Speed Control; Direction Lock - Rail King 2-8-0 Steam Freight Set Operation Manual

Speed Control

M.T.H. engines equipped with Loco-Soundhavespeedcontrolcapabilities thatallow the
enginetomaintainaconstantspeedupanddowngradesandaroundcurves,muchlike an
automobilecruisecontrol. Youcanaddordropcarsontherun,andtheenginewill
maintain thespeedyouset.
While theengine isprogrammed tostart withthespeedcontrolfeatureactivated,you can
opt to turnit off. This meanstheengine's speed will fall asitlaborsup a hill and increase
as it travels downward. It is also affectedbytheadditionorreleasingofcarswhileon the
run. To maintain a constant speed whenspeed c ontrol is turnedoff, youneed toadjust
track voltage yourself.
Toturnspeedcontrolonandoff,
transformer's Whistle button one time thenquickly tap the Bell button two times,allowing
approximately ½ second to lapse betweeneachquickbuttonpress. Repeat the1whistle,2
bells codetoreturnitto the other condition.
neutral upon start-up if you ever couplethisenginetoanotherenginethat is not
equipped withspeed controlto avoiddamaging the motorsineitherengine.
time you shut downtheengine completely, it willautomatically turn speedcontrol on.
Press
Whistle
Short&
Firm
Place
Engineinto
Neutral

Direction Lock

You can lock y o u r engine intoa direction (forward, neutral,or reverse) sothatitwillnot
change directions. To do this, put the engine intothedirection you want or intoneutral, to
lockitintoneutral,runitataveryslowcrawl(asslowlyasitwillmovewithout halting),
andquicklybutfirmlytaptheWhistle button once followedby three quicktapsofthe
Bell button,allowing approximately ½ second tolapsebetweeneachquick button press.
Theenginewillnotchange direction (including going into neutral) until you repeat the 1
whistle, 3 bells codetoreturntheenginetoitsnormalcondition, even if the engineiskept
without power for extended periods of time.
Place
Engine into
Whistle
Desired
Direction
RailKing2-8-0Steam Freight Set withLoco-Sound™
8
put theengineinneutral, then quickly tap the
TimingChart
½Sec.
Pause
Total TimeLaps e : 1
Bell Bell
Whistle
Bell Bell Bell
Youwillwantto do this during the initial
Press ½ Sec.
Pause
Bell
Short &
Firm
½
Seconds
SpeedControl
=
Repeat to R eturn
to N ormalCondition
DirectionLock
=
RepeattoReturn
toNormalCondition
Each
Press
Bell
Short&
Firm