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RAILKING C628

DIESEL ENGINE

OPERATOR’S MANUAL

Compatibility

This 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
46 and 47 for a complete list of
compatible transformers, power packs
and wiring instructions.)

Freight Yard Sound

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Summary of Contents for RailKing C628 Diesel Engine

Page 1: ...is 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 46 and 47 for a complete list of compatible transformers power packs and wiring instructions Freight Yard Sound ...

Page 2: ...ting 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 Rev _30dl19030i_RK C628 Ps3 7 23 15 CAUTION ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PRODUCT WARNING When using electrical products basic safety precautions should be observed including the following Read this manual tho...

Page 3: ...al bia MD 21046 1532 Set Up Checklist Read all General Maintenance and Operation Instructions Lubricate Engine Prime Smoke Unit Apply power to run as described in the Modes of Operation Lubrication You should lubricate the engine to prevent it from squeaking and to prevent excessive wear Use light household oil and follow the lubrication points marked L shown below Do not over oil Use only a drop ...

Page 4: ...rior engine components If you choose not to add smoke fluid or have already added fluid but choose to run smoke free turn off the smoke unit by turning the smoke unit volume control fully counter clockwise Failure either to add fluid to the smoke unit or to turn it off may damage the smoke unit heating element and or wicking material Running the engine without a primed smoke unit may cause damage ...

Page 5: ...g 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 when using 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 simultaneously Smoke too if you have it turned on The capacitors hold enough charge to play th...

Page 6: ... can function on Programming Track outputs from DCC systems Most DCC systems can support the current requirements of the engine as long as it s not started up If you plan on powering up the MTH engine on your programming track you may want to consider a DCC Programming Track Booster Loading Engine Firmware Your new MTH PS3 0 equipped O Gauge engine affords you the ability to load Engine firmware L...

Page 7: ... change the sequence to the forward state Then increasing the throttle will begin to move the engine forward 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 until there is another interruption in track power The next interruption in track power will...

Page 8: ...ell 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 Whistle To sound the whistle firmly press the Horn Whistle button The whistle will sound for as long as you continue to depress the button It will stop when you release the button Direction Your train is...

Page 9: ...sing it To use these buttons to activate features rather than to blow the horn or ring the bell you should tap the buttons very quickly with a second pause between button presses You may need to practice your timing to make this work smoothly Timing Chart Total Time Lapse 1 Seconds Press Horn Short Firm Sec Pause Sec Pause Press Bell Short Firm Press Bell Short Firm Manual Volume Control To adjust...

Page 10: ...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 about 30 seconds for that sequence to run press the Direction button again to trigger the second sequence of PFA After about 30 seconds press the Direction button...

Page 11: ...he next direction of travel as opposed to the direction it was traveling before entering Neutral Proto Coupler Operation This locomotive is equipped with one or more coil wound Proto Couplers for remote uncoupling action Because Proto Couplers are controlled through the Proto Sound 3 0 microprocessor they do not require an uncoupling track section or modification to your layout to function You can...

Page 12: ...in neutral then quickly tap the transformer s Horn button one time then quickly tap the Bell button two times allowing approximately second to lapse between each quick button press Two horn blasts will indicate that the engine has made the change Repeat the 1 horn 2 bells code to return it to the other condition You will want to do this during the initial neutral upon start up if you ever couple t...

Page 13: ...s you currently have assigned to the engine and reset it to its factory defaults while in Neutral tap the Horn button quickly once followed by five quick taps of the Bell button allowing approximately second to lapse between each quick button press Two horn blasts will indicate that the engine has made the change Reset Two Horn Blasts indicates change is made Repeat to Return to Normal Condition H...

Page 14: ...g at the desired speed NOTE If you apply more than 9 0VDC to 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 voltage down below 9 0VDC and then back up to get your engine moving This applies only when you start up your engine DCS Digital Command Syst...

Page 15: ...different F Function list This depends upon whether it s steam diesel or electric and whether it has smoke or not Please refer to the table of Default CV Values for your particular engine s F Functions A note about enabling disabling F Functions in DCC Depending upon the DCC system you have you may need to toggle a particular F Function on then off to actually get it to enable Some DCC systems do ...

Page 16: ...ringing 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 hear the engine sounds switch from the cab to the station or yard with all the ambient sounds you d hear in the real thing 3 Press the F4 button twice toggle F4 on then off again to advance the sequen...

Page 17: ...e 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 your Crossing Signal Smoke if Equipped F12 Smo...

Page 18: ...sounds 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 talking back and forth about how the engine ran time schedules etc F19 Rev Up Pressing F19 twice will increase the diesel engine s rev level by one notch Two more presses of F19 will rev the diesel e...

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 enable F26 will disable the Brake Sounds for your engine The Brake Sounds occur when you reduce the speed of your engine rapidly To enable the Brake Sounds press the F26 button disable F26 Brake Sounds ar...

Page 20: ...se Signal F11 Grade Crossing F12 Smoke On Off F13 Smoke Volume F14 Idle Sequence 3 F15 Idle Sequence 2 F16 Idle Sequence 1 F17 Extended Start Up F18 Extended Shut Down F19 Rev Up F20 Rev Down F21 One Shot Doppler F22 Coupler Slack F23 Coupler Close F24 Single Horn Blast F25 Engine Sounds F26 Brake Sounds On Off F27 Cab Chatter On Off F28 Feature Reset 20 RailKing C628 Diesel Engine w Proto Sound 3...

Page 21: ...for Short Addressing 4 Once you hit Enter the engine will give you a two whistle horn blast response 5 Call up the engine on its new address and away you go NOTE If you have elected to use PoM and did not start up the sounds of your locomotive you will not hear the two whistle horn blast response Alternatively depending upon the type of DCC system you have you can enter PoM and then write the new ...

Page 22: ...ch as address please wait a minimum of 5 seconds after removing power to insure the settings are stored in the engines memory Reapplying power in less than 5 seconds may result in losing the setting changes If all else fails and you aren t sure of something never fear You can always get your engine back to a known state by either performing a Feature or Factory Reset There are a couple of ways to ...

Page 23: ...T changing the engine s address to 55 you are just telling the DCC system to start talking to engine address 55 You will want to make sure that no other M T H engines are on the rails or any other manufacturer s engines with an address of 55 are on the rails M T H 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 ...

Page 24: ...tion Rate CV24 Consist Deceleration Adjustment CV25 Speed Table Select CV29 Decoder Configuration CV49 Short Address controllers that prohibit PoM CV50 Extended Addr High Byte controllers that prohibit PoM CV51 Extended Addr Low Byte controllers that prohibit PoM CV52 MTH PWM Mode Configuration CV53 MTH Acceleration 1 8 sMPH s For example a Value of 8 written would give you 1sMPH s acceleration CV...

Page 25: ...se Trim User ID 1 User ID 2 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 Function Bell High Byte Function Bell Low Byte Horn High Byte Horn Low Byte Start Up Shut Down High Byte Start Up Shut Down Low Byte PFA High Byte P...

Page 26: ... 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 Extended Start Up 22 PFA 23 Start Up Shut Down 24 Train W...

Page 27: ...r 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 this example we are just going to move the Feature Reset up to F4 we re just swapping F4 and F28 6 Since F4 s Low Byte is CV122 then bring up CV programming for CV122 7 Now tell the engine which F Fun...

Page 28: ...19 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 example Engine 1 Front Engine 2 Middle Engine 3 Rear Normal Forward Direction of Travel F R F R R F 28 RailKing C628 Diesel Engine w Proto Sound 3 0 ...

Page 29: ...ine 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 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 h...

Page 30: ...o 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 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...

Page 31: ...ing 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 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...

Page 32: ...e 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 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 w...

Page 33: ...nderside 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 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 block and motor mount 5 After repeating the procedure for the other motor reassemble the chassis and...

Page 34: ...and 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 alcohol and a clean rag Unplug the transformer and wipe the rails of the track turning the rag frequently to ensure that you are using clean cloth on the rails Thereafter keep an eye on the track and ...

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 Otherwise your engine will wobble while operating 6 Make sure the tire is fully seated inside the groove Use a razor blade to trim away any excess tire that doesn t seat itself inside the groove properly ...

Page 36: ... free turn off the smoke unit control 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 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 unit for long periods of time you may want ...

Page 37: ... long life compared to the incandescent bulbs The LEDs are not user serviceable If you experience poor or no smoke output when the smoke unit is on 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 inspecti...

Page 38: ...ot 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 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 O...

Page 39: ...sn 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 40: ...ull 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 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 ...

Page 41: ...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 lu...

Page 42: ...s 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 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 t...

Page 43: ...ng 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 power from the track or press F3 again Lost or Unknown Address Solution I can t call up my engine on the address I believe it to be set at Perform the 55 55 55 Reset instructions on page 23 If you are tryi...

Page 44: ...o 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 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 to...

Page 45: ...way all by 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 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 ...

Page 46: ...att 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 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 Electr...

Page 47: ...8VDC 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 Proto Sound 2 0 or Proto Sound 3 0 Crest CRE 55460 Power Supply w CRE 55401 Controller 0 24v 1...

Page 48: ...to 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 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 ...

Page 49: ...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...

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