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MTH FM TRAINMASTER

DIESEL ENGINE

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Thank you for purchasing the MTH Electric Trains FM Trainmaster diesel
locomotive. This ¼” scale reproduction of the famous FM Trainmaster
locomotive measures over 18” in length and weighs almost 6 pounds.
Despite its scale size, the locomotive is capable of operating on O-31 3-rail
track with any compatible AC transformer, (see page 34 for a complete list
of compatible transformers and wiring instructions) and is completely
compatible with most other 3-rail locomotives, rolling stock and
accessories.

The locomotive is equipped with several deluxe features that are simple
and fun to operate. Each feature is described among the following pages
which should be read before the engine is operated. For those of you who
can’t wait to get started, the

Quick Start Operating Instructions

, found on

page 3, should be read so that you understand the basics of the operating
system.

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Summary of Contents for FM TRAINMASTER DIESEL ENGINE

Page 1: ...AC transformer see page 34 for a complete list of compatible transformers and wiring instructions and is completely compatible with most other 3 rail locomotives rolling stock and accessories The locomotive is equipped with several deluxe features that are simple and fun to operate Each feature is described among the following pages which should be read before the engine is operated For those of y...

Page 2: ...ntering RESET Options 18 Setting The Engine Volume 19 Programming For A Separate Bell Button Controller 20 Programming For Squeaking Brake Operation 20 Programming For Horn In Neutral Operation 21 Programming For ProtoCoupler Operation 22 Programming For FYS Operation 23 Activating Remote Lockout Control 23 Programming For Cab Chatter Sounds 24 ResettingAll ProtoSound Options To Factory Default 24...

Page 3: ...electronic reverse unit The reverse unit operates in the same manner that all reverse units function by using forward neutral and reverse states that are entered each time the throttle is turned on and off or by using the transformer direction switch if so equipped The reverse unit is designed to ignore dirty track dead spots on switches or minor short circuits without disrupting the engine operat...

Page 4: ...leak out and coat the interior engine components When the smoke output begins to diminish while running the engine an additional 20 25 drops of smoke fluid should be added or the smoke unit switch should be turned off When storing the engine for long periods of time you may want to add at least 20 drops of fluid to keep the wick soaked with fluid and prevent it from drying out After removing the e...

Page 5: ...cribed earlier when power is first applied to the track the reverse unit begins in RESET or what seems like a neutral state Power must be interrupted again to get the locomotive to enter the forward state It is this first RESET state that gives ProtoSound its unique remote controlled functions The system will enter RESET whenever power to the track is off for three or more seconds NEUTRAL will be ...

Page 6: ...histle button is pressed If you don t want to configure or change your locomotive using any of these programmable features simply leave RESET and wait 2 2 seconds before interrupting the power to put the engine in forward After you leave RESET your engine will operate normally in all the direction states of forward neutral and reverse Remember though once power is turned off for more than 3 second...

Page 7: ...nd cycle the engine into NEUTRAL Turn the throttle to 8 volts or less any higher voltage will arm the ProtoCoupler and press the whistle button The bell should begin chiming To turn the bell off press the whistle button again If you want to keep the bell on while running the engine simply interrupt the power with the transformer throttle or the transformer directional switch and enter forward or r...

Page 8: ...mply slide the switch toward the direction of the coupler you want to make active NEUTRAL ACTIVATED CAB CHATTER SOUNDS Your engine is equipped with four dispatacher to engineer Cab Chatter radio transmissions that occur every 2 to 30 seconds Each sequence will play at random intervals to eliminate repetition While the sounds are selected to play randomly by the microprocessor there is no guarantee...

Page 9: ...ard As mentioned above you will find that initially your engine may continue to play the brake sounds once your engine comes to a stop or that the sounds stop prematurely before the engine comes to a complete halt For example if you simply run the engine and turn the throttle off quickly the brake sounds will likely continue playing even though the engine has come to a complete stop This annoying ...

Page 10: ...nd departure of a freight train in a freight yard Each sequence is described in more detail in the following sections USING FREIGHT YARD SOUNDS Your ProtoSound equipped engine features an operator controlled freight yard sound set Once activated this easy to use feature plays the sound of freight yard activitities whenever the operator parks the engine in the neutral position ARMING THE FREIGHT YA...

Page 11: ...feature turn on the transformer throttle and get your engine into the Neutral position not RESET Once in Neutral set the transformer throttle at 8 volts or less and press and hold the whistle button for at least three seconds You will hear the bell chiming begin and if you listen carefully you should hear an air release sound after three seconds have passed At this time you can release the whistle...

Page 12: ...trolled events control FYS s actions and sound effects Event 1 Forward While the locomotive is running in forward or reverse FYS is activated by the operator pushing and holding the bell button down for three or more seconds The locomotive bell begins chiming and can be left on or turned off without disabling FYS Event 2 Neural Before Reverse The operator now interrupts the transformer throttle to...

Page 13: ... entered the reverse phase by immediately playing a highlight sound best described as a rumbling sound You may have to go through the entire FYS sequence several times before you can clearly identify this sound After the rumbling highlight is played the freight yard sounds heard in Event 2 continue to play randomly Event 4 Neutral Before Forward The operator now interrupts the transformer throttle...

Page 14: ... setting too high or the engine will go racing away faster than you might expect TIPS ON USING FYS FEATURES FYS is a unique feature of ProtoSounds that is completely controlled by the operator You decide how when or if you want to utilize the feature By reviewing the following tips you should find solutions or suggestions to the various operating scenarios you might encounter when using FYS Tip 1 ...

Page 15: ...tions To disable FYS see the section on programming for squeaking brakes and FYS operation on page 22 and page 23 of this manual Tip 5 It is not necessary for the squeaking brake sounds to be heard to play the FYS sounds For example the brake sounds won t be heard if the high voltage setting is below 13 volts when the power is interrupted to enter the Neutral state Tip 6 You can leave any of the e...

Page 16: ...om the ProtoSound module to prevent the battery from being run down and contact MTH for instructions on returning the locomotive for repair REPLACING THE PROTOSOUND BATTERY The ProtoSound battery located inside the cab body is a special NiCad 7 cell 8 4v battery NOT the 6 cell 7 2v battery found in most convenience stores The 6 cell NiCad is NOT recommended for use with ProtoSound applications The...

Page 17: ...otoSound system has two types of volume adjustment A manual turn knob on the bottom of the chassis See Fig 4 below allows you to control all the sounds in the system and a remote control RESET option Option 6 allows you to control the volume level of the engine sounds remotely from the transformer Turning the volume adjustment knob clockwise will increase the volume and counterclockwise will lower...

Page 18: ...ne you advance one feature at a time through the available options An air release sound is heard each time the throttle is advanced In addition there are special sounds to tell you what RESET position you are in For example if you want to select Feature 2 you put the engine in RESET and move the throttle up and down from full throttle to low two times After the second advance you will hear two cli...

Page 19: ...ill give you 50 volume pushing it a third time will give you 25 volume and pushing it a fourth time will give you no sound The 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 ...

Page 20: ...he 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 PROGRAMMING FOR SQUEAKING BRAKE OPERATION ProtoSounds can be programme...

Page 21: ...le button until the module only responds with two bell dings PROGRAMMING FOR HORN IN NEUTRAL OPERATION If you are operating your engine with a separate bell button and want to blow your horn when your engine is in neutral you will need to program ProtoSounds to do so as the factory setting only allows the horn to blow in forward or reverse To do this enter RESET and go to Feature 25 See the sectio...

Page 22: ...nd equipped engines since every engine equipped with a ProtoCoupler will fire when prompted to by the operator By turning off the ProtoCoupler operation on certain engines you can fire the couplers open on the other engines without uncoupling the engines from each other To turn the ProtoCoupler function off enter RESET and go to Feature 10 See the section on Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds on p...

Page 23: ...ions The lockout feature comes from the factory in the OFF position meaning it is not active when you first take the engine out of the box This is done to prevent novice operators from accidentally locking their engine into forward neutral or reverse and then mistakenly thinking that the engine s electronics have failed To activate the Remote Lockout Control setting go to RESET Feature 40 See the ...

Page 24: ...URNING OFF CAB CHATTER SOUNDS Cab Chatter sounds occur in the neutral position every 2 to 30 seconds There are four Chatter messages which play at random times This helps to eliminate repetitive and boring messages While the sounds are selected to play randomly by the unit s computer there is no guarantee that you won t hear the same message repeated twice or more times If you don t want to hear t...

Page 25: ...OFF AND THEN LET GO OF THE WHISTLE BUTTON After about one second you will hear a short horn blast QUICKLY TURN THE THROTTLE BACK ON AGAIN Your engine is now locked into Forward or Reverse and it will remain so until you unlock the engine even if you wait a year to run your engine again UNLOCKING THE ENGINE Unlocking the engine is a similar procedure WHILE THE ENGINE IS MOVING PRESS THE WHISTLE BUT...

Page 26: ...or coupler firing depending on the transformer throttle voltage settings prior to the user s attempt to lock out the engine Remember the whistle doesn t blow in NEUTRAL unless you programmed it to do so using Feature 25 See page 21 for details only the bell rings or the coupler operates in NEUTRAL While it doesn t make any difference on how the lockout function operates you may hear one of the thr...

Page 27: ...fter 50 hours of operation or one year whichever comes first Grease can be added by inserting grease into the gear box inside the locomotive chassis In order to access the gear box the cab must be removed from the chassis by unscrewing the six chassis screws as seen in Figure 8 on page 28 Once the cab is removed the trucks can be removed by unscrewing the truck block motor mount screw located on t...

Page 28: ... slip the new tire over the grooved drive wheel Figures 7 and 8 identify the screws necessary to remove the body and trucks from the chassis Before the new tire can be installed you must make sure the old tire has been completely removed from the groove in the drive wheel Use a razor blade or small flatblade screwdriver pry away any remains left from the old tire that may still be in the drive whe...

Page 29: ...ic Trains HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT The locomotive s headlights are controlled by constant voltage circuits inside the locomotive body The headlight s can be easily removed from its lampholder should the bulb expire To remove the bulb follow the body removal instructions found in the Lubrication section on the proceeding pages Once the cab has been separated from the chassis gently unplug the bulb s w...

Page 30: ...n is depressed fully the ProtoSound circuit may not recognize the signal Try pressing the whistle button slower taking approximately 1 second to fully depress the button BELL PROBLEMS REMEDY When I press the whistle button to activate the bell the horn sounds You are trying to ring the bell in Forward or Reverse The bell only operates in Neutral unless you have programmed ProtoSounds to recognize ...

Page 31: ... up the transformer It sits still with the diesel compressor sounds running The engine is locked out into the Neutral position Follow the unlocking proceedures in the Lockout Section The engine won t lock out into Forward Neutral or Reverse even after the short horn blast sounds You are waiting too long to turn the throttle back on after the short horn blast sounds The power must be turned back on...

Page 32: ...iesel startup sounds have completed This will guarantee that the system check will have been completed since the startup sounds take longer than 2 2 seconds to play If the problem persists we recommend that you operate the throttle with a slower movement as you interrupt the power in RESET and enter the Forwaard Phase BRAKE SOUND PROBLEMS REMEDY When the transformer is throttled down the sounds wo...

Page 33: ...urn on the bell when the system enters Event 5 After approximately 15 rings of the bell it automatically will turn off Whenever FYS is enabled pressing the whistle and bell buttons has no affect Because FYS must control various effects in each FYS event the bell and whistle functions are disabled until either the FYS events have been completed or the engine is shut down for 3 or more seconds PROTO...

Page 34: ...0 Watt Standard Lionel 1043 U A 5 16v 90 Watt Standard Lionel 1043M U A 5 16v 90 Watt Standard Lionel 1044 U A 5 16v 90 Watt Standard Lionel 1053 U A 8 17v 60 Watt Standard Lionel 1063 U A 8 17v 60 Watt Standard All Trol Left Terminal Right Terminal 0 24v 300 Watt Electronic Cab 1 Powerma st er A U 0 18v 135V A Electronic Dallee Hostler Left Terminal Right Terminal Lionel LW A U 8 18v 75 Watt Stan...

Page 35: ...ns should be followed including the following Read this and all related manuals transformer power supply locomotive etc thoroughly before using this device This device is not recommended for children under ten years of age without adult supervision MTH recommends parents examine the toy transformer used to power this device periodically for conditions that may result in the risk of fire electric s...

Page 36: ...ber a copy of your sales receipt and a full description of the problem must be included to facilitate the repairs Please include the description regardless of whether you discussed the problem with one of our service technicians when contacting MTH for your Return Authorization number 3 Please make sure you have followed the instructions carefully before returning any merchandise for service LIMIT...

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