Rail King SD70ACe Operation Manual Download Page 1

Page: 1 / 56

SD70ACe Diesel

™

Ready-To-Run Set

Operation Manual

PFA

Passenger/Freight

Announcements

Thank you for purchasing this RailKing product.

PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SAVE

www.mthtrains.com

Summary of Contents for SD70ACe

Page 1: ...SD70ACe Diesel Ready To Run Set Operation Manual 3 PFA Passenger Freight Announcements Thank you for purchasing this RailKing product PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SAVE www mthtrains com ...

Page 2: ...ing and use to prevent electric shock t Z 500 18 VAC 54W Table of Contents Set Up Checklist 3 Getting Started 4 Assembling RealTrax 4 Lubricating the Engine 4 Priming the Smoke Unit 5 Coupling the Engine and Cars 6 Manual Volume Control 6 ConnectingtheTransformer InstallingDCSRemoteCommanderSet 7 Basic Operation 9 Maintenance 39 Lubrication and Greasing Instructions 39 Cleaning the Wheels Tires an...

Page 3: ... and couple them together r Connect the transformer and install the DCS Remote Commander r Apply power to run as described in the Basic Operation section of these instructions r Diesel Engine r 3 Cars Tools Needed Cotton Swab or Rag Philips Screwdriver M T H Maintenance Kit 30 50051 Set Includes Pliers 8 Pieces O 31 Curve RealTrax 40 1002 DVD 4 Pieces Straight RealTrax 40 1001 Z 500 Transformer Li...

Page 4: ...embling RealTrax The quick connectors and built in roadbed allow you to set up RealTrax anywhere including carpeted surfaces Lubricating the Engine Lubricate all exposed moving parts before operating using a multi purpose plastic compatible oil available with M T H s Maintenance Kit 30 50010 sold separately or a light household oil Follow the lubrication points Lubricate Axles Lubricate Pick Up Ro...

Page 5: ...ion to the OFF position Full Counter Clockwise Position Running the engine without a primed smoke unit may cause damage See the ProtoSmoke Unit Operation section of this book for more information on smoke unit maintenance Running the engine without primed Smoke unit may cause damage 1 Adding Smoke Fluid Add Smoke Fluid 4 Smoke Unit Control Smoke Unit Control 2 Remove Fan Cover to Access Smoke Unit...

Page 6: ...rom under the right side of the coupler to open the coupler knuckle and allow the couplers to interlock as shown in Step 3 of Figure 3 STEP 2 Position armiture for proper operation Incorrect Position STEP 1 Place the engine and cars on the track Open couplers by pressing down on plunger Push cars together to couple STEP 3 Figure 3 Coupling the Engine and Cars RailKing SD70ACe Diesel Ready To Run S...

Page 7: ...eled Power on the Receiver Using the RealTrax Wire Harness plug the color coded wires from the Receiver to the Lighted Lock on 4 Make sure that the engine and cars are properly assembled and coupled on the track and then plug the Z 500 transformer into any 110 volt AC wall outlet You will know that you have power to the receiver and the track if you see the green LED atop the Receiver and the gree...

Page 8: ...ou press the end of the Throttle Control the train will move faster and faster Please see the Operating Buttons Using the Handheld Remote for more information on using the Remote to operate the train PFA Activates Passenger Freight Sounds SND Plays accent sounds SU SD Start Up Shut Down Activates or Deactivates sound smoke lights BELL Rings Bell WHISTLE HORN Blows Whistle Horn CPLR Fires front rea...

Page 9: ...engine Release the button and whistle sound will decay just like the real thing Also depending upon how long you hold the button once you release it the engine will play up to three different whistle endings CPLR Pressing the button will activate the coupler sound and functions Within 2 seconds of pressing the CPLR button you must then press either the front coupler or rear coupler Doing so will t...

Page 10: ...Remote Commander IR Handheld a SND b DIR c this is the large grey rocker in the center that controls the speed you are pressing down on the bottom part of it by the indication 3 The engine will give you a two honk response and will be sitting on the track running 4 The engine has now been Factory Reset and is ready to run with your DCS Remote Commander system RailKing SD70ACe Diesel Ready To Run S...

Page 11: ...perfectly normal The capacitors are charging up during this time The wait time depends upon how long it s been since you last applied power to the engine Typically it will take 1 15 seconds to fully charge NOTE The 1 15 second charging wait time ONLY applies to conventional AC track power Once the headlight shuts off the engine will play its start up sounds and all the lights will come back on sim...

Page 12: ...intensity halogen lamp on the latest modern diesels LED s allow for various correct colors Also they require less power and do not emit as much heat as incandescent bulbs Modes of Operation There are 4 options for operating your MTH Proto Sound 3 0 equipped engine Conventional AC Conventional DC DCS MTH Digital Command System DCC When the locomotive is placed on the track and power is applied to t...

Page 13: ...ptions in track power of 1 2 seconds will continue the sequence rotation If you happen to interrupt track power for longer than about 2 seconds the engine will begin its shut down sounds If this occurs you can cycle the direction sequence again to get back to the direction you wish to move and once the engine starts moving its shut down sounds will stop playing SEE PAGE 14 direction cycle phases I...

Page 14: ... increase the volume and counterclockwise to reduce the volume Turning the manual volume control completely counterclockwise will turn of all of the engine sounds and announcements Figure 5 Manual Volume Control Proto Sound 3 0 features are activated by sequences of Bell and Horn button pushes described below Please read the full descriptions of each feature before using it To use these buttons to...

Page 15: ...llow approximately second between each press Press the Direction button once to stop the engine This will trigger the first sequence of PFA The reverse unit is temporarily disabled so that the train 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 waiting ab...

Page 16: ...Horn Bell Horn Horn Fire Front Coupler Horn Horn Bell Tips on Using PFA You can terminate PFA at any time by turning off power to the track for 15 seconds 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 in whatever direction you were going when you activated the feature You can use PFA even if you are double heading with ...

Page 17: ...the other condition You will want to do this during the initial neutral upon start up if you ever couple this engine to another engine that is not equipped with speed control to avoid damaging the motors in either engine Each time you shut down the engine completely it will automatically turn speed control on Horn Place Engine into Neutral Bell Bell Speed Control Two Horn Blasts indicates change i...

Page 18: ...rn Blasts indicates change is made Repeat to Return to Normal Condition Horn Place Engine in Neutral Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell Ditch Lights On Off Horn Place Engine in Neutral Bell Bell Bell Bell NOTE The Ditch Lights follow Rule 17 lighting That means when your engine is stopped the ditch lights will go off Once you start moving again in forward when the headlight goes from dim to bright they will...

Page 19: ...uealing brakes and idle sounds will function Operation of your MTH Proto Sound 3 0 engine in conventional DC is very similar to operating a conventional AC engine As you increase track voltage engine speed increases As the track voltage is decreased engine speed is decreased When track voltage polarity is reversed using the polarity or direction switch on the power pack the engine will run in the ...

Page 20: ...ompatible mixing the DCS and DCC signals will damage the DCS TIU unit DCS DCC Switch Location DCC is a popular digital command scheme wherein the track power is also a digital control signal That is using a DCC controller you can communicate with multiple engines and have all of them moving at different speeds and in varying directions on the same track at the same time The power command signal re...

Page 21: ...is power up your DCC system and call up Locomotive 3 to begin Start Up Shut Down F3 Pressing this twice toggle on then off will start up your engine When you apply DCC power your MTH PS3 0 equipped engine will remain dark and quiet Since you likely don t want to run the engine this way simply press F3 twice to start your engine The lights sound and smoke if equipped will come on Note Instead of ha...

Page 22: ...nded to do it this way rather than bring the engine to a stop with the throttle since PFA allows automatic departure movement of the engine after the last F4 toggle You ll hear the engine sounds switch from the cab to the station with all the ambient station sounds you d hear in the real thing 3 Press the F4 button twice toggle F4 on then off again to advance the sequence You ll hear Now boarding ...

Page 23: ...nal This is two whistle horn blasts F10 Reverse 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 Signal on your engine This is two long one short one long whistle horn blast F11 Grade Crossing Signal Pressing F11 twice toggling on then off will sound ...

Page 24: ...ppler F21 You can set your MTH PS3 0 equipped engine to simulate the actual Doppler Effect sound a real engine makes as it passes you To do this press the F21 button once enable F21 and then listen as the engine makes that pitch shift that mimics the Doppler Effect perfectly Press the F21 button again disable F21 to shut off the Doppler Effect With a little practice in timing and speed you can mak...

Page 25: ...ignal 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 Doppler Coupler Slack Coupler Close Single Horn Blast Engine Sounds Brake Sounds On Off Cab Chatter On Off Feature Reset Refer to page 25 26 for CV Data and Function ID Description Function RailKing SD70ACe Diesel Ready To Run S...

Page 26: ...ress 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 Enter Programming on the Main on your DCC handheld 3 Enter the new address you want Remember you can only use address 1 127 for Short Addressing 4 Once you hit Enter the engine will give you a two whistle horn...

Page 27: ...ses you may not remember or have somehow lost the engine address Following the above Feature or Factory Resets will allow you to recover an engine The limitation to this is that for most resets you must know the engine address If you are There are a couple of ways to reset your MTH PS3 0 equipped engine Factory Resets Clears everything takes engine to just like it was when you got it brand new Sen...

Page 28: ...ur DCC handheld and sending a value of 55 to CV55 Again MTH engine s will listen to the 55 55 55 reset command even though the engine s address isn t actually 55 and it can t be for the 55 55 55 reset to work Check first to see if the engine happens to be sitting at address 55 Call up engine 55 on your DCC handheld and hit F3 to start the engine up If it starts up then you can change the address t...

Page 29: ...ction 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 you want it s FL control to operate under the consist address bit1 0 bit2 1 will configure the FL control for a reversed engine in a consist Consist Acceleration Rate Consist Deceleration Adjustment Speed Table Select Decoder Configuration MTH PWM Mode Configuration...

Page 30: ... 22 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 ID 1 User ID 2 Function Bell High Byte 1 DefaultValue 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 ...

Page 31: ...dy To Run Set w Proto Sound 3 0 31 SOUNDS Bell 1 Brake Sounds 2 Cab Chatter 3 Clickety Clack 4 Coupler Close 5 Coupler Slack 6 Drift Chuff 7 Engine Sounds 8 Forward Signal 9 Grade Crossing Signal 10 Horn 11 Idle Sequence 1 12 Idle Sequence 2 13 Idle Sequence 3 14 Idle Sequence 4 15 Labor Chuff 16 Master Volume 17 Short Horn 18 One Shot Doppler 19 Reverse Signal 20 SCRIPTS Extended Shut Down 21 Ext...

Page 32: ...t CV170 So looking at the Function ID table above you can see that PFA is a value of 23 4 Using your DCC system enter a value of 23 for CV170 and hit Enter You have just re assigned the PFA sound to F28 on your 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 ...

Page 33: ...onventional and you have anti jackrabbit disabled your engine will not play any start up sounds or shut down sounds Once the charge light goes out it will just be at the engine s normal idle sounds Likewise when you remove track power there will be no shut down sounds It will just be idle sounds until the super caps shut the board off By default anti jackrabbit is enabled at the factory 1 To disab...

Page 34: ...ection of Travel Engine 1 Front Engine 2 Middle Engine 3 Rear F R F R F R RailKing SD70ACe Diesel Ready To Run Set w Proto Sound 3 0 Custom Speed Tables Below is a table that shows the value to write to CV25 to achieve the desired speed curve For example if you would like to use speed curve 18 then 1 Write a value of 1 to CV52 to enable PWM Mode 2 Write a value of 1 to bit 4 of CV29 3 Write a valu...

Page 35: ...ddress 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 128 the value of your consist address So if your consist address is 4 you would add 128 4 132 You would write 132 to CV19 This tells the Rear engine that it s reversed in the consist You will get two horn bla...

Page 36: ...ich 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 Front engine to respond to the Bell and Horn commands F1 and F2 respectively and the Front Coupler F7 on most MTH models Likewise you ll want your Rear engine to respond to the Rear Coupler command F8 on most MT...

Page 37: ...rack 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 programming track If you can read write the address then you won t need a Programming Track Booster If your DCC system can t read write then you will likely need a Programming Track booster There are a few ...

Page 38: ...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 an engine reversed in the consist you would need to set bit 7 decimal value 128 for the engine you want to reverse To do this take 128 the new bit you want to set 5 the existing bit that you do not want to ...

Page 39: ...emoved remove the trucks by unscrewing the black Phillips motor mount screw located on the underside of the drive trucks see Fig 8 3 Once the motor mount screw has been removed pull the motor away from the truck block and lightly coat the motor worm gear and bronze drive gear in the truck block with grease 4 Reassemble the truck and motor being careful not to pinch any wires between the truck bloc...

Page 40: ...ck 40 1099 Maintenance Kit 30 50051 Traction Tire Replacement Instructions Your locomotive is equipped with two neoprene rubber traction tires on each powered truck block While these tires are extremely durable they may occasionally need replacement First remove the trucks from the chassis by unscrewing the body mounting screws as noted in Figure 8 Next remove the trucks from the chassis by unscre...

Page 41: ... but choose to run smoke free turn off the smoke unit control Full Counter Clockwise Position located under the tender body Failure either to add fluid to the unit or to turn it off may damage the smoke unit heating element and or wicking material When the smoke output while running the engine begins to diminish add another 10 15 drops of smoke fluid or turn the smoke unit off When storing the uni...

Page 42: ...and has fluid check the wick to see if it has become hard blackened and unabsorbent around the heating element Remove the body as shown on page 33 Remove the smoke unit inspection cover from the locomotive s body After removing the chassis and inspection cover screws lift the inspection plate away and inspect the wick If it is darkly discolored and hard it should be replaced When priming new wick ...

Page 43: ...1 Ensure the model has coil wound proto couplers 2 Press the CPLR button then press or on the throttle control within 2 seconds to fire the front or rear coupler Press the VOL button then press or on the throttle control within 2 seconds to raise or lower engine volume Press the DIR button to cycle through all four PFA sequences Engine must be standing still to play the Idle Sounds Engine does not...

Page 44: ...ending 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 engine uncouple on the fly The coupler does not fire or stay coupled You are waiting too long between Horn button presses See the timing instructions located at the beginning of the Proto Sound 3 0 Operatin...

Page 45: ...esn 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 next sound clip in the sequence does not play or the engine does not come out of PFA after fourth press of the direction button So that PFA effects can be as realistic as possible Proto Sound 3 0 disables the...

Page 46: ...W 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 is turned full CW If you just filled it with smoke fluid sometimes the fluid can make a seal in the stack Blow down the stack to clear the air bubble Check the Tender Boiler drawbar connection You ve got t...

Page 47: ... 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 greater than 9VDC quickly the engine will just sit there Lowering it below 9VDC then raising it will get the engine moving An engine may do this right out of the box if it has not been lubricated Follow the l...

Page 48: ...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 My engine isn t smoking at all My engine barely smokes Make sure you ve got the smoke switch ON It must be ON for the smoke to operate in DCC Mode Press F12 on your DCC handheld This will activate the smo...

Page 49: ...gine just keeps ringing its bell that s all it ll do Why does my engine run away all by itself after the PFA is over Bring the engine speed to 0 You will now hear the station arrival sounds pretty cool huh Pressing F4 will cycle through the PFA sequence check out the PFA section of the manual for more This is normal The engine will leave the station at the same speed it entered when you hit F4 the...

Page 50: ...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 polarity sensitive when powered by a DC power supply This is normal You have to hit the Start Up button Check to see if that section of track has power Use a voltmeter or a lit passenger car not your tongue Sl...

Page 51: ...f 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 engine will leave the station at the same speed it entered when hit the PFA button The speed setting can be changed after the bell stops ringing Shut Down Solution Okay I give up What do I have to do to shut it...

Page 52: ...l 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 Hostler Left Terminal Right Terminal Electronic Lionel LW A U 8 18v 75 Watt Standard Lionel KW A or B U 6 20v 190 Watt Standard Lionel MW Outside Track Terminal Inside Track Terminal 5 16v 50V A Electronic Lionel RS 1 R...

Page 53: ... 18VDC 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 Use 22 volts maximum track voltage when operating a MTH locomotive equipped with Proto Sound Loco Sound or Proto Sound 2 0 Crest CRE 55460 Power Supply w CRE 55401 Controller 0 24v 180 Watt Contro...

Page 54: ...d 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 Address like feature allows users to speak through locomotive speaker during operation Proto Cast Allows users to play audio recordings through locomotive speaker during operation Proto Doppler Sound Effects...

Page 55: ...he folder on the DVD entitled INSTALLATION 5 Choose the folder inside entitled RRTRAXSETUP 6 Run the file in that folder called SETUP EXE and follow the directions it provides The program may ask you for a registration code If it does type in M T H and it will run Additional track libraries can be obtained directly from RR Track See their website for more information www rrtrack com Installing Ado...

Page 56: ...rvice 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 Retailer are covered by this warranty provided the product was manufactured within five years of the date of purchase This warranty is for the original purchaser and is non transferable See our website ww...

Search results

Summary of Contents for SD70ACe

Reviews:

Related manuals for SD70ACe

Brands by name

Popular brands

Rail King SD70ACe, Operation Manual

Search results

Summary of Contents for SD70ACe

Reviews:

Related manuals for SD70ACe

Brands by name

Popular brands