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RailKing D&RG 4-6-0 Operating Manual
at least three seconds. You will hear the bell turn on and, after three
seconds, you should hear a short whistle blast or air release. Once the
whistle blast or air release is heard, the whistle button can be released. The
bell will continue to chime, so if you want to turn off the bell ringing,
simply press and release the whistle button. Interrupt the transformer
throttle to enter the next directional state (either forward or reverse).
(Note:
the PFA will only play in the first Neutral after it is armed. You can not
interrupt the power twice to enter another direction and still have the PFA
active.) You can now trigger the sounds to begin playing when you next
enter Neutral.
ACTIVATING AND TRIGGERING PASSENGER
STATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
Once the PFA feature has been activated, it will be played the next time the
engine enters neutral. At this point, Proto-Sound® will take over control of
your engine, disabling the bell and whistle button. In addition,
Proto-Sound® reconfigures the way the reverse unit functions during the
operation of the PFA feature. This forces the engine to leave your
Passenger Station in the same direction as it arrived. The following
operator controlled “Events” control the PFA’s actions and sounds.
(Note:
The direction states shown assume the PFA is entered from forward. If
entering the Passenger Station in reverse, the direction states shown will
be reversed.)
Event 1:
Interrupt the transformer throttle to cycle the engine from forward
into neutral. If the throttle was at 14 volts or higher, the squeaking brakes
sound will play. Once the engine is stopped, the throttle must be turned on
to keep it in the neutral state.
Note: Failure to turn the throttle back on
within 3 seconds of leaving forward will disable PFA and shutdown
Proto-Sound®. The next time
power is turned on, the engine will
be in the RESET position. See page
19 for additional information on
RESET.
If the bell was not turned
off after arming PFA, it is now
turned off automatically. After
entering neutral, Proto-Sound® will immediately play a whistle blast or an
air release sound, followed approximately 2 seconds later by an Arrival
Announcement. Following this arrival announcement, the sounds of doors
opening and the conductor saying “Watch your step” is heard. At this point,
various Passenger Station sounds can be heard, including passenger
Put Engine In Neutral
At Low Power
Listen For Air Release Sound
And PA Arrival Message
