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USRA 0-6-0 STEAM ENGINE
RAILKING M.T.H. ELECTRIC TRAINS
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Cab Chatter
Remedy
Sometimes the cab chatter sounds don’t play.
Cab chatter plays only in neutral at random
intervals
Lock-out
Remedy
I can’t get the engine to run after I power up
the transformer. It sits still with the engine
sounds running.
The engine won’t lock into forward, neutral or
reverse.
The engine is locked into the neutral
position. Follow the directions in to the “Lock
into Direction State” section.
Engine speed must be below 10 scale mph.
(approx. 10 volts or less in conventional mode)
Volume
Remedy
The sounds seem distorted, especially when
the whistle or bell is activated.
Proto-Sound 2.0 volume is set too high. Turn
the volume control knob on the bottom of the
chassis counterclockwise to reduce the volume.
Battery
Remedy
The engine will not leave the initial neutral state.
I get no sounds when the engine shifts
between direction states.
After I turn off my transformer, my engine con-
tinues to make sounds before quitting.
Check to be sure the battery is installed and
fully charged. See the “Self Charging Battery
Back-up” section.
The battery may be dead or need to be
charged. See the “Self Charging Battery
Back-up” section.
Proto-Sound 2.0 is designed to continue to
sound for a few seconds after the power to
the track has been shut off.
FYS
Remedy
The FYS sounds occasionally repeat
themselves.
Once in FYS, the engine doesn’t go into
reverse.
When the FYS enters its last sequence the
bell automatically comes on.
Proto-Sound 2.0 has a built in random
number generator that randomly selects each
sound clip to play. Because there are a limited
number of sound clips available in each FYS
sequence, it is probable that some of these
sound clips will be repeated from time to time.
So that FYS effects can be as realistic as
possible, Proto-Sound 2.0 disables the revers-
ing unit whenever it is enabled. This way the
engine remains still at its stop as the operator
cycles through the FYS sequences.
It is programmed to start ringing the bell at that
point. After approximately 12 rings of the bell,
it will automatically turn off.
