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MYLOCOSOUND
Installation and Trouble Shooting Manual
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Easy installation using screw terminals with no soldering.
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Uses a TV remote control to adjust the sounds to match the prototype loco.
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For track powered DC or DCC or battery powered, radio controlled or ride on locomotives.
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Measures 55mm x 33mm x 11mm.
1. CONTENTS
1. Contents
2. Overview
3. Speakers and Sound quality
4. Installing in analogue DC track powered vehicles
5. Installing in DCC track powered vehicles
6. Installing in battery powered vehicles
7. Installing in ride on vehicles
8. Infra-red receivers
9. The TV remote control
10. Trouble shooting
2. OVERVIEW
The soundcard generates recorded sounds from actual locomotives, trams and railcars. The terminal
connections on the right in the photo above are necessary for the soundcard to generate sounds which
vary with the loco speed and load. The terminal connections on the left trigger the various sounds
where the locomotive controller has the appropriate outputs available. The trigger terminals are
labelled F1 to F7 and are referred to by these labels in these instructions. For example, "Triggering F1"
means to close a contact between the F1 terminal and the Battery negative terminal.
Australasian Edition
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Summary of Contents for MyLocoSound Australasian Series
- Page 1 MYLOCOSOUND Installation and Trouble Shooting Manual Australasian Edition • Easy installation using screw terminals with no soldering. • Uses a TV remote control to adjust the sounds to match the prototype loco. • For track powered DC or DCC or battery powered, radio controlled or ride on locomotives.
- Page 2 Sounds can also be triggered by a Sony infra-red TV remote control which can be purchased locally. Low cost, universal, TV remote controls are available from most consumer electronics stores and need to be set to Sony coding to work with the soundcard. Although it can be used when running in the garden, the remote control is intended mainly for the adjustment and testing of sounds.
- Page 3 4. INSTALLING THE SOUNDCARD IN ANALOGUE DC TRACK POWERED VEHICLES The soundcard is suitable for use on analogue DC track powered railways on which the following wiring diagram should be used: The wiring diagram below shows the connections for the DC jumper board in a Bachmann locomotive. When the motor voltage is below seven volts it is insufficient to power the soundcard.
- Page 4 On analogue DC layouts which have pure DC controllers (as opposed to PWM controllers) you may need to give the throttle a bit of a tweak to start the sound. On those layouts, the sound will automatically turn off after one minute of inactivity and another tweak will turn it back on. With the more common PWM controllers and with DCC the sound will turn on automatically and stay on.
- Page 5 Many decoders also have function outputs which can be used to trigger sounds. However, this is technically difficult and you should only attempt it if you are very familiar with your decoder and the setting of CVs. You can also trigger sounds by: 1.
- Page 6 This will improve both volume and sound quality. MyLocoSound is also able to supply a drop in box, containing the soundcard and an amplifier, all wired up and ready to place in...
- Page 7 8. THE INFRA-RED RECEIVERS The infra-red receivers accept commands from the handheld remote control to adjust or trigger sounds. Two receivers are provided. One is fixed in the middle of the soundcard. The other is on a flying lead which plugs into the small white socket as shown on page one.
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Page 8: The Tv Remote Control
9. THE TV REMOTE CONTROL The soundcard will operate with any Sony™ TV remote control using the buttons described in this section. It will also operate with any universal remote control when it is set to Sony coding. You will probably find a number of codes listed for Sony and will need to try each one until you get to the code which operates the soundcard volume, mute and function buttons correctly. - Page 9 For the Home & Co and Anko brands: Hold down the red on/off button and the TV button for five seconds. Release both and the TV light will stay on. Enter 0180 The TV light will flash twice. The remote control is ready for use. If the remote control still does nothing then the problem may be the infra-red receiver on the loco which must not be painted or obstructed.
- Page 10 0 button on the remote control and hold it down for three seconds. The soundcard will beep five times when the reset is complete. Installation Instructions - AU. 30 June 2024 For more information and other installation wiring diagrams, please visit the web site at www.mylocosound.com or e-mail sales@mylocosound.com. Copyright © 2013-24 MyLocoSound Pty. Ltd.
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