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Proto-Sound 2.0 Operation
This manual contains the operating instructions for Proto-Sound 2.0 in conventional
mode only. Instructions for accessing DCS command mode features accompany the DCS
Remote Control System equipment.
Because Proto-Sound 2.0 is an all-new system developed by M.T.H.'s own research and
development team, it operates differently from the original Proto-Sound. Most Proto-
Sound 2.0 features are automatically enabled, and the reset state has been eliminated, so
there is no need to program features as with original Proto-Sound. Although the new
system is easier to operate than original Proto-Sound, you should read these instructions
thoroughly before using Proto-Sound 2.0 features in order to prevent harm to yourself or
your equipment.
Activating Proto-Sound 2.0 Conventional Mode Features: Proto-Sound 2.0
features are activated by sequences of Bell and Whistle button pushes described below.
Please read the full descriptions of each feature before using it. To use these buttons to
activate features rather than to blow the whistle or ring the bell, you should press the
buttons for a shorter time (1/2 second); you may need to practice your timing to make
this work smoothly.
Feature to Be Activated:
Freight Yard Sounds
Fire the Rear Coupler
Fire the Front Coupler
Speed Control On/Off
Lock into a Direction/Unlock
Reset to Factory Defaults
Freight Yard Sounds (FYS): Your engine is equipped with a sound package of
freight yard sounds that you can play when you pull into a yard. Each sequence
described in the following will play as long as it is left on, randomly generating sounds,
but be sure to allow approximately 30 seconds between the button pushes described
below to allow the FYS sufficient time to run through each sequence.
1. To cue the sound system to play the FYS, quickly but firmly press the Bell button
once followed by 2 quick presses of the Whistle button while the engine is moving
2. Press the Direction button once to stop the engine. This will trigger the first sequence
of FYS. The reverse unit is temporarily disabled so that the train will not move as you
use the the Direction button to trigger the sounds, and Proto-Sound 2.0 has disabled
operator control over the Whistle and Bell buttons until the full FYS sequence is
complete.
3. After waiting about 30 seconds for that sequence to run, press the Direction
button again to trigger the second sequence of FYS.
Button Code:
1 Bell, 2 Whistle/Horn
1 Bell, 3 Whistle/Horn
1 Bell, 4 Whistle/Horn
1 Whistle/Horn, 2 Bells
1 Whistle/Horn, 3 Bells
1 Whistle/Horn, 5 Bells
USRA 0-6-0 Steam Engine
5
(From Neutral Only)
(From Neutral Only)
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