Operation Buttons Using the Remote Handheld
START UP/SHUT DOWN (SU/SD)
- Pressing this button will start your engine. Its
lights, sound and smoke (if equipped) will turn on when pressed once and off when
pressed again (if the train is already on).
Throttle Control (+ and -)
(center rocker) – After START UP, quickly pressing and
releasing the
+
end of the Throttle Control allows you to increase the speed of your
locomotive in 1mph increments. Holding the
+
end of the Throttle Control down
without releasing it will bring the engine up to top speed in about 7 seconds. Pressing
and holding the
–
end of the Throttle Control for about 7 seconds will allow you to
gradually bring your speed down until your engine reaches a complete stop. Quickly
pressing and releasing the
+
or
–
end of the Throttle Control will increase or reduce
your locomotives speed by 1 mph increments.
PFA
– Pressing this button will activate the Passenger or Freight announcements on
your engine. Pressing it again will shut the feature off. (See the instructions later in this
manual for the PFA operational sequence.)
BELL
– Pressing and releasing this button will turn on the bell sound in your engine.
Press and release the button again to shut it off.
Whistle/Horn
– Pressing and holding this button will play the whistle or horn sound
on your engine. Release the button and whistle sound will decay just like the real thing.
Also, depending upon how long you hold the button, once you release it the engine will
play up to three different whistle endings
CPLR
– Pressing this button will activate the operating coupler sound and functions.
Within 2 seconds of pressing the CPLR button you must then press either the
+
(front
coupler) or
–
(rear coupler). Doing so will trigger the coupler sound effect.
VOL
– Selecting the volume button and then pressing either the
+
or
–
allows you to
set your engine at any volume you desire.
SND
– Pressing the sound button once will initiate a host of different idle sound
effects on your engine. These randomly generated idle sound effects only work when
the train is in a neutral or stopped position.
DIR
– Pressing this button will bring your engine to a gradual stop and then sit at 0mph
in the opposite direction it was traveling. After the engine has come to a complete stop,
press the
+
end of the Throttle Control to start the engine moving in the opposite
direction and to increase its speed.
NOTE:
If your locomotive is so equipped, the smoke unit is not controlled by this
remote. In order to turn the smoke unit off/on you must first disconnect power from
the track, manually turn the smoke unit control to the “OFF” or “ON” position, full
counter-clockwise or some degree of clockwise position, and reapply power. (Small
screwdriver may be required for this operation)
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