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2-8-8-2 STEAM ENGINE
RAILKING M.T.H. ELECTRIC TRAINS
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Cab Chatter
Remedy
Sometimes the cab chatter sounds don’
t
play.
Cab chatter plays only in neutral at random
intervals
Lock-out
Remedy
I can’t get the engine to run after I power
up the transformer. It sits still with the engine
sounds running.
The engine won’t lock into forward, neutral
or reverse.
The engine is locked into the neutral
position. Follow the directions in to the
“Lock into Direction State” section.
Engine speed must be below 10 scale mph.
(approx. 10 volts or less in conventional
mode)
Volume
Remedy
The sounds seem distorted, especially when
the whistle or bell is activated.
Proto-Sound 2.0 volume is set too high. Tu
rn
the volume control knob on the bottom of
the chassis counterclockwise to reduce the
volume.
Battery
Remedy
The engine will not leave the initial neutral
state.
Iget no sounds when the engine shift
s
between direction states.
After I turn off my transformer, my engine
continues to make sounds before quitting.
Check to be sure the battery is installed and
fully charged. See the “Self Charging Battery
Back-up” section.
The battery may be dead or need to be
charged. See the “Self Charging Battery
Back-up” section.
Proto-Sound 2.0 is designed to continue to
sound for a few seconds after the power to
the track has been shut off.
FYS
Remedy
The FYS sounds occasionally repeat
themselves.
Once in FYS, the engine doesn’t go into
reverse.
When the FYS enters its last sequence the
bell automatically comes on.
Proto-Sound 2.0 has a built in random num-
ber generator that randomly selects each
sound clip to play. Because there are a limit-
ed number of sound clips available in each
FYS sequence, it is probable that some of
these sound clips will be repeated from
time to time.
So that FYS effects can be as realistic as
possible, Proto-Sound 2.0 disables the
reversing unit whenever it is enabled. This
way the engine remains still at its stop as the
operator cycles through the FYS sequences.
It is programmed to start ringing the bell at
that point. After approximately 12 rings of
the bell, it will automatically turn off.