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M.T.H. HO Bavarian Class S 3/6

Express Steam Locomotive

Congratulations!    You've  just  purchased  the  most 
feature-rich  and  technically  advanced  HO  Steam 
locomotive ever produced!  This highly detailed model 
includes a broader range of features than you’ll find on 
any  other  HO  scale  steam,  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!

PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SAVE

(PS3E+)

ENGINEER’S GUIDE

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 Ps3 E+ model operates on  22” radius 

curves or R3 (515mm) radius curves HO 

Stud (3-Rail) Track 

PFA

Passenger/Freight

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Summary of Contents for Bavarian Class S 3/6

Page 1: ...er 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 prototyp...

Page 2: ...or fatality may result Do not operate the hobby transformer with damaged cord plug switches buttons or case Recommended for Ages 14 and up Not recommended for children under 14 years of age without ad...

Page 3: ...tions on pg 4 Step 2 Set the engine on the track Step 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 DC...

Page 4: ...ur engine Quick Start Guide 1 For those who can t wait to get started This will give you the basic information to get your engine up and running NEM 360 362 Coupler 2 NEM mechanical couplers along wit...

Page 5: ...C You can expand access to features in a DCC environment Experience the most your new locomotive has to offer in the simple to use yet powerful world of DCS To be clear DCS is NOT a proprietary versio...

Page 6: ...ects that occur automatically Again NO PROGRAMMING Just come to a stop and watch as the headlight dims automatically in accordance with rule 17 Of course as you pull away the headlight returns to it s...

Page 7: ...ert the prongs of the drawbar into the receiver as depicted in the images above Receiver Close coupling Drawbar prongs Coupled ENGINE DIAGRAM Tender Drive Wheels Cab Interior Light Fireman Engineer Fi...

Page 8: ...nical Couplers Your S 3 6 comes with a mechanical NEM360 362 coupler and pocket assembly To install the coupler onto the rear of the tender simply push it into the slot as shown below SET UP M T H HO...

Page 9: ...e unit is controlled differently depending upon how your run your engine so for particulars on turning it on or off or setting the output levels check out the features and operation section You should...

Page 10: ...x cover set them aside and then stop Don t do anything further until reading the next step completely Before proceeding look closely at the wheel set and bushings and take note of their orientation M...

Page 11: ...lded brake shoe detail back into place and install the rear drive rod screws See you ve done it Lubrication Using light machine or household oil apply a very small amount to all drive rods linkages ax...

Page 12: ...perate the engine under DCC you may notice a humming coming from your engine and you will likely notice that your DCC system s overload light will be on LED Lighting Gone are the incandescent bulbs Yo...

Page 13: ...l That is using a DCC controller you can communicate with multiple engines and have them all moving at different speeds or moving in opposite directions on the same track at the same time The power co...

Page 14: ...When power is first applied to the track the locomotive will be silent for 1 20 seconds and the headlight will be on indicating the super capacitors are charging The super capacitors provide power to...

Page 15: ...whatever suits you Turn it counterclockwise to reduce the volume or clockwise to increase it When you turn the smoke on just give it a few seconds to warm up It doesn t start instantly Once you see s...

Page 16: ...ill remain shutdown until you command them to start up F3 Start up Shut Down Select engine address 3 factory default press the F3 Start Up Shut Down key and your engine will start up Lights sounds smo...

Page 17: ...ll hear freight yard sounds PFA is a very popular sound feature that s a staple in almost all MTH products We had to give you this Depending on your system you may have to press F4 to move through ea...

Page 18: ...When the smoke potentiometer is fully counterclockwise the smoke is always off Lighting As with other feature categories lighting in DCC mode operates just like conventional DC with regard to rule 17...

Page 19: ...o release F6 when you get to the volume level you desire It will stop at 100 To decrease the volume press and hold F6 and release when you get to the desired volume If you go too far then release F6 a...

Page 20: ...ly shut down but in the case of Extended Shut Down you will hear the crew talking back and forth about how the engine ran time schedules etc NOTE The engine must be sitting still in order to trigger F...

Page 21: ...e the engine is moving To do this simply press F22 twice toggling it on then off The sound will play F23 Coupler Close To play the Coupler Close sound press the F23 button twice toggling it on then of...

Page 22: ...ut Down PFA Lights Master Volume Front Coupler Sound Only Rear Coupler Sound Only Forward Signal Reverse Signal Grade Crossing Smoke Volume On Off Smoke Volume Idle Sequence 3 Idle Sequence 2 Idle Seq...

Page 23: ...rements of one So that means if you dial up 10 you engine will smoothly accelerate to 10 smph There is no need to select a speed step setting there s only one precise linear control at scale speeds Se...

Page 24: ...ple button labeled go figure SMOKE to toggle your smoke on and off you get the ability to quickly and easily adjust the output volume In plain English you simply select low med or hi Lighting As with...

Page 25: ...press the LBE softkey The default is Regular Service Operation Below are illustrations showing the lighting for Special Service Era I engines and Wrong Line Operation Era II engines Regular Service Op...

Page 26: ...if you have the LMK softkey set to a Train indication LMK toggled OFF This means that the lights that are facing opposite the engine s direction of travel will simply be OFF For Era II Engines Wrong...

Page 27: ...tell the engine it s reversed in a consist Defines active Function F1 F8 for the active consist Defines active functions for FL and F9 F12 for the active consist bit 0 1 will tell an engine that you w...

Page 28: ...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 Addres...

Page 29: ...equires this Below is an example for extended address 2011 Feature Factory Resetting If all else fails and you aren t sure of something never fear You can always get your engine back to a known state...

Page 30: ...ion Bell High Byte Function Bell Low Byte 1 1 Default Value 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...

Page 31: ...and go directly to the next step 1 If 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...

Page 32: ...ogram a CV number as high as 869 790 79 Operation 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 shut...

Page 33: ...torola format is used DIP switch 2 in the 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...

Page 34: ...engine SOUNDS Bell Brake Sounds Cab Chatter Clickety Clack Coupler Close Coupler Slack Drift Chuff Engine Sounds Forward Signal Grade Crossing Signal Horn Idle Sequence 1 Idle Sequence 2 Idle Sequenc...

Page 35: ...ed Shut Down sound to F28 on your DCC controller The engine 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...

Page 36: ...moved 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...

Page 37: ...ur DCC handheld address 1 in this example 3 Select CV22 and write a value of 1 This tells the engine that it s a forward facing engine and that you want F0 to control the FL function at the consist ad...

Page 38: ...ms 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 in th...

Page 39: ...1 This 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...

Page 40: ...is not supported on the main Check with your DCC system s manufacturer to see about any limitations they may have to PoM DCC Bit Value Decoder So in the above example you simply add up the values in t...

Page 41: ...39 9 mm Tender Width 37 3 mm Boiler Height rail to smoke stack 57 1 mm Tender Height rail to smoke stack 59 7 mm Boiler Weight 438 g Tender Weight 226 g Overall Weight 664 g Wheel Flanges RP 25 Electr...

Page 42: ...70 3001 1 J3a Not recommended for 70 3001 1 J3a RECOMMENDED DC TRANSFORMERS Notes On Use Use 22 volts maximum track voltage when operating a MTH locomotive equipped with Proto Sound Loco Sound Proto...

Page 43: ...power has been turned off for several seconds See the Basic Operation section for more details You may not be sending enough power to the track to power the engine Rotate throttle clockwise to increa...

Page 44: ...gine 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 n...

Page 45: ...und from my tender Check to see if a screw or some other material hasn t lodged itself in the underside of the tender Smoke Solution My engine isn t smoking at all Make sure you ve got the smoke switc...

Page 46: ...rts up lights and sound but it won t move Lower the track voltage then raise it again The engine should start moving If you apply greater than 9VDC quickly the engine will just set there Lowering it b...

Page 47: ...the tender W hen I run D oppler I can hear the D oppler shift but then the engine sounds fade out and I can t get them back T his is norm al You w ill need to press the F12 button again to turn D oppl...

Page 48: ...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 should clear up shortly after lubricating and running Check t...

Page 49: ...ey both may have the same address Take one of them off the rails and try it again Sound Solution When I press the Whistle Button on my DCS remote or DCS commander the whistle doesn t blow Check if the...

Page 50: ...up but it won t move Check the Tender Boiler drawbar connection You ve got to have them locked together My engine hesitates at slow speeds An engine may do this right out of the box if it has not been...

Page 51: ...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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