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HC-3 Model Railroad Handheld
Controller
User Manual
Ring Engineering Inc.
(219) 322-0279
www.RingEngineering.com
Revision 1.00
Copyright © 2024 Ring Engineering Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 HC-3 Model Railroad Handheld Controller User Manual Ring Engineering Inc. (219) 322-0279 www.RingEngineering.com Revision 1.00 Copyright © 2024 Ring Engineering Inc. All rights reserved.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    User Defined Buttons................14 Advanced Setup...................17 Locomotive Setup Advanced 2..............17 Locomotive Advanced Sounds Setup............18 Information Page..................19 Turnouts..................20 Basic Control..................20 Accessories..................21 PWR-56 Basic Control................21 Repeaters.....................22 Charging..................24 Passwords..................25 Reset Password...................26 Update Software................26 Remove Product................27 Warranty..................28 FCC Statement................28 Index....................29 Button Picture Descriptions..............29 Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Relative Humidity: Operating 20% to 90% non-condensing, Storage 10% to 95% non-condensing Ring Engineering believes that our HC is compatible with most personal computers (PCs) for the purpose of getting information from Ring Engineering’s Internet site to your HC. Because of the vast amount of different PCs and configurations possible Ring Engineering does not guarantee that our HC or software is compatible with your particular PC.

  • Page 4: Quick Start Guide

    This is the only setting you should set before using your RailPro equipped locomotive. By setting the motor full load current, you setup the locomotive module to: 1) Allow multiple locomotives to run well when linked together and 2) Allow the module to detect and report motor faults if necessary. Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 5: Operation

    TIP: You only need to set the motor full load current one time. Once it is set you do not need to set it again. SETUP COMPLETE! Control your Trains and Enjoy RailPro! Operation HC Main Page Ring Engineering Inc.
  • Page 6 So the brightness has a large influence on the battery life. To go to more setup pages press 'Next Page' or 'Previous Page' buttons. Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 7: Find Products

    When a product is found, the product picture is loaded onto your HC. If the product found is a locomotive, then a locomotive picture can be located on the Locomotive Page. Below is a sample locomotive page after only one locomotive has been detected. Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 8: Control, Setup, And Monitor Products

    If the product you are finding does not have a password set, your HC will find and load the product. All products shipped from Ring Engineering do not have a password set. If the product you are detecting has a password, then you will need to press the ‘Search with Password’...

  • Page 9: Help

    Button Setup for more information. Sine the Real Button is always available, and you do not need to navigate many pages to get to it, a Real Button 'Stop All' is the fastest way to stop all the locomotives in motion. Reset Button Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 10: Locomotives

    The HC has a 'Reset' button on the back. The 'Reset' button should not be used for normal operation. WARNING: Never press the 'Reset' button without contacting Ring Engineering first. IMPORTANT: Depending on the amount of files recently loaded, save operation can take from a few seconds to dozens of minutes so please be patient.
  • Page 11 If you see no train or freight cars then the load is at 0%. If you see a locomotive and four freight cars the the load is set at 100%. Brake Button TIP: You must set the speed to 0.0% before operating the 'Brake' button. Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 12: Multiple Units

    Follower have a forward direction, then if you increase the speed they will be pulling against each other instead of pulling with each other! If this is the case, press the 'Direction' buttons next to each locomotive to fix the directions. Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 13: Setup

    TIP: Notice the name we gave the locomotive on the page above is 9523 UP. Although you can name your locomotive anything, it is wise to give them good names. You should put the road number first and any letters after the numbers so they sort correctly. Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 14: User Defined Buttons

    If you choose Dim for the light function, you will be able to adjust the brightness. For Sounds you can select from the sound files that you have copied to the locomotive module. Ring Engineering Inc.
  • Page 15 The button function will dictate if the choice of 'Maintained' or 'Momentary' makes more sense. For example if you were going to make the button a horn button, it would be Ring Engineering Inc.
  • Page 16 Please see the Sounds Setup section for more information on engine sounds. Load Button To use our True Motion Technology you need to setup one of the 'User Defined' buttons as a 'Load' button. Choose the load picture (shown above). Set the button to Type Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 17: Advanced Setup

    Locomotive Setup Advanced 2 In the Advanced 2 Setup Page you can adjust the locomotives Full Load Motor Current Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 18: Locomotive Advanced Sounds Setup

    Second Dual' for the second button. The button with the 'Ditch Finish On' must come before the 'On Off 1 Second Dual' button. Locomotive Advanced Sounds Setup You can select Auto or Manual notching for the engine sounds if you set a User Define Button up for Diesel Sounds. Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 19: Information Page

    The wheels and other electrical pickups should be clean because voltage can be lost in the connection from the track to the locomotive module. TIP: If your loco is battery powered you can get a good idea of how charged your battery is by monitoring the battery voltage on this page. Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 20: Turnouts

    When you press the 'Turnouts' button from the Main Page, you will see a list of the detected turnout modules. Please see the section on 'Find Products' for more information on detecting your RailPro turnout modules. If you select a AM-1, you will see a page similar to below: Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 21: Accessories

    When you press the 'Accessories' button from the Main Page, you will see a list of the detected products. Please see the section on 'Find Products' for more information on detecting your RailPro modules. If you select a PWR-56, you will see a page similar to below: Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 22: Repeaters

    Repeaters 15 ft apart or less when used in indoor locations. It is very possible that much greater spacing will work well. With 4 repeaters, the effective control area is over 2000 sq ft (45 ft x 45ft). Ring Engineering Inc.
  • Page 23 TIP: If you stay within about 20 ft of your train you DO NOT need a RailPro repeater. You can use only a HC and a RailPro locomotive. RailPro is often used this way when members run on a club layout that is DCC. Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 24: Charging

    IMPORTANT: Your HC rechargeable cells are estimated to provide more than ten years service life. In the event that the cells need replaced, return your HC to Ring Engineering for service.

  • Page 25: Passwords

    Bob changes his password to 'Engineering'. Mike presses his 'Stop All - Set all Speeds to Zero' and it sends a message to Bob’s HC to zero speed with password 'Ring'. Bob’s HC does not respond because the password is not correct.

  • Page 26: Reset Password

    HC. Additionally, you can send the files you loaded to your other RailPro products using Direct Radio! From Ring Engineering’s Internet site, you can download picture files, sound files, light effect files, and much more! Please use your computers browser and go to: www.RingEngineering.com/RailProSoftware.htm...

  • Page 27: Remove Product

    Then all you need to do is touch the 'Remove' button and your HC will remove the product from its memory. If you want to, you can detect the product again by using the 'Find Product' button. Ring Engineering Inc.

  • Page 28: Warranty

    Warranty Limited One Year Warranty Ring Engineering, Inc. (Ring Engineering) warrants that for a period of one year from the date of purchase, this product will be free from defects in material and workmanship. Ring Engineering, at its option, will repair or replace this product or any component of the product found to be defective during the warranty period.

  • Page 29: Index

    Water Filling Coal Shovel Steam Boiler Conductor Light Dim Tower Blowdown Hand Break Set Hand Break Couple Uncouple Diesel Dynamic Release Break Sanding Startup Warning Ahooga Horn Light Bright Light Dim Rotate Rotate Counter Rabbit Turtle Clockwise Clockwise Ring Engineering Inc.
  • Page 30 Arrow 45 Arrow 135 Arrow 225 Arrow 315 Degrees Degrees Degrees Degrees Set Brake Wheel Squeal Traction Motor Light Number Board Load Gyralight Beacon Light Step Light Diesel Rear Light Dim Steam Smoke Diesel Smoke Ditch Back Light Ring Engineering Inc.

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