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B y M T H E lectr ic T r ains
AMTRAK GENESIS TRAIN SET
& PROTO-SOUND® OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
Making the Most of Your Investment
Thank you for purchasing this RailKing Ready-to-Run Genesis Train Set.
We at MTH Electric Trains take pride in manufacturing quality products
like your set, and we hope that you will enjoy it for a long time. To
ensure the maximum durability and pleasure from locomotive, rolling
stock, track and transformer, please read all the way through the Quick
Start Basic Operating Instructions you will find on pages 4.
Remember that a little attention to routine maintenance yields a
maximum of trouble-free performance.

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  • Page 1 ® B y M T H E lectr ic T r ains AMTRAK GENESIS TRAIN SET & PROTO-SOUND® OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Making the Most of Your Investment Thank you for purchasing this RailKing Ready-to-Run Genesis Train Set. We at MTH Electric Trains take pride in manufacturing quality products like your set, and we hope that you will enjoy it for a long time.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Contents QUICK START - BASIC OPERATION Reverse Unit Operation Horn Operation Bell Operation ProtoCoupler® Operation Diesel Cab Chatter Sounds Squeaking Brake Sounds Tips On Using The Squeaking Brake Sounds Passenger Station Sounds (PFA) Activating and Triggering Passenger Station Sounds Tips On Using PFA Features REVERSE UNIT LOCK-OUT OPERATION Locking The Engine Into Forward or Reverse...
  • Page 3 Compatibility Our designers have sized the engine to operate on any traditional 0-27 or larger O Gauge track system, including RiteTrax using any standard AC transformer including the Z-750 transformer packaged in your set. (See page 39 for a complete list of compatible transformers as well as wiring instructions.) All RailKing products are compatible with most other 3-rail locomotives, rolling stock, and accessories.

  • Page 4: Quick Start - Basic Operation

    Quick Start Operating Instructions Track and Power Although MTH Electric Trains manufactures its own track and transformers, you can run your locomotive on 0-27 or wider-radius O gauge track wired to draw power from any of the standard compatible AC transformers listed in the chart on page 39. Be sure your track is in good condition—clean and securely connected—to keep the locomotive running and to prevent derailments.
  • Page 5 complete the track design. You can purchase additional track components from any authorized MTH reseller. The lighted lockon included in your set snaps into any RiteTrax® Knock-out Must Be Removed track section roadbed and Before Lighted Lockon functions as the interface Can Be Inserted between the track and the Remove...
  • Page 6 Also functions as a binding post. Red Harness Wire/Plug Black Harness Red Harness Black Harness Wire/Plug Wire/Plug Wire/Plug Figure 7: Wiring up the Z-750 transformer to the lighted lockon. Preparing the Locomotive Before you fun your locomotive, you must oil the locomotive. Oiling the locomotive Before you run the locomotive, use a light household or hobby oil to lubricate the gears and pick up rollers.

  • Page 7: Reverse Unit Operation

    greased at the factory, you shouldn’t need to add more grease until you have run the locomotive for 50 hours or owned it for a year, whichever comes first. See the section on lubrication, pages(s) 31-32, for detail. QuickStart: Operating The Engine and Cars Once the track has been assembled and the transformer wired to the track lock-on, you are almost ready to begin running your new train set.
  • Page 8 this point, the engine will now function just like any other electronic or mechanical E--unit. Now, if you’ve lubricated the locomotive and passenger car friction points as indicated earlier, you’re ready to start running your train. Transformer Operation The Z--750 provides the model railroad enthusiast with an easy to use, safe power source for AC--powered trains and accessories.

  • Page 9: Horn Operation

    An alternative method to using the throttle to enter the next reverse unit phase is to press the direction button. When depressed, the transformer interrupts all power to the track as long as the button is depressed. Releasing the button reapplies power to the track at whatever voltage level the transformer throttle is set at.
  • Page 10 1. Put your engine in NEUTRAL and turn the throttle all the way up. 2. Press the transformer whistle button to “Arm" the coupler. (You will hear a “Clank") 3. After arming the coupler, press the whistle button again to open the coupler. When the knuckle fires open you will hear the buzzing of the coil energizing and the sound of the air lines coming apart.

  • Page 11: Diesel Cab Chatter Sounds

    Because the locomotive features two ProtoCoupler® couplers (one on each end), the operator will have to choose which coupler will be fired when activated. To choose which coupler will be active, slide the coupler selection switch toward the end of the engine you wish to utilize an active ProtoCoupler®.

  • Page 12: Tips On Using The Squeaking Brake Sounds

    Proto-Sound® 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 required to synchronize the playing of the brake sounds with the movement of the engine. It is not uncommon for the engine to stop before the brake sound is completed.

  • Page 13: Passenger Station Sounds (Pfa)

    Operating Proto-Sound® Passenger Station Sound Effects Passenger Station Announcements (PFA) Proto-Sound® is now equipped with operator controlled passenger station announcements, hereby known as PFA. This easy to use feature plays digitally reproduced passenger station sounds whenever your engine stops at a train station on your layout. No additional wires or modifications are needed on your layout to enjoy these amazing sound effects.
  • Page 14 Arming The Passenger Sounds Feature Before the passenger station sounds can be heard,Proto-Sound® must activate the feature so that the next time the engine enters the neutral position, the sounds can play, The feature can be activated one of two ways.

  • Page 15: Activating And Triggering Passenger Station Sounds

    which time you can release the whistle button. (Note: because the air release sound is hard to hear, we recommend that you count out a full three seconds before releasing the whistle button.) The bell will continue to chime, so if you Listen For The Put Engine In Neutral want to turn off the...
  • Page 16 Event 1 (Forward) While the locomotive is running in forward (or reverse) PFA is activated by the operator pushing and holding the bell button down for three or more seconds. The locomotive bell begins chiming and can be left on or turned off without disabling PFA. Event 2 (Neutral Before Reverse) The operator now interrupts the transformer throttle to stop the engine and put it into neutral.
  • Page 17 Event 3 (Reverse) The operator now interrupts the transformer throttle again to enter the next reverse unit phase; reverse. In an effort to enhance realism, PFA has disabled the reverse phase so that it doesn’t power the motors and cause the engine to move backward.

  • Page 18: Tips On Using The Pfa Features

    Interrupt Throttle To two seconds of the doors closing, Enter The Next Phase the locomotive bell begins chiming and the air compressor pumps -7 5 0 ® T R ANS FOR MER CONT R OL L ER P OW E R B y M T H E lectr ic T r ains start.

  • Page 19: Special Reverse Unit Options

    Tip #5: It is not necessary for the squealing brake sounds to be heard to play the PFA sounds. For example, the brake sounds won’t be heard if the high voltage setting is below 13 volts and the power is interrupted to enter the neutral state.

  • Page 20: Locking The Engine Into Neutral

    one chime of the RESET bell. TURN ON THE POWER AGAIN. Your engine is now in RESET and will operate normally once you interrupt power and enter the forward direction. Locking The Engine Into Neutral To lock the engine into the NEUTRAL position, PUT THE ENGINE IN NEUTRAL AND WITH THE THROTTLE STILL ON, PRESS THE WHISTLE BUTTON.

  • Page 21: Replacing The Protosound® Battery

    ProtoSound module (to prevent the battery from being run down) and contact MTH for instructions on returning the tender for repair. Replacing The Proto-Sound® Battery The Proto-Sound® battery (located in the tender body, is a special NiCad 7-cell, 8.4v battery -NOT the 6-cell, 7.2v battery found in most convenience stores.
  • Page 22 Manually Adjusting The Proto-Sound® Volume Your Proto-Sound® system has two types of volume adjustment. A manual turn knob on the bottom of the chassis (See Fig. 3 below) allows you to control all the sounds in the system and a remote control “RESET"...
  • Page 23 In order to access many of these remotely controlled functions, the user must be in the RESET state to do so. RESET is entered anytime power to the locomotive has been off for more than 3 to 5 seconds. When the engine first enters RESET, the microprocessor initiates a system check to determine if the system, transformer and engine are operating correctly.

  • Page 24: Using Reset To Program Proto-Sound

    Using RESET To Program Proto-Sound® While Proto-Sound® is equipped with only a few programmable features, additional memory chips can be obtained to “Upgrade" the system in the future. Programmable features are accessed in the RESET state by moving the transformer throttle up and down between full voltage and low voltage (6 to 8 volts) without shutting the transformer off completely.

  • Page 25: Bell Button Programming

    To access the feature, advance the transformer throttle to put the engine in RESET. Move the throttle up and down, as described on page 5, 6 times. After you hear the “clank" and “clink" indicating that you are in Feature 6, press the whistle button to In RESET Mode Move The Throttle...

  • Page 26: Squeaking Brake Operation Programming

    throttle to 8 volts or In RESET Mode Move The Throttle less (any higher Push The Whistle Button Up & Down From High Voltage To Low Until You Hear 2 Dings voltage will arm the 20 Times -7 5 0 ®...

  • Page 27: Horn In Neutral Operation Programming

    Programming For Horn In Neutral Operation If you are operating your engine with a separate bell button and want to blow your horn when your engine is in neutral, you will need to program Proto-Sound® to do so as the factory setting only allows the horn to blow in forward or reverse.

  • Page 28: Cab Chatter Operation Programming

    the engines from each other. To turn the ProtoCoupler® function off, enter RESET and go to Feature 10. (See the section on Using RESET To Program Proto-Sound® on page 24.) Once in Feature 10, press the transformer whistle button and wait for Proto-Sound® to sound a bell ding(s).

  • Page 29: Activating Remote Lockout Control

    (See the section on Using RESET To Program Proto-Sound® on page 24). Once in Feature 28, press the transformer whistle button and wait for Proto-Sound® to sound a bell ding(s). Continue pressing the whistle button on and off until Proto-Sound® In RESET Mode sounds two bell Move The Throttle...

  • Page 30: Resettingall Proto-Sound® Options To Factory Default

    and press the whistle button until only one bell ding sounds. To lock in the setting, simply turn the transformer throttle off and then back on again. Alternatively, you can go to RESET Feature 18 to reset all Proto- Sound® features back to their original factory defaults including Remote Lockout Control.

  • Page 31: Train Set Maintenance Instructions

    Train Set Maintenance Instructions Proper locomotive performance requires regular attention to lubrication. The following guidelines should be followed to ensure that your set's locomotives and cars last for many years. Before operating the locomotive, apply a small drop of oil to lubricate the gears and pick up rollers.

  • Page 32: Greasing Directions

    check locomotive wheels for dirt build up that can cause performance problems. Such dirt build up can interfere with electrical contacts, reduce traction (especially on elevated track sections), and cause neprene traction tires to wear out prematurely. Grease Your locomotive’s internal gearing has been greased at the factory an should not need additional grease until you have...

  • Page 33: Passenger Car Lamp Replacement

    To remove the Genesis cab from its chassis, follow the body removal instructions on the previous pages. Once the body has been removed, push the headlight bulb downward and rotate it counter-clockwise as seen in Figure to remove the burned out bulb. Passenger Car Lamp Replacement To remove a Superliner car body from its chassis, turn the car over and locate and remove the four mounting screws (one in each corner of the...
  • Page 34 After removing the body from the chassis, turn the body over and locate the car interior lamp housing mounted on the inside of the car ! Remove screws holding lighting assembly in place to gain access to the bulb. Pull bulb from housing to remove.

  • Page 35: Locomotive Traction Tire Replacement

    Locomotive Traction Tire Replacement Your locomotive is equipped with four neoprene rubber traction tires (two on each power truck). While these tires are extremely durable and long-lasting there may arise a time where they will need to be replaced. Should this occur, you will need to remove the trucks from the chassis in order to slip the new tire over the grooved...
  • Page 36 RiteTrax® Layout Plans The following track plans are just some of the many different track plans you can utilize when designing your model railroad. Each track plan contains a table indicating which track components and how many you will need to purchase. Some track plans may require additional transformer power to accommodate the current draws of the various accessories featured in the layout, including switches and lights.
  • Page 37 Approximate Layout Size: Track List: Item # 84“ x 42” (2.1m x 1.1m) (10) 10“ Straight (40-1001) O-31 Curved (40-1002) O-31 Right Hand Switch (40-1004) O-31 Left Hand Switch (40-1005) 5.5“ Straight (40-1012) 5.0“ Straight (40-1016) 4.25“ Straight (40-1017) 3.5“ Straight (40-1018) Approximate Layout Size: Track List:...
  • Page 38 Approximate Layout Size: Track List: Item # 92“ x 36” (2.3m x 0.9m) 10“ Straight (40-1001) O-31 Curved (40-1002) O-31 Right Hand Switch (40-1004) O-31 Left Hand Switch (40-1005) 90 Degree Crossing (40-1006) 5.5“ Straight (40-1012) 5.0“ Straight (40-1016) 4.25“ Straight (40-1017) Approximate Layout Size: Track List:...

  • Page 39: Ritetrax® Track Layout Plans 36 Transformer And Proto-Sound® Reference

    TRANSFORMER COMPATIBILITY AND WIRING CHART ProtoSounds® is designed to work with any standard AC transformer that uses a “Pure Sine-Wave" format. The chart below lists the many Lionel® compatible transformers, such as the Lionel KW or ZW models. In addition, the chart details how the terminals on these compatible transformers should be attached to your layout.

  • Page 40: Trouble Shooting Protosound® Problems

    TROUBLE SHOOTING PROTOSOUND® PROBLEMS Although ProtoSound® has been designed and engineered for ease of use, some questions may arise during initial operation. The following table should answer most questions. If you find that your problem can’t be resolved with this manual, contact MTH ProtoSound Electronics (7020 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046, 410-381-2580) for additional assistance.
  • Page 41 COUPLER PROBLEMS REMEDY DIESEL START/CAB CHATTER REMEDY LOCKOUT PROBLEMS REMEDY VOLUME PROBLEMS REMEDY RailKing Genesis Train Set Operating Manual...
  • Page 42 BATTERY PROBLEMS REMEDY RESET PROBLEMS REMEDY BRAKE SOUND PROBLEMS REMEDY RailKing Genesis Train Set Operating Manual...

  • Page 43: Protosound Reset Feature Chart

    PFA PROBLEMS REMEDY PROTOSOUND RESET FEATURE CHART The following chart lists the available features found in your ProtoSound equipped locomotive. The default settings for each feature as well as the operation sequence of the feature are listed in separate columns. You can reset all features to their original factory settings by accessing Feature 18 in RESET and press and hold the transformer whistle button until you hear a soft, warbled bell sound.
  • Page 44 Exploded Parts View The chart and diagram on the next several pages should be referenced when requesting replacement parts for your RailKing locomotive and cars. Parts can be ordered directly from MTH Electric Trains, 7020 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046-1532 RailKing Genesis Proto Sound Horn Only...
  • Page 45 RailKing Genesis Train Set Operating Manual...
  • Page 46 WARNING: When using electrical products, basic safety precautions should be followed including the following: Read this manual thoroughly before using this device. This device is not recommended for children under ten years of age without adult supervision. MTH recommends parents examine the toy transformer periodically for conditions that may result in the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, such as damage to the primary or output cord, plug blades, housing or other parts, and that, in an event such conditions exist, the...

  • Page 47: Locomotive Exploded Parts Diagram 44 Warning And Safety Precautions 46 Service And Warranty Information

    SERVICE AND 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. 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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