Troubleshooting Loco-Sound Problems
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AlthoughLoco-Soundhasbeendesignedandengineeredforeaseofuse,youmayhave
somequestionsduringinitialoperation. Thefollowingtableshouldanswermost
questions. Ifyourproblemcannotberesolvedwiththistable,contactM.T.H.for
assistance(
telephone:410-381-2580;
fax:410-423-0009;mail:7020ColumbiaGatewayDrive,ColumbiaMD21046-1532).
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RailKingSemiConvertibleBrillTrolleywithLoco-Sound™
StartingUp
Horn
Bell
Remedy
Remedy
Remedy
WhenIfirstturnthepoweron,the
enginewillnotbegintorun. I have
toturnthethrottleoffandthenon
againtogettheenginetooperate.
WhenIpresstheHornbutton,the
bellsounds.
Ican'tgetthebelltoringwhenI
pressthebellbutton.
Thebellwon'tworkonaseparate
bellbutton.
Reversethetransformerleads.
Youmaybepressingthebuttontooquickly. Trypressing
thewhistlebutton moreslowly,takingapproximatelyone
fullsecondtofullydepressthebutton.
Checkthewiring oftheseparatebutton.
Thisisnormalbehavior. Topreventaccidentalhigh-speed
start-ups,Loco-Soundisprogrammedtostartup inneutral
anytimetrackpowerhasbeenturnedoffforseveralseconds.
Seethe"BasicOperation"sectionformoredetails.
Lock-out
Remedy
Ican'tgettheenginetorunafterI
powerupthetransformer.Itsitsstill
withtheenginesoundsrunning.
Theenginewon'tlockintoforward,
neutral,orreverse.
Theengineislockedintotheneutralposition. Followthe
procedure inthe"LockintoaDirection"section.
Enginespeedmustbebelow10scalemph(approx.10
voltsorlessinconventionalmode).
Volume
Remedy
Thesoundsseemdistorted,
especiallywhentheHornorbellis
activated.
Nosound.
Loco-Sound volume i s s e t too high.
Turn the volume
controlknobonthebottomofthechassiscounter-clockwise
toreducethevolume.
Volume issettoolow,adjustvolumecontrolknobonthe
bottomofthechassisclockwisetoincreasethevolumeor
checkconnectortospeaker.
WhenIpresstheHornbutton,the
bellcomesoninstead.
Ican'tgettheHorntoblowwhenI
presstheHornbutton.
Reversethetransformerleads
You maybepressingthebuttontooquickly.Trypressing
theHornbuttonmoreslowly,takingapproximatelyone
full secondtofullydepressthebutton.
Proto-Castand -Dispatch
Remedy
WhenItrytoplaymusicormy
voicethroughmyengine'sspeakers,
thereispoppingandinterference.
M y Proto-Castsoundsplaytoo
quietlyorunclearly.
WhenItrytoplayProto-Cast,the
engine'ssoundskeepbreakingin on
myrecording.
WhenIruntwoLoco-Sound
enginesontracksneareachother,
theProto-Castand Dispatchsounds
play frombothengines,notjust
fromtheoneconnectedto theaudio
sourceormicrophone.
Cleanthetrackwithdenaturedalcohol,asdescribedin the
"CleaningtheWheels,Tires,andTrack"sectionofthis
book.
Unplugthecablebetweentheaudiosourceandtheremote
lock-on. Re-plugitintotheaudiosourcefirst,thenintothe
lock-on,pushingfirmlytomakesureitisfullyinstalled.
Yourrecordingmaybeplayingtooquietlytotriggerthe
enginetostopplayingitsownsoundset. Turnupthe
volumeof theaudiosourceyouareusing.
Thisisnormalbehavior. Because Loco-Soundusesradio
wavestotransmitthesoundtotheengine,otherLoco-
Soundenginesin thesamerangewillals o pickupthe
sound. Try movingoneofthesets.
