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RailKing EP-5 Operating Manual
USING RESET TO PROGRAM PROTO-SOUND®
Proto-Sound® is equipped with several programmable features which are
accessed in the RESET state by moving the transformer throttle up and
down between full voltage and low voltage (8 volts) without shutting the
transformer off completely. Each time this is done you advance, one
feature at a time, through the available options. An air-release sound is
heard each time the throttle is advanced and returned. In addition, there are
special sounds to tell you what RESET position you are in.
For example, if you want to select Feature 2, put the engine in RESET, and
move the throttle up and down from full throttle to low two times. After the
second advance, you will hear two “clinks" indicating that the computer is
now in Feature 2. Advance the throttle again and you will hear three
“clinks" for Feature 3. Advance it two more times and you will hear a
“clank" indicating that you are now in Feature 5. Advance the throttle two
more times and you will hear a “clank" and two “clinks" indicating Feature
7. ((5 throttle advancements = 1 clank) + (2 throttle advancements = 2
clinks)). “Clank” + “Clink" + “Clink" = Feature 7. You can advance the
throttle as quickly as you like and the computer will still remember the
number of times the throttle is advanced by playing back the number of
“Clinks" and “Clanks" to confirm the feature you’ve selected.
In RESET Mode
Move The Throttle
Up & Down From
High Voltage To Low
2 Times
Advance The Throttle
Up & Down From
High Voltage To Low
4 More Times
Listen For The
2 Clink Sounds
Listen For 1 Clank
And 1 Clink Sounds
