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Summary of Contents for Broadway Limited rolling thunder
- Page 1 ROL LIN G THU N D E R SYNCHRONIZED FULL SPECTRUM SOUNDS CAN FEEL.
- Page 2 System. strive every day to make model railroading a more enjoyable hobby and to that end, we’ve developed Rolling Thunder Real trains shake the very ground they roll on. Their sounds are unmistakable in their depth and power. With your new Rolling...
- Page 3 Until now. Broadway Limited locomotives equipped with the Paragon3 sound system transmit the low frequency portion of the locomotive sounds to the Rolling Thunder receiver. receiver is connected to a powerful subwoofer that reproduces deep rumbling sounds of a real...
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- Page 6 WWW.BR OA DW AY-L IM I TE D. CO M Setup RT Receiver Wall Power RCA Cable Subwoofer For most layouts, the subwoofer should be positioned under the center of the layout. The receiver should be...
- Page 7 R O L LI N G TH U ND ER positioned near the layout controls, plugged into a household outlet. The red power light will flash for a few seconds, then stay on. The supplied RCA cable should be used to connect the receiver to the subwoofer.
- Page 8 WWW.BR OA DW AY-L IM I TE D. CO M sounds coming from the subwoofer within a few seconds of starting the locomotive. If you do not hear the subwoofer after the first 10 seconds of running the locomotive, you may need to position the receiver and the locomotive closer together.
- Page 9 R O L LI N G TH U ND ER higher number is louder. The default is 128. If you are running one locomotive at a time on a layout less than 15 feet long, you probably don’t need to read the rest of this manual.
- Page 10 WWW.BR OA DW AY-L IM I TE D. CO M selected by setting CV 212 for that locomotive to a value between 1 and 29. Channels 1-4 should be used first, Then 5,6, 7, etc. (Using channels 5-29 require changing CV143 in the receiver to match the highest channel number.
- Page 11 R O L LI N G TH U ND ER Larger Layouts For larger layouts or in areas with unusual electrical interference, it may be necessary to increase the transmitter power of the locomotive. To do that set CV213 for that locomotive according to the following table.
- Page 12 WW W .B R O A D W AY -L IM IT ED .CO M Fading It is difficult for our ears to tell the direction of low frequency sounds, so when the locomotive is close to the subwoofer it appears that all the sounds are coming from the locomotive.
- Page 13 ROL LING TH U ND E R of cool, so you may want to achieve it by moving the receiver all the way to one end of the layout, or farther. You may also need to lower the transmitter power of the locomotive so the sounds can fade in and out.
- Page 14 WW W .B R O A D W AY -L IM IT ED .CO M using the BLI DCMaster or any NMRA compliant Digital Command Control (DCC) system. To set using a DC Master or DCC, instead of plugging the receiver into household power use the supplied track power cable and connect the receiver to your track.
- Page 15 ROL LING TH U ND E R second. The power light will start flashing. Program the desired CV’s and then press the Program/Reset button again to exit the programming mode. After programming, it is best to switch back to the wall power plug to prevent inadvertent reprogramming.
- Page 16 WWW.BR OA DW AY-L IM I TE D. CO M Receiver Channels The receiver must scan all available channels until it finds a locomotive. To scan faster, the channels it scans are limited by CV’s 142 and 143. CV142 sets the starting channel. Its default is 1.
- Page 17 R O L LI N G TH U ND ER set all the locomotives operating on one track loop to channel 1 and all the locomotives operating on second loop to operate on channel 2, and dedicate a receiver and subwoofer for each loop: Loop 1, CV212 of the locomotives =1 and for that receiver CV142 = 1 and...
- Page 18 WWW.BR OA DW AY-L IM I TE D. CO M Reset To reset the receiver to factory defaults, unplug the power cord. Hold down the Program/Reset button while plugging the power cord back in. (Or set CV8 to 8.) RT Receiver USB CONNECTION RESET / PROGRAM POWER INDICATOR...
- Page 19 R O L LI N G TH U ND ER If the engine does not transmit far enough: First, set CV213 to 128 in the locomotive, which sets the transmitter strength to maximum. If that is not sufficient, change the following CV’s in the receiver, using the instructions on page 14.
- Page 20 WWW.BR OA DW AY-L IM I TE D. CO M CV135 is the signal strength above which the bass sound fades in. (Default is 135) CV136 is the signal strength below which the bass sound starts to fade out. (Default is 111.) It has to be lower than CV135.
- Page 21 R O L LI N G TH U ND ER locomotive.) As a last resort, set CV132, (minimum bass volume) to 60, and try setting CV141 to a lower value than For more detailed instructions, refer to the Rolling Thunder Technical Reference manual at: www.broadway-limited.com...
- Page 22 WW W .B R O A D W AY -L IM IT ED .CO M NOTES: ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________...
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- Page 24 WWW.BR OA DWAY- LIMITED . COM Broadway Limited Imports, LLC 9 East Tower Circle Ormond Beach, FL 32174 United States of America TEL: 386.673.8900 FAX: 386.673.8080 E-mail: info@broadway-limited.com www.broadway-limited.com www.facebook.com/BroadwayLimited Copyright ©2015 BROADWAY LIMITED IMPORTS, LLC...