Loading The Proto-Sound 3.0 Sound File Into The Upgraded Engine - M.T.H. Proto-Sound 3.0 Installation Manual

Loading The Proto-Sound 3.0 Sound
File Into The Upgraded Engine
Before your upgraded locomotive will play locomotive sounds, the Proto-Sound
3.0 circuit board needs to be programmed with the appropriate Proto-Sound 3.0
File for your engine type. Programming can only be accomplished with the
M.T.H. DCS Digital Command System and the free DCS Loader Program. The
Loader Program and complete instructions for downloading/installing the
Loader Program can be found on the Proto-Sound website
(www.protosound2.com).
Note: It is important to remember that only the Proto-Sound 3.0 Files can be
used to program your Proto-Sound 3.0 Upgrade circuit board.
Note: In order to load any software or sound files into the PS3 board, you
MUST have the switch in DCS mode.
Once you have the DCS equipment and have downloaded the DCS Loader
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
locomotive and takes into consideration lighting, the type of motor, the gear
ratio and most importantly, the size of the drive wheels to govern the speed of
the locomotive. Users trying to install a switcher locomotive (i.e.: SW-1500)
Proto-Sound 3.0 File into a large mainline electric engine (ie: Taurus), for
example, will find that the locomotive cannot run at the same scale speed as
other engines and that the lighting may not be properly controlled. This is
because the wheel sizes of the two different locomotives are drastically different
from one another.
Follow the illustrations on the following pages to learn how to search for the
locomotive you are upgrading and download the appropriate Proto-Sound 3.0
files. Once the Proto-Sound 3.0 files have been downloaded into the engine, it
will be necessary to program the engine name using the DCS remote. Follow the
DCS instructions for renaming a locomotive.
Note: If you are upgrading a non-M.T.H. Locomotive, pick a model in the search
engine similar to the model you are upgrading. It is possible that the scale
speeds and lighting may be slightly off for the reasons discussed above.
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