Using The Legacy Railsounds Sound System In The Conventional Environment - Lionel Big Boy Owner's Manual

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LEGACY RailSounds sound system operations

Using the LEGACY RailSounds sound system in the conventional

environment

hen you first power up your locomotive, you will hear the sounds of the locomotive

at rest. As the locomotive moves, the chuffing sounds automatically increase with the

locomotive's speed. In the conventional environment, the whistle and bell sounds are activated

by your transformer controls.

To silence the chuffing sounds, slide the LEGACY RailSounds sound system switch located

under the hatch on top of the tender to the SIGNALSOUNDS position before you power up the

locomotive or after the locomotive has been powered down for a minimum of ten seconds. The

whistle and bell sounds will still be active. To adjust the volume, use the volume control knob

located under the hatch on top of the tender.

Note!

For proper operation of the LEGACY RailSounds sound system during track power

interruptions and for the locomotive shutdown sequence, you must install a nine-

volt alkaline battery. See pages 10-11.

In the conventional environment, you will experience several features of the LEGACY

RailSounds sound system.

• DynaChuff. Your locomotive's speed automatically determines the level of chuffing

sounds. At low speeds, the chuffing intensity is relaxed. When you highball down the

mainline, the chuffing intensity is labored.

• Whistle. A different whistle sound at different speeds.

• Authentic 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. These brief conversations

between the train crew and the tower are triggered by short whistle blasts.

• Reverse unit reset sound. Power down your track, wait three seconds, and listen for

the air-release sound, which is the locomotive telling you that its Lionel Command reverse

unit has reset to forward. (A nine-volt alkaline battery is required.)

• 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 shutdown sequence. Because track power is off, a battery is required for this

sequence to function.

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