Experiencing The Range Of Your Cs #2 Gp-9'S Railsounds System; Notes On Railsounds - Lionel Hot Rod GP-9 Owner's Manual

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Experiencing the range of your CS #2 GP-9'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.
• Four ground pounding-roar levels.
Your CS #2 GP-9's speed determines the
level of hot rod RPM roar—automatically,
if you prefer: idle, slow, medium, or full-
speed output.
• Horn. an auto like horn sound every
time—a Railsounds exclusive.
• Mechanical bell. Press BELL on your
CAB-1 or transformer to begin the
effect; again to discontinue.
• Full control of RPMs. Prefer hands-on
control of diesel RPM roar? Want to
"ramp up" RPMs before pulling out, just
like real diesels do? It's easy with
Railsounds. Place your CS #2 GP-9 in
neutral and increase track voltage to
maximum. RPMs will continue to
increase as long as the CS #2 GP-9
remains in neutral, eventually reaching

Notes on Railsounds

• Use the volume control knob on the
underside of the CS #2 GP-9 to adjust
sound output. (See page 13 for its loca-
tion.)
• The 9-volt alkaline battery you
installed ensures continuous CS #2 GP-9
diesel roar, even during short track-
power interrupts.
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their highest level. Now, within 3 sec-
onds, decrease track voltage to the
desired speed level, press DIR on your
CAB-1 remote or transformer, and head
out with your CS #2 GP-9 at full churn,
just like the real thing. RPMs will remain
at that level until the locomotive has come to
a complete halt. Experiment with control-
lable RPMs—it's a blast!
• Reverse unit reset sound. Power
down your track, wait for 3.5 seconds,
and listen for the air-release sound—
that's the CS #2 GP-9 telling you its
Lionel 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 2 seconds to restart
your CS #2 GP-9. If you're done with
operations, Railsounds will commence
with an authentic hot rod engine shut-
down sequence about 2 seconds after
the air-release reset occurs.
• Longer track-power interruptions
(including locomotive derailments)
cause Railsounds to shut down after
about 7 seconds.
• For even more authentic Railsounds
effects, operate in the TrainMaster
Command environment.