Driving By Radio Control - roundhouse WILLIAM Owner's Handbook Manual

regulator a little. Initially, there will be a certain amount of water in the pipes
and cylinders, which will exhaust through the chimney and, after a few
moments, the engine will move jerkily, until this clears. Once the parts have
warmed up, the engine will move off steadily and it's speed can be controlled
with the regulator. Subsequent starts will be quite smooth once the cylinders
etc. have reached their normal operating temperature.
To reverse the locomotive, close the regulator to bring it to a halt, move the
reversing lever over and open the regulator again.
The art of fine control will soon be learnt with a little practice.

DRIVING BY RADIO CONTROL

On a radio controlled model, speed and direction are controlled by moving the
two levers on the transmitter supplied. The left hand lever operates the steam
regulator, down for stop, up for go and the right hand lever operates the
reversing valve gear, left for forward, right for reverse and centre for mid gear
(neutral).
Switch on the transmitter with the switch in the centre of the front panel. The
battery meter above should indicate that the batteries are OK. Switch on the
receiver on the locomotive with the switch on the front of the tender. Select
the desired direction of travel by holding the right hand lever fully over, and
then open the regulator a little by moving the left-hand lever upwards slowly.
The locomotive will now move off as described in the manual control section.
The art of fine control will soon be learnt with a little practice.
NOTE:
Always hold the reversing lever fully over in the required direction when the
engine is moving. The model is fitted with a simplified Walschaerts type
valve gear which is not suitable for 'notching up' (altering the cut off).
Always bring the locomotive to a halt by closing the regulator before
changing direction.
If an emergency stop is required, simply release the reversing lever, which
will spring back into mid gear and halt the train. Then close the regulator.
Always ensure that the regulator is closed before switching off the transmitter.
Always switch off the receiver and transmitter when not in use to preserve
battery life.
It is good practice to switch on the transmitter before the receiver and switch
off the receiver before the transmitter. In this way, the radio receiver is never
on when the transmitter is switched off and so should always be under your
control.
When the batteries are getting low, a poor signal between transmitter and
receiver will result and control of the engine will become erratic. The
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