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RailKing EP-5 Operating Manual
it is armed. You cannot interrupt the power twice to enter another
direction and still have the FYS active.)
You can now trigger the sounds to
begin playing when you next enter Neutral.
Triggering Freight Yard Sounds
Once the FYS 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 FYS
feature. This forces the engine
to leave your freight yard in the
same direction as it arrived. The
following operator controlled
“Events” control the FYS’s
actions and sounds.
(Note: The direction states shown assume the FYS is
entered from forward. If entering the freight yard 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 FYS and shutdown
Proto-Sound®. The next time power is turned on, the engine will be in
the RESET position. See page 18 for additional information on RESET.
If the bell was not turned off after arming
FYS, it is now turned off automatically.
After entering neutral, Proto-Sound will
immediately play a horn blast or an air
release sound, followed approximately 2
seconds later by a man whistling and a
freight car door sliding open. At this point,
various freight yard sounds can be heard,
including loading and unloading
operations, engine sounds, yardman
“slang,” and additional freight car door sounds.
Put Engine In Neutral
At Low Power
Listen For Air Release Sound
And Cab Chatter Message
Listen For Engine
Rumbling Sound
Interrupt Throttle To
Enter The Next Phase
