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Now, whenever you are in neutral, you can blow the horn with the
transformer whistle button. To reset ProtoSounds® to its original factory
setting of no horn in neutral, repeat the above procedure but keep pressing
the whistle button in Feature 25 until ProtoSounds® only dings once instead
of twice.
Note: When “Horn In Neutral" is set, the bell will only operate with a separate bell button and
the horn will not sound in neutral if the transformer throttle setting is over 11 volts. At 11 volts
or higher, ProtoSounds® may arm the coil coupler for operation whenever the whistle button
is pressed and the engine is in neutral.
TURNING 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 the Cab Chatter sounds, they can be turned off through Feature
23. To turn off the Cab Chatter sounds, enter RESET and go to Feature 23.
(See the section
Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds®
on Page 17.)
Once in Feature 23, press the transformer whistle button and wait for
ProtoSounds® to sound a bell ding(s). Continue pressing the whistle button
until ProtoSounds® sounds
two bell dings (signifying
that the module has been
programmed to turn the
Cab Chatter off). Simply
turn the transformer
throttle off and then on
again to lock in your
selection. To turn the Cab
Chatter sounds back on
again, repeat the above process, but keep pressing the transformer whistle
button in Feature 23 until ProtoSounds® only sounds one bell ding.
In RESET Mode
Move The Throttle
Up & Down From
High Voltage To Low
23 Times
Listen For 4 Clank
And 3 Clink Sounds
Push The Whistle Button
Until You Hear
2 Bell Dings
Interrupt The Throttle
To “Lock-In”
The Cab Chatter Setting
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