Your Commodore's Railsounds System-The Basics - Lionel 777 Commodore Vanderbilt Hudson Instruction Manual

Your Commodore's Railsounds system—the basics
L
ionel Railsounds is the most realistic
model railroad sound system in the
world. Your Commodore features the
R a i l s o u n d s
Hudson digital
sound system
for the ultimate
in realism.
Begin by in-
stalling a 9-volt
alkaline battery
in the tender.
This ensures
i n t e r r u p t i o n
free operation
of Railsounds.
The battery
compartment is
Install a 9-volt alkaline battery in your Commodore's
located be-
tender.
neath the ten-
der's removable
coal hatch doors. Connect the 9-volt alka-
line battery to the board.When you first
apply track power, the Commodore's
Railsounds system produces sounds of the
Although Railsounds is pow-
ered by track voltage, the bat-
Note!
tery is required for uninterrupt-
ed operation and shutdown
sequences. Use only alkaline
batteries.
locomotive at rest. As the Commodore
moves, chuffing begins, increasing with the
locomotive's speed.
Railsounds switch
Volume control dial
er or CAB-1. The volume control knob to
raise or lower the level of sound is located
under the tender hatch doors near the bat-
tery location (see above).
Discontinue
power for 10 seconds before
Note!
changing the Railsounds
switch position.
oFF
If Railsounds "drops out" during
track power interrupts (direc-
Note!
tion change), replace the bat-
tery.
To silence the
steam chuffing
(whistle/bell are
u n a f f e c t e d ) ,
slide the
R a i l s o u n d s
switch, located
beneath the
coal hatch
doors, to the o
FF
position before
powering up
the locomotive.
The whistle is
activated by
using the lever
or button on
your transform-
locomotive
/
on
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