Troubleshooting Proto-Sound 2.0 Problems
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AlthoughProto-Sound2.0hasbeendesignedandengineeredforeaseofuse,youmay
havesomequestionsduringinitialoperation. Thefollowingtableshouldanswermost
questions. Ifyourproblemcannotberesolvedwiththistable,contactM.T.H.for
assistance(e-mail:[email protected];telephone:410-381-2580;fax:410-423-
0009;mail:7020ColumbiaGatewayDrive,ColumbiaMD21046-1532).
StartingUp
Whistle
Bell
Remedy
Remedy
Remedy
WhenIfirstturnthepoweron,theengine
willnotbegintorun.
TheenginewillnotstartafterIpressthe
Directionbutton.
Myenginesoundsaredistortedandgarbled.
Ican'tgetthewhistletoblowwhenIpress
thewhistlebutton.
Ican'tgetthebelltoringwhenIpressthe
bellbutton.
Youmaybepressingthebuttontooquickly. Try
pressingtheWhistlebuttonmoreslowly,taking
approximatelyonefullsecondtofullydepressthe
button.
Youmaybepressingthebuttontooquickly. Try
pressingthebellbuttonmoreslowly,taking
approximatelyonefullsecondtofullydepressthe
button.
Thisisnormalbehavior. Topreventaccidental
high-speedstart-ups,Proto-Sound2.0is
programmedtostartupinneutralanytimetrack
powerhasbeenturnedoffforseveralseconds. See
the"BasicOperation"sectionformoredetails.
Youmaynotbesendingenoughpowertothetrack
topowertheengine. Pressthethrottleupforafew
moresecondstoincreasetrackpower.
Thebatterymayhaverundown,especiallyifthe
enginehasbeeninstorageforsometime. Seethe
"Self-ChargingBatteryBack-Up"sectionofthese
instructionsforhowtotest,recharge,and(if
necessary)replacethebattery.
Coupler
Remedy
WhenItrytofirethecoupler,FYSstarts.
TheProto-Couplerwon'tlettheengine
uncoupleonthefly.
Thecouplerdoesnotfireorstaycoupled.
Youarewaitingtoolongbetweenwhistlebutton
presses.Seethetiminginstructionslocatedatthe
beginningofthe"Proto-Sound2.0Operating
Instructions"section.
Trylubricatingthecouplerknuckleandrivetwith
adrygraphitelubricant.
Thecouplerneedstobecleaned. Wipewith
denaturedalcohol(notrubbingalcohol)andlet
dry.
CabChatter
Remedy
SometimestheCabChattersoundsdon't
play.
CabChatterplaysonlyinneutralatrandom
intervals.
Lock-out
Remedy
Ican'tgettheenginetorunafterIpowerup
thetransformer. Itsitsstillwiththediesel
andcompressorsoundsrunning.
Theenginewon'tlockintoforward,neutral,
orreverse.
Theenginemaybelockedintotheneutral
position. Followtheprocedureinthe"Lockintoa
Direction"sectiontounlocktheengine'sdirection.
Enginespeedmustbebelow10scalemph
(approx.10voltsorlessinconventionalmode).
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