Railsounds Operations; Your Locomotive's Railsounds System-The Basics - Lionel Santa Fe Super Freight Owner's Manual

RailSounds operation
Your Locomotive's RailSounds system—the basics
T he Lionel RailSounds sound system is
the most realistic model railroad sound
system in the world. Your locomotive fea-
tures digital sound samples for the ultimate
in realism.
Begin by installing a nine-volt alkaline
battery (not included) in the tender. This
ensures interruption-free operation of
RailSounds. As illustrated in Figure 9 below,
simply remove the four body screws and lift
away the body to access the battery. Connect
Body screws
Figure 9. Battery installation
Although RailSounds is powered by track voltage, the battery is required for unin-
Note!
terrupted operation and shutdown sequences. Use only alkaline batteries.
If RailSounds "drops out" during track power interruptions (direction change),
Note!
replace the battery.
RailSounds ON/OFF switch
Battery harness
Rear of Tender
the nine-volt alkaline battery to the battery
harness (remove the protective cover from
the battery harness), and slide the battery
into the holder inside the tender.
When you first apply track power, the loco-
motive's RailSounds system delivers an
authentic start-up sequence, followed by the
sounds of the locomotive at idle. As the loco-
motive's speed increases, the chuff rate will
increase, too.
Volume control
-
+
RAILSOUNDS
ON OFF
15
Body screws
Battery holder