Your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine's default short address is 3. So all you
have to do is power up your DCC system and call up Locomotive 3 to begin.
Start-Up/Shut-Down
F3 – Pressing this twice (toggle on then off) will start up your engine. When you
apply DCC power your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine will remain dark and quiet.
Since you likely don't want to run the engine this way, simply press F3 twice to
start your engine. The lights, sound and smoke (if equipped) will come on.
Note
– You are actually able to move the engine in DCC without starting it up.
Just increasing the throttle will cause the engine to move. In order for F3 to
function correctly the engine must NOT be moving
To shut your engine down, press the F3 button twice. This will play the shut
down sounds and then turn the lights and smoke and sounds off. As long as there
is DCC power still on the track the engine can be started up again by pressing the
F3 button twice.
Bell/Whistle (Horn)
F1 – Bell. To activate the Bell press F1. To deactivate it, hit F1 again
F2 – Whistle (Horn). To activate the Whistle/Horn, press F2. To shut it off either
let off the F2 button or press and release it
PFA
F4 – PFA. PFA in MTH lingo stands for
P
assenger/
F
reight
A
nnouncements. Your
engine is pre-programmed for the appropriate type of sounds based upon the type
of service the real-life engine used in daily operation.
There are five sound sequences or segments in the PFA feature. Each segment is
advanced by you, the operator. You hit the Direction button on the DCC
controller to let the engine know you want it to advance. In most PFA sequences
there is a minimum wait time of about 10 seconds before it will advance. So,
here is how a typical PFA sequence operates:
1.
Press the F4 button twice (toggle F4 on then off) to start the PFA
sequence on the engine. You'll hear “Now arriving…”
2.
Press the F4 button twice (toggle F4 on then off) again to stop the engine
at the station. It is recommended to do it this way rather than bring the engine to a
stop with the throttle since PFA allows automatic departure (movement) of the
engine after the last F4 toggle. You'll hear the engine sounds switch from the cab
to the station with all the ambient station sounds you'd hear in the real thing
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