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Note!
Your locomotive’s RailSounds system—the basics
L
ionel RailSounds is the most realistic
model railroad sound system in the
world. Your locomotive features digital sam-
ples from real-life steam locomotives for the
ultimate
in realism.
Begin by installing a 9-volt
alkaline
bat-
tery in the tender. This ensures interruption-
free operation of RailSounds. The battery clip
is located in the tender. To remove the tender
body, refer to Figure 5 on page 10 for the
location of the six mounting screws.
When you first apply track power, the loco-
motive’s RailSounds system produces the
sounds of the locomotive at rest. As the loco-
motive moves, chuffing begins, increasing
with the locomotive’s speed.
To silence the steam chuffing sound (whis-
tle/bell are unaffected), slide the RailSounds
switch, located on the underside of the tender
(see Figure 5 on page 10 for the location), to
the OFF position
before powering up the
locomotive
. The whistle is activated by using
the lever or button on your transformer or
CAB-1. The volume control knob is located
on the underside of the tender near the front
truck (see Figure 5 on page 10). Use this
control to adjust the volume level.
Installing a 9-volt alkaline battery in
your locomotive’s tender.
Please remove protective cover from battery clip before installing the battery.
Although RailSounds is powered by track voltage,
a battery is required
for
uninterrupted operation and shutdown sequences. Use only alkaline batteries.
Discontinue locomotive power
for 10 seconds
before changing the RailSounds
ON
/
OFF
switch position.
If RailSounds “drops out” during track power interruptions or direction
changes, replace the battery.
Figure 4. Battery installation
Transformer operations
