Experiencing The Range Of Your Locomotive's Railsounds System; Notes On Railsounds - Lionel Heisler Owner's Manual

RailSounds operations

Experiencing the range of your locomotive's RailSounds system

W ith RailSounds, you experience the
sounds of real railroading like never
before. Simply put, it's the most
sophisticated, authentic model railroad
sound system in the world.
• Variable chuff rate. The speed of
your locomotive determines the steam
chuff rate.
• MultiWhistle. Different whistles
for different speeds—a RailSounds
exclusive.
• Authentic bell. Press BELL on your
CAB-1 or transformer to begin the effect,
again to discontinue. Even the final
"hit" is muted like the real thing.
• Reverse unit reset sound. Power
down your track, wait for three to five

Notes on RailSounds

• Use the volume control knob, located
under the lid of the "tool box", to adjust
sound output. Refer to Figure 5 on
page 10. Use a flat-blade screwdriver to
adjust the volume level.
Do not force the volume control
Note!
knob past the point where it will
easily turn, or damage to the
volume control will result.
• Listen for incidental locomotive sounds
during the operation of the RailSounds
sound system. They're automatic and, of
course, authentic.
seconds, and listen for the air-release
sound—that's the locomotive telling
you its Command reverse unit has just
reset to forward operation.
• Shutdown sequence. No other model
railroad sound system shuts down like
RailSounds. Turn off track power, and
after the air-release reset sound, you
have two seconds to restart your
locomotive. If you're done with
operations, RailSounds will commence
with an authentic shutdown sequence
about two seconds after the air-release
reset occurs.
A nine-volt alkaline battery must
Note!
be installed for the shutdown
sequence.
• The nine-volt alkaline battery you
installed ensures continuous sounds,
even during short track-power
interruptions. The battery must be
installed for the shutdown sequence.
• Longer track-power interruptions
(including locomotive derailments)
cause RailSounds to shut down after
about seven seconds.
• For even more authentic RailSounds
effects, operate your locomotive in the
TrainMaster Command environment. See
pages 13-15 for details.
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