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MTHTrains Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Operator's Manual

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Premier 2-4-1A Mountain
Steam Locomotive
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
3
Compatibility
This engine is available in 2-Rail and 3-Rail
versions and will operate on any traditional
O-54 Gauge 3-Rail track system. Or any 54"
radius 2-Rail track system. It is also
compatible with most standard AC
Passenger Station Announcement
transformers and DC power packs. (See
pages 42 and 43 for a complete
list of compatible AC transformers and DC
power packs.
PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SAVE

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  • Page 1 Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive OPERATOR’S MANUAL Compatibility This engine is available in 2-Rail and 3-Rail versions and will operate on any traditional O-54 Gauge 3-Rail track system. Or any 54” radius 2-Rail track system. It is also compatible with most standard AC Passenger Station Announcement transformers and DC power packs.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Configuring Locomotive for 2-Rail or 3-Rail Operation........

  • Page 3: Configuring Locomotive For 2-Rail Or 3-Rail Operation

    2-rail or 3-rail operation, you must manually select the power input switch located in the first tender top hatch for 2-rail operation as seen in Figure 2. Figure 2: Selecting 2-rail or 3-rail power input setting Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 4: Dcs Or Dcc

    Then align the holes in the base of the smoke deflector with the holes in the running boards and insert the supplied screws from the under side of the running board. Smoke Deflectors Location of screws Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 5: Proper Coupler Selection

    European Fine Scale Coupler. To remove or install the MTH Remote-Controlled Proto Coupler the tender shell must be removed to unplug or connect the coupler control wires to the Proto Coupler. European Fine Scale Coupler Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...
  • Page 6 - Install the optional pilot beam with no coupler installed - Next remove the shell from the tender by removing the 4 body screws and then unplug the wire harness between the shell and the chassis. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...
  • Page 7 To operate the coupler in the conventional mode, the coupler can be opened by quickly pressing the Bell Button and Horn Button (1 Bell and 3 Horns) on a Z- 4000 or compatible Toy Train Transformer. Refer to the Proto-Sound 3.0 Operating Instructions on page 19. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 8: Set Up Checklist

    If the drawbar is not properly connected your engine may exhibit erratic or no operation. If this happens turn off the track power and make sure that the drawbar connectors are properly seated. Then reapply power to the track and continue operation. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 9: Ps 3.0 Enhancements

    DCC systems. Most DCC systems can support the current requirements of the engine as long as it’s not started up. If you plan on powering up the MTH engine on your programming track, you may want to consider a DCC Programming Track Booster. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 10: Loading Dsp And/Or Boiler Firmware

    A short interruption (approximately 1 to 2 seconds) in the track voltage will cause the engine to cycle in the sequence for each track voltage interruption (neutral – forward – neutral – reverse) Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 11: Conventional Dc Operation

    The electronics in your MTH Proto-Sound 3.0 locomotive are designed to slowly change direction without a need to change the throttle, if you so desire. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 12: Dcc / Digital Command Control

    F Function buttons to either be set for momentary or toggle. Please refer to your DCC control station manufacturer's manual for more information on how they handle F Function buttons. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 13: F3 Start Up / Shut Down

    PFA allows automatic departure (movement) of the engine after the last F4 toggle. You'll hear the engine sounds switch from the cab to the station with all the ambient station sounds you'd hear in the real thing Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 14: Lights

    F8 – Forward Signal. Pressing F8 twice (toggling on then off) will sound the Forward Signal. This is two whistle/horn blasts F9 – Reverse Signal. Pressing F9 twice (toggling on then off) will sound the Reverse Signal. This is three whistle/horn blasts Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 15: Smoke (If Equipped)

    So, if you are familiar with CV29 from other manufacturer's decoders MTH's is no different. The most important part of CV29 is the ability to switch between long and short addressing. By default, CV29 on your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine is set to 2. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 16: Long And Short Addressing

    Hit the PROG button twice to enter PoM mode Hit Enter twice so the LCD displays “Adr” Type in the new Short Address (1-127) that you want and hit Enter The engine will give you a two whistle/horn blast response Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 17: Feature/Factory Resetting

    Send a decimal 64 for a Feature Reset. This resets volumes, smoke and light settings. Send a decimal 128 to reset only address values back to factory default This is the same as writing 55 to CV55 to engine address 55 Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 18: Proto-Sound 3.0 Expanded Ho Dcc Functionality

    (Diesel/Electric) or force the engine to play its Labor Chuff sounds. For a Diesel/Electric, press the F16 button twice (toggling on then off) to Rev Up one notch. There are eight rev levels in a Diesel/Electric. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...
  • Page 19 Brake Sounds for your engine. The Brake Sounds occur when you reduce the speed of your engine rapidly. To enable the Brake Sounds press the F27 button (disable F27). Brake Sounds are On by default. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 20: Configuration Variables

    User ID #1 – General Purpose use for customer CV106 User ID #2 – General Purpose use for customer CV115- MTH Function Assignments – See table of supported CV’s and CV170 manual section on how to re-arrange them for further information Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...
  • Page 21 Note – When you set a particular F-Function to a numeric location you are overwriting that existing number's function. Further, you are leaving the location where the previous function was moved from empty, which means that F-Function no longer has any function associated with it. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...
  • Page 22 Trolley Manual Mode Trolley Learn More Trolley Auto Mode Other Functions Feature Reset Front Coupler Front Pantograph Up/Down Pantograph Auto/Manual Rear Coupler Rear Pantograph Up/Down Rev Down Rev Up Smoke On/Off Smoke Volume Lights Lights Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...
  • Page 23 CV140. So, looking at the Function ID table above you can see that Cab Chatter is a value of 3 Using your DCC system, enter a value of 3 for CV140 and hit Enter. Your engine will give you a two horn blast indication Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 24: Advanced Consisting

    Setting the MSB (Bit 7) of CV19 tells the engine that it is facing reverse in the consist Setting CV21 and CV22 determine which F Functions the consist responds to See diagram below for example Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...
  • Page 25 F0 is active or not. Ensure that it is OFF Call up the Rear engine on your DCC handheld; address 3 in this example Set CV19 to 128 + the value of your consist address Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...
  • Page 26 CV22. Below is a table that outlines which bits correspond to what F Functions F0, F9-F12 are used in a consist: Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...
  • Page 27 CV21's bits are shown in the table below – the decimal value is shown in parenthesis: (Decimal 7 (128) 6 (64) 5 (32) 4 (16) 3 (8) 2 (4) 1 (2) 0 (1) Value) Function Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 28: Programming Track

    Program on the Main (PoM). MTH engines support PoM to write any CV on the main. However, read back is not supported on the main. Check with your DCC system's manufacturer to see about any limitations they may have to PoM. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...
  • Page 29 To do this - take 128 (the new bit you want to set) + 5 (the existing bit that you do not want to alter) = 133. You would then write a value of 133 to CV19. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 30: Proto-Sound 3.0 Operating Instructions

    Direction - Your train is programmed to start in neutral. The train will always cycle neutral-forward-neutral-reverse with each press and release of the direction button. The engine is programmed to restart in neutral each time the track voltage is turned off for 25 seconds or more. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...
  • Page 31 Fire the Front Coupler 1 Bell, 4 Horn/Whistles Speed Control On/Off 1 Horn/Whistle, 2 Bells (from Neutral only) Lock into a Direction 1 Horn/Whistle, 3 Bells Reset to Factory Defaults 1 Horn/Whistle, 5 Bells (from Neutral only) Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 32: Psa/Fys

    Horn/ Horn/ Direction Direction Direction Direction Bell Controls Whistle Whistle Whistle When Bell Turns Off Sound System Cued to Play Freight Yard or Passenger Sequence Sequence Sequence Sequence Station Sounds (FYS)/(PSA) FYS/PSA FYS/PSA FYS/PSA FYS/PSA Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 33: Proto-Coupler Operation

    Horn button, allowing approximately ½ second to lapse between each quick button press. The sound of the liftbar and air line depletion will play, and the knuckle will be released. Fire Bell Horn Horn Horn Horn Front Coupler Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 34: Speed Control

    Direction Lock Place Two Horn Blasts Engine into Horn Horn Bell Bell Bell (indicates change is made) Desired Repeat to Return Direction to Normal Condition Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 35: Reset To Factory Default

    •Squealing Brakes play any time the engine's speed decreases rapidly. •Cab Chatter plays at random intervals when the engine idles in neutral. •Engine Start-up and Shut-down sounds play when the engine is initially powered on or is powered off for five seconds or more. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 36: Maintenance

    4. Replace the screws. You should also grease the leading and trailing locomotive truck tongues to enhance their ability to slide on the chassis. Follow the grease points shown on Fig. 12. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 37: Cleaning The Wheels, Tires And Track

    One set of replacement tires is packaged with your model. Additional sets are available directly from the M.T.H. Parts Department (phone: 410-381-2580; e-mail: parts@mth- railking.com; mail: 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia MD 21046-1532). Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 38: Protosmoke Unit Operation

    After removing the engine from storage, add another 20 drops of fluid, letting the wick soak up the fluid for 15 minutes prior to operation. Add 15 - 20 Drops of Smoke Fluid Smoke Volume Pot Figure 17 Figure 16 Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...
  • Page 39 Inspect the wick; if it is darkly discolored and hard, it should be replaced. Replacement parts and wick replacement instructions are available directly from the M.T.H. Parts Department phone: 410-381-2580; e-mail: parts@mth-railking.commail: 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia MD 21046-1532 Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 40: Troubleshooting Proto-Sound 3.0 Problems

    Control Switch. Switch Should be in the “OFF” position for the rear coupler to fire. Cab Chatter Remedy Sometimes the Cab Chatter sounds don't Cab Chatter plays only in neutral at random play. intervals. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...
  • Page 41 PSA/FYS next step in the PSA/FYS cycle. Wait at after fourth press of the direction button. least 30 seconds in each PSA/FYS sound clip before pressing the direction button. Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 42: Transformer Compatibility And Wiring Chart

    Standard Lionel SW Unknown 130-Watt Standard Lionel TW 8-18v 175-Watt Standard Lionel ZW A,B,C or D 8-20v 275-Watt Standard Lionel Post-War A,B,C or D Common 0-20v 135/190 Watt Electronic Celebration Series ZW *Conventional Mode Only Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 43: Dc Power Supply Chart

    0-24v * Magnum 1000 LGB Jumbo 0-24v * 240-Watt Electronic Not recommended for #70-3001-1 J3a #50101 * Use 22 volts maximum track voltage when operating a MTH locomotive equipped with Proto-Sound, Loco-Sound, or Proto-Sound 2.0 Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 44: Additional Features Accessible Of Dcs Remote Control System

    •Direction Control Set Up - User can set initial individual start-up direction (start in forward or reverse) for double-heading operations •Locomotive Consist Set-up - User can determine locomotive values for consist make-ups, allowing multiple locomotives belonging to a consist to operate together Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive...

  • Page 45: Service & Warranty Information

    All M.T.H. products purchased from an Authorized M.T.H. Retailer are covered by this warranty. See our Website www.mthtrains.com to identify an M.T.H. Retailer near you. M.T.H. products are warrantied for one year from the date of purchase against defects in material or workmanship, excluding wear items such as light bulbs, pick-up rollers, batteries, smoke unit wicks, and traction tires.

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