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Premier U50C
Diesel Engine
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
Compatibility
3
This engine will operate on any
traditional O-42 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 page 46 & 47
for a complete list of compatible
transformers, power packs, and wiring
instructions.
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- Page 1 Premier U50C Diesel Engine OPERATOR’S MANUAL Compatibility This engine will operate on any traditional O-42 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 page 46 & 47...
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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: Priming The Smoke Unit
Running the engine without a primed smoke unit may cause damage Add Smoke Fluid Figure: Adding Smoke Fluid Smoke Unit Control Figure: Smoke Unit Control Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 5: Ps 3.0 Enhancements
Finally, because there are no batteries, you will notice there is no longer an external charge jack on the engine. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 6: Dcs/Dcc Switch
LED's allow for various, correct colors. Also, they require less power and do not emit as much heat as incandescent bulbs. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 7: Modes Of Operation
By using combinations of button presses, different commands besides blowing the whistle and ringing the bell can be initiated. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 8: Proto-Sound 3.0 Conventional Ac Operating Instructions
The engine is programmed to restart in neutral each time the track voltage is turned off for 25 seconds or more. Cycle Phases Neutral Reverse Forward Neutral Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 9: Manual Volume Control
Marker Lights (On/Off) (if equipped) By default your Marker Lights are set to ON. To toggle the Marker Lights, perform the following sequence on your AC transformer: Place Marker Lights Bell Horn Engine in (On/Off) Neutral Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 10: Pfa
Once the bell turns off, the operator regains control of the transformer's bell and Horn buttons and can ring the bell or blow the Horn as usual. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 11: Proto-Coupler Operation
Horn button, allowing approximately ½ second to lapse between each quick button press. The sound of the liftbar and air line depletion will play, and the knuckle will be released. Fire Bell Horn Horn Horn Horn Front Coupler Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 12: Speed Control
1 horn, 3 bells code to return the engine to its normal condition, even if the engine is kept without power for extended periods of time. 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 Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 13: Beacon Light (If Equipped)
• Cab Chatter plays at random intervals when the engine idles in neutral. • Engine Start-up and Shut-down sounds play when the engine is initially powered on or is powered off for five seconds or more. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
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
As long as there is DCC power still on the track the engine can be started up again by pressing the F3 button twice. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 16: Sounds
The bell will shut off automatically. Lights F0 – Headlight/Taillight This toggles your headlight/taillight on and off. F5 – Lights This toggles your firebox and cab interior light on and off. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 17: Master Volume
Again, just like a real engine, you can trigger the Grade Crossing Signal on your engine. This is two long, one short, one long whistle/horn blast. F11 – Grade Crossing Signal Pressing F11 twice (toggling on then off) will sound your Crossing Signal. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 18: Smoke (If Equipped)
F19 will rev the diesel engine to the second notch and so forth. You can rev the engine up 7 notches from idle. This is useful if you wish to simulate a heavy load behind the train and want to rev the diesel engine up. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... - Page 19 Pressing the F27 button (enable F27) will disable the Cab Chatter. Pressing the F27 button again (disable F27) will enable Cab Chatter. Cab Chatter is On by default. F28 – Feature Reset Resets Features to defaults. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0...
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Page 20: Function Chart
Idle Sequence 2 Idle Sequence 1 Extended Start-Up Extended Shut-Down Rev Up Rev Down One Shot Doppler Coupler Slack Coupler Close Single Horn Blast Engine Sounds Brake Sounds (On/Off) Cab Chatter (On/Off) Feature Reset Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 21: Cv29
3. In the following steps you will need to write values to CV17 and CV18 to tell the engine what the long address should be In order to determine your required values for CV17 and CV18 you will need to go to http://extranet.M.T.H.-railking.com/pdfapp/pdfs/instruction/ HO%20DCC%20addressCV17_18%20Converter.xls Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 22: Feature/Factory Resetting
• Send a decimal 128 to reset only address values back to factory default • This is the same as writing 55 to CV55 to engine address 55 NOTE: The engine address has to be something other than address 55 Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 23: Lost Or Unknown Engine Address And The 55-55-55 Address Reset
55 on your DCC handheld and sending a value of 55 to CV55. Again, M.T.H. engine’s will listen to the 55-55-55 reset command even though the engine’s address isn’t actually 55 (and it can’t be for the 55-55-55 reset to work). Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 24: Proto-Sound® 3.0 Expanded Dcc Functionality
User ID #2 – General Purpose use for customer CV115- MTH Function Assignments – See table of supported CV’s and manual section on how CV170 to re-arrange them for further information 1. CV52, bit0 must = 1. This will enable PWM Mode. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... - Page 25 Cab Chatter On/Off Low Byte 0-255 Alternate Speed Curve Step 27 Feature Reset High Byte 0-255 Alternate Speed Curve Step 28 Feature Reset Low Byte 0-255 Reverse Trim 0-255 User ID #1 0-255 User ID #2 Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0...
- Page 26 Extended Shut Down Marker (Train/No Train) Extended Start Up Beacon (Alt Lighting/Country) Start Up/Shut Down ELECTRIC SMOKE Train Wreck Trolley Manual Mode Electric Boiler Start-Up Trolley Learn Mode Electric Pressure Release Trolley Auto Mode Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0...
- Page 27 Function ID table above you can see that Feature Reset is a value of 29 8. Using your DCC system, enter a value of 29 for CV122 and hit Enter. Your engine will give you a two horn blast indication Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0...
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Page 28: Advanced Consisting
• Setting CV21 and CV22 determine which F Functions the consist responds to See diagram below for example Engine 3 - Rear Engine 1 - Front Engine 2 - Middle Normal Forward Direction of Travel Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... - Page 29 10. Ensure F5 and F0 are toggled OFF. You may have to toggle F5 on/off a couple times to get the lights in sync with the DCC command station. This will depend upon your DCC system Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0...
- Page 30 CV21's bits are shown in the table below – the decimal value is shown in parenthesis: (Decimal 7 (128) 6 (64) 5 (32) 4 (16) 3 (8) 2 (4) 1 (2) 0 (1) Value) Function Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0...
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Page 31: Programming Track
5 (32) 4 (16) 3 (8) 2 (4) 1 (2) 0 (1) Value) Binary 1 (on) 1 (on) 1 (on) 0 (off) 1 (on) 1 (on) 0 (off) 0 (off) 1 (on) Example Decimal Value Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... - Page 32 128) for the engine you want to reverse. To do this - take 128 (the new bit you want to set) + 5 (the existing bit that you do not want to alter) = 133. You would then write a value of 133 to CV19. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0...
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Page 33: Maintenance
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 Gears (G) Figure: Greasing The Idler Gears Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 34: Cleaning The Wheels, Tires And Track
Thereafter, keep an eye on the track and clean it when it gets dirty to ensure good electrical contact and to lengthen the life of the tires. Track Cleaning Block (40-1099) Maintenance Kit (30-50051) Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 35: Traction Tire Replacement Instructions
6. Make sure the tire is fully seated inside the groove. Use a razor blade to trim away any excess tire that doesn’t seat itself inside the groove properly. 7. Reassemble in reverse order. One set of replacement tires is packaged with the model. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 36: Protosmoke Unit Operation
When storing the unit for long periods of time, you may want to add about 15 drops of fluid to prevent the wick from drying out. After removing the engine from storage, add another 25 drops of fluid, letting the wick soak up the fluid for 15 minutes prior to operation. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 37: 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. The LEDs are not user serviceable Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 38: Troubleshooting Proto-Sound 3.0 Problems
The coupler needs to be cleaned. Wipe with denatured alcohol (not rubbing alcohol) and let dry. Cab Chatter Solution Sometimes the Cab Chatter sounds Cab Chatter plays only in neutral at random don't play. intervals. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... - Page 39 PFA cycle. Wait at least 30 play or the engine does not come out of seconds in each PFA sound clip before PFA after fourth press of the direction pressing the direction button. button. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0...
- Page 40 DCC set the smoke back to High. It'll remember what you last set it as when you run it again in Conventional DC Check for an obstruction in the smoke stack Add 10-12 drops of smoke fluid Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0...
- Page 41 New engines even after they are lubricated may take a little bit to get everything run in. Be a little patient and let it run for a bit. It should clear up shortly after lubricating and running. Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0...
- Page 42 29 to move the smoke volume into an F Function that exists on your controller Check for an obstruction in the smoke stack Add 10-12 drops of smoke fluid Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0...
- Page 43 Try to get a hold of the engine on its last known long address Place the engine on the Programming Track output on your DCC system and write a value of 3 to CV1 Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0...
- Page 44 This is normal. You will need to press the Doppler shift but then the engine sounds Doppler button again to turn Doppler off. Your fade out and I can't get them back engine sounds will now return to normal Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0...
- Page 45 I can't call up my engine on the address Delete the engine from your DCS remote, I believe it to be set at and attempt to re-add it. On the DCS Remote, hit Menu > System > Engine Setup > Recover Engine Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0...
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Page 46: Transformer Compatibility And Wiring Chart
9-19v 110-Watt Standard Lionel SW Unknown 130-Watt Standard Lionel TW 8-18v 175-Watt Standard Lionel ZW A,B,C or D 8-20v 275-Watt Standard Lionel Post-War A,B,C or D Common 0-20v 135/190 Watt Electronic Celebration Series ZW Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 47: Dc Power Supply Chart
Controller CRE-55401 Controller PWM Output from this power supply DAMAGE Will the TIU * Use 22 volts maximum track voltage when operating a MTH locomotive equipped with Proto-Sound, Loco-Sound, Proto-Sound 2.0 or Proto-Sound 3.0 Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 48: Additional Features Accessible Of Dcs Remote Control System
• Direction Control Set-Up: User can set initial individual start-up direction (start in forward or reverse) for double-heading operations • Locomotive Consist Set-up: User can determine locomotive values for consist make-ups, allowing multiple locomotives belonging to a consist to operate together Premier U50C Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0... -
Page 49: Service & Warranty Information
Purchases from eBay or other online auction or selling sites will NOT be covered under warranty unless the seller is an M.T.H. Authorized Retailer. See our website at www.mthtrains.com to identify an M.T.H. Authorized Retailer near you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights that vary from state to state.
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