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RailKing Dash-8 Operating Manual
ACTIVATING AND TRIGGERING FREIGHT YARD SOUNDS
Before FYS can be heard the feature must be activated first. Activation is
accomplished by holding down the bell button for three or more seconds as
described in the Activating and Triggering The Squeaking Brake Sounds
section found earlier. Once the feature is activated, FYS will be played the
next time the engine enters the neutral position. In order for FYS to begin,
power must remain on once the engine enters the Neutral position. At this
point ProtoSounds® has taken over control of your engine and disabled the
bell and whistle buttons from any further operator functions. In addition,
ProtoSounds® has reconfigured the way the reverse unit functions by
disabling the reverse unit state during operation of the FYS feature. This
forces the engine to leave your freight yard in the same direction it arrived
in. The following operator controlled “events” control FYS’s actions and
sounds.
Event 1
While the locomotive is running in forward or reverse FYS is
activated by the operator pushing and holding the bell button down for three
or more seconds. The locomotive bell begins chiming and can be left on or
turned off without disabling FYS.
Event 2
The operator now interrupts the transformer throttle to stop the
engine and put it into Neutral. If the throttle setting was at 14 volts or
higher , ProtoSounds® will play the sound of squeaking brake sounds as the
engine comes to a halt.
A. Upon stopping of the engine, the operator must immediately turn the
throttle back on to keep the engine in the Neutral position. If the bell was
not turned off after activating FYS, it now turns off automatically.
Note:
Failure to turn the throttle back on within 3
seconds of leaving the Event 1 phase will disable FYS and
shutdown ProtoSounds®. The next time you turn power
back on your engine will be in the RESET position. See
page 4 for more information on RESET.
Put Engine In Neutral
At Low Power
