Railsounds Sound System Operations Your Locomotive Set's Railsounds Sound System-The Basics - Lionel Union Pacific ALCo PA Owner's Manual

RailSounds sound system operations
Your locomotive set's RailSounds sound system—the basics
T he Lionel RailSounds sound system is
the most realistic model railroad sound
system in the world. Your powered
locomotive features digital samples from
real-life diesel locomotives for the ultimate
in realism.
You may choose to install a nine-volt
alkaline battery in the powered locomotive
set. This ensures interruption-free operation
of the RailSounds sound system. The battery
harness is located at the rear of the engine
beneath the rear hatch. Gently lift up and
unsnap the rear hatch as shown in Figure 3
below to access the battery harness. Snap the
battery harness onto the battery terminals,
Powered unit
Figure 3. Battery installation and volume control knob location
Please remove the protective cover from the battery harness.
Note!
Although the RailSounds sound system is powered by track voltage, the battery
Note!
is required for uninterrupted operation and shutdown sequences. Use only
alkaline batteries.
Discontinue power for ten seconds before changing the RailSounds sound
Note!
system switch position.
If the RailSounds sound system "drops out" during track power interruptions
Note!
(for example, during a direction change), replace the battery.
then slide the battery into the holder and
replace the hatch. The volume control knob
is located behind the door on the "nose" of
the locomotive. Refer to Figure 3.
locomotive set's sound system produces
sounds of the locomotive at idle. As the
locomotive set moves, the RPM sounds begin
increasing with the locomotive's speed.
remain unaffected), slide the RailSounds
sound system switch on the underside of the
locomotive to NO SND (see Figure 1 on
page 5) before powering up the
locomotive.
Battery
harness
Battery
holder
8
When you first apply track power, the
To silence the diesel roar (horn and bell
Volume
control knob