StartingUp
Horn
Bell
Remedy
Remedy
Remedy
W h e n I f i r s t t u r n t h e p o w e r o n , t h e
enginewillnotbegintorun.
The e ngine w illnotstartafterIpress
theDirectionbutton.
I can'tgetthehorn t o b l o w w h e n I
pressthehornbutton.
Ican'tgetthebelltoringwhenIpress
thebellbutton.
Youmaybepressingthebuttontooquickly. Trypressing
thehornbuttonmoreslowly,takingapproximatelyonefull
secondtofullydepressthebutton.
You maybepressingthebuttontooquickly. Trypressing
thebellbuttonmoreslowly,takingapproximatelyonefull
secondtofullydepressthebutton.
Thisisnormalbehavior.Topreventaccidentalhigh-speed
start-ups,Loco-Soundisprogrammedtostartupinneutral
anytimetrackpowerhasbeenturnedoffforseveralseconds.
Seethe"BasicOperation"sectionformoredetails.
Youmaynotbesendingenoughpowertothetracktopower
theengine. Pressthethrottleupforafewmoresecondsto
increasetrackpower.
Lock-out
Remedy
I can'tget t h e e n g i n e t o r u n a f t e r I
powerupthetransformer. Itsitsstill
withtheenginesoundsrunning.
The engine won'tlockintoforward,
neutral,orreverse.
Theenginemaybelockedintotheneutralposition. Follow
the procedure i n t h e " Lockinto a Direction"section to
unlocktheengine'sdirection.
Enginespeedmustbebelow10scalemph(approx.10volts
orlessinconventionalmode).
Volume
Remedy
The soundsseemdistorted,
especiallywhentheHornorbellis
activated.
Nosound.
Loco-Soundvolume is s et t o o high.
Turn thevolume
controlknobonthebottomofthechassiscounter-clockwise
toreducethevolume.
Volume issettoolow,adjustvolumecontrolknobonthe
bottomofthechassisclockwisetoincreasethevolumeor
checkconnectortospeaker.
Proto-Cast and-Dispatch
Remedy
WhenItrytoplaymusicormy
voicethroughmyengine'sspeakers,
there ispoppingandinterference.
MyProto-Castsoundsplaytoo
quietlyorunclearly.
WhenItrytoplayProto-Cast,the
engine'ssoundskeepbreakinginon
myrecording.
WhenIruntwoLoco-Sound
enginesontracksneareach other,
theProto-Castand Dispatchsounds
play frombothengines,notjust
fromtheoneconnectedto theaudio
sourceormicrophone.
Cleanthetrackwithdenaturedalcohol,asdescribedinthe
"CleaningtheWheels,Tires,andTrack"sectionofthis
book.
Unplugthecablebetweentheaudiosourceandtheremote
lock-on. Re-plugitintotheaudiosourcefirst,thenintothe
lock-on,pushingfirmlytomakesureitisfullyinstalled.
Yourrecordingmaybeplayingtooquietlytotriggerthe
enginetostopplayingitsownsoundset. Turnupthe
volumeof theaudiosourceyouareusing.
Thisisnormalbehavior.BecauseLoco-Soundusesradio
wavestotransmitthesoundtotheengine,otherLoco-
Soundenginesinthesamerangewillalso pickupthe
sound.Try movingoneofthesets.
Troubleshooting Loco-Sound Problems
™
AlthoughLoco-Soundhasbeendesignedandengineeredforeaseofuse,youmayhave
somequestionsduringinitialoperation. Thefollowingtableshouldanswermost
questions. Ifyourproblemcannotberesolvedwiththistable,contactM.T.H.for
assistance(
telephone:410-381-2580;fax:410-423-
0009; mail:7020ColumbiaGatewayDrive,ColumbiaMD21046-1532).
e-mail:[email protected],
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