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RailKing Genesis Train Set Operating Manual
RAILKING
An alternative method to using the throttle to enter the next reverse
unit phase is to press the direction button. When depressed, the
transformer interrupts all power to the track as long as the button is
depressed. Releasing the button reapplies power to the track at
whatever voltage level the transformer throttle is set at.
Blowing The Horn
Your Proto-Sound® equipped engine features a digital recording of a
diesel horn. The horn sound can be activated anytime the engine is in
forward or reverse by pressing the whistle/horn button on your
transformer. The horn will continue to blow as long as the whistle/horn
button is depressed. The horn will not function in RESET and must be
configured through a RESET option to allow the horn to work when the
engine is in neutral. See page 25 for information on horn programming
in the Using RESET To Program Proto-Sound® section of this manual.
Ringing The Bell
Your Proto-Sound® equipped engine also features a digital recording of
an actual diesel engine bell. The bell can be turned on or off by simply
pressing the Bell button on your transformer anytime the engine is in
forward or reverse. The bell will continue to ring until the bell button is
depressed a second time. The bell will not function in RESET. Once
the bell is turned on, it will continue to ring when the engine is cycled
into forward or reverse until you press the bell button.
Proto-Sound® Tip: Because of Proto-Sound® state-of-the-art design, the
microprocessor remembers its last command. Therefore, unless you
turn the bell off before you quit running your train, the next time you
run the engine, the bell will come on. No matter whether you come
back an hour later or a year later, the bell will begin chiming once the
engine enters one of the three directional states.
Operating The Remote Controlled ProtoCoupler®
Coupler System
Your Proto-Sound® equipped locomotive is equipped with two coil-
wound
ProtoCoupler®
for remote uncoupling action. Because the
ProtoCoupler®
is controlled through the Proto-Sound® microprocessor,
it doesn’t require an uncoupling track section or modification to your
layout to function. The three simple steps below are required to
operate the coupler.
