MTHTrains Dash 9 Diesel Engine Manuel utilisateur

Compatibilty

ThisdieselenginewilloperateonanytraditionalO-31Gaugetrack

system,includingM.T.H.’sRealTrax®orScaleTrax™ortraditional

tubulartrack. It is also compatible with most standardACtransformers.

(Seepage17foracompletelistofcompatibletransformersandwiringinstructions.)

M.T.H. ELECTRIC TRAINS

Dash 9 Diesel Engine

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DASH 9 DIESEL ENGINE

Set Up ................................................................................................................3

Basic Operation ............................................................................................4

Throttle ....................................................................................................4

Operation Buttons ..................................................................................4

Manual Volume Control............................................................................4

Proto-Sound 2.0 Operation......................................................................5

Activating Proto-Sound 2.0 Conventional Mode Features ......................5

Freight Yard Sounds ................................................................................5

Tips on Using FYS ....................................................................................6

Proto-Coupler®Operation ......................................................................7

Speed Control ........................................................................................7

Lock into a Direction State ......................................................................7

Reset to Factory Defaults ........................................................................8

Automatic Sounds....................................................................................8

Maintenance....................................................................................................8

Lubrication and Greasing ........................................................................8

Cleaning the Wheels, and Track..............................................................10

Traction Tire Replacement......................................................................10

Proto-Smoke Unit Operation ................................................................11

Light Bulb Replacement ........................................................................12

Self-Charging Battery Back-Up................................................................13

Troubleshooting..........................................................................................14

Campatibility................................................................................................16

Transformer Compatibility Chart ........................................................17

Additional Features with DCS Remote Control System..............18

Safety Precautions......................................................................................19

Service and Warranty Information......................................................20

Authorized Service Centers....................................................................21

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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There are a few simple steps you must take before operating this RailKing steamer.

1. You should prime the operating smoke unit with smoke fluid before

operating. Add 15-20 drops of smoke fluid through the smokestack, then gently

blow into the stack to eliminate any air bubbles in the fluid.

(See Fig. 5 on page 11)

2. If you choose not to prime the unit with fluid, turn the smoke unit switch

located under the engine to the OFF position. (See Fig. 6 on page 11) Running

the enging without a primed smoke unit may cause damage. See the “ProtoSmoke

Unit Operation” section of this book for more informantion on smoke unit

maintenance.

3. You should lubricate the wheel axles and pickup rollers to prevent them from

squeaking. Use light household oil and follow the lunrication points marked “L” in

Fig. 2 on page 8. Do not over oil. Use only a drop or two on each pivot point.

4. You may find, if your engine was built several months before you set it

up, that the rechargeable battery has run down and needs to be charged before

operation. If you notice that the sounds are garbled, test and charge the engine

as described in the “Self Charging Battery Back-Up” section on page 13.

At this point, you are ready to begin running your engine.

SET UP

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Throttle up the power to your track. Give enough power so that the engine’s headlight

shines brightly. Then put the engine into motion by either firmly pressing the Direction

button on your transformer or remote once or dropping and advancing to throttle to put

the engine in forward.

BASIC OPERATION

Use the operation buttons on your transformer as described below.

Horn/Whistle - To sound the horn/whistle, firmly press the Horn/Whistle button. The

horn/whistle will sound for as long as you continue to depress the button. It will stop when

you release the button. The horn/whistle has four different endings, depending on whether

you hold the button for less than three sconds, three seconds, four seconds, five seconds

or longer.

Bell - To sound the 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 your turn it

on until you press and release the button again to turn it off.

Direction - Your engine is programmed to start in neutral. To put the engine into forward

and then to change the direction of the engine or to put it into neutral, firmly press and

release the Direction button on your transformer. Just as you must stop your car between

forward and reverse, this engine will not go directly from forward to reverse; it goes into

neutral between directions. If the engine has been moving forward, the first press of the

Direction button will put the engine from forward into neutral, the second press into

reverse, the third press back into neutral, and the fourth back into forward. To prevent

accidental high-speed start-ups, this engine is programmed to restart in neutral each time

the track voltage is turned off for 10 seconds or more.

OPERATION BUTTONS

MANUAL VOLUME CONTROL

To adjust the volume of all sounds made

by this engine, turn the master volume

control knob, located on the underside

of the engine, clockwise to increase the

volume and counter-clockwise to

decrease the volume. (see Figure 1)

Figure 1 - Proto-Sound 2.0 Volume Adjustment Knob

THROTTLE

Volume Adjustment Knob

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This manual contains the operating instructions for Proto-Sound 2.0 in conventional mode

only. Instructions for accessing DCS command mode features accompany the DCS Remote

Control System equipment.

Because Proto-Sound 2.0 is an all-new system developed by M.T.H.’s own reseach

and development team, it operates differently from the origanal Proto-Sound. Most

Proto-Sound 2.0 features are automatically enabled, and the reset state has been eliminat-

ed, so there is no need to program features as with origanl Proto-Sound. Although the

new system is easier to operate than origanl Proto-SOund, you should read these instruc-

tions thoroughly before using Proto-Sound 2.0 features in order to prevent harm to your-

self or your equipment.

Activating Proto-Sound 2.0 Conventional Mode Features: Proto-Sound 2.0

features are activated by sequences of Bell and Whistle button pushes described below.

Please read the full descriptions of each feature before using it. To use these buttons to

activate features rather than to blow the whistle or ring the bell, you should press the but-

tons for a shorter time (1/2 second); you may need to practice your timing to make this

work smoothly.

PROTO-SOUND 2.0

OPERATION

Freight Yard Sounds (FYS): Your engine is equipped with a sound package of freight

yard sounds that you can play when you pull into a yard. Each sequence described in the

following will play as long as it is left on, randomly generating sounds, but be sure to allow

approximately 30 seconds between the button pushes described below to allow the FYS

sufficient time to run through each sequence.

1. To cue the sound system to play the FYS, quickly, but firmly press the Bell button once

followed by 2 quick presses of the Whistle button while the engine is moving.

Feature to be Activated Button Code

Freight Yard Sounds 1 Bell, 2 Whistles

Fire the Rear Coupler 1 Bell, 3 Whistles

Speed Control On/Off 1 Whistle, 2 Bells (from neutral only)

Lock into a Directional State/Unlock 1 Whistle, 3 Bells

Reset to Factory Defaults 1 Whistle, 5 Bells ( from neutral only)

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2. Press the Direction button once to stop the engine. This will

trigger the first sequence of FYS. The reverse unit is temporarily

disabled so that the train will not move as you use the the Direction button to trigger

the sounds, and Proto-Sound 2.0 has disabled operator control over the Whistle and Bell

buttons until the full FYS sequence is complete.

3. After waiting about 30 seconds for that sequence to run, press the Direction button

again to trigger the second sequence of FYS.

4. After waiting about 30 seconds, press the Direction button again to trigger the third

FYS sequence.

5. Again, after allowing about 30 seconds for that sequence to run, press the Direction

button one more time to trigger the fourth and final FYS sequence. The FYS will continue,

and within a few seconds, the engine will start and move out on its own at the current

throttle setting, in the same direction it was traveling when you began the sequence. Once

the bell turns off, the operator regains control of the transformer’s bell and whistle buttons

and can ring the bell or blow the whistle as usual.

Tips on Using FYS

You can terminate FYS at anytime by turning off power to the track for 15 seconds.

You do not have to be in Forward to use FYS. At the conclusion of the full sequence,

the train will pull away from the station in whatever direction you were going when

you activated the feature.

You can use FYS even if you are double-heading with another engine. If the second

is not eqiupped with FYS at all, you must remember not to leave the throttle at a high

voltage level once you have stopped the engine to run the FYS. Otherwise, the engine

without FYS will start vibrating on the track as its motors strain to move the train, since

they cannot be automatically disabled during the FSY cycle. If the second engine is an

original Proto-Sound engine equipped with FYS, you may choose to disable it when

used in double-heading operations, so you will not experience competing FYS sounds.

To disable FYS in an original Proto-Sound engine, see the operating instructions for

that engine.

FYS can be triggered from Neutral. It will operate the same as if triggered while in

motion except that, at the conclusion of the FYS, the engine will depart in the next

direction of travel, as opposed to the direction it was traveling before entering Neutral.

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This engine is equipped with a coil-wound Proto-Coupler for remote uncoupling action.

Because the Proto-Coupler is controlled through the Proto-Sound 2.0 microprocessor, it

does not require an uncoupling track section or modification to your layout to function.

Use the codes listed below.

Rear Coupler: To fire the rear coupler, press the Bell button once followed immediately

by three pushes of the Horn/Whistle button. The sound of the lift bar and air line

depletion will play, and the knuckle will be released.

Front Coupler: To fire the front coupler, press the Bell button once followed

immediately by four pushes of the Horn/Whistle button. The sound of the lift bar and air

line depletion will play, and the knuckle will be released.

PROTO-COUPLER ®OPERATION

M.T.H. engines equipped with Proto-Sound 2.0 have speed control capabilities that allow

the engine to maintain a constant speed up and down grades and around curves, much

like an automobile cruise control. You can add or drop cars on the run, and the engine will

maintain the speed you set.

While the engine is programmed to start with the speed control feature activated, you can

opt to turn it off. This means the engine’s speed will fall as it labors up a hill and increase

as it travels downward. It is also affected by the addition or release of cars while on the

run. To maintain a constant speed when speed control is turned off, you need to adjust the

track voltage yourself. When speed control is off, the volume will drop to allow for better

low voltage operation. Full volume is restored upon reactivation of speed control.

To turn speed control on and off: First, put the engine in neutral, then press the

transformer’s Horn/Whistle button one time then immediately press the Bell button two

times. Two horn blasts will indicate that the engine has made the change. Repeat the

1 Horn/Whistle, 2 bells code to return it to the other state. You will want to do this during

the initial neutral start-up if you ever couple this engine with another engine that is not

eqipped with speed control to avoid damaging the motors in either engine. Each time

you shut down the engine completely, it will automatically turn speed contol on.

SPEED CONTROL

You can lock your engine into a directional state (forward, neutral, reverse) to prevent

it from changing directions. To do this, put the engine into the direction you want or in

neutral, run it at a very low speed (<10 scale mph), and quickly but firmly press your

remote’s Horn/Whistle button once followed immediately by three presses of the Bell

LOCK INTO A DIRECTIONAL STATE

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To override the settings you currently have assigned to the engine and reset it to its factory

defaults, while in neutral press the Horn/Whistle button once, followed immediated by five

quick presses of the Bell button. Two horn blasts will indicate that the engine has made the

change

RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTS

Certain Proto-Sound 2.0 sound effects automatically play in programmed conventional

mode conditions:

Squealing Brakes: This sound plays anytime the engine’s speed decreases rapidly.

Cab Chatter: This sound play when the engine idles in neutral.

Engine Start-up and Shut-down: This sound plays when the engine is initially

powered on or is powered off for five seconds or more.

AUTOMATIC SOUNDS

MAINTENANCE

This engine should be oiled and greased in order to run properly.

You should regularly lubricate the engine to prevent them from squeaking. Use light

household oil and follow the lubrication points marked “L” in Figure 2. Do not over oil.

Use only a drop or two on each pivot.

LUBRICATION AND GREASING

Figure 2 - Lubrication Points on the Engine

Pick up Rollers (L)

Wheel Axles (L)

button. Two Horn blasts will indicate that the engine has made the

change. The engine will not change direction (including going into

neutral) until you repeat the 1 Horn/Whistle, 3 bells code to return

the engine to its normal state, even if the engine has been kept without power for extend-

ed periods of time.

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The locomotive’s internal gearing was greased at the factory and

should not need additional grease until after 50 hours of operation

or one year, which ever comes first. To access the gear box, do the following:

1. Unscrew the body mount screws as shown in Figure 3 and remove the body shell from

the chassis.

Figure 3 - Location of body mount screws

Body Mount Screws

2. Once the body is removed, remove the trucks by unscrewing

the motor mount screw located on the underside of the drive trucks. See Figure 4.

3. Pull the motor away from the truck block and lightly

coat the motor worm gear and bronze drive gear with grease.

4. Reassemble the truck and motor being careful not to

pinch any wires bewtween the truck block and motor mount.

5. Repeat steps on the other motor.

6. Reassemble the engine in reverse order.

7. Grease Idler Gears. Located on the outside of the truck block. Figure 4 - Motor Mount Screw

Motor Mount Screw

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CLEANING THE WHEELS & TRACK

Periodically check the engine wheels and pick-up rollers for dirt and buildup, which can

cause poor electrical contact and traction and prematurely wear out the neoprene traction

tires. Wheels and tires can be cleaned using denatured alcohol (not rubbling

alcohol), which can be found in home improvement stores, applied with a cotton swab.

Occaisional cleaning of the track will also help to ensure good electrical contact and

prolong the life of your engine’s tires. To clean the track, use a clean rag and denatured

alcohol (not rubbling alcohol). Unplug the transformer and rub the rails of the track,

turning the rag frequently to ensure that you are using clean cloth on the rails.

TRACTION TIRE REPLACEMENT

Your locomotive is equipped with two neoprene rubber traction tires on each powered

truck block. While these tires are extremely durable, you may need to replace them at

some point.

1.Remove the body shell by unscrewing the body mount screws.

2.Remove the motor mount screw from the bottom of the truck block. Detaching the

truck block from the motor.

3.Remove the truckside frames giving you access to the traction tires.

4.Make sure the old tires have been completely removed from the groove in the drive

wheel, using a razor blade or flat head screwdriver to pry away any remains.

5.Slip the new tire onto the wheel. You may find it useful to use two small flathead screw-

drivers to stretch the tire over the wheel.

6.If you twist the tire while stretching it over the wheel, you will need to remove

and reinstall the tire. Otherwise your engine will wobble while operating.

7.Make sure the tires are fully seated inside the groove. Use a razor blade to trim away

any excess tire that doesn’t seat itself inside the groove properly.

One set of replacement tires is included with your model.

Additional tires are availible directly from M.T.H. Parts Department (Phone: 410.381.2580).

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