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This product may be protected by one or more of the following patents: 6,019,289; 6,280,278; 6,281,606;
6,291,263; 6,457,681; 6,491,263; 6,604,641; 6,619,594; 6,624,537; 6,655,640.

CAUTION: ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PRODUCT:

WARNING:

When using electrical products, basic safety precautions should be observed, including the following:

Read this manual thoroughly before using this device.

M.T.H. recommends that all users and persons supervising use examine the hobby transformer and other electronic equipment

periodically for conditions that may result in the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, such as damage to the primary cord,
plug blades, housing, output jacks or other parts. In the event such conditions exist, the train set should not be used until properly
repaired.

Do not operate your layout unattended. Obstructed accessories or stalled trains may overheat, resulting in damage to your layout.

This train set is intended for indoor use. Do not use if water is present. Serious injury or fatality may result.

Do not operate the hobby transformer with damaged cord, plug, switches, buttons or case.

Recommended for Ages 14 and up. Not recommended for children under 14 years of age without adult supervision. As with

all electric products, precautions should be observed during handling and use to prevent electric shock.

Table of Contents

Before you Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Set Up Checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Priming the Smoke Unit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

PS 3.0 Enhancements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Conventional AC/DC Start-up/Shut-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

DCS/DCC Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Programming Track (for DCC operation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Loading Engine Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

LED Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Modes of Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Conventional AC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Proto-Sound 3.0 Conventional AC Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Activating Proto-Sound 3.0 Conventional AC Mode Features. . . . . . . . . . 8

Manual Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Marker Lights (if equipped). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Proto-Coupler™ Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Speed Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Ditch Lights (if equipped) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Locking Locomotive Into A Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Reset To Factory Default . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Automatic Sound Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Conventional DC Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

DCS Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

DCC / Digital Command Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Basic DCC Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Start up / Shut Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Master Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Couplers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Forward/Reverse Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Crossing Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Smoke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Engine Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Additional F Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Function Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

CV29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Long and Short Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Feature/Factory Resetting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

M.T.H. Proto-Sound® 3.0 Expanded DCC Functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Advanced DCC Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Configuration Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Advanced Consisting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Programming Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Lubricating and Greasing Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Cleaning The Wheels, Tires and Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Traction Tire Replacement Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Smoke Unit Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Headlight Replacement Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Troubleshooting Proto-Sound 3.0 Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Transformer Compatibility and Wiring Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

DC Power Supply Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Additional Features Accessible Of DCS Remote Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Service & Warranty Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Limited One-Year Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Rev: _RK SD60 Diesel 3/10/13

Summary of Contents for SD60

Page 1: ...s engine will operate on any traditional O 31 Gauge track system including M T H s RealTrax or ScaleTrax or traditional tubular track It is also compatible with most standard AC transformers See pages...

Page 2: ...Begin 3 Set Up Checklist 3 Lubrication 3 Priming the Smoke Unit 3 PS 3 0 Enhancements 5 Conventional AC DC Start up Shut down 5 DCS DCC Switch 5 Programming Track for DCC operation 6 Loading Engine Fi...

Page 3: ...l and follow the lubrication points marked L shown below Do not over oil Use only a drop or two on each pivot point Priming the Smoke Unit When preparing to run this engine add 15 20 drops of smoke fl...

Page 4: ...RailKing Diesel Engine w Proto Sound 3 0 4 SD60 Running the engine without a primed smoke unit may cause damage Figure 2 Adding Smoke Fluid Figure 3 Smoke Unit Control...

Page 5: ...engine you will notice the headlight comes on but nothing else This is perfectly normal The capacitors are charging up during this time The wait time depends upon how long it s been since you last app...

Page 6: ...auge engine affords you the ability to load Engine firmware Loader version 2 30 or later will allow you to do this Please refer to the Loader program s instructions for more details So as MTH releases...

Page 7: ...and speed will increase as the throttle is advanced If there is another interruption in track power the sequence will change to the neutral position again The engine will remain in the neutral state u...

Page 8: ...ll button To turn the bell off press and release the Bell button again The bell will continue to ring from the time you turn it on until you press and release the button again to turn it off Horn Whis...

Page 9: ...volume and counterclockwise to reduce the volume Turning the manual volume control completely counterclockwise will turn of all of the engine sounds and announcements RailKing Diesel Engine w Proto So...

Page 10: ...in will not move as you use the Direction button to trigger the sounds Proto Sound 3 0 has disabled operator control over the Horn and Bell buttons until the full PFA sequence is complete After waitin...

Page 11: ...econds You do not have to be in Forward to use PFA At the conclusion of the full sequence the train will pull away from the station or yard in whatever direction you were going when you activated the...

Page 12: ...on forward neutral or reverse so that it will not change directions To do this put the engine into the direction you want or into neutral to lock it into neutral run it at a very slow crawl as slowly...

Page 13: ...s cannot be initiated in conventional DC Only the diesel engine sounds smoke squealing brakes and idle sounds will function Operation of your MTH Proto Sound 3 0 engine in conventional DC is very simi...

Page 14: ...the engine at start up the engine will not move This is normal We refer to this as Anti Jackrabbit and this feature prevents your model from taking off at high track voltages Simply lower the track vo...

Page 15: ...trol station manufacturer s manual for more information on how they handle F Function buttons Your MTH PS3 0 equipped engine s default short address is 3 So all you have to do is power up your DCC sys...

Page 16: ...inging 2 Slowly reduce the throttle until the train stops at the desired location and speed reaches zero Press the F4 button twice toggle F4 on then off again and the bell will stop ringing You will h...

Page 17: ...Signal Pressing F10 twice toggling on then off will sound the Reverse Signal This is three whistle horn blasts Grade Crossing Signal Again just like a real engine you can trigger the Grade Crossing S...

Page 18: ...ounds by pressing F18 twice toggling on then off The Extended Shut Down is very similar to F3 in that the engine will ultimately shut down but in the case of Extended Shut Down you will hear the crew...

Page 19: ...realism F24 Single Whistle Horn Blast To play a Single Horn Blast press the F24 button twice toggling in on then off This plays a single short horn blast F26 Brake Sounds Pressing the F26 button enabl...

Page 20: ...oupler Rear Coupler Forward Signal Reverse Signal Grade Crossing Smoke On Off Smoke Volume Idle Sequence 3 Idle Sequence 2 Idle Sequence 1 Extended Start Up Extended Shut Down Rev Up Rev Down One Shot...

Page 21: ...C address The default Short address is always 3 The default Long address will be 3333 To change your engine s Short Address using PoM 1 Call up the engine s current address on your DCC handheld 2 Ente...

Page 22: ...y Resets Clears everything takes engine to just like it was when you got it brand new l Send a decimal 08 to CV 8 to reset everything entirely back to factory default l Send a decimal 192 to reset eve...

Page 23: ...facturer s engines with an address of 55 are on the rails MTH engines will listen for commands coming to engine address 55 when the 55 55 55 reset is enabled even though they are not programmed as add...

Page 24: ...will tell the engine it s reversed in a consist Defines active Function F1 F8 for the active consist Defines active functions for FL and F9 F12 for the active consist bit 0 1 will tell an engine that...

Page 25: ...2 Alternate Speed Curve Step 23 Alternate Speed Curve Step 24 Alternate Speed Curve Step 25 Alternate Speed Curve Step 26 Alternate Speed Curve Step 27 Alternate Speed Curve Step 28 Reverse Trim User...

Page 26: ...Bell Brake Sounds Cab Chatter Clickety Clack Coupler Close Coupler Slack Drift Chuff Engine Sounds Forward Signal Grade Crossing Signal Horn Idle Sequence 1 Idle Sequence 2 Idle Sequence 3 Idle Sequen...

Page 27: ...DCC controller The engine will give you a two horn blast indication Note You ve also left an empty location where PFA used to be F4 5 Now you can fill that location with whichever CV you d like For t...

Page 28: ...9 set to 0 Setting the MSB Bit 7 of CV19 tells the engine that it is facing reverse in the consist Setting CV21 and CV22 determine which F Functions the consist responds to See diagram below for examp...

Page 29: ...ne s address Most systems have a light bulb icon to indicate whether F0 is active or not Ensure that it is OFF 5 Call up the Rear engine on your DCC handheld address 3 in this example 6 Set CV19 to 12...

Page 30: ...set which F Functions you want the consist address to control For example you will likely want all of your MTH consist engines to respond to Start Up Shut Down F3 Also you ll likely want at your Fron...

Page 31: ...ng Track differ it is recommended that you use a DCC Programming Track Booster to perform functions on the programming track Simply put try to program or read back the address of an MTH engine on a pr...

Page 32: ...CV29 you would simply add the additional bits you enabled to the existing value to obtain the new CV value For example if you had a consist address CV19 set to 5 and you wanted to alter this to show...

Page 33: ...screwing the black Phillips motor mount screw located on the underside of the drive trucks fig 7 3 Once the motor mount screw has been removed pull the motor away from the truck block and lightly coat...

Page 34: ...nd tires can be cleaned using denatured not rubbing alcohol applied with a cotton swab To clean the track use RailKing Track Cleaning Fluid found in Maintenance Kit 30 50051 or denatured not rubbing a...

Page 35: ...find it useful to use two small flathead screwdrivers to stretch the tire over the wheel 5 If you twist the tire while stretching it over the wheel you will need to remove and reinstall the tire Other...

Page 36: ...turn off the smoke unit control Fig 3 by turning to full Counter Clockwise Position Failure either to add fluid to the unit or to turn it off may damage the smoke unit heating element and or wicking...

Page 37: ...enerate a lot less heat than incandescent bulbs resulting in extremely long life compared to the incandescent bulbs The LEDs are not user serviceable If you experience poor or no smoke output when the...

Page 38: ...t be sending enough power to the track to power the engine Rotate throttle clockwise to increase track power Coupler Solution When I try to fire the coupler PFA starts The Proto Coupler won t let the...

Page 39: ...ine doesn t go into reverse When the PFA enters its last sequence the bell automatically comes on When PFA is enabled pressing the whistle and bell has no effect I push the direction button but the ne...

Page 40: ...ll CW Max volume Check to see if a screw or some other material hasn t lodged itself in the underside of the chassis or tender Make sure smoke volume pot is turned full CW Make sure smoke volume pot i...

Page 41: ...power to the track my engine starts up lights and sound but it won t move My engine hesitates at slow speeds Lower the track voltage then raise it again The engine should start moving If you apply gr...

Page 42: ...the F21 button again to turn Doppler off Your engine sounds will now return to normal Check to see if a screw or some other material hasn t lodged itself in the underside of the engine Smoke Solution...

Page 43: ...ing This is normal dial up the speed on your DCC controller to make your engine move PFA Solution Shut Down Solution Okay I give up What do I have to do to shut it down Well you can either remove powe...

Page 44: ...turn Doppler off Your engine sounds will now return to normal When I apply power to the track my engine doesn t do anything No lights no sound no nothing I get an error when I hit Start Up DCS is pol...

Page 45: ...itself after the PFA is over Press the DIR button Your engine will stop and begins the arrival sequence Pressing the DIR button will cycle you through the next 3 PFA sequences This is normal The engin...

Page 46: ...tt Standard Lionel 1063 Lionel LW Powermaster U A U A U A 8 17v 8 18v 8 18v 60 Watt 75 Watt 135VA Standard Standard Electronic All Trol Left Terminal Right Terminal 0 24v 300 Watt Electronic Dallee Ho...

Page 47: ...VDC on Supply 0 18VDC at Controller 240 Watt Electronic MRC 6200 0 18 5v 60 Watt Electronic Not Recommended For 70 3001 1 J3a Not recommended for 70 3001 1 J3a RECOMMENDED DC TRANSFORMERS Notes On Use...

Page 48: ...o Sound 3 0 engines but does not turn off the input power to the TIU One Touch Global Mute UnMute Single button mutes or unmutes all DCS controlled locomotives sounds Proto Dispatch Operation Public A...

Page 49: ...vice Centers If you need assistance at any time email MTH Service at service mth railking com or call 410 381 2580 Limited One Year Warranty All M T H products purchased from an M T H Authorized Retai...

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