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Rugged Rails 2-8-0 Steam Engine
Basic Operation
The Throttle knob controls how fast your train will travel.
Turn the throttle knob up ½-way, until the engine and caboose lights shine
bright.
Put the engine into motion by pressing the Direction button on your
transformer once. (hold it for approximately 1 second)
If the engine does not begin to move as soon as you firmly press the
Direction button, you may not have sent enough voltage to the track to make
the train move. Turn the throttle up a bit higher until the train begins to
move.
Activating Features
Throttle -
To increase or decrease track voltage, and therefore train speed,
turn the throttle control knob. Turning clockwise will increase voltage and
speed, while turning counterclockwise will decrease voltage and speed. The
engine will maintain the speed you set after you release the throttle until you
turn it again to change the voltage and speed.
Bell
- To sound the bell, in an engine equipped with a bell firmly press and
release the Bell button. To turn the bell off, press and release the Bell button
again. The bell will continue to ring from the time you turn it on until you
press and release the button again to turn it off.
Horn/Whistle
- To sound the whistle, firmly press the Horn/Whistle button.
The whistle will sound for as long as you continue to depress the button. It
will stop when you release the button.
Direction
Your train is programmed to start in neutral. The train will
always cycle neutral-forward-neutral-reverse with each press and release of
the direction button. The engine is programmed to restart in neutral each
time the track voltage is turned off for 25 seconds or more.
