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Compatibility

This locomotive is capable of operating with
DC or AC power supplies indoors or outdoors.
See page 50 for a complete list of compatible
transformers and wiring instructions.

MTH does not recommend operating the
locomotive in inclement weather and strongly
suggests that it not be left out in the elements.

The locomotive will negotiate an R2 G-Gauge
curve track or switch when the pilots are
mounted to the trucks.

Additional features may be utilized when
controlling the engine with MTH’s Digital
Command System (DCS).

Freight Yard Sound

SD70ACe

Diesel Engine

OPERATOR’S MANUAL

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Summary of Contents for SD70ACe

Page 1: ...e locomotive in inclement weather and strongly suggests that it not be left out in the elements The locomotive will negotiate an R2 G Gauge curve track or switch when the pilots are mounted to the tru...

Page 2: ...System 52 Service Warranty Information 53 Limited One Year Warranty 53 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...

Page 3: ...3 0009 Phone 410 381 2580 Mail 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive Columbia MD 21046 1532 What Else is in the Box The following items are packed with your engine Fixed Pilots Front and Rear 7 Fixed Pilot Moun...

Page 4: ...om the chassis Then apply the Hook Loop coupler in its place Figure Mounting Position A For Proto Coupler and Hook Loop Couplers Coupler Mounting Screws Proto Coupler Figure Hook Loop coupler RailKing...

Page 5: ...arately Installing The Fixed Pilot To remove the factory installed floating pilots remove the two screws from the MTH Proto Coupler or Hook Loop coupler armature Once you remove the coupler and floati...

Page 6: ...e front coupler into place RailKing One Gauge SD70ACe Diesel Engine w Proto Sound 3 0 2 Truck Side Screw Locations Insert coupler and secure with 2 screws that are provided 6 Attach Coupler to Spacer...

Page 7: ...engine may not run on R2 track in all circumstances For this reason we would recommend running on R3 track when the flange wheels are installed Remove 7 gear box cover screws Remove blind wheel and c...

Page 8: ...the smoke unit control located inside the cab front door shown below to the off position rotate counterclockwise If you wish to regulate the smoke output intensity turn between full counterclockwise...

Page 9: ...e Figure Smoke Unit Cap RailKing One Gauge SD70ACe Diesel Engine w Proto Sound 3 0 Installing Coupler Pilot Details Apply the straight brake hose details to the rear locomotive pilot and the angled br...

Page 10: ...s It uses Super Capacitors to hold the engine board alive for a short time when you shut off or interrupt track power Because of this when you first apply track power to your PS3 0 equipped O Gauge en...

Page 11: ...new updates are available on our website MTH will make announcements as they are available Not all updates will apply to all engines NOTE Requires a TIU w version 4 20 or later firmware and requires...

Page 12: ...by bringing the throttle to 0 volts and back again will change the sequence to the forward state Then increasing the throttle will begin to move the engine forward and speed will increase as the throt...

Page 13: ...kwise will increase voltage and speed while turning counterclockwise will decrease voltage and speed The engine will maintain the speed you set after you release the throttle until you turn it again t...

Page 14: ...otal Time Lapse 1 Seconds Press Horn Short Firm Sec Pause Sec Pause Press Bell Short Firm Press Bell Short Firm Marker Lights On Off if equipped By default your Marker Lights are set to ON To toggle t...

Page 15: ...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...

Page 16: ...xcept that at the conclusion of the PFA the engine will depart in the next direction of travel as opposed to the direction it was traveling before entering Neutral Proto Coupler Operation This locomot...

Page 17: ...w voltage operation To turn speed control on and off put the engine in neutral then quickly tap the transformer s Horn button one time then quickly tap the Bell button two times allowing approximately...

Page 18: ...k 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 chang...

Page 19: ...ase the track voltage until the locomotive is traveling 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 An...

Page 20: ...ch engine type may have a slightly 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...

Page 21: ...for freight sound sets The bell will then begin 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 o...

Page 22: ...comes with remotely controlled Proto Couplers They can be fired using your DCC handheld F7 Front Coupler Pressing F7 twice toggling on then off will fire your Front Coupler F8 Rear Coupler Pressing F...

Page 23: ...F15 or F16 twice toggling on then off will trigger an Idle Sequence if the engine is not moving These vary from engine to engine and may include things like checking the coal load checking the water l...

Page 24: ...ess F22 twice to enable it Then when you move the engine it will play the Coupler Slack sound The second way is to simply force the sound while the engine is moving To do this simply press F22 twice t...

Page 25: ...ont Coupler F8 Rear Coupler F9 Forward Signal F10 Reverse 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...

Page 26: ...1 127 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 a...

Page 27: ...CC such 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 sett...

Page 28: ...re NOT 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 othe...

Page 29: ...r a reversed engine in a consist CV23 Consist Acceleration Rate CV24 Consist Deceleration Adjustment CV25 Speed Table Select CV29 Decoder Configuration CV49 Short Address controllers that prohibit PoM...

Page 30: ...ternate Speed Curve Step 27 Alternate Speed Curve Step 28 Reverse 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 1...

Page 31: ...peed Motorola 41 Switching combination of Momentum and Half Speed 42 LIGHTS Lights 39 Marker Train No Train 43 Beacon Alt Lighting Country 44 ELECTRIC SMOKE Electric Boiler Start Up 45 Electric Pressu...

Page 32: ...70 3 Now tell the engine which F Function you want to write at 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 CV1...

Page 33: ...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 Custom Speed Tables Below is a table that shows the value to writ...

Page 34: ...CV change 4 Ensure F0 is deactivated at the Front engine 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...

Page 35: ...onsist Setting Up CV21 for a Consist Cv21 allows you to 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 Sta...

Page 36: ...more information regarding CV22 Programming Track Your MTH Proto Sound 3 0 equipped locomotive does not program well on Programming tracks due to the inclusion of super capacitors utilized in the loco...

Page 37: ...t to alter but need to make additions to it for example 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 addr...

Page 38: ...below Figure Body Mount Screws and Lubrication Points on the Locomotive Grease Points Inside Power Truck Mounting Screws RailKing One Gauge SD70ACe Diesel Engine w Proto Sound 3 0 38 Lubricate All Wh...

Page 39: ...all flathead screwdrivers to stretch the tire over the wheel 4 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...

Page 40: ...r the fluid may leak out and coat the interior engine components If you choose not to add the fluid or have already added the fluid but choose to run smoke free turn off the smoke unit control see pho...

Page 41: ...irectly from the M T H Parts Department Order online www mth railking com e mail parts mth railking com phone 410 381 2580 FAX 410 381 6122 mail 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive Columbia MD 21046 1532 Figu...

Page 42: ...ation section for more details You may not 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 PF...

Page 43: ...ventional mode PFA Solution Once in PFA the engine 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 n...

Page 44: ...h or other device Check the volume pot on your tender Full 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 v...

Page 45: ...Lights Solution Motion Solution When I apply 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 Th...

Page 46: ...ls there are 9 levels 0 max Check to see if a screw or some other material hasn t lodged itself in the underside of the engine This is normal You will need to press the F21 button again to turn Dopple...

Page 47: ...ating and running PFA Solution I hit F4 to start the PFA but the engine 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...

Page 48: ...rmal You will need to press the Doppler button again to turn Doppler off Your engine sounds will now return to normal This is normal You have to hit the Start Up button Check to see if that section of...

Page 49: ...l rings What do I do Why does my engine run away 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 t...

Page 50: ...U A 5 16v 90 Watt Standard Lionel 1053 U A 8 17v 60 Watt 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 Term...

Page 51: ...onic Electronic Electronic Electronic LGB Jumbo 50101 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 fo...

Page 52: ...p Single button push stops all Proto Sound 2 0 and Proto 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 controll...

Page 53: ...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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