Basic Operation; Activating Features - M.T.H. Premier Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 J Steam Locomotive Operator's Manual

Basic Operation

The Throttle knob controls how fast your train will travel.
Turn the throttle knob up ½-way, until the engine and caboose lights shine bright.
Put the engine into motion by pressing the Direction button on your transformer once.
(hold it for approximately 1 second)
If the engine does not begin to move as soon as you firmly press the Direction button,
you may not have sent enough voltage to the track to make the train move. Turn the
throttle up a bit higher until the train begins to move.

Activating Features

Throttle - To increase or decrease track voltage, and therefore train speed, turn the
throttle control knob. Turning clockwise will increase voltage and speed, while turning
counterclockwise will decrease voltage and speed. The engine will maintain the speed
you set after you release the throttle until you turn it again to change the voltage and
speed.
Bell - To sound the bell, in an engine equipped with a bell firmly press and release the
Bell button. To turn the bell off, press and release the Bell button again. The bell will
continue to ring from the time you turn it on until you press and release the button again
to turn it off.
Horn/Whistle - To sound the whistle, firmly press the Horn/Whistle button. The whistle
will sound for as long as you continue to depress the button. It will stop when you
release the button.
Direction - Your train is programmed to start in
neutral. The train will always cycle neutral-forward-
neutral-reverse with each press and release of the
direction button. The engine is programmed to restart
in neutral each time the track voltage is turned off for
25 seconds or more.
Manual Volume Control
To adjust the volume of all sounds
made by this engine, turn the master
volume control knob located under the
left water hatch on the tender deck
clockwise to increase the volume and
counter-clockwise to decrease the
volume.
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Figure 10: Manually Adjusting the Volume
Cycle Phases
Neutral
Reverse
Neutral
Forward
Proto-Sound 2.0
Volume Adjustment
Knob