Coupler Slack – F22. When an engine hooks up and pulls a train it has to take up the
coupler slack. You can play this sound by pressing F22 twice (toggling on then off).
This feature works two ways – While the engine is sitting still, press 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 (toggling it on then off). The sound will play.
Coupler Close – F23. To play the Coupler Close sound press the F23 button twice
(toggling it on then off). You can play this sound as you're coupling cars together to add
realism.
Single Whistle/Horn Blast – F24. To play a Single Horn Blast press the F24 button
twice (toggling in on then off). This plays a single, short horn blast.
Brake Sounds – F26. 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 are On by default.
Cab Chatter – F27. Cab Chatter occurs when the engine is sitting at idle. There are
various times when the crew will talk to each other when the engine is sitting at idle.
Pressing the F27 button (enable F27) will disable the Cab Chatter. Pressing the F27
button again (disable F27) will enable Cab Chatter. Cab Chatter is On by default.
CV29
CV29 is the basic decoder setup CV that is used by all DCC decoder manufactures. So,
if you are familiar with CV29 from other manufacturer's decoders MTH's is no
different. The most important part of CV29 is the ability to switch between long and
short addressing. By default, CV29 on your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine is set to 2.
Long and Short Addressing
Like most DCC Decoders, your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine can be programmed with
both Long and Short Address. Short addresses are those from 1-127 and Long
addresses are those from 128-9999. You can program the engine address either with
Programming on the Main (PoM) or using a Programming Track. Since it's easiest, in
most cases, to PoM the instructions will show you how to do it this way.
By default, your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine comes programmed with both a long and
short DCC address. The default Short address is always 3.
The default Long address
will be 3333.
To change your engine's Short Address using PoM:
1.
Call up the engine's current address on your DCC handheld
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