Railsounds Operations Your Locomotive's Railsounds System-The Basics - Lionel Coal Train Set Owner's Manual

RailSounds operations
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
features digital samples from real-life diesel
locomotives for the ultimate in realism.
You may choose to install a nine-volt
alkaline battery in your locomotive. This
ensures interruption-free operation of
RailSounds. As illustrated in Figure 3, the
battery clip is located under the body
towards the front of the locomotive. Remove
the six body screws and lift away the body.
Refer to Figure 5 on page 17. Attach the
Figure 3. Battery installation
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Please remove the protective cover from the battery clip.
Although RailSounds is powered by track voltage, the battery is required for
Note!
uninterrupted operation and shutdown sequences. Use only alkaline batteries.
Discontinue locomotive power for ten seconds before changing the RailSounds
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SND/NO SND switch position.
If RailSounds "drops out" during track power interruptions (for example,
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during a direction change), replace the battery.
battery harness and slide the battery into the
holder. Reassemble in reverse order.
When you first apply track power, the
locomotive's RailSounds sound system
produces sounds of the locomotive at rest. As
the locomotive moves, the RPM's increase
with the locomotive's speed.
To silence the diesel roar (the horn and bell
remain unaffected), slide the RailSounds
switch on the underside of the locomotive to
NO SND (refer to Figure 1 on page 5 ) before
powering up the locomotive.
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