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Premier BR 44
Steam Engine
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
3
Compatibility
This engine will operate on any traditional
O-54 Gauge track system.
It is also compatible with most standard AC
and DC transformers. (See page
48 and 49
for
a complete list of compatible transformers and
wiring instructions.)
PFA
Passenger/Freight
Announcements
PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SAVE
www.mthtrains.com

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  • Page 1 This engine will operate on any traditional O-54 Gauge track system. It is also compatible with most standard AC and DC transformers. (See page 48 and 49 a complete list of compatible transformers and wiring instructions.) Passenger/Freight Announcements PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SAVE www.mthtrains.com...

  • 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: Configuring Locomotive For 2-Rail Or 3-Rail Operation

    Caution - Do not over tighten the mounting screw. Due to their very small size, the threads can easily be stripped with too much torque. Figure 5: Installing Smoke Deflectors Figure 4: Smoke Deflectors & Screws Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 5: Placing Engine On Track

    If the drawbar connector are not properly mated your engine may exhibit erratic or no operation. If this happens, turn off the track power and make sure that the connectors are properly seated. Then reapply power to the track and continue operation. Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 6: Ps 3.0 Enhancements

    Figure 9: Changing from DCS to DCC Mode DCS/DCC Switch CAUTION: Do not apply DCS signals and DCC signals to the same track simultaneously. The signals are not compatible, mixing the DCS and DCC signals will damage the DCS TIU unit. Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 7: Programming Track (For Dcc Operation)

    Below is an overview of the 4 different systems. NOTE: You’ll need to have the DCC/DCS switch set correctly if your using one of those two modes. Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 8: Conventional Ac Operation

    By using combinations of button presses, different commands besides blowing the whistle and ringing the bell can be initiated. Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 9: 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 10: Manual Volume Control

    By default your engine will be set to a No-Train indication. That means your engine has no string of cars being pulled. Your engine lighting will look like this: Forward (Boiler) Forward (Tender) Reverse (Boiler) Reverse (Tender) Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 11 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 12: 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 13: Speed Control

    The second lighting feature of your BR44 Steam Locomotive allows you to display either Regular Service Operation lighting or, for an Era I engine, Special Train Operation lighting or for an Era II engine Wrong Line Operation lighting. To Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 14: Reset To Factory Default

    Two horn blasts will indicate that the engine has made the change. Reset Place Two Horn Blasts Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell Horn Engine in (indicates change is made) Repeat to Return Neutral to Normal Condition Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 15: Automatic Sound Effects

    Simply lower the track voltage down below 9.0VDC and then back up to get your engine moving. This applies only when you start up your engine. Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 16 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 17 DCS Remote displays “Beacon Light OFF”. For Era I Engines (Special Service Operation): Announcing a Special Train For Era II Engines (Wrong Line Operation): Forward (Boiler) Forward (Tender) Reverse (Boiler) Reverse (Tender) Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 18: Dcc / Digital Command Control

    DCC control station manufacturer's manual for more information on how they handle F Function buttons. Your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine's default short address is 3. So all you have to do is power up your DCC system and call up Locomotive 3 to begin. Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 19: Start-Up/Shut-Down

    Press the F4 button twice (toggle F4 on then off) again and the bell will stop ringing. You will hear the engine sounds switch from the cab to the station or yard with all the ambient sounds you'd hear in the real thing. Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 20: Lights

    Pressing F9 twice (toggling on then off) will sound the Forward Signal. This is two whistle/horn blasts F10 – Reverse Signal Pressing F10 twice (toggling on then off) will sound the Reverse Signal. This is three whistle/horn blasts Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 21: Crossing Signal

    F18 – Extended Shut-Down. If your engine is already up and running you can play the Extended Shut Down sounds by pressing F18 twice (toggling on then off). The Extended Shut Down is very similar to F3 in Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 22 F22 twice (toggling it on then off). The sound will play. F23 – Coupler Close To play the Coupler Close sound press the F23 button twice (toggling it on then off). You can play this sound as you're coupling cars together to add realism. Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 23 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 24: Function Chart

    Extended Shut Down Train Marker Train Operation One Shot Doppler Coupler Slack Coupler Close Single Horn Blast Engine Sounds Brake Sounds On/Off Cab Chatter On/Off Feature Reset *Refer to pages 25-27 for CV Data and Function ID Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 25: Cv29

    2. Hit the PROG button twice to enter PoM mode 3. Hit Enter twice so the LCD displays “Adr” 4. Type in the new Short Address (1-127) that you want and hit Enter 5. The engine will give you a two whistle/horn blast response Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 26: Feature/Factory Resetting

    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. If you are Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 27 55 on your DCC handheld and sending a value of 55 to CV55. Again, MTH 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 28: Proto-Sound 3.0 Expanded Dcc Functionality

    User ID #1 – General Purpose use for customer Cv106 User ID #2 – General Purpose use for customer Cv115- MTH Function Assignments – See table of supported CV's and manual CV170 section on how to re-arrange them for further information Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 29 Reverse Trim Cab Chatter On/Off High Byte User ID #1 Cab Chatter On/Off Low Byte User ID #2 Feature Reset High Byte Function - Bell High Byte Feature Reset Low Byte Function - Bell Low Byte Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 30 Lights Extended Shut Down Marker (Train/No Train) Extended Start Up Beacon (Alt Lighting/Country) Start Up/Shut Down Train Wreck ELECTRIC SMOKE Trolley Manual Mode Electric Boiler Start-Up Trolley Learn Mode Electric Pressure Release Trolley Auto Mode Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 31 3. Write a value of 18 to CV25. Your engine will now use the speed curve #18 below 4. If you want to create your own speed table using CV's 67-94 then write a value of 0 or 1 to CV25 Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 32: Advanced Consisting

    Setting the MSB (Bit 7) of CV19 tells the engine that it is facing reverse in the consist Setting CV21 and CV22 determine which F Functions the consist responds to See diagram below for example Engine 1 - Front Engine 2 - Middle Engine 3 - Rear Normal Forward Direction of Travel Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 33 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 34 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 35: Programming Track

    1 (on) 1 (on) 1 (on) 0 (off) 0 (off) 1 (on) 1 (on) 1 (on) 1 (on) 0 (off) 0 (off) 0 (off) 0 (off) 1 (on) 1 (on) Example Example Decimal Decimal Value Value Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 36 128) 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 37: Maintenance

    Use the diagram shown in Figure 12 below as a guide and add grease to the points marked. Figure 12: Grease Points Grease Port Screws (G) Body Mount Screws Figure 13: Removing the Body Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 38: Cleaning The Wheels, Tires And Track

    -Clean the groove using a cotton swab and denatured alcohol -Make sure the old tire has been completely removed from the groove in the drive wheel, using a razor blade or small flathead screwdriver to pry away any remains. Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 39: Headlight Replacement Instructions

    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 BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting Proto-Sound 3.0 Problems

    The coupler does not fire or stay denatured alcohol (not rubbing alcohol) and coupled. let dry. Cab Chatter Solution Sometimes the Cab Chatter sounds Cab Chatter plays only in neutral at random don't play. intervals. Premier BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 41 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 42 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 43 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 44 27 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 45 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 46 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...
  • Page 47 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 48: Transformer Compatibility And Wiring Chart

    Lionel RW 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 49: Dc Power Supply Chart

    Controller CRE-55401 Controller PWM Output from this power supply Will DAMAGE 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 50: 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 BR 44 Steam Engine...

  • Page 51: 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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