Basic Operation; Activating Features - M.T.H. RailKing R-17 Subway Set Operator's Manual

Basic Operation

Throttle Throttle up the power to your track. Advance the throttle until 12 – 16 volts is
applied, then put the subway set into forward motion by either firmly pressing the
Direction button on your transformer or remote once or dropping and advancing the
throttle.
Bell - To sound the bell, quickly press and release the Bell button. If you press the button
for too long, you will trigger the Transit Announcement Sounds described later in this
book. 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 horn, firmly press the Horn/Whistle button. The horn will
sound for as long as you continue to depress the button. It will stop when you release the
button. The horn has four different endings, depending on whether you hold the button
for less than three seconds, three seconds, four seconds, or five seconds or longer.
Direction Your train is programmed to start in neutral. The first direction from neutral
upon start-up is forward. Firmly press and release the Direction button to allow the
engine to move forward. Just as you must stop your automobile between forward and
reverse, this engine will not go directly from forward to reverse; it goes into neutral
between directions. If the train has been moving forward, the first press of the Direction
button will put the train from forward into
neutral, the second press into reverse, the
third press back into neutral, and the fourth
back into forward. To prevent accidental
high-speed start-ups, this engine is
programmed to restart in neutral each time
the track voltage is turned off for
approximately 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 powered unit (See Figure 2) clockwise to increase the volume and
counter-clockwise to decrease the volume.
Figure 2: Manual Proto-Sound 2.0 Volume Adjustment
4 RailKing R-17 Subway Set
Cycle Phases
Reverse
Proto-Sound 2.0
Volume Adjustment Knob
Neutral
Forward
Neutral