Experiencing The Range Of Your Sd60-M's Railsounds System; Notes On Railsounds - Lionel SD60-M Owner's Manual

Transformer operations

Experiencing the range of your SD60-M's Railsounds system

W
ith Railsounds, you experience
the sounds of real railroading
like never before. Simply put, it's the
most sophisticated, authentic model
railroad sound system in the world.
• Three diesel-roar levels. Your SD60-
M's speed determines the level of diesel
RPM roar—automatically, if you prefer:
idle, medium, or full-speed output.
• MultiHorn ™ . Adifferent horn sound at
different speeds—a Railsounds exclusive.
• Mechanical bell. Press BELL on your
CAB-1 or transformer to begin the effect,
again to discontinue.
• Full control of RPMs. Prefer hands-on
control of diesel RPM roar? Want to
"ramp up" RPMs before pulling out, just
like real diesels do? It's easy with
Railsounds. Place your SD60-M in neutral
and increase track voltage to maximum.
RPMs will continue to increase as long as
the SD60-M remains in neutral, eventual-
ly reaching their highest level.

Notes on Railsounds

• Turn the first radiator
fan clockwise or counter
clockwise in the location
shown to adjust sound
output.
• Listen for incidental
locomotive sounds dur-
ing Railsounds opera-
tion. They're automatic
and, of course, authentic.
• The 9-volt alkaline bat-
tery you installed ensures
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Now, decrease track voltage to the
desired speed level, press DIR on your
CAB-1 remote or transformer, and
head out, your SD60-M at full churn,
just like the real thing. RPMs will
remain at that level until the locomotive
has come to a complete halt. Experiment
with controllable RPMs—it's a blast!
• Reverse unit reset sound. Power
down your track, wait for 3-5 seconds,
and listen for the air-release sound—
that's the SD60-M telling you its Lionel
Command reverse unit has just reset to
forward operation.
• Shutdown sequence. No other
model railroad sound system shuts
down like Railsounds. Turn off track
power, and after the air-release reset
sound, you have two seconds to
restart your SD60-M. If you're done
with operations, Railsounds will com-
mence with an authentic SD60-M
shutdown sequence about two sec-
onds after the air-release reset occurs.
continuous SD60-M diesel
roar.
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• Longer track-power
OLUME DIAL
interruptions (including
locomotive derailments)
cause Railsounds to shut
down after about 7 sec-
onds.
• For even more authentic
Railsounds effects, oper-
ate in the TrainMaster
Command environment.