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NYC Dreyfuss Operating Manual
VOLUME PROBLEMS
LOCK-OUT PROBLEMS
BATTERY PROBLEMS
RESET PROBLEMS
REMEDY
REMEDY
REMEDY
REMEDY
When I try to run the engine, the steam
chuffing volume is OFF or very low.
I can't get the engine to run after I
power up the transformer. It sits still
with the steam compressor running.
I get no sounds when the engine
shifts between the directional states.
When I first turn the power ON, the
engine will not begin to run. I have
to turn the throttle off and then on
again to get the engine to operate.
Whenever I interrupt the power from
RESET to enter Forward, the engine
goes back into RESET instead. I know
this because the bell dings twice.
When I try to set the chuffing
volume, it resets itself to the original
volume after I select the new
volume.
When I try to set the chuffing volume
to 0 Volume, I still hear the steam
compressor sounds.
The engine won't lockout into
Forward, Neutral or Reverse even
after the short whistle blast sounds.
After I turn Off my transformer, my
engine continues to make
compressor sounds before quitting
with a ding of its belll.
The sounds distort at low voltages.
The chuffing volume has been programmed at a reduced volume or to be silent.
Go to "Reset" Feature 6 and adjust the volume. See the Chuffing Volume section on
Page 15.
The engine is Locked-Out into the neutral position. Follow the unlocking procedure
on page 19.
The battery may be dead or needs charging. See the Battery Backup section on
page 13.
This is normal behavior. When power to the track is first turned on, ProtoSounds
enters a "RESET" phase at which time the engine undergoes a system check. Power
must be interrupted to get the engine into the forward phase. Refer to the
instructions on 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 requires 2.2 seconds to complete during which time
the engine will play the diesel start up sounds. We recommend that you don't
interrupt power in RESET until the diesel start up sounds have been completed. This
always takes longer than 2.2 seconds allowing the microprocessor plenty of time to
complete its self-check. If the problem persists, we recommend that you operate
the throttle with a slower movement as you interrupt the power in RESET and enter
the Forward phase.
You are trying to set the volume with a poorly charged or dead backup battery.
See the section on Battery Backup on Page 13.
You are waiting too long to turn the throttle back on after the short whistle blast
sounds. The power must be turned back on immediately after the short whistle blast
or the engine will go back into RESET. See the lockout procedure in the Lock-Out
section on page 19.
When the chuffing volume is set to 0, you will hear the compressor sounds because
setting the chuffing volume only controls the sound of the chuffing itself. All other
sounds, including compressor, neutral sounds, the horn and the bell sounds will
continue to play at the volume level set by the volume control knob located on the
bottom of the chassis (See Fig. 7 on Page 14).
ProtoSounds continues to omit sound for approximately 15 seconds after power to
the track has been shut off.
The battery is insufficiently charged or dead. Follow the recharging instructions of
the battery backup section on Page 13.
The sounds seem distorted,
especially when the whistle or bell is
operated.
The overall ProtoSound volume has been set to high creating the distorted sounds.
Tr y turning the volume control knob counter clockwise to reduce the overall volume
level.
