Troubleshooting Proto-Sound 2.0 Problems
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AlthoughProto-Sound2.0hasbeendesignedandengineeredforeaseofuse,youmay
havesomequestionsduringinitialoperation. Thefollowingtableshouldanswermost
questions. Ifyourproblemcannotberesolvedwiththistable,contactM.T.H.for
assistance(e-mail:[email protected];telephone:410-381-2580;fax:410-423-
0009;mail:7020ColumbiaGatewayDrive,ColumbiaMD21046-1532).
StartingUp
Whistle
Bell
Remedy
Remedy
Remedy
WhenIfirstturnthepoweron,theengine
willnotbegintorun.
The engine willnotstartafterIpressthe
Directionbutton.
Myenginesoundsaredistortedandgarbled.
Ican'tgetthewhistletoblowwhenIpress
thewhistlebutton.
Ican'tgetthebelltoringwhenIpressthe
bell button.
Youmaybepressingthebuttontooquickly. Try
pressingtheWhistlebuttonmoreslowly,taking
approximatelyonefullsecondtofullydepressthe
button.
Youmaybepressingthebuttontooquickly. Try
pressingthebellbuttonmoreslowly,taking
approximatelyonefullsecondtofullydepressthe
button.
Thisisnormalbehavior. Topreventaccidental
high-speedstart-ups,Proto-Sound2.0is
programmedtostartupinneutralanytimetrack
powerhasbeenturnedoffforseveralseconds. See
the"BasicOperation"sectionfor moredetails.
Youmaynotbesendingenoughpowertothetrack
topowertheengine.Pressthethrottleupforafew
moresecondstoincreasetrackpower.
Thebatterymayhaverundown,especiallyifthe
enginehasbeeninstorageforsometime. Seethe
"Self-ChargingBatteryBack-Up"sectionofthese
instructionsforhowtotest,recharge,and(if
necessary)replace thebattery.
Coupler
Remedy
WhenItrytofirethecoupler,PSAstarts.
The Proto-Coupler won'tlettheengine
uncoupleonthefly.
The couplerdoesnotfireorstaycoupled.
You arewaitingtoolongbetweenwhistlebutton
presses.Seethetiminginstructionslocatedatthe
beginningofthe"Proto-Sound2.0Operating
Instructions"section.
Trylubricatingthecouplerknuckleandrivetwith
a drygraphitelubricant.
Thecouplerneedstobecleaned.Wipewith
denaturedalcohol(notrubbingalcohol)andlet
dry.
CabChatter
Remedy
SometimestheCabChattersoundsdon't
play.
CabChatterplaysonlyinneutralatrandom
intervals.
Lock-out
Remedy
Ican'tgettheenginetorunafterIpowerup
thetransformer. I t sitsstillwiththediesel
and compressorsoundsrunning.
The engine won'tlockintoforward,neutral,
orreverse.
Theenginemaybelockedintotheneutral
position. Followtheprocedureinthe"Lockintoa
Direction"sectiontounlocktheengine'sdirection.
Enginespeedmustbebelow10scalemph
(approx.10voltsorlessinconventionalmode).
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