Using The Legacy Railsounds Sound System In The Conventional Environment - Lionel GP-7 Owner's Manual

LEGACY RailSounds sound system operations
Using the LEGACY RailSounds sound system in the conventional
environment
W
hen you first power up your locomotive, you will hear the sounds of the locomotive
at rest. As the locomotive set moves, the RPM sounds automatically increase with the
locomotive's speed. In the conventional environment, the horn and bell sounds are activated
by your transformer controls.
To silence the motor sounds, slide the LEGACY RailSounds sound system switch located on the
underside of the locomotive to the SS (SignalSounds) position (see Figure 1 on page 13 for the location
of this switch) before you power up the locomotive or after the locomotive has been powered down for
a minimum of ten seconds. The horn and bell sounds will still be active. To adjust the volume, use the
volume control knob located under the roof panel on the short nose end. Refer to Figure 3 on page 30.
When the LEGACY RailSounds sounds system switch is in the SS position, the
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CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements are inactive.
For proper operation of the LEGACY RailSounds sound system during track power
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interruptions and for the locomotive shutdown sequence, you must install a nine-
volt alkaline battery. Refer to Figure 3 on page 30.
In the conventional environment, you will experience several features of the LEGACY
RailSounds sound system.
• Eight levels of diesel motor RPM. The level of diesel motor RPM automatically
varies with your throttle adjustments.
• MultiHorn. A different horn sound at different speeds—a LEGACY RailSounds sound
system exclusive.
• Mechanical bell. Press BELL on your transformer to begin the effect, then press BELL a
second time to discontinue the effect.
• CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements. CrewTalk dialog is triggered by
your transformer's HORN button. See page 32.
• Reverse unit reset sound. Power down your track, wait three seconds, and listen for
the air-release sound—that's the locomotive telling you that its Lionel Command reverse
unit has reset to forward. Because the track is powered down, a nine-volt alkaline battery is
required for this feature. Refer to Figure 3 on page 30.
• Shutdown sequence. When you turn off track power, you have two seconds to power up
again after you hear the reverse unit reset sound. If you do not restore power, you will hear
the realistic diesel shutdown sequence. Because track power is off, a nine-volt battery is
required for this sequence to function. Refer to Figure 3 on page 30.
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