Troubleshooting Problems
Although this enginehasbeendesignedandengineered for ease of use,you mayhave
some questions during initial operation. Thefollowing tableshould a nswer most
questions. If your problem cannot b e r e solved withthis table,contactM.T.H. for
assistance(
telephone: 410-381-2580;
fax:410-423-0009; mail: 7020ColumbiaGatewayDrive,Columbia MD21046-1532).
e-mail: [email protected];
Starting Up
Whistle
Bell
Lock-out
WhenIfirst turn the power on,
theenginewillnotbegintorun. I
havetoturn thethrottle off and
then onagaintogetthe engine t o
operate.
The engine willnot start after I
presstheDirectionbutton.
Ican’tgettheWhistle toblow
whenIpress thewhistle button.
Ican’tgetthebelltoringwhenI
pressthebellbutton.
Ican'tgettheenginetorunafterI
power upthetransformer.
Remedy
Remedy
Remedy
Remedy
This is normal behavior. Toprevent accidental
high-speedstart-ups,thisengine is p r ogrammed
to start up inneutral anytimetrackpowerhas
been turned offforseveral seconds. See the
“Basic Operation”section for more details.
You maynotbesending enoughpowertothe
track to powertheengine. Press the throttle up
a bit highertoincreasetrackpower.
You maybepressingthebuttontooquickly.
Try pressing the whistle button more slowly,
taking approximately one f u ll second to fully
depress the button.
This engine is notequipped with a c o mplete
sound set, sothereis nobellsound. The bell
button will have noeffect onyourengine.
Theenginemay belocked into the neutral
position. Follow the procedure inthe“Lock
into a D irection” section on page 6 to unlock
the engine’s direction.
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RailKing0-4-0Dockside Freight Set
