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USRA 0-6-0 STEAM ENGINE
2.
Press the Direction button once to stop the engine. This will
trigger the first sequence of FYS. The reverse unit is temporarily
disabled so that the train will not move as you use the the Direction button
to trigger the sounds, and Proto-Sound 2.0 has disabled operator control over
the Whistle and Bell buttons until the full FYS sequence is complete.
3.
After waiting about 30 seconds for that sequence to run, press the Direction
button again to trigger the second sequence of FYS.
4.
After waiting about 30 seconds, press the Direction button again to trigger the
thirdFYS sequence.
5.
Again, after allowing about 30 seconds for that sequence to run, press the
Direction button one more time to trigger the fourth and final FYS sequence. The FYS will
continue, and within a few seconds, the engine will start and move out on its own at the
current throttle setting, in the same direction it was traveling when you began the
sequence. Once the bell turns off, the operator regains control of the transformers bell
and whistle buttons and can ring the bell or blow the whistle as usual.
Tips on Using FYS
You can terminate FYS at anytime by turning off power to the track for 15 seconds.
You do not have to be in Forward to use FYS. 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 FYS even if you are double-heading with another engine. If the second
is not equipped with FYS at all, you must remember not to leave the throttle at a high
voltage level once you have stopped the engine to run the FYS. Otherwise, the engine without
FYS will start vibrating on the track as its motors strain to move the train, since they cannot be
automatically disabled during the FYS cycle. If the second engine is an original Proto-Sound
engine equipped with FYS, you may choose to disable
it when used in double-heading operations, so you will not experience competing
FYS sounds. To disable FYS in an original Proto-Sound engine, see the operating instructions for
that engine.
FYS can be triggered from Neutral. It will operate the same as if triggered while in
motion except that, at the conclusion of the FYS, the engine will depart in the next
direction of travel, as opposed to the direction it was traveling before entering Neutral.
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