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RAILKING PCC STREET CAR
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Thank you for purchasing the RailKing PCC Street Car. The car's durable
ABS body and die-cast trucks are built to ¼ inch scale proportions yet can
provide hours of operation on any O-27 Gauge track. The car should
operate for years with any compatible AC transformer (see the chart on
page 28 for a list of compatible transformers) and is completely compatible
with most 3-rail locomotives, rolling stock and accessories.
The street car is equipped with a DCRU® electronic reverse unit and can
be optionally equipped with the ProtoSound® Digital Sound and train
control system which contains several deluxe features that are simple and
fun to operate. Each feature is described among the following pages which
should be read before the car is operated. For those of you who can't wait
to get started, the Quick Start Basic Operating Instructions found on Pages
3 and 4 should be read so that you understand the basics of the operating
system. Please note that some features are only found in the ProtoSound®
models and are marked as such. Features not marked as ProtoSound®
features are available in all models.
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- Page 1 RAILKING PCC STREET CAR OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Thank you for purchasing the RailKing PCC Street Car. The car’s durable ABS body and die-cast trucks are built to ¼ inch scale proportions yet can provide hours of operation on any O-27 Gauge track. The car should...
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OIL & LUBRICATION INSTRUCTIONS TRACTION TIRE REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS LIGHT BULB REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT TROUBLE SHOOTING PROTOSOUND™ PROBLEMS Transformer Wiring Chart ProtoSound® RESET Feature Chart SERVICE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION HOW TO GET SERVICE LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 3: Quick Start - Basic Operation
The RailKing PCC Street Car contains state-of-the art electronics with several built-in automatic features for incredibly realistic operation. Despite these advanced features, the PCC Street Car is easy to operate with any compatible standard AC transformer (see the compatibility chart on page 28). -
Page 4: Protosounds® Operating Instructions
RESET, the microprocessor initiates a system check to determine if the system, transformer and car are operating correctly. This takes approximately 2.2 seconds. In order for ProtoSounds® to properly initiate the system check, do not advance the transformer throttle past 10 volts RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 5: Horn Operation
Program ProtoSounds® section of this manual. BELL OPERATION Your RailKing ProtoSound® equipped PCC Street Car features a digital recording of an actual PCC bell. Unlike previous versions of ProtoSounds®, the bell can be turned on or off with any separate bell button, like the Lionel®... -
Page 6: Squeaking Brake Sounds
ProtoSounds software chip and will always play the same brake sound for the same three second length each time the voltage is reduced from high to low. Some practice may be RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 7: Tips On Using Squeaking Brakes
Note: Consistent activation of the wheel flange squeaking is determined by the condition of your transformer’s whistle button rectifier disc. Older rectifier discs may not release a clear and strong enough DC signal required by ProtoSounds® computer to play the wheel flange squealing. RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 8: Self-Recharging Battery Backup System
Regardless, it should give you a week to a couple of months use while you wait for your replacement ProtoSound® battery to arrive. RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 9: Trolley Announcements (Tas)
Next Stop Announcement Forward or Reverse announce the next trolley stop location. Continued holding of the bell button will be Listen For The Press & Hold Passenger Dong Sound The Railsounds® Bell Button For 3 Seconds RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... - Page 10 TAS features, the operator must stop the car and place it in the neutral position by interrupting the transformer throttle. The car will not automatically start up again after the initial TAS sounds have played, Instead, the sounds will continue to repeat themselves giving the operator RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual...
- Page 11 3 second push of negative DC has been received by the ProtoSound® module inside the PCC car. This way, when TAS has RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual...
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Page 12: Tips On Using Trolley Announcement Sounds
Tip #5: In the Track Configured Mode, interrupting the power while the car is traveling through the insulated track section will cause TAS to sound 3 dings of the bell, close the doors and proceed off in the reverse direction. RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 13: Protosound® Volume Adjustment
RESET position you are in. For example, if you want to select Feature 2, you put the car in RESET, and move the throttle up and down from full throttle to low two times. RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 14: Setting The Engine Volume
The volume adjustment will remain set at the level you have chosen until you change it again. Regardless of the engine volume setting, the horn, bell, compressor and TAS sounds will RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 15: Programming For A Separate Bell Button Controller
PROGRAMMING FOR SQUEAKING BRAKE OPERATION ProtoSounds® can be programmed for squeaking brake operation in three different manners; (1)Squeaking brakes can be activated by bell button control, (2)they can be programmed for continuous operation subject to RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 16: Programming For Squeaking Brake Operation
ProtoSounds® sounds Interrupt The Throttle Listen For 5 Clank To “Lock-In” two bell dings (signifying that And 0 Clink Sounds The Horn Setting ProtoSounds® has been programmed to sound the horn RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 17: Programming For Horn In Neutral Operation
ACTIVATING REMOTE LOCK-OUT CONTROL ProtoSound® equipped engines feature a RESET setting that allows the operator to remotely “lock” the engine into forward, neutral or reverse. This is especially useful on layouts that feature “blocked” track sections. RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 18: Resetting All Protosound® Options To Factory Defaults
ProtoSounds® to sound a garbled bell sound. Interrupt The Throttle Listen For 3 Clank Interrupt the throttle again to To “Lock-In” And 3 Clink Sounds The Default Settings lock in the setting. RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 19: Reverse Unit Lockout Control Functions
To lock the engine into the NEUTRAL position, PUT THE ENGINE IN NEUTRAL AND WITH THE THROTTLE STILL ON, PRESS AND HOLD THE WHISTLE BUTTON. WHILE THE WHISTLE BUTTON IS BEING PRESSED, TURN OFF THE THROTTLE AND LET GO OF THE RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 20: Manual Reverse Unit Lockout
Note: Once the unit is locked out and an hour or more of non-use has passed, the reverse unit may cycle into any of the three directional states. Should this occur, the ON/OFF switch should be reset to the ON position to regain normal operation. RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 21: Oil & Lubrication Instructions
Next, remove the power truck block from the chassis by unscrewing the large Phillips motor mount screw on the bottom of the power truck (See Fig. "L" LUBRICATE Figure 4: Lubricate The Truck Bushings RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 22: Traction Tire Replacement Instructions
Any portion of the tire extending out of the groove can cause the engine to wobble. A razor blade can be used to trim away any excess tire that doesn’t seat itself inside the groove properly. RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 23: Light Bulb Removal & Replacement
LED harness out of the mounting socket inside the car’s body. Replacement bulbs and harnesses are available directly from MTH Electric Trains. BodyMount Screw BodyMountScrew MotorMountScrew BodyMountScrew Figure 5: Removing The Body From The Chassis RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 24: Trouble Shooting Protosound® Problems
The bell won’t work with a separate bell button. RESET to Program ProtoSounds”) and press the whistle button until the bell sounds two dings. Simply turn the throttle off and then on again to lock in the new setting. RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... - Page 25 A repeating horn blast occurs after the power has checks for correct functioning. If a repeating horn been shut down. blast is heard when power is OFF, your car should be returned to the factory for service. RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual...
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- Page 27 MTH Z-4000, Lionel ZW or a Dallee Hosteler. These particular transformers are the only transformers currently on the market known to operate TAS via an insulated track section. RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual...
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Page 28: Transformer Wiring Chart
*ProtoSounds needs over 14 volts of power to work properly. Overloading or using in-line accessories with this transformer may lower the peak voltage below ProtoSound’s requirements. RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... -
Page 29: Protosound Reset Feature Chart
Horn In Neutral Horn In Neutral OFF 5 Clanks/0 Clinks RESERVED 5 Clanks/2 Clinks Brake/TAS Enabled Brake/TAS ON 5 Clanks/3 Clinks Lockout Enabled Lockout OFF 8 Clanks/0 Clinks Squeaking Brakes Brakes Always ON 9 Clanks/0 Clinks RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual... - Page 30 RailKing PCC Street Car Operating Manual...
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Page 32: Service And Warranty Information
SERVICE & WARRANTY INFORMATION HOW TO GET SERVICE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY For warranty repair, do not return your product to the place of purchase unless it was purchased from Mike’s Train House in Columbia, MD. Instead, follow the instructions below to obtain warranty service as our dealer network is not prepared to service the product under the terms of this warranty.
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