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GE DASH 9 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Large Scale Modern Diesel Locomotive DCC Ready, RC Ready, Sound-Ready, and Onboard Battery-Ready 1:29 Scale...
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Congratulations on the purchase of your Bachmann Big Haulers Dash 9 Diesel Locomotive! ® We want to ensure that you enjoy many years of operation with your new model. Please read these instructions carefully and in their entirety before running your locomotive to learn the best operational and maintenance practices for your Dash 9.
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PLEASE NOTE: We recommend that you use Bachmann’s line of products which include #99984 Light Gear Oil, #99983 Heavy Gear Oil, #99982 Gear Grease, and #99981 Conductive E-Z Lube ®...
SMOKE UNIT The Bachmann Dash 9 comes with a fan-assisted smoke unit that has two parts; the smoke unit and the electronics which control the smoke unit. To achieve the smoke effect you must add smoke fluid in the smoke unit cavity (the exhaust stack) and turn the smoke switch on.
PIN DEFINITIONS Each pin on the plug-and-play circuit board has a defined purpose and is labeled on the socket under the (DC) Jumper PC Board. Each pin is also connected to a solder pad for use with systems that do not support a plug-and-play setup. The table below provides the purpose for each pin.
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ADDING AN AFTERMARKET SOUND SYSTEM This locomotive has a speaker mounted underneath the radiator grille. If your sound system is designed for plug-and-play operation, remove the (DC) Jumper PC Board and plug in your sound system. If your sound system does not provide plug-and- play operation, continue to use the (DC) Jumper PC Board and connect the sound system wires to the solder pads labeled Right W and Left W on the right-hand side of the main PC board.
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TRAILIN TRAILING CAR CONTROL USING THE LOCOMOTIVE’S POWER PLUGS The Bachmann Dash 9 locomotive has a power plug next to the front and rear coupler. These plugs can be used to provide battery power to the device in the locomotive’s plug-and-play circuit board or allow full control of the locomotive using a control system in a trailing car.
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