Product Overview - M.T.H. HO 4-8-8-4 Big Boy Engineer's Manual

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Getting to Know Your M.T.H. HO Locomotive
Key Features
Steam engine
Your new HO is equipped with the exclusive M.T.H. Proto-Sound®
3.0 digital sound and control system. In plain English, this means your locomotive
contains state-of-the-art electronics providing realistic digital sounds, puffing
smoke perfectly synchronized with chuffing sounds and motion, precisely
controlled speed in increments of 1 scale mile per hour, and much, much, more.
Compatibility
The Proto-Sound 3 (PS3) system is universally compatible with track power and/or
signal combinations including analog DC (regular DC transformer), DCC (NMRA
Digital Command Control), or DCS (MTH Digital Command System). Simply set
your engine on the rails, apply any one of these power/signal sources, and move
out! The PS3 system automatically senses the track environment and adapts
accordingly. A vast array of realistic operation is automatic when the engine is run
on analog DC. You can expand access to features in a DCC environment.
Experience the most your new locomotive has to offer in the simple to use yet
powerful world of DCS. To be clear, DCS is NOT a proprietary version of DCC,
as some other manufacturers offer. DCS is a comprehensive layout control system
designed with one primary goal: make model trains do amazingly realistic things
using a simple and intuitive controller. We put the complexity on the inside, and
the fun in your hands!
Digital Sound
Your PS3-equipped engine contains over 100 individual recordings. These
recordings are played back dynamically at appropriate times to create a symphony
of realism for your ears. Hear the chuffs automatically intensify or lighten when
speeding up or slowing down, listen to the sounds of brakes squeaking and
squealing as you come to a stop, or enjoy the random conversations of railmen
working as your model sits at idle. It's all there and it's incredible.
Now, your HO Steam engine includes the ultimate in realism Proto-Whistle. With
this incredible new feature you have variable control over the steam whistle sound
in your locomotive (when operated in DCS mode with the DCS Commander or
DCS software version 4.0 or greater).
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