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NYC Dreyfuss Operating Manual

Event 3  (Reverse)

  The operator now interrupts the transformer throttle again to enter

the next reverse unit phase; reverse.  In an effort to enhance realism, PFA has disabled
the reverse phase so that it doesn’t power the motors and cause the engine to move
backward.  Upon entering reverse, PFA confirms to the operator that it has entered the
reverse state by immediately playing the highlight sound of the conductor’s voice saying 
“baggage to the right.”  This is followed by the continued ambient sounds of passenger
footsteps, muffled voices, baggage being moved about, crashing sound and whistling
for a taxi.  These sounds and the conductor highlight are randomly repeated as long as
the system remains in the “reverse” state.

Event 4  (Neutral Before Forward)

  The operator now interrupts the transformer throttle

again to enter the next reverse unit phase; neutral before reverse.  PFA confirms to the
operator that it has entered the neutral before forward phase by emmitting two quick air
release sounds.  This is followed by a public address message that the train on track 1 or 
2 (whichever track number the arriving public address message stated) is now
boarding.  Upon completion of the PA message, two conductor voice highlights
randomly begin playing.  These conductor voices include “Welcome Aboard” and
“Tickets Please”.  In addition to the two conductor highlights, the station ambient sounds 
continue and still include passenger footsteps, muffled voices, baggage being moved
about, crashing sound and whistling for a taxi.  The departing public address message
automatically repeats itself every 60 seconds with the highlights and station ambient
sounds randomly occurring as long as the system remains in the “neutral before
forward” phase.

    

Event 5.  (Forward)

  The operator now interrupts the transformer throttle again to enter

the next reverse unit phase; forward.  PFA confirms to the operator that it has entered
the forward phase by playing a conductor voice yelling “All Aboard!”  Immediately after
playing “all aboard”, the sound of the doors closing is heard.  Within two seconds of the
doors closing, the locomotive bell begins chiming and the air compressor pumps start.
After approximately 7 chimes of the bell, the engine automatically begins moving out in
the forward phase with the bell continuing to ring another 7 chimes before automatically
turning off.  Once the bell turns off the operator regains control of the transformer whistle 
and bell buttons and can ring the bell or blow the whistle as usual.

Note:

  When entering the forward phase of PFA, it is important to set the transformer

throttle at a high enough setting that will allow the engine to begin moving once PFA
automatically activates the motors.  Otherwise, the engine will just sit still until you
increase the throttle setting on the transformer.

Summary of Contents for NYC Dreyfuss 4-6-4

Page 1: ...ling stock and accessories The locomotive and tender are equipped with either an electronic whistle or the ProtoSound Digital Sound and Train Control System which contains several deluxe features that...

Page 2: ...RESET OPTIONS 15 SETTING THE ENGINE CHUFFING VOLUME 15 PROGRAMMING FOR A SEPARATE BELL BUTTON CONTROLLER 16 PROGRAMMING FOR WHISTLE IN NEUTRAL OPERATION 16 PROGRAMMING FOR OPTIONAL PROTOCOUPLER OPERA...

Page 3: ...ch if so equipped The reverse unit is designed to ignore dirty track dead spots on switches or minor short circuits without disrupting engine operation even at slow prototypical speeds Before the engi...

Page 4: ...could lead to damage to the smoke unit heating element and or wicking Add the fluid through the smoke stack hole as indicated in Figure 3 After adding the fluid gently blow into the stack to eliminat...

Page 5: ...erator with unprecedented realistic operation on your model railroad In addition to actual steam CD equivalent 16 bit digital sounds you get the following features each of which is further described o...

Page 6: ...lts when you first enter RESET then wait for the steam compressor pumps to begin before slowly turning the throttle to the off position and then back on again to enter the Forward phase If you enter R...

Page 7: ...in chiming once the engine enters one of the three directional states TO TURN THE BELL ON OR OFF WITH A BELL BUTTON To turn the bell on turn on power to the track and cycle the engine into Forward Neu...

Page 8: ...nsformer throttle to enter either forward or reverse to allow the engine to begin running Note the brake sound will only be activated in the first direction state you enter after triggering the featur...

Page 9: ...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 ru...

Page 10: ...perator now interrupts the transformer throttle to stop the engine and put it into neutral If the throttle setting was at 14 volts or higher ProtoSounds will play the sound of squealing brakes as the...

Page 11: ...e Aboard and Tickets Please In addition to the two conductor highlights the station ambient sounds continue and still include passenger footsteps muffled voices baggage being moved about crashing soun...

Page 12: ...ith ProtoSounds or PFA If the engine isn t equipped with PFA the only thing to remember is that you not turn up the transformer throttle very high when entering the reverse state found in Event 3 If t...

Page 13: ...cally activated whenever track power is turned on The battery ensures that power to the sound system will not be interrupted during directional changes setting RESET options or when traveling over dir...

Page 14: ...sounds seem distorted or garbled at low voltages or become silent when power from the transformer is shut off the battery may be going bad Before replacing the battery you should put the engine in NE...

Page 15: ...ne in RESET and move the throttle up and down from full throttle to low two times After the second advance you will hear two clinks indicating that the computer is now in Feature 2 Advance the throttl...

Page 16: ...r reverse If the bell doesn t operate and is wired up correctly you will need to program the ProtoSound module to operate with a bell button To do this enter RESET and go to Feature 20 See the section...

Page 17: ...ound to sound a bell ding s Continue pressing the whistle button until ProtoSounds sounds two bell dings signifying that the ProtoCoupler option has been turned off Simply turn the transformer throttl...

Page 18: ...off and then back on again To turn the Remote Lockout Control setting back off go back to Feature 40 and press the whistle button until only one bell ding sounds To lock in the setting simply turn th...

Page 19: ...E OFF AND THEN LET GO OF THE WHISTLE BUTTON After three seconds without power you will hear one chime of theRESETbell TURN ON THE POWER AGAIN Your engine is now in RESET and will operate normally once...

Page 20: ...hassis In order to access the gear box the boiler must be removed from the chassis by unscrewing the four chassis screws as seen in Figure 8 above Once the boiler is removed the gear box can be opened...

Page 21: ...emoved and reinstalled or a noticeable wobble in your engine will occur when operating the locomotive In addition it is important to make sure that the tire is fully seated inside the groove Any porti...

Page 22: ...t is this DC signal that tells the whistle to blow However because the signal is weaker when the whistle button is depressed fully the ProtoSound circuit may not recognize the signal Try pushing the b...

Page 23: ...page 6 Whenever ProtoSounds enters RESET after power has been off for more than 15 seconds the microprocessor initiates a self check to determine that everything is in working order This self check r...

Page 24: ...rrupt the power twice to enter another direction state and still have the brake feature active Therefore in order to make the brake sound feature operate in forward when activated in neutral you must...

Page 25: ...0 Watt Lionel 1053 A U 8 17v 60 Watt Lionel 1063 A U 8 17v 60 Watt Lionel LW U A 8 18v 75 Watt Lionel KW U A or B 6 20v 190 Watt Lionel RW A U 9 19v 110 Watt Lionel SW A U Unknown 130 Watt Lionel TW A...

Page 26: ...accessing Feature 18 in RESET RESET OPERATION DEFAULT SETTING CLINKS CLANKS 6 Chuffing Volume Full Volume 5 Clinks 1 Clank 10 Coupler On Off Coupler On 0 Clinks 2 Clanks 18 Reset Default Settings 3 C...

Page 27: ...d A cover letter indicating the reason for the return and a brief description of the problem should be included to facilitate the repairs Please don t forget to include your return name and address 3...

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