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PREMIER DL 109/110
DIESEL ENGINE
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
Compatibility
This engine will operate on any
traditional O-31 Gauge track system,
including M.T.H.'s RealTrax® or
ScaleTrax™ or traditional tubular
track. It is also compatible with most
standard AC transformers. See pages
46 and 47 for a complete list of
compatible transformers, power packs
and wiring instructions.
PFA
Passenger/Freight
Announcements
PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SAVE
www.mthtrains.com

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  • Page 1 PREMIER DL 109/110 DIESEL ENGINE OPERATOR’S MANUAL Compatibility This engine will operate on any traditional O-31 Gauge track system, including M.T.H.’s RealTrax® or ScaleTrax™ or traditional tubular track. It is also compatible with most standard AC transformers. See pages 46 and 47 for a complete list of compatible transformers, power packs and wiring instructions.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Before You Begin ............3 Set Up Checklist.

  • Page 3: Before You Begin

    Before You Begin By visiting the M.T.H. website, www.mthtrains.com, you will be able to view any additional manual updates that affect your engine. Enter the MTH Item number of the engine you want to check and select the manual icon to download or view it. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the manual.

  • Page 4: Connecting A And B Units Together

    Add Smoke Running the engine without a primed smoke unit may cause damage Figure: Adding Smoke Fluid Smoke Unit Control Figure: Smoke Unit Control Figure: Accessing Switches Connecting the A and B Units Together Orient both the A and B Units so that the rear of the A Unit is facing the front of the B Unit (the end with the wire harness).

  • Page 5: Ps 3.0 Enhancements

    PS 3.0 Enhancements ® Here are some of the exciting changes incorporated into your new MTH Proto-Sound 3.0 Locomotives. More advanced features such as Custom Speed Tables and Advanced Consisting can be found in the DCC section of this manual. ®...

  • Page 6: Dcs/Dcc Switch

    DCS/DCC Switch DCS/DCC Switch Your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine has a DCS/DCC selector switch located on the underside of the chassis between the front trucks. To operate the engine in DCS mode, ensure the switch is set to DCS. If you wish to run the engine in DCC mode, ensure the switch is set to DCC.

  • Page 7: Modes Of Operation

    Modes of Operation The following pages have detailed descriptions of the 4 different modes of operation: • Conventional AC • Conventional DC • DCS - MTH Digital Command System • DCC - MTH Digital Command Control Conventional AC Operation When using conventional AC power, the engine will respond to changes in track voltage.

  • Page 8: Proto-Sound 3.0 Conventional Ac Operating Instructions

    ® Proto-Sound 3.0 Conventional AC Operating Instructions ® Activating Proto-Sound 3.0 Conventional AC Mode 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.

  • Page 9: Manual Volume Control

    Manual Volume Control To adjust the volume of all sounds made by this engine, turn the manual volume control ® clockwise to increase the Proto-Sound 3.0 Manual Volume volume and counterclockwise Control to reduce the volume. Turning the manual volume control completely counterclockwise will turn of all of the engine sounds and announcements.
  • Page 10 Passenger/Freight Announcements (PFA) Your engine is equipped with a sound package of either passenger station announcements or freight yard sounds that you can play when you pull into a station or a yard. Each sequence described below 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 PFA sufficient time to run through each sequence.

  • Page 11: Proto-Coupler Operation

    Tips on Using PFA • You can terminate PFA at any time by turning off power to the track for 15 seconds. • You do not have to be in Forward to use PFA. At the conclusion of the full sequence, the train will pull away from the station or yard in whatever direction you were going when you activated the feature.

  • Page 12: Speed Control

    Speed Control M.T.H. engines equipped with Proto-Sound® 3.0 have speed control capabilities that allow the engine to maintain a constant speed up and down grades and around curves, much like an automobile cruise control. You can add or drop cars on the run, and the engine will maintain the speed you set.

  • Page 13: Reset To Factory Default

    Beacon Light (On/Off) (if equipped) By default your Beacon Light is set to ON. To toggle the Beacon Light, perform the following sequence on your AC transformer below. NOTE: The Beacon Light is also used to select different lighting schemes primarily in European engines. For example, Wrong Line Operation.

  • Page 14: Conventional Dc Operation

    Additional details can be found in the DCS manual that accompanies your DCS system or on the MTH Web site, www.mthtrains.com. With DCS, you can have a whole fleet of MTH PS 3.0 engines on the rails and they will remain shut down until you command them to start up.

  • Page 15: Dcc / Digital Command Control

    DCC - Digital Command Control DCC is a popular digital command scheme wherein the track power is also a digital control signal. That is, using a DCC controller, you can communicate with multiple engines and have all of them moving at different speeds and in varying directions on the same track at the same time.

  • Page 16: Sounds

    Sounds F1 – Bell To activate the Bell press F1. To deactivate it, hit F1 again. F2 – Whistle (Horn) To activate the Whistle/Horn, press F2. To shut it off either let off the F2 button or press and release it. F4 –...

  • Page 17: Master Volume

    Master Volume F6 – Master Volume When you activate F6, the Master Volume will begin increasing. If you are at 0 (no volume), the first time you turn on F6 it will take approximately 3 seconds to get to 100% volume. When you get to your desired volume level, turn F6 off. The next time you toggle F6 on it will drive the Master Volume to 0.

  • Page 18: Smoke

    Smoke (if equipped) F12 – Smoke On/Off Enabling F12 will turn the smoke unit on. Disabling F12 will turn your smoke unit off. F13 – Smoke Volume There are three smoke volume levels in your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine – Low/Med/High. The default for this is set to High. You can adjust the smoke output (amount of smoke the generator puts out) by pressing the F13 button twice.
  • Page 19 F20 – Rev Down Pressing F20 twice will decrease the diesel engine's rev level by one notch. Two more presses of F20 will rev the diesel engine down one more notch and so forth. You can rev the engine down to its idle rev level as long as it's sitting still. F21 –...

  • Page 20: Function Chart

    FUNCTION CHART F Key Description Head/Tail light Bell Horn Start-Up/Shut Down Lights (except head/tail) Master Volume Front Coupler Rear Coupler Forward Signal Reverse Signal Grade Crossing Smoke (On/Off) Smoke Volume Idle Sequence 3 Idle Sequence 2 Idle Sequence 1 Extended Start-Up Extended Shut-Down Rev Up Rev Down...

  • Page 21: Cv29

    CV29 CV29 is the basic decoder setup CV that is used by all DCC decoder manufactures. So, if you are familiar with CV29 from other manufacturer’s decoders M.T.H.’s is no different. The most important part of CV29 is the ability to switch between long and short addressing.

  • Page 22: Feature/Factory Resetting

    Enter in the long address you want then click anywhere else in the spreadsheet and it will return the values for CV17 and CV18 (it will also return the hex conversion of the CV17 and CV18 values if your DCC system requires this). Below is an example for extended address 2011: CV 17 and CV 18 Conversion Tool Desired 4-Digit...
  • Page 23 Lost or Unknown Engine Address and the 55-55-55 Address Reset In some cases you may not remember or have somehow lost the engine address. Following the above Feature or Factory Resets will allow you to recover an engine. The limitation to this is that for most resets you must know the engine address.

  • Page 24: Proto-Sound® 3.0 Expanded Dcc Functionality

    MTH PS3.0 Expanded DCC Functionality Advanced DCC Operation This section of the manual provides more in-depth detail on how to set up and configure your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine using the NMRA-standard CV’s as well as the manufacturer-specific CV’s. It also explains some of the other F Functions not covered in the Basic DCC Operation section.
  • Page 25 Factory Default Values for MTH PS3.0 DCC Configuration Variables (CV’s) Default F-Key Description Description Value Range 0-127 Short Address Bell High Byte 0-255 Start Voltage (Cv52 bit 0 must =1) Bell Low Byte 0-255 Accel Adjustment Horn High Byte 0-255 Decel Adjustment Horn Low Byte 0-255...
  • Page 26 User-Settable F-Function List This feature allows you to take the 28 F-Functions that currently reside in each MTH Proto-Sound 3.0-equipped O-Gauge Engine and change the location of that function. For example: F4 is currently PFA and you'd like that placed down to F28 which is Feature Reset.
  • Page 27 The above list includes ALL F functions that an MTH PS3 engine could have. You are free to change any of the above listed items to any F function position, 1-28. For example, if you your engine came from the factory without a smoke unit but you added one at a later date you could swap out any of the F functions, 1-28, for the Smoke On/Off and the Smoke Volume.

  • Page 28: Advanced Consisting

    Custom Speed Tables Below is a table that shows the value to write to CV25 to achieve the desired speed curve. For example, if you would like to use speed curve 18 then: 1. Write a value of 1 to CV52 to enable PWM Mode 2.
  • Page 29 To set this consists up so that: • The Headlight is ON in the Front engine when going Forward, OFF when the consist is in Reverse • The Reverse light and headlight is OFF in the Rear engine when the consist is going Forward, headlight is ON, reverse light is OFF when the consist is in Reverse •...
  • Page 30 11. Call up the consist address (address 4 in this example) 12. Press the F0 button to ensure the FL is toggled on. Most systems have a light bulb icon to indicate whether F0 is active or not. Ensure that it is ON NOTE: The convenient thing about setting up the consist as described above is that it allows you flexibility in the orientation of an engine in a consist;...

  • Page 31: Programming Track

    NOTE: CV21 is ONLY used when you have some value other than 0 written to CV19. If CV19 = 0 then the values of CV21, CV22, CV23, and CV24 are not used 3. Call up your Middle engine (address 2 in the example) 4.
  • Page 32 So, in the above example you simply add up the values in the “Decimal Value” row – 128+64+0+16+8 +0+0+1 = 217. You would write 217 to the CV you were altering. The above applies to any CV. Also, if you have a CV that already has a value assigned that you do not want to alter but need to make additions to it, for example CV29, you would simply add the additional bits you enabled to the existing value to obtain the new CV value.

  • Page 33: Maintenance

    Maintenance Lubricating and Greasing Instructions The engine should be well oiled and greased in order to run properly. Regularly lubricate all axles and pickup rollers to prevent squeaking. DO NOT DO NOT Use light household oil, such as that found in M.T.H.'s maintenance kit. OVER OIL OVER OIL Do not over oil.

  • Page 34: Cleaning The Wheels, Tires And Track

    It is recommended to lubricate the outside truck block idler and drive gears with grease. Use the diagram shown below as a guide and add grease to the points marked. Grease Idler Gear (G) Figure: Greasing the Idler Gears Cleaning The Wheels, Tires, and Track Periodically check the locomotive wheels and pickups for dirt and buildup, which can cause poor electrical...

  • Page 35: Traction Tire Replacement Instructions

    7. Reassemble in reverse order. One set of replacement tires is packaged with the model. Additional tires are available directly from the M.T.H. Parts Department. Order online: www.mthtrains.com, e-mail: parts@mth-railking.com, Fax: 410-423-0009, Phone: 410-381-2580, Mail: 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia MD 21046-1532...

  • Page 36: Smoke Unit Operation

    ProtoSmoke™ Unit Operation This diesel locomotive contains a smoke unit that outputs smoke through the exhaust stack of the engine. The smoke unit is essentially a small heating element and wick that soaks up and then heats a mineral oil-based fluid that emits a harmless smoke. The smoke is then forced out of the stack by a small electric fan.

  • Page 37: Headlight Replacement

    ProtoSmoke™ Fluid ProtoSmoke is the recommended fluid for M.T.H. products and can be used in other manufacturers products as well. Headlight Replacement The PS 3.0 headlights and other associated lights are small LEDs that require a lot less power and generate a lot less heat than incandescent bulbs, resulting in extremely long life compared to the incandescent bulbs.

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting Proto-Sound 3.0 Problems

    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.
  • Page 39 Conventional AC Lock-out Solution The engine maybe locked into the neutral I can't get the engine to run after I power position. Follow the procedure in the "Lock up the transformer. It sits still with the into a Direction" section to unlock the diesel and compressor sounds running.
  • Page 40 Conventional DC Start-up Solution Check to see if that section of track has power. When I apply power to the track my Use a voltmeter or a lit passenger car. engine doesn't do anything. No lights, no sound, nothing. Slide the engine a couple of feet in either direction, you may have a bad track section Have you got that section electrically isolated with a toggle switch or other device?
  • Page 41 Conventional DC Lights Solution One of my lights is out. Most likely you had been running the engine in DCC or DCS mode and toggled that light off. Put it back into one of those modes and turn that light back on. The engine will remember that when you run it again in Conventional DC.
  • Page 42 Start-up Solution When I apply power to the track my Did you press F3 yet? F3 on your DCC handheld will start your engine up. engine doesn’t do anything. No lights, no sound. Check to see if that section of track has power.
  • Page 43 Lights Solution One of my lights is out. Check your F keys. F0 is the headlight (also controls the Back-up light) and F5 will toggle the Cab light and firebox light. Could be the same reason as “One of my None of my lights are on.
  • Page 44 DCS (Remember, it's NOT DCC) Start-up Solution This is normal. You have to hit the Start-Up When I apply power to the track my button. engine doesn't do anything. No lights, no sound, no nothing. Check to see if that section of track has power.
  • Page 45 DCS (Remember, it's NOT DCC) Smoke Solution Press the smoke button, this will activate the My engine isn’t smoking at all smoke If you just filled it with the smoke fluid sometimes the fluid can make a seal in the stack.

  • Page 46: Transformer Compatibility And Wiring Chart

    Transformer Compatibility and Wiring Chart Proto-Sound® 3.0 is designed to work with most standard AC transformers. The chart below lists the many compatible transformers. Note that many of the operational commands described in these instructions require a bell button, so if your transformer does not have its own bell button, you should consider adding one to get the full benefit of the system.

  • Page 47: Dc Power Supply Chart

    DC Power Supply Chart RECOMMENDED DC TRANSFORMERS Transformer Power Transformer Min/Max. Rating Model Notes On Use Type Voltage MRC 6200 0-18.5v 60-Watt Not Recommended For #70-3001-1 J3a Electronic 0-20v 100-Watt Electronic Controlmaster 20 PH Hobbies 0-20v 100-Watt Electronic PH Hobbies 0-20v 180-Watt Electronic...

  • Page 48: Additional Features Accessible Of Dcs Remote Control System

    Additional Features Accessible with the DCS Remote Control System (Additional equipment required) While conventional mode operation of a Proto-Sound® 3.0 engine yields wonderfully realistic sound and several train control features, command mode operation allows the user to access a world of command functions never before accessible to O Gauge railroaders.

  • Page 49: Service & Warranty Information

    M.T.H. Electric Trains. The manufacture date of an item can be verified on the item's detail page “shipping date field” on the M.T.H. website (www.mthtrains.com). This warranty does not cover damages caused by improper care, handling, or use. Transportation costs incurred by the customer are not covered under this warranty.

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