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Remote Control

If your set is so equipped, the remote and lock-on are designed for use with moderate 
power supplies such as the one included with this set.  It is compatible with virtually any 
manufacturer's engines.

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Note: 

The RailKing  Remote Control and Remote Lock-on will not operate engines 

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equipped with pre-1997 versions of Proto-Sound  or with Proto-One,  Proto-Plus,  

Proto-Deluxe,  aftermarket systems.

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Plug tender plug into boiler socket at the back of cab.

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Connect the draw bar between the engine and tender.

DO NOT CONNECT 
This Engine To A 
Tender From 

Another Engine; It May 
Cause Serious Damage.

Look at the bottom of the 
engine and tender where 
each will have a color-coded 
stamp.  If they match you 
may connect those two 
pieces; if not, don't.

Insert two AA batteries (not 
included) into the remote.

Green LED flashing 
indicates lock-on is 
receiving signals from 
remote.

Controls trains from 
up to 15 feet from 
the lock-on.

Aim remote control at the 
rounded side of the lock-on 
sensor to send track. Lock-

on sensor can be rotated to the 
direction you will most often 
signal. 

Remove phillips screw with 
screwdriver on back of remote.

STEP

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STEP

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RailKing 2-8-0 Steam Passenger Set with Loco-Sound™

Summary of Contents for 30-4092-0

Page 1: ...Operation Manual www railking com Thank you for purchasing this RailKing product PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SAVE 2 8 0 Steam Passenger Set 2 8 0 Steam Passenger Set ...

Page 2: ...other electronic equipment periodically for conditions that may result in the risk of fire electric shock or injury to persons such as damage to the primary cord plug blades housing output jacks or other parts In the event such conditions exist the train set should not be used until properly repaired l Do not operate your layout unattended Obstructed accessories or stalled trains may overheat resu...

Page 3: ...ent instructions from the M T H Parts Department e mail parts mth railking com phone 410 381 2580 mail 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive Columbia MD 21046 1532 3 Passenger Cars Set Includes 8 Pieces O 31 Curve RealTrax Steam Engine with Proto Sound 2 0 CD Rom Lock On Remote Control or Controller with Wiring Harness Tools Needed Cotton Swab or Rag Philips Screwdriver RailKing Maintenance Kit or Light Hou...

Page 4: ...rax Insert lock on into knock out tab Lock on is the interface between the track and transformer Make sure the metal contacts line up Align Quick Connect Plugs Knock out must be removed before remote lock on can be installed Remove knock out from outer edge of track by holding and twisting up with a pair of pliers REMOVE TAB FROM OUTER EDGE Line up the track clip Pop track clip in place Connecting...

Page 5: ... under the engine to the OFF position Running the engine without a primed smoke unit may cause damage See the ProtoSmoke Unit Operation section of this book for more information on smoke unit maintenance Coupling the Engine and Cars DO NOT OVER OIL DO NOT OVER OIL DO NOT OVER OIL Lubricate Valve Gear Lubricate Pick Up Rollers Do Not Oil the Flat Part of Pick Up Rollers Lubricate Side Rods Add 15 2...

Page 6: ...nd tender DO NOT CONNECT This Engine To A Tender From Another Engine It May Cause Serious Damage Look at the bottom of the engine and tender where each will have a color coded stamp If they match you may connect those two pieces if not don t Insert two AA batteries not included into the remote Green LED flashing indicates lock on is receiving signals from remote Controls trains from up to 15 feet ...

Page 7: ... Up Throttle up the power to your track by turning the throttle on the controller or if so equipped by pressing the top end of the Throttle Control Rocker Switch on the remote control firmly for about 5 seconds until the engine s headlight and lighted cars burn bright Then put the engine into motion by firmly pressing the Direction button hold it for approximately 1 second on your remote once If t...

Page 8: ...during the initial neutral upon start up if you ever couple this engine to another engine that is not equipped with speed control to avoid damaging the motors in either engine Each time you shut down the engine completely it will automatically turn speed control on Direction Lock You can lock your engine into a direction forward neutral or reverse so that it will not change directions To do this p...

Page 9: ...ur own voice through your engine s speakers You must supply the microphone and a mini cable 1 8 plug like that used for the headset with a portable CD tape player to connect your microphone to the remote lock on To use Proto Dispatch Mini cable attached to the microphone must be an 1 8 plug Plug the Mic into the proto dispatch port on the left side of the remote lock on and speak into the micropho...

Page 10: ... track with denatured alcohol as described in the Cleaning the Wheels Tires and Track section of this booklet Manual Volume Control To adjust the volume of all sounds made by this engine turn the master volume control knob located under the tender clockwise to increase the volume and counter clockwise to decrease the volume 10 NOTE M T H does not recommend using Proto Cast and Proto Dispatch at th...

Page 11: ...nkage components and pickup rollers to prevent squeaking Use light household oil such as that found in M T H s maintenance kit Do not over oil Use only a drop or two on each pivot point Greasing Instructions The locomotive s internal gearing was greased at the factory and should not need additional grease until after 50 hours of operation or one year whichever comes first To add grease remove the ...

Page 12: ...the boiler of the engine The smoke unit is essentially a small heating element and wick that soaks up and then heats a mineral oil based fluid that emits a harmless smoke The smoke is then forced out of the stack by a small electric fan With a few easy maintenance steps you should enjoy trouble free smoke unit operation for years When preparing to run this engine add 15 20 drops of smoke fluid thr...

Page 13: ... when the smoke unit is on and has fluid check the wick to see if it has become hard blackened and unabsorbent around the heating element Remove the boiler as shown in Figure A on page 7 Remove the smoke unit inspection cover from the locomotive s body see right After removing the chassis and inspection cover screws lift the inspection plate away and inspect the wick If it is darkly discolored and...

Page 14: ...ight and rotate the headlight bulb counter clockwise to remove Replace Headlight Bulb STEP 2 2 Turn the car over and remove the two mounting screws holding the roof on Gently pull the bulb away from its housing and push the replacement bulb into the housing Reassemble in reverse order Turn the car back over and gently twist the ends of the car in opposite directions until the roof pops off Lift th...

Page 15: ...n for the CD ROM drive 4 Find the folder on the CD ROM entitled INSTALLATION 5 Choose the folder inside entitled RRTRAXSETUP 6 Run the file in that folder called SETUP EXE and follow the directions it provides The program may ask you for a registration code If it does type in M T H and it will run Additional track libraries can be obtained directly from RR Track See their website for more informat...

Page 16: ...r reverse The engine may be locked into the neutral position Follow the procedure in the Lock into a Direction section to unlock the engine s direction Engine speed must be below 10 scale mph approx 10 volts or less in conventional mode Volume Remedy The sounds seem distorted especially when the Horn or bell is activated No sound Loco Sound volume is set too high Turn the volume control knob on th...

Page 17: ...90 Watt Standard Lionel 1033 U A 5 16v 90 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 Dallee Hostler Left Terminal Right Terminal Electronic Lionel LW A U 8 18v 75 Watt S...

Page 18: ...ckel EC 1250015 14 Drive block black 4 axle DF 1200018 15 Bolt nickel IA 0000253 hex head 5 0mm M3x9 5mm long 4 0x2 5mm shoulder 16 Side rod nickel EC 1250017 116 0mm long 4 holes 17 Traction tires DE 0000023 18 Insulator black BD 0000026 top square pick up 19 Screw nickel IA 0000015 M3x6 0mm roundhead 20 Wire strap white IH 0000103 metal tab bends over wires 21 Tach board AG 0000048 no spacer bet...

Page 19: ...m long 4 0x2 5mm shoulder 5 0mm hex head 35 Truck lead single axle DA 1230013 36 E clip 2 5x6 0x0 5mm IF 0000004 37 Washer 3 0x7 0x0 4mm ID 0000028 38 Spring IE 0000007 6 5x11 0mm w 0 4mm thick wire 39 Pin IG 0000007 3 0x9 0mm flathead 1 e clip groove 40 Pivot plate nickel IH 0000021 for lead truck 41 Bracket black IH 0000211 metal 18 6x32 4x40 5mm T shaped 42 Ferrite bead AI 0000030 43 Capacitor ...

Page 20: ...s 23 17 16 13 40 17 39 38 37 36 35 34 12 19 33 32 31 5 6 12 13 15 14 15 9 8 15 16 10 2 2 30 29 28 26 42 43 27 22 21 5 4 20 3 44 11 46 23 41 45 11 23 11 19 18 11 23 25 11 23 1 1 24 7 15 15 RailKing 2 8 0 Steam Passenger Set with Loco Sound ...

Page 21: ...8 ohms 0 25 watt 11 Wire harness black BC 1200103 12 Screw IA 0000058 M2x4 0mm roundhead 13 Switch small BB 0000009 14 Screw IA 0000003 4 40x6 0mm roundhead 15 Bracket Aluminum IH 0000212 for Loco Sound board 14 0x76 0x24 7mm 5 0mm step 16 Screw IA 0000035 M3x8 0mm roundhead 17 Volume pot small BI 0000040 blue w green board 18 Spacer black ID 0000071 3 0x6 0x4 0mm plastic 19 Chassis black GB 12000...

Page 22: ... 26 E clip 3 0x8 0x0 5mm IF 0000002 27 Truck black DA 1250012 tender 2 axle 28 Screw IA 0000214 6 32x6 0mm washer head 29 Gasket black IB 0000009 speaker ring 43 8x49 8x3 0mm foam NS Wire harness BC 1200104 12 pin black male plug RailKing 2 8 0 Steam Passenger Set with Loco Sound ...

Page 23: ...23 2 8 0 Steam Engine Tender Parts 21 2 22 23 24 25 26 11 29 10 9 14 8 13 16 17 18 19 4 5 15 20 20 28 27 12 7 6 3 14 1 RailKing 2 8 0 Steam Passenger Set with Loco Sound ...

Page 24: ...ou discussed the problem with a service technician when contacting the Service Center or M T H for your ReturnAuthorization Please make sure you have followed the instructions carefully before returning any merchandise for service Limited One Year Warranty All M T H products purchased from anAuthorized M T H Train Merchant are covered by this warranty See our website at or call 1 888 640 3700 to i...

Page 25: ...9 4811 T S G HOBBIES SALEM WARRENTON 603 898 7224 CONNECTICUT 540 347 9212 NEW ENGLAND HOBBY NEW YORK SUPPLY WISCONSIN AURORA RAILS HOBBIES MANCHESTER SOMMERFELD S TRAINS EAST AURORA 860 646 0610 BUTLER 716 652 5718 262 783 7797 FLORIDA OHIO ROUNDHOUSE SOUTH GRAMPA S TRAIN SHOP DAVIS ELECTRONICS PORT ORANGE RICE LAKE MILFORD 386 304 7002 715 234 2996 513 831 6425 MARYLAND RICK S TOY TRAINS PLAZA H...

Page 26: ...DIANA 303 777 6766 LIL BOBBY S HOBBIES Y O R K TRAINS MONTGOMERY MUNSTER MIZELL TRAINS 334 277 1715 219 838 9999 WESTMINSTER 303 429 4811 SAMUELSON S TRAIN SHOP ARIZONA VALP ARAISO ARIZONA TRAIN DEPOT CONNECTICUT 219 462 2708 MESA NEW ENGLAND HOBBY 480 833 9486 SUPPLY IOWA MANCHESTER CABOOSE STOP HOBBIES CALIFORNIA 860 646 0610 CEDAR FALLS CENTRAL COAST TRAINS 800 642 7012 ATASCEDERO FLORIDA 805 4...

Page 27: ...P RIDGEFIELD HOBBY 301 694 8331 AKRON RIDGEFIELD 330 253 6527 201 943 2636 MASSACHUSETTS E S TRAINS NORTHEAST TRAINS TOM S MODEL TRAINS AKRON PEABODY SCOTCH PLAINS 330 745 0785 978 532 1615 908 322 6122 T K HOBBY SHOP EAST BAYHOBBIES TRAINS THINGS BRIDGEPORT SEEKONK TRENTON 740 633 6607 508 336 5573 609 883 8790 PARMAHOBBY MICHIGAN COAST TRAINS AND CLEVELAND MICHIGAN MODEL TRAIN COLLECTIBLES 216 7...

Page 28: ...INIA TRAINS R FUN BUSSINGER TRAINS PA TRICK S TRAINS LEESBURG AMBLER WHEELING 703 779 8600 215 628 2366 304 232 0714 JIM S HOBBY SERVICE SOUTH CAROLINA WISCONSIN BERWICK EMERALD TRAIN HOBBY WOODCRAFTERS SHOP 570 759 2695 GREENWOOD BURLINGTON 864 223 2247 262 763 5239 YE OLDE TRAIN CHRISTMAS SHOPPE TENNESSEE SOMMERFELD S TRAINS BOYERTOWN MODEL RAILROAD HOBBY BUTLER 610 369 0755 SHOP 262 783 7797 ME...

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