit to get everything run in Be a little patient and let it run for a bit It sh...

Page 38: ...to hear it If you have two engines on the track they both may have the same address Take one of them off the rails and try it again Check the polarity of the DC power supply connected to the Fixed 1 o...

Page 39: ...atient and let it run for a bit It should clear up shortly after lubricating and running TAS Solution When I enter TAS all that happens is the bell rings What do I do Why does my powered car run away...

Page 40: ...ailable directly from the M T H Parts Department Order online www mthtrains com E mail parts mth railking com Fax 410 423 0009 Phone 410 381 2580 Mail 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive Columbia MD 21046 153...

Page 41: ...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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