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- 1 Mounting the Proto-Sound 3.0 Board
- 2 Installing the Dcs/DCC Switch
- 3 Proto-Sound 3.0 Chassis Wiring Diagram
- 4 Loading the Proto-Sound 3.0 Sound File into the Upgraded Engine
- 5 Proto-Sound 3.0 Operation Instructions
- 6 Conventional Operation
- 7 Activating Features
- 8 Reset to Factory Default
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DIESEL/ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE
UPGRADE KIT
INSTALLATION MANUAL
BETA EDITION
Compatibility
This Proto-Sound 3.0 Diesel/Electric Locomotive Upgrade Kit is compatible with any
AC or DC Powered locomotive equipped with a DC can motor(s) and motor flywheel(s).
The locomotive must be large enough to house the electronics. The instructions herein are
generic in nature and will not provide the installer with specific installation details for
specific locomotives. Consult the individual item's operator's manual for specific
instructions on how to disassemble the locomotive prior to installing the upgrade kit.
WARNING: This product is not covered by a warranty unless installed by an M.T.H.
Authorized Conversion Center.
PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SAVE FOR REFERENCE
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- Page 1 BETA EDITION Compatibility This Proto-Sound 3.0 Diesel/Electric Locomotive Upgrade Kit is compatible with any AC or DC Powered locomotive equipped with a DC can motor(s) and motor flywheel(s). The locomotive must be large enough to house the electronics. The instructions herein are generic in nature and will not provide the installer with specific installation details for specific locomotives.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Installing The Proto-Sound 3.0 Components Onto The Chassis ....10 Mounting The Proto-Sound 3.0 Board ....... . . 11 Installing The DCS/DCC Switch . -
Page 3: Contents Of The Kit
(AA) Protosound 3/2 Heat Sink Bracket Kit IC-0000026 (includes heat sink bracket, board mounting bracket and 2 screws) (C) Proto-Coupler (2) DD-0000032 (without wires) CC) Coupler Insulator (2) (B) Mars/Ditch (LED) Light (4) ID-0000123 CE-2000002 Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... - Page 4 CE-2000004 (FFF) Tach Tape BE-0000151 EE) Marker Light (LED) - Green CE-2000003 (G) Headlight CE-2000006 (H) Speaker BF-0000034 (F) 40-Pin Chassis Harness w/Tach Reader, Vol. Pots, DCS/DCC Switch BC-2000006 Tach Reader AG-0000102 Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric...
- Page 5 CE-2000007 (P) Wire Ties (K) Overhead Blinking Light (Q) Wire Nuts CE-2000008 BI-4500003 (r) Speaker Plug BC-0000008 (L) 6/32 x 6mm Screws IA-0000027 (S) 8-Pin Chassis Harness BC-2000009 (M) 6/32 Nuts TP-MS00075 Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric...
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Page 6: Required Tools
As ESD safe work area is an area set aside in your workshop that is electrically grounded and includes anti-static mats and grounding straps Grounding Strap ESD Mat Work Only in an ESD Safe Zone Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... -
Page 7: Upgrading Multiple-Unit Diesels
Similarly, the kit does not provide a way to control powered trailing units. See the note below on four-motored locomotives as serious damage can occur to the Proto-Sound 3.0 electronics if warnings are not heeded. Four-Motored Locomotives This kit is designed to upgrade only a single locomotive with one or two motors. -
Page 8: Inspection & Review
Part of the plastic wire tube (Q) should first move when powered up. may be used for this purpose. Make sure pickup rollers are clean and roll freely. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... -
Page 9: Preparing The Chassis For The Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade
3.0 Kit contains all the necessary electronics your locomotive requires to operate. Some existing mounting brackets may be utilized during the installation of the Proto-Sound 3.0 components. Follow the instructions below taking care to save the parts when noted. Remove The Following Items From The Locomotive Chassis - Body shell (save the mounting screws). -
Page 10: Installing The Proto-Sound 3.0 Components Onto The Chassis
Chassis Once the existing electronic components have been removed from your locomotive, begin locating the best mounting position for the Proto-Sound 3.0 components. The major components are the Proto-Sound 3.0 board, Proto-Sound 3.0 Heat Sink Bracket and the speaker. The speaker can often be installed in the fuel tank (if your locomotive is so equipped) leaving the chassis areas in front of, between, and behind the motors for the remaining Proto-Sound 3.0... -
Page 11: Mounting The Proto-Sound 3.0 Board
- Place the Proto-Sound 3.0 board/plastic mounting bracket (A) on the chassis to verify the best location to mount the plastic mounting bracket and the metal heat sink bracket (AA) to the chassis. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... - Page 12 (AA). Proto-Sound 3.0 circuit board! - De-burr the holes slightly using a larger drill bit (3/8”) or a deburring tool. Clean all metal burrs or chips from the chassis before proceeding. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric...
- Page 13 - Secure the heat sink bracket to the chassis floor using screw (L) and nut (M). Note: The screw comes up from the bottom of the chassis. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric...
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Page 14: Installing The Dcs/Dcc Switch
40-Pin chassis harness. Note: Use coupler insulator (CC) as The Proto-Coupler installs in the same required to prevent shorts from location as the original engine coupler. coupler solder connections to truck axle. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... - Page 15 Proto-Sound 3.0 board. Shown here is the insulator attached to the truck and coupler. Ensure that the part of the insulator which protects the coupler’s wires extends up not down when installed. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric...
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Page 16: Proto-Sound 3.0 Chassis Wiring Diagram
Proto-Sound 3.0 Chassis Wiring Diagram Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... - Page 17 Proto-Sound 3.0 Board Connections 40 PIN 8 PIN Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric...
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Page 18: Installing The Chassis Harness, Speaker & Smoke Pot
- Use the existing smoke Vol Pot in the 40-Pin Harness, or move wires to exising ON/OFF switch. Wire the smoke unit switch wires into the existing smoke unit switch. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... -
Page 19: Soldering Speaker Connections
- Connect speaker plug to harness plug (white) with yellow & white wires coming from the 40-Pin Chassis Harness (S). CAUTION: If either wire shorts to the speaker frame, the Proto-Sound 3.0 electronics will be damaged. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... -
Page 20: Installing The Volume Pot
Note: Volume pot not required for command operation. Leave wires separated and insulated. Solder orange wire to the center terminal and purple wire to the terminal to the left of the center terminal. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... -
Page 21: Installing The Tach Reader Bracket
Apply tape end with the largest white portion first, wrap the tape around the flywheel until it overlaps. Wrap the tach tape around the flywheel by starting with white end first. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... -
Page 22: Mounting The Tach Reader To The Tach Bracket
- Spark plug feeler gauges are useful to establish the proper gap. Check the distance between the flywheel and tach reader. If there is no gap, you need to use the bracket for a 30 mm flywheel. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... -
Page 23: Connecting Motor, Ground & Pickup Wires
This will not be tested until installation is complete. - Connect the red wire from the 8-Pin Chassis Harness to the existing wires from the pick-up rollers. - Connect the black wires from the 8-Pin Chassis Harness to chassis ground. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... -
Page 24: Connecting Lights (Leds)
White connector with Green and Purple wires. Note: If only one LED is required for Front, Rear, or Interior cut off one set of wires and cover the ends of the wires with electrical tape. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... -
Page 25: Connecting The Proto-Sound 3.0 Harness To The Smoke Unit
Connecting The Proto-Sound 3.0 Harness To The Smoke Unit - Soldering Gray and Green wires to Green Wire the smoke unit fan motor. If the Gray Wire smoke unit motor terminals are hooked up backward, the impeller will spin in reverse and fail to pump out the smoke. -
Page 26: Wire Management/Short Circuit Prevention
Connecting The Proto-Sound 3.0 Harness To The Smoke Unit Cont’d - Solder the heating pads together at both sides on the top of the board by adding more solder. Then solder the Brown wire from the smoke unit wiring harness to one pad and the Blue wire to the other (the pads are interchangeable). -
Page 27: Testing The Proto-Sound 3.0 Installation
- Install the body on the engine chassis being very careful not to pinch any wires in the process and repeat the tests above. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... -
Page 28: Loading The Proto-Sound 3.0 Sound File Into The Upgraded Engine
Program, you will need to visit the MTH website and search for your locomotive model or one similar to it in order to find the Proto-Sound 3.0 files you will need to download. Each Proto-Sound 3.0 file has been optimized for its intended... - Page 29 STEP 1: The Proto-Sound 3.0 upgrade kit utilizes a Proto-Sound 3.0 Diesel/Electric board that uses Proto-Sound 3.0 sounds. To find a Proto-Sound 3.0 file, go to www.mthtrains.com and select “Service”. Then select “Proto-Sound Files” from the available options. SERVICE Select “Service”...
- Page 30 STEP 3: Select the Proto-Sound 3.0 file from the results list. Right click and save the Proto-Sound 3.0 Consumer Package file in .zip format to your computer. Save it in the My MTH Files folder, located in C/Programs/MTH DCS Loader/My MTH Files, so the files will be found easily.
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Page 31: Proto-Sound 3.0 Operation Instructions
Conventional Proto-Sound 3.0 Operation This manual contains the operating instructions for Proto-Sound 3.0 in conventional mode only. Instructions for accessing DCS command mode features accompany the DCS Remote Control System equipment. Instructions for DCC Command operation can be found on MTH’s website. - Page 32 1 Horn/Whistle, 2 Bells (from Neutral only) Lock into a Direction 1 Horn/Whistle, 3 Bells Beacon Light (On/Off) 1 Horn/Whistle, 4 Bells Reset to Factory Defaults 1 Horn/Whistle, 5 Bells (from Neutral only) Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric...
- Page 33 PFA. The reverse unit is temporarily disabled so that the train will not move as you use the Direction button to trigger the sounds. Proto-Sound 3.0 has disabled operator control over the Horn and Bell buttons until the full PFA sequence is complete.
- Page 34 Proto-Sound engine, PFA are triggered differently and that engine's motor- ® disable feature will not be active when you run PFA in Proto-Sound 3.0). • PFA can be triggered from Neutral. It will operate the same as if triggered while in motion except that, at the conclusion of the PFA, the engine will depart in the next direction of travel, as opposed to the direction it was traveling before entering Neutral.
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Page 35: Speed Control
Direction Lock Place Two Horn Blasts Engine into Horn Horn Bell Bell Bell (indicates change is made) Desired Repeat to Return Direction to Normal Condition Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric... -
Page 36: Reset To Factory Default
Normal Condition Automatic Sound Effects ® Certain Proto-Sound 3.0 sound effects automatically play in programmed conventional mode conditions: • Squealing Brakes play any time the engine's speed decreases rapidly. • Cab Chatter plays at random intervals when the engine idles in neutral. -
Page 37: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Proto-Sound® 3.0 Problems Although Proto-Sound 3.0 has been designed and engineered for ease of use, you may have some questions during initial operation. The following table should answer most questions. If your problem cannot be resolved with this table, contact M.T.H. for assistance (www.mthtrains.com, e-mail: parts@mthrailking.com, Fax: 410-423-0009, Phone: 410-381-2580, Mail: 7020... - Page 38 Because there are a limited number of sound clips available in each FYS sequence, it is probable that some of these sound clips will be repeated from time to time. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric...
- Page 39 FYS cycle. of FYS after fourth press of the Wait at least 30 seconds in each FYS direction button. sound clip before pressing the direction button. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kit Installation Guide - Diesel/Electric...
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Page 40: Service & Warranty Information
See our website at www.protosound2.com or call 410-381-2580 to identify an Authorized M.T.H. Proto-Sound 2.0 Conversion Center near you. M.T.H. Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade Kits are warrantied for 90 Days from the date of installation by an Authorized M.T.H. Proto-sound 2.0 Conversion Center against defects in material or workmanship.
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