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CONFIGURING THE SOUNDCARD
There are a few settings which need to be specified to match the sounds to the particular locomotive or
railmotor. Place the loco on the track and switch it on. Then proceed as follows:
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Brake pump
. Press button 5 to turn the optional brake pump on or off. You should hear it.
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Number of cylinders
. Press the 7 button on the remote control. If a double beep sounds then the
soundcard is set three cylinder locos. If there is a single beep then the soundcard is set to two or four
cylinder locos, both of which emit four chuffs per revolution.
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Control mode buttons
Press the 6 button on the remote control to change the control mode.
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One beep – Indicates manual mode. In this mode all sounds are triggered only by pressing a radio
control function or by using the remote control buttons. The whistle will sound for as long as its
button is pressed.
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Two beeps – Indicate simple automatic mode. This is designed for controllers which have no
function buttons, as is often the case with track power, or at exhibitions, etc. where you don’t want
to operate manually. The whistle will sound once automatically when the loco moves off and then
once more three times a minute when the loco is on motion. A reed switch can be placed under the
loco and be connected to the F1 terminal to make the whistle sound when the loco passes over a
magnet. Another reed switch, connected to the F2 terminal, can be used to trigger the bell which
will turn on when crossing a magnet and then off at the next magnet.
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Three beeps – Indicate American automatic mode. Again this is designed for controllers which have
no function buttons, as is often the case with track power, or at exhibitions, etc. where you don’t
want to operate manually. However, it follows American rules.
The whistle will sound two long toots when the loco moves off forwards or three short when
backing up. If these occur the wrong way around then reverse the leads at the M1/M2 terminals.
When the loco stops, a single short toot will indicate brakes on. A reed switch can be placed under
the loco and be connected to the F1 terminal to make the whistle sound the grade crossing
sequence when the loco passes over a magnet.
Another reed switch, connected to the F2 terminal, can be used to trigger the bell which will turn
on when crossing a magnet and sound for a set time. This time is set using the remote control.
Press button 2, let the bell sound for the desired time and then press button 2 again to stop it. The
bell will then ring for that time when the F2 terminal is triggered.
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Whistle type
. Press the 9 button on the remote control. A single beep means that the soundcard is set
to a plain whistle and the 2 button will sound a short whistle. A double beep means that the soundcard
is set to a chime whistle and the 2 button will sound the bell when pressed.
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Whistle tone
and volume
. Press the 1 button to start the whistle. Use the channel up/down buttons to
set the tone and the volume up/down buttons to set the volume.
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Bell volume
. If a chime whistle has been selected, the 2 button will sound the bell. Use the volume
up/down buttons to set the bell volume to the desired level.
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Brake Pump volume
. The 5 button will sound the Westinghouse brake pump. Use the volume up/down
buttons to set the pump volume to the desired level.
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Setting the static steam hiss
. You should hear a steam hiss. If not then press the Mute button to switch
on the sound. Use the volume up/down buttons to set the desired volume.
