With SignalSounds, you experience
the sounds of real railroading
like never before. Simply put, it delivers
realistic, and authentic sounds to your
model railroad. To adjust the volume of
signalsounds see the next page for loca-
tion of adjustment knob
• Diesel Horn. Press horn to produce
an authentic diesel horn blast.
• Mechanical bell. Press BELL on your
CAB-1 or transformer to begin the
effect; again to discontinue.
Experiencing the range of your FT’s SignalSounds system
Your FT’s 104 E Reverse unit
The New E-Series Reversing Unit con-
trols the direction of the engine. When the
reversing unit senses an interruption in
track power, it will cycle into the next
direction in the sequence. The sequence is
neutral, forward, neutral, reverse.... Track
power interruptions are created using the
direction control on your transformer or
Cab-1, or by turning the throttle to zero.
When power is first applied (or after a 5
second power interruption), the engine
will power up in neutral, always before
forward. A single press of the direction
button will set your engine in forward
motion. This will help eliminate unex-
pected start ups, derailments, and crash-
es. Listed in the table on the next page is
the direction sequence pattern that your
104 E unit will follow under the given
conditions.
As always, a lockout switch is included
to deactivate the 104 E’s sequencing func-
tion. (for switch location see illustration
on the next page) A new feature is that
now you will have a neutral available
even when the reversing unit is “off”. In
addition, you no longer have to slow the
engine by hand to turn off the reversing
unit while the train is moving. Simply
stop the engine, and throw the switch.
The 104 E unit will be locked into its last
moving direction, plus neutral. Even sim-
pler, just put the switch in the “PROG”
position and keep power off for 5 sec-
onds. When you start, you will be locked
in neutral/forward. If you want to lock
your engine in reverse for any length of
time, it is recommended that you reverse
the spade connections (blue and yellow)
on the top of the motors (see page 7).
Otherwise, your “reverse” lock will
become a “forward” lock after any 5 sec-
ond power off.
NOTE: Due to limitations of the
electronic components, it is hard to
predict how each engine will function
when power is interrupted between
2.5 seconds and 5 seconds. Engines
will function either as in case #1 or
case #2. This solely depends on the
tolerances of the installed electronics
and is not affected or caused by your
power supply.
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