Rail King PA AA DIESEL ENGINE Manuel utilisateur

RAILKING PA AA

DIESEL ENGINE

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

This RailKing PA AA set boasts a detailed ABS body and operates on O-31 track.

This

RailKing Diesel Engine contains state-of-the-art electronics with many built-in automatic

features for incredibly realistic operation. Despite these advanced features, the

locomotive is easy to operate with any compatible standard AC transformer (see the

compatibility chart o

n page 18), and is completely compatible with most other 3-rail

locomotives, rolling stock, and accessories.

This locomotive is equipped with Proto-Sound 2.0 with Digital Command System

(DCS). This new system will allow you to operate your locomotive in Command mode

(when used with the DCS Remote Control System, sold separately) or Conventional

mode. Conventional operating features are described in the following pages, while the

DCS operating features are covered in the set of operating instructions that

accompanies the DCS equipment.

Conventional Mode operation of this locomotive is

much simpler than operation of original Proto-Sound engines. For your own safety and

that of your equipment, please read the instructions before you operate this engine.

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Table of Contents

Initial Lubrication 3

Basic Operation 3

Throttle 3

Operation Buttons 3

VolumeControl 4

Proto-Sound 2.0 Operation 5

Activating Proto-Sound 2.0 Conventional Mode Features 5

Passenger Station Announcements (PSA) 6

Tips on Using PSA 7

Proto-Coupler

®Operation 8

Speed Control 8

Lock into a Direction State 9

Reset to Factory Defaults 9

Automatic Sounds 9

Maintenance 10

Lubrication and Greasing Instructions 10

Cleaning the Wheels, Tires and Track 12

Locomotive Traction Tire Replacement 12

Locomotive Light Bulb Replacement 13

Self-Charging Battery Back-Up 14

Troubleshooting 15

Compatibility 17

Transformer Compatibility Chart 18

Additional Features with DCS Remote Control System 19

Safety Precautions 21

Service and Warranty Information 24

RailKing PA AA Diesel Engine

Initial Lubrication

Although the engine was lubricated at the factory, it is important that you

lubricate the chassis before operation. Lightly grease the outside idler and

drive gears (marked “G” in Fig.

3 on page 11) to prevent them from squeaking.

Use light household oil and follow the lubrication points marked “L” in Fig.

on page 10

. Do not over-oil. Use only a drop or two on each pivot point.

At this point, you are ready to put your engine on the track and begin running

it.

Basic Operation

Throttle

– 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 the throttle to put the engine in forward.

Operation Buttons

Use the operation buttons on your transformer or remote as described below.

Horn/Whistle

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

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

when you release the button. The horn has four different endings, depending

on whether you hold the button for less than three seconds, three seconds, four

seconds, or 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 train is programmed to start in neutral. To put the engine

into forward and then to change the direction of the train 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

train has been moving forward, the first press of the Direction button will put

the train 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.

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Manual Volume Control –To adjust the volume of all sounds made by

this engine, turn the master volume control knob located under the engine

clockwise to increase the volume and counter-clockwise to decrease the

volume (see Fig. 1).

Proto-Sound 2.0

Volume Adjustment Knob

Figure 1. Location of the Proto-Sound 2.0 Volume Adjustment Knob

RailKing PA AA Diesel Engine

Proto-Sound 2.0 Operating Instructions

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

research and development team, it operates differently from original

Proto-Sound. Most Proto-Sound 2.0 features are automatically enabled, and

the reset state has been eliminated, so there is no need to program features as

with original Proto-Sound. Although the new system is easier to operate than

original Proto-Sound, you should read these instructions thoroughly before

using Proto-Sound 2.0 features in order to prevent harm to yourself 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 buttons for a shorter

time (1/2 second); you may need to practice your timing to make this work

smoothly.

Feature to Be Activated:

PassengerStationAnnouncements

FiretheRear Coupler

Fire the Front Coupler

Speed Control On/Off

Lockintoa Direction/Unlock

Reset to Factory Defaults

ButtonCode:

1 Bell, 2 Whistles

1 Bell, 3 Whistles

1 Bell, 4 Whistles

1 Whistle, 2 Bells (from Neutral only)

1 Whistle, 3 Bells

1 Whistle, 5 Bells (from Neutral only)

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Passenger Station Announcements (PSA):

Your engine is equipped with a sound package of passenger station

announcements that you can play when you pull into a passenger station.

Each sequence described below 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 PSA sufficient

time to run through each sequence.

1. To cue the sound system to play the PSA, quickly but firmly press the Bell

button once followed by 2 quick presses of the Whistle button while the

engine is moving. As soon as you have keyed in this code, you will hear the

announcement for the upcoming stop and the bell will begin to ring.

2. Press the Direction button or drop and advance the throttle once to stop the

engine. This will trigger the first sequence of PSA. The reverse unit is

temporarily disabled so that the train will not move as you use 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 PSA 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 PSA.

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

PSAsequence.

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 PSA sequence.

You will know it is the final sequence when you hear the “All Aboard!” call.

The bell will begin to chime 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.

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Tips on Using PSA

• You can terminate PSA at anytime by turning off power to the

track for 15 seconds.

• You do not have to be in Forward to use PSA. 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 PSA even if you are double-heading with another

engine. If the second engine is not equipped with PSA at all, you

must remember not to leave the throttle at a high voltage level

once you have stopped the engine to run the PSA. Otherwise, the

engine without PSA will begin vibrating on the track as its

motors strain to move the train, since they cannot be

automatically disabled during the PSA cycle. If the second

engine is an original Proto-Sound engine equipped with PSA,

you may choose to disable it when used in double-heading

operations, so you will not experience competing PSA sounds.

To disable PSA in an original Proto-Sound engine, see the

operating instructions for that engine.

• PSA can be triggered from Neutral. It will operate the same as

if triggered while in motion except that, at the conclusion of the

PSA, 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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Proto-Coupler®Operation

This locomotive is equipped with two coil-wound Proto-Couplers 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

to fire the coupler (also listed on page 5).

Rear Coupler:

To fire the rear coupler, press the Bell button once followed immediately by

three pushes of the Whistle button. The sound of the liftbar 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 Whistle button. The sound of the liftbar and air line

depletion will play, and the knuckle will be released.Note: If the coupler is

activated, the sounds will play even if the knuckle is already open.

Speed Control:

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 releasing of cars while on the run.To maintain a constant

speed when speed control is turned off, you need to adjust 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,put the engine in neutral, then press the

transformer’s 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 whistle, 2 bells code to return it to the other state. You will want

to do this during the initial neutral upon start-up if you ever couple this

engine to another engine that is not equipped with speed control to avoid

damaging the motors in either engine. Each time you shut down the engine

completely, it will automatically turn speed control on.

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Lock into a Directional State:

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

to prevent it from changing directions. To do this, put the engine into the

direction you want (or into neutral to lock it into neutral), run it at a very slow

speed (< 10 scale mph), and quickly but firmly press your remote’s Whistle

button once followed immediately by three presses of the Bell 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

whistle, 3 bells code to return the engine to its normal state, even if the engine

is kept without power for extended periods of time.

Reset to Factory Defaults:

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

to its factory defaults, while in Neutral press the Whistle button once, followed

immediately by five quick pushes of the Bell button.

Two horn blasts will

indicate that the engine has made the change.

Automatic Sounds:

Certain Proto-Sound 2.0 sound effects automatically play in programmed

conventional mode conditions:

• Squealing Brakes play any time the engine’s speed decreases

rapidly.

• Cab Chatter plays randomly when the engine idles in neutral.

• Engine Start-up and Shut-downsounds play when the engine is

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

RailKing PA AA Diesel Engine

Maintenance:

Lubrication and Greasing Instructions

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

You should regularly oil the engine and pickup rollers to prevent them from

squeaking. Use light household oil and follow the lubrication points marked

“L” in Fig. 2. Do not over oil. Use only a drop or two on each pivot point.

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, whichever

comes first. Use a lithium based grease and follow the greasing instructions

below.

1. Remove the six Phillips screws from the chassis, as seen in Figure 3, then

lift the body away from the chassis.

2. Remove the truck blocks from the chassis by unscrewing the large Phillips

motor mount screw on the bottom of each truck block, as shown in Figure 3.

Lubricate Pick Up Roller (L)

LubricateAxleBushings(L)

Figure 2. Lubrication Points on the Engine

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