Tinplate Traditions 400e Manuel utilisateur

Tinplate Traditions®

400E Contemporary Steam

Passenger Station Announcements Operating Instructions

Thank You for purchasing the 400E Contemporary Steam with

Passenger Station Sounds. The engines durable Tinplate body is sized

for operation on Standard Gauge Track. This Standard Gauge Tinplate

Traditions® Steam Engine contains state-of-the-art electronics with

many built-in automatic features for exciting operation. Despite these

advanced features, the locomotive is easy to operate with any

compatible standard AC transformer that is equipped with whistle and

bell buttons (see the compatibility chart on page 15), and is compatible

with most other 3-rail Standard Gauge 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.

WARNING:Do not lift this engine by its handrails.

They cannot support the weight of the engine.

OPERATING

PLEASE READ BEFORE USE

INSTRUCTIONS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Set Up

Lubrication and Greasing Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Basic Operation

Throttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Operation Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Proto-Sound® 2.0

Activating Proto-Sound 2.0 Conventional Mode Features . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Passenger Station Announcements (PSA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Tips on Using PSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Speed Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Lock into a Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Reset to Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Automatic Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Maintenance

Smoke Unit Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Replacing Smoke Unit Wick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

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

Self-Charging Battery Back-Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Removing The Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

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

Transformer Compatibility Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Additional Features with DCS Remote Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

SERVICE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION

CAUTION: Electrically Operated Product:

Not recommended for children under 10 years of age. M.T.H. recommends adult

supervision with children ages 10 - 16. As with all electric products, precautions

should be observed during handling and use to reduce the risk of electric shock.

WARNING: When using electrical products, basic safety

precautions should be followed including the following:

·Read this manual thoroughly before using this device.

M.T.H. recommends that all users and persons supervising use examine the hobby

transformer periodically for conditions that may result in the risk of fire, electric

shock, or injury to persons, such as damage to the primary cord, plug blades,

housing, output jacks or other parts. In the event such conditions exist, the

transformer should not be used until properly repaired.

As with all electrical appliances, this product should not be left in operation when

unattended.

If you have problems you cannot resolve by using these directions contact

e-mail: [email protected] or phone: 410-381-2580

Tinplate Traditions®

Lubricating the Internal Gearing and Flywheel Bearings (Fig. 1, #3)

Remove the two thumb screws and remove the gearbox cover to expose the

gears and flywheel. Apply lithium based grease to the gears and two drops

of oil to each of the flywheel bearings.

Lubricating the Side Rods (Fig. 1, #4)

Apply a drop of oil at each of the screws that attach the side rods to the drive

wheels. Wipe away excess oil with a cotton swab.

Lubricating the Leading and Trailing Trucks (Fig. 1, #5)

Apply a drop of oil to the axle holes and to each of the side axle bushings in

the leading and trailing trucks. Wipe away excess oil with a cotton swab.

Lubricating the Pickup Rollers (Fig. 1, #6)

Apply a small drop of oil at the axles of the pickup rollers. Wipe away

excess oil with a cotton swab. The rolling surface should be free of oil.

Tinplate Traditions®

Apply oil axle holes

Apply oil side axle bushings

Apply oil pickup rollers

Apply oil to the

Flywheel Bearings

Apply oil to each Siderod Screw

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 decreasing the throttle to off then increasing the throttle until the

engine begins to move.

Operation Buttons

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

· Horn/Whistle

- To sound the whistle, firmly press the Horn/Whistle

button. The whistle will sound for as long as you continue to depress the

button. It will stop when you release the button. The whistle 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 you turn it on until you press and release the button

again to turn it off.

· Direction

- Your train is programmed to start in neutral. The first direction

after neutral upon start-up is forward. Firmly press and release the Direction

button to allow the engine to move forward. Just as you must stop your

automobile 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 25 seconds or more.

Volume Control

- To adjust the volume of all sounds made by this engine,

turn the master volume control knob located under the cab clockwise to

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

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Turn Clockwise to increase volume

Turn Counter Clockwise to decrease volume

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.

To cue the sound system to play the PSA, quickly but firmly tap the Bell

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

engine is moving. Tap the buttons quickly but allow approximately ½

second between each press. 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.

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.

After waiting about 30 seconds for that sequence to run, press the

Direction button again to trigger the second sequence of PSA.

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

third PSA sequence.

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.

Tinplate Traditions®

button press. Two whistle blasts will indicate that the engine has made the

change. Repeat the 1 whistle, 2 bells code to return it to the other condition.

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.

Note:

When speed control is turned off, the Proto-Sound 2.0 system will

limit the volume in order to operate more smoothly at lower voltages. Full

volume is restored upon reactivating speed control.

Lock into a Direction:

You can lock your engine into a direction (forward, neutral, or reverse) so

that it will not change 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 crawl

(as slowly as it will move without halting), and quickly but firmly tap the

Horn button once followed by three quick taps of the Bell button, allowing

approximately ½ second to lapse between each quick button press. 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,

3 bells code to return the engine to its normal condition, 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 tap the Whistle button quickly

once, followed by five quick taps of the Bell button, allowing approximately

½ second to lapse between each quick button press. Two whistle 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 at random intervals when the engine idles in neutral.

Engine Start-up and Shut-down sounds play when the engine is initially

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

Tap buttons quickly but allow ½ second between each press

Two Horn Blasts

Repeat to Return

to Normal Condition

(indicates change is made)

Place Engine

in Neutral

Tinplate Traditions®

Tap buttons quickly but allow ½ second between each press

Two Whistle Blasts

Repeat to Return

to Normal Condition

(indicates change is made)

Place Engine

in Neutral

chassis and inspection cover screws, lift

the inspection plate away and inspect the

wick. If it is darkly discolored and hard,

it should be replaced.

Replacement parts and wick replacement

instructions are available directly from the

M.T.H. Parts Department.

Light Replacement Instruction

The locomotive's lights are controlled by a constant voltage circuit in the

engine. They are easy to remove and replace when they burn out. Simply

unscrew the bulb that needs to be replaced from its socket and replace it with

another.

Self-Charging Battery Back-Up

The special NiCad 7-cell 8.4v self-charging battery in this engine improves

performance at any speed. It ensures that power to the sound system will

remain on during directional changes or when travelling over dirty track or

switches. The self-charging battery system is automatically turned on or off

whenever track power is turned on or off.

Track power (when applied) recharges the battery, which should last for up

to five years, and the special NiCad battery is a dry battery that should not

leak or cause any damage to your engine. However, even this special battery

will eventually wear down and need to be replaced. When you notice that

your engine sounds seem distorted or garbled at low voltages or become

silent when power from the transformer is turned off, test the battery to

determine whether it should be recharged or replaced.

Put the engine in neutral and leave the track voltage at 12 volts for 15

minutes

Tinplate Traditions®

Replace the headlamps

with M.T.H. CI-0000001

clear lamps.

Replace the red firebox lamps

with M.T.H. CI-000007

red lamps.

Follow the

directions on how

to remove chassis

under Removing

the Battery page 13

to access the bulbs.

Remove 4 screws to open smoke

stack and replace wick

Fig 5

Remedy

This is normal behavior. To prevent accidental high-speed start-ups, Proto-

Sound 2.0 is programmed to start up in neutral anytime track power has been

turned off for several seconds. See the "Basic Operation" section for more

details.

Remedy

Reverse the transformer leads

You may be pressing the button too quickly. Try pressing the whistle button

more slowly, taking approximately one full second to fully depress the button.

Remedy

Reverse the transformer leads.

You may be pressing the button too quickly. Try pressing the whistle button

more slowly, taking approximately one full second to fully depress the button.

Check the wiring of the separate button.

Remedy

Cab Chatter plays only in neutral at random intervals.

Remedy

The engine is locked into the neutral position. Follow the procedure in the

"Lock into a Direction" section.

Engine speed must be below 10 scale mph (approx. 10 volts or less in

conventional mode).

Remedy

Proto-Sound 2.0 volume is set too high. Turn the volume control knob on the

bottom of the chassis counter-clockwise to reduce the volume.

Remedy

Check to be sure the battery is installed and fully charged. See the "Self-

Charging Battery Back-Up" section.

The battery may be dead or need to be charged. See the "Self-Charging

Battery Back-Up" section.

Proto-Sound 2.0 is designed to continue to sound for a few seconds after

power to the track has been shut off.

Remedy

Proto-Sound 2.0 has a built-in random number generator that randomly

selects each sound clip to play. Because there are a limited number of sound

clips available in each FYS sequence, it is probable that some of these sound

clips will be repeated from time to time.

So that FYS effects can be as realistic as possible, Proto-Sound 2.0 disables

the reversing unit whenever FYS is enabled. This way the engine remains

still at its stop as the operator cycles through the FYS sequences.

FYS is programmed to start ringing the bell at that point. After

approximately 15 rings of the bell, it will automatically turn off.

Because FYS must control various effects in each sequence, Proto-Sound 2.0

takes control of these sound effects until you exit FYS.

Starting Up

When I first turn the power on, the engine

will not begin to run. I have to turn the

throttle off and then on again to get the

engine to operate.

Whistle

When I press the whistle button, the bell

comes on instead.

I can't get the whistle to blow when I press

the whistle button.

Bell

When I press the whistle button , the bell

sounds.

I can't get the bell to ring when I press the

bell button.

The bell won't work on a separate bell

button.

Cab Chatter

Sometimes the Cab Chatter sounds don't

play.

Lock-out

I can't get the engine to run after I power up

the transformer. It sits still with the engine

sounds running.

The engine won't lock into forward, neutral,

or reverse.

Volume

The sounds seem distorted, especially when

the whistle or bell is activated.

Battery

The engine will not leave the neutral on

start-up.

I get no sounds when the engine shifts

between directions.

After I turn off my transformer, my engine

continues to make sounds before quitting.

FYS

The FYS sounds occasionally repeat

themselves.

One in FYS, the engine doesn't go into

reverse.

When the FYS enters its last sequence the

bell automatically comes on.

When FYS is enabled, pressing the whistle

and bell buttons has no effect.

Troubleshooting Proto-Sound® 2.0 Problems

Although Proto-Sound 2.0 has been designed and engineered for ease of use, you

may have some questions during initial operation.

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Additional Features Accessible with the DCS Remote Control System:

While conventional mode operation of a Proto-Sound 2.0 engine yields

wonderfully realistic sound and several train control features, command

mode operation allows the user to access a world of command functions

never before accessible to O Gauge railroaders. With the addition of the

DCS Remote Control System (including a DCS remote handheld and Track

Interface Unit) users gain many advanced features, including:

· DCS Proto-Speed Control

- Establishes desired locomotive speed in

scale miles per hour increments via a thumbwheel control and allows

operator to set maximum speed and acceleration/deceleration rates

· Locomotive Lighting Control - Remotely controls locomotive lights

Emergency Stop-Single button push stops all Proto-Sound 2.0 trains but

does not turn off the power

· One Touch Global Mute/UnMute

-Single button mutes or unmutes all

DCS-controlled locomotives' user-defined actions, including sound, lights,

and smoke

· Proto-Dispatch Operation

-Public Address-like feature allows users to

speak through locomotive speaker during operation

· Proto-Cast

-Allows users to play audio recordings through locomotive

speaker during operation

· Proto-Doppler Sound Effects Set Up

-Users can configure locomotive for

Doppler Operation, including setting distance points for Doppler start,

repeat, and stop modes

· Independent Volume Control

of Engine Sounds, Bell, Horn & Whistle

for each Locomotive

· Proto-Effects™ Set Up-User can select individual Proto-Effects™

operations to be active or inactive, including cab chatter, train wreck

sounds, and wheel clickety-clack sounds

· Direction Control Set Up

-User can set initial individual start-up direction

(start in forward or reverse) for double-heading operations

· Locomotive Consist Set-up

-User can determine locomotive values for

consist make-ups, allowing multiple locomotives belonging to a consist to

operate together

· Query Locomotive Information

-User can query locomotive

programming to learn locomotive address and engine data information,

including scale miles traveled

· User Can

Query, Set and Operate Track and Accessory Interface Units for

Programming Digital Command Operations for Accessories and Track

Switches

· User Can Script, Record and Playback Train Routes

Operating instructions for all DCS Command features will accompany the

DCS remote control equipment.

Tinplate Traditions®

SERVICE & WARRANTY INFORMATION

How to Get Service Under the Terms of the

Limited One-Year Warranty

For warranty repair, do not return your product to the place of purchase. Instead, follow

the instructions below to obtain warranty service, as our dealer network is not prepared to

service the product under the terms of this warranty.

1. First, write, call or FAX M.T.H. Electric Trains, 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive,

Columbia, MD 21046, (Tel: 410-381-2580; FAX: 410-423-0009; e-mail:

[email protected]), stating when it was purchased and what seems to be the

problem. You will be given a return authorization number to ensure that your

merchandise will be properly handled upon its receipt.

2. CAUTION: Make sure the product is packed in its original factory packaging

including its foam and plastic wrapping material so as to prevent damage to the

merchandise. The shipment must be prepaid and we recommend that it be insured. A

cover letter including your name, address, daytime phone number, e-mail address (if

available), Return Authorization number, a copy of your sales receipt and a full

description of the problem must be included to facilitate the repairs. Please include the

description regardless of whether you discussed the problem with one of our service

technicians when contacting M.T.H. for your Return Authorization number.

3. Please make sure you have followed the instructions carefully before returning any

merchandise for service.

Limited One-Year Warranty

All M.T.H. products purchased from an Authorized M.T.H. Train Merchant are covered

by this warranty.

See our website at www.mth-railking.com or call 1-888-640-3700 to identify an

Authorized M.T.H. Train Merchant near you.

M.T.H. products are warrantied for one year from the date of purchase against defects in

material or workmanship, excluding light bulbs and traction tires. We will repair or

replace (at our option) the defective part without charge for the parts or labor, if the item

is returned to M.T.H. Electric Trains within one year of the original date of purchase. This

warranty does not cover damages caused by improper care, handling, or use.

Transportation costs incurred by the customer are not covered under this warranty.

Items sent for repair must be accompanied by a return authorization number, a description

of the problem, and the original sales receipt from an Authorized M.T.H. Train Merchant,

which gives the date of purchase. Call 410-381-2580, fax 410-423-0009, or e-mail the

Service Department at [email protected] to obtain a return authorization number.

This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights that vary

from state to state.

Service Department

M.T.H. Electric Trains

7020 Columbia Gateway Drive

Columbia MD 21046-1532 www.mth-railking.com

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