Your Firecar Set's Railsounds System-The Basics - Lionel FireCarwith Training/Support car Owner's Manual

Your Firecar set's Railsounds system—the basics
L
ionel Railsounds is the most realistic
model railroad sound system in the
world. Your Firecar set features authentic
digital rescue/emergency samples for
the ultimate in
realism.
Begin by
installing a
9-volt alkaline
battery. This
e n s u r e s
i n t e r u p t i o n
free operation
of Railsounds.
Remove the
one screw on
the front of the
Install a 9-volt alkaline battery in your Firecar set. Remove
Training/sup-
the fmounting crew on the front of the car, lift up and push
port car (see
back on the body, connect the battery to the power cord,
the illustration
and place the battery into the holder.
on page 3 for
its location), lift off the training car's
body. Connect the 9-volt battery to the
battery clip and place the battery into
the holder. Replace the body and rein-
sert the screw.
Although track voltage pow-
ers Railsounds,
battery is required for uninter-
Note!
rupted operation and shut-
down sequences. Use only
alkaline batteries; do not use
"heavy duty" batteries.
Apply track power and the Firecar set's
Railsounds system delivers an authentic
start-up sequence, followed by sounds of
the locomotive at idle. As the Firecar set's
tion before powering up the locomotive. See
page 12 for the switch location and posi-
tioning. To return to the diesel RPM roar,
return the switch to the FULL position
before powering up the locomotive set.
Discontinue locomotive
the
power for 10 seconds before
Note!
changing the Railsounds
on/off switch.
If Railsounds "drops out"
Note!
during track power inter-
rupts, replace the battery.
speed increases,
the RPMs move
through four
levels of roar.
Sounds return
to idle only after
the locomotive
has come to a
complete halt.
To silence diesel
RPM roar (horn
and bell remain
u n a f f e c t e d ) ,
slide the
R a i l s o u n d s
switch to its
SIGNAL posi-
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