Using The Railsounds 5.0 Sound System In The Conventional Environment - Lionel American Flyer 2-8-2 Mikado Steam Locomotive and Tender Owner's Manual

RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the conventional
environment
W hen you first power up your locomotive, you will hear the sounds of the locomotive at
rest. As the locomotive moves, the chuffing sounds automatically increase with the
locomotive's speed. In the conventional environment, the whistle and bell sounds are activated
by your transformer controls.
To silence the chuffing sounds, slide the RailSounds 5.0 sound system switch located under
the hatches on top of the tender to the SIGNALSOUNDS position before you power up the
locomotive or after the locomotive has been powered down for a minimum of ten seconds. The
whistle and bell sounds will still be active. To adjust the volume, use the volume control knob
located under the hatch on top of the tender.
For proper operation of the RailSounds 5.0 sound system during track power
Note!
interruptions and for the locomotive shutdown sequence, you must install a nine-volt
alkaline battery. See page 10.
In the conventional environment, you will experience several features of the RailSounds 5.0
sound system.
• DynaChuff. Your locomotive's speed automatically determines the level of chuffing
sounds. At low speeds, the chuffing intensity is relaxed. When you highball down the
mainline, the chuffing intensity is labored.
• MultiWhistle. A different whistle sound at different speeds—a RailSounds 5.0 sound
system exclusive.
• Authentic bell. Press BELL on your transformer to begin the effect, then press BELL a
second time to discontinue the effect.
• CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements. These brief conversations
between the train crew and the tower are triggered by short whistle blasts.
• Reverse unit reset sound. Power down your track, wait three seconds, and listen for
the air-release sound—that's the locomotive telling you that its Lionel Command reverse
unit has reset to forward.
• Shutdown sequence. When you turn off track power, you have two seconds to power up
again after you hear the reverse unit reset sound. If you do not restore power, you will hear
the realistic shutdown sequence. Because track power is off, a battery is required for this
sequence to function.
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