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Rail King RAILKING E-8 AA, Operating Manual

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RailKing E-8 AA Operating Manual

SELF-RECHARGING BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEM

  ProtoSounds® state-of-the-art design includes a self-recharging battery
backup system for improved performance at any speed.  The self-recharging 
battery backup system is automatically turned on or off whenever track
power is turned on or off.  There are no switches to turn on or off to enjoy
the benefits of the automatic battery backup system.  The battery ensures
that power to the sound system will remain on during directional changes,
setting RESET options, or when traveling over dirty track and switches.

  The battery is a rechargeable NiCad type which is continually charged
from the track when power is applied.  NiCad batteries are a dry battery and 
should not leak or cause any damage to your locomotive and will last up to
five years or longer.  If you notice that the 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 NEUTRAL and leave the transformer throttle at about 12
volts for fifteen minutes.  This should temporarily recharge the battery.  If
the garbled or distorted sounds are  reduced, then your battery charge has
worn down.  You can give your battery a full charge by leaving the engine
ON in NEUTRAL for 16 to 18 hours.

REPLACING THE PROTOSOUND BATTERY  

  The ProtoSound® battery is a special NiCad 7-cell, 8.4v battery - NOT the 
6-cell, 7.2v battery found in most convenience stores.  The 6-cell NiCad is
NOT recommended for use with ProtoSound® applications.  Replacement
ProtoSound® batteries are available from MTH ProtoSound Electronics at
7020 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD  21046.  A standard 9v
alkaline battery can be substituted as a temporary fix, but since alkaline
batteries can’t take a charge, it will eventually wear down.  Regardless, it
should give you a week to a couple of months use while you wait for your
replacement ProtoSound® battery to arrive.

Summary of Contents for RAILKING E-8 AA

Page 1: ... and accessories The locomotive is equipped with either an electronic horn or the ProtoSound Digital Sound and train control system which contains several deluxe features that are simple and fun to operate Each feature is described among the following pages which should be read before the engine is operated For those of you who can t wait to get started theQuick Start Basic Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...ng Reverse Unit Lock Out Control 23 Resetting All ProtoSound Options To Factory Defaults 24 Reverse Unit Lockout Control Functions 25 Locking The Engine Into Forward or Reverse 25 Unlocking The Engine 25 Locking The Engine Into Neutral 25 OIL LUBRICATION INSTRUCTIONS 27 TRACTION TIRE REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS 28 LIGHT BULB REMOVAL REPLACEMENT 29 TROUBLE SHOOTING PROTOSOUND PROBLEMS 30 ProtoSound RE...

Page 3: ...ced on the track the throttle on the transformer can be advanced You will see that only the engine s lights come on and that only two dings of the ProtoSound bell occur followed by the diesel start up sounds on ProtoSound equipped 3 rail models The engine does not run This is known as the RESET state and is explained in more detail beginning on Page 4 The ProtoSound DCRU will not power the motors ...

Page 4: ... the engine is controlled by a ProtoSound DCRU reverse unit that contains the standard forward neutral reverse states found on most reverse units However as described earlier when power is first applied to the track the reverse unit begins in RESET or what seems like a neutral state Power must be interrupted again to get the locomotive to enter the forward state It is this first RESET state that g...

Page 5: ...blast or continuous bell ringing In fact when in RESET and the whistle button is depressed only one single bell chime will be heard each time the whistle button is pressed If you don t want to configure or change your locomotive using any of these programmable features simply leave RESET and wait 2 2 seconds before interrupting the power to put the engine in forward After you leave RESET your engi...

Page 6: ...cle the engine into NEUTRAL Turn the throttle to 8 volts or less any higher voltage will arm the ProtoCoupler and press the whistle button The bell should begin chiming To turn the bell off press the whistle button again If you want to keep the bell on while running the engine simply interrupt the power with the transformer throttle or the transformer directional switch and enter forward or revers...

Page 7: ...o select either the front or rear coupler Simply slide the switch toward the direction of the coupler you want to make active SQUEAKING BRAKE SOUNDS ProtoSound equipped engines feature the ability to play the sound of squeaking brakes whenever your engine slows in speed There are two settings for activating the squeaking brake sounds The default setting allows the brake sounds to play while the en...

Page 8: ...ake sounds will likely continue playing even though the engine has come to a complete stop This annoying effect can be eliminated by simply practicing with the brake feature In no time you will quickly learn how to feather the throttle to keep the engine moving while the brake sounds play and then turning the throttle off just as the sounds stop Remember that once you stop the engine you should tu...

Page 9: ...d departure messages passenger disembarking and embarking sounds conductor voices and general train station ambient sounds Each is described in more detail in the following sections ACTIVATING PASSENGER SOUNDS Your ProtoSounds equipped engine features an operator controlled passenger station sound set Once activated this easy to use feature plays digitally reproduced sounds of a passenger station ...

Page 10: ...rmer whistle button To activate the feature turn on the transformer throttle and get your engine into the neutral position not RESET Once in neutral set the transformer throttle at 8 volts or less and press and hold the whistle button for at least three seconds You will hear the bell chiming turn on and if you listen carefully you should hear a horn blast sound after three seconds have passed at w...

Page 11: ...e direction it arrived The following operator controlled events control PFA s actions and sounds Event 1 Forward While the locomotive is running in forward or reverse PFA is activated by the operator pushing and holding the bell button down for three or more seconds The locomotive bell begins chiming and can be left on or turned off without disabling PFA Event 2 Neutral Before Reverse The operator...

Page 12: ...tep have a nice day and baggage to the right 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 im...

Page 13: ...e 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 ch...

Page 14: ... with 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 the throttle is set too high then the second locomotive will begin vibrating on the track as its motors will be turning in the reverse state since engines not equipped with PFA cannot disable the rev...

Page 15: ...es 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 NEUTRAL and leave the transformer throttle at about 12 volts for fifteen minutes This should temporarily recharge the battery If the garbled or distorted sounds are reduced then your battery charge has worn down You can give your battery a full char...

Page 16: ... control all the sounds in the system and a remote control RESET option Option 6 allows you to control the volume level of the engine sounds remotely from the transformer Turning the volume adjustment knob clockwise will increase the volume and counterclockwise will lower the volume of all sounds bell horn engine sounds Cab Chatter etc ProtoSound Volume Knob Figure 4 Adjusting The ProtoSound Volum...

Page 17: ... advance one feature at a time through the available options An air release sound is heard each time the throttle is advanced In addition there are special sounds to tell you what RESET position you are in For example if you want to select Feature 2 you put the engine 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 in...

Page 18: ...you 50 volume pushing it a third time will give you 25 volume and pushing it a fourth time will give you no engine sound The microprocessor will immediately play the sound level each time the whistle button is pushed so that you can decide if it is acceptable You can recycle through the four choices by simply continuing to press the whistle button Once you have decided on the appropriate volume le...

Page 19: ...dule has been programmed for a bell button Simply turn the throttle off and then on again to Lock In the new setting To reset the computer to its original factory default setting no separate bell button operation repeat the above procedure but keep pushing the whistle button until the computer only responds with one bell ding PROGRAMMING FOR SQUEAKING BRAKE OPERATION ProtoSounds can be programmed ...

Page 20: ...HORN IN NEUTRAL OPERATION If you are operating your engine with a separate bell button and want to blow your horn when your engine is in neutral you will need to program ProtoSounds to do so as the factory setting only allows the horn to blow in forward or reverse To do this enter RESET and go to Feature 25 See the section Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds on page 17 Once in Feature 25 press the ...

Page 21: ...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 bu...

Page 22: ...ottle off and then on again to lock in the new setting PROGRAMMING FOR PFA OPERATION ProtoSounds is equipped with a RESET setting to turn off the Passenger Station Sound Proto Effects PFA features This is especially useful if you are double heading engines that are both equipped with PFA You may not want to stop at a yard and have both engines playing their PFA sound effects To turn off PFA enter ...

Page 23: ...hat the engine s electronics have failed To activate the Remote Lockout Control setting go to RESET Feature 40 See the section entitled Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds on page 17 Once in Feature 40 press the transformer whistle button and wait for ProtoSounds to sound a bell ding Continue pressing the whistle button until ProtoSounds sounds two bell dings signifying that the Remote Lockout Cont...

Page 24: ...check each RESET feature one at a time To reset all the RESET features back to their original factory settings enter RESET and go to Feature 18 See the section entitledUsing RESET To Program ProtoSounds on page 17 Once in Feature 18 press the transformer whistle button and wait for ProtoSounds to sound a garbled bell sound In RESET Mode Move The Throttle Up Down From High Voltage To Low 18 Times L...

Page 25: ... THE WHISTLE BUTTON After about one second you will hear a short horn blast QUICKLY TURN THE THROTTLE BACK ON AGAIN Your engine is now locked into Forward or Reverse and it will remain so until you unlock the engine even if you wait a year to run your engine again UNLOCKING THE ENGINE Unlocking the engine is a similar procedure WHILE THE ENGINE IS MOVING PRESS THE WHISTLE BUTTON WHILE THE HORN IS ...

Page 26: ...rottle voltage settings prior to the user s attempt to lock out the engine Remember the horn doesn t blow in NEUTRAL unless you programmed it to do so using Feature 25 See page 20 for details only the bell rings or the coupler operates in NEUTRAL While it doesn t make any difference on how the lockout function operates you may hear one of the three different NEUTRAL activated sounds To unlock the ...

Page 27: ...hours of operation or one year whichever comes first Grease cannot be added to the internal gearing until the body is removed from the chassis which is held in place by six Phillips screws The screws are located on each end of the chassis and the two forward fuel tank screws as seen in Fig 7 below After removing the screws lift the body away from the chassis and lay the body next to the chassis Ne...

Page 28: ... Dirty track and dirty wheels can cause both poor electrical contact as well as poor traction especially on elevated track sections Finally dirt and oil build up can prematurely wear out the neoprene traction tires TRACTION TIRE REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS Your locomotive is equipped with two neoprene rubber traction tires on each power truck While these tires are extremely durable and long lasting t...

Page 29: ...ce the new tire s are in place reassemble the truck sides to the truck blocks and then reassemble the chassis to the body Replacement tires are available directly from MTH Electric Trains HEADLIGHT REPLACEMENT Each E 8 AA locomotive contains one bayonet 18v headlight bulb that is controlled by the track voltage The headlight bulb simply plugs into its lamp socket and can be easily removed should t...

Page 30: ...depressed fully the ProtoSound circuit may not recognize the signal Try pressing the whistle button slower taking approximately 1 second to fully depress the button BELL PROBLEMS REMEDY When I press the whistle button to activate the bell the horn sounds You are trying to ring the bell in Forward or Reverse The bell only operates in Neutral unless you have programmed ProtoSounds to recognize a sep...

Page 31: ...he transformer It sits still with the diesel compressor sounds running The engine is locked out into the Neutral position Follow the unlocking procedures in the Lockout Section The engine won t lock out into Forward Neutral or Reverse even after the short horn blast sounds You are waiting too long to turn the throttle back on after the short horn blast sounds The power must be turned back on immed...

Page 32: ... completed This will guarantee that the system check will have been completed since the startup sounds take longer than 2 2 seconds to play 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 BRAKE SOUND PROBLEMS REMEDY When the transformer is throttled down the sounds won t play The brake feature...

Page 33: ...assenger station sound effects and operation is as realistic as possible ProtoSounds disables the reverse unit state whenever PFA is enabled This way the engine never goes into reverse as the operator cycles through the various PFA events When the engine enters PFA event 5 the bell automatically comes on PFA has a built in command to turn on the bell when the system enters Event 5 After approximat...

Page 34: ...er whistle button until you hear a soft warbled bell sound RESET OPERATION DEFAULT CLANKS CLINKS 6 Engine Volume Full Volume 1 Clank 5 Clinks 10 Coupler ON OFF Coupler ON 2 Clanks 0 Clinks 18 Reset Default Settings 3 Clanks 3 Clinks 20 Remote Bell Button Bell Button Active 4 Clanks 0 Clinks 23 Cab Chatter Cab Chatter ON 4 Clanks 3 Clinks 25 Whistle In Neutral Whistle In Neutral OFF 5 Clanks 0 Clin...

Page 35: ...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 Cab 1 Powerma ster A U 0 18v 135V A Electronic Dallee Hostler Left Terminal Right Terminal Lionel LW A U 8 18v 75 Wat...

Page 36: ...ling when being pulled or pushed by the RailKing E 8 AA through O 31 switches Should this occur we suggest adding weight to the cars making them heavier and less likely to derail EXPLODED PARTS LIST The following parts list references the parts identified on the drawings shown over the next few pages Replacement parts can be obtained directly from MTH Electric Trains 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive Co...

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Page 38: ...w IA 0000001 32 Motor mount BI 0000029 33 Motor BE 0000027 34 Screw IA 0000058 35 Switch large BB 0000006 36 Rubber band BI 4500004 37 Wire harness BC 0000016 38 Screw IA 0000092 39 T bar IG 0000001 40 Coupler non operating DD 4000005 41 Spring IE 0000022 42 Washer ID 0000026 43 E clip IF 0000002 44 Wire strap metal IH 0000012 45 Screw IA 0000016 46 Screw IA 0000114 47 Screw IA 0000003 48 Insulato...

Page 39: ...39 RailKing E 8 AA Operating Manual E8 Lead Unit ...

Page 40: ...0000092 19 Fuel tank black FC 2200062 20 Coupler non operating DD 4000008 21 Centering spring IE 0000027 22 Screw IA 0000091 23 Screw IA 0000058 24 Wire harness BC 0000018 25 Truck side DB 2200005 black right rear left front 26 Truck side DB 2200006 black left rear right front 27 Truck non powered DA 2000004 3 axle for screw base coupler 28 Nut IC 0000008 29 Insulator pick up bottom BD 0000006 30 ...

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Page 42: ...sales receipt and a full description of the problem must be included to facilitate the repairs Please include the description regardless of whether you discussed the problem with one of our service technicians when contacting MTH for your Return Authorization number 3 Please make sure you have followed the instructions carefully before returning any merchandise for service LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANT...

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