MTHTrains RailKing RS-11 Diesel Engines User manual

RailKing RS-11
Diesel Engines
OPERATOR’S MANUAL
(3V PS-2)
Compatibility
This engine will operate on any
traditional O-31 Gauge track system,
including M.T.H.’s RealTrax® or
ScaleTrax™ or traditional tubular
track. It is also compatible with most
standard AC transformers. (See page
19 for a complete list of compatible
transformers and wiring instructions.)
PLEASE READ BEFORE USE AND SAVE
Freight Yard Sound
Passenger Station Announcement

Table of Contents
Set Up Checklist...........................................................................................................
Lubrication.......................................................................................................
Checking the Battery.......................................................................................
Basic Operation.............................................................................................................
Activating Features...........................................................................................
Manual Volume Control..................................................................................
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Proto-Sound 2.0 Operating Instructions................................................................
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Activating Proto-Sound 2.0 Conventional Mode Features........................
Freight Yard Sounds (FYS)/Passenger Station Announcements (PSA)..
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Proto-Coupler Operation............................................................................
Speed Control...................................................................................................
Locking Locomotive Into A Direction.........................................................
Reset To Factory Default.................................................................................
Automatic Sound Effects.................................................................................
Maintenance....................................................................................................................
Lubricating and Greasing Instructions.........................................................
Cleaning The Wheels, Tires and Track.........................................................
Traction Tire Replacement Instructions.......................................................
Locomotive Light Bulb Replacement.............................................................
Self Charging Battery Back-Up......................................................................
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Troubleshooting Proto-Sound 2.0 Problems............................................
Additional Features Accessible with the DCS Remote Control System..
Transformer Compatibility and Wiring Chart............................................
Service & Warranty Information...................................................................
Limited One-Year Warranty.............................................................................
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©2009, M.T.H. Electric Trains®, Columbia, MD 21046
CAUTION: ELECTRICALLY OPERATED PRODUCT:
WARNING: Whenusingelectricalproducts,basicsafetyprecautionsshouldbeobserved, includingthefollowing:
Readthis manualthoroughlybeforeusingthisdevice.
lM.T.H. recommends that all users and persons supervising use examine the hobby transformer and other electronic equipment
periodicallyfor conditionsthatmayresultintherisk of fire,electricshock,orinjurytopersons, such asdamagetotheprimarycord,
plug blades, housing, output jacks or other parts. In the event such conditions exist, the train set should not be used until properly
repaired.
lDonot operateyourlayoutunattended. Obstructedaccessoriesorstalled trainsmayoverheat,resultingindamage to yourlayout.
lThistrain setisintendedforindooruse. Donot useifwaterispresent. Seriousinjuryor fatality mayresult.
lDonot operatethehobbytransformerwithdamagedcord, plug,switches,buttonsorcase.
Recommended for Ages 14 and up. Not recommended for children under 14 years of age without adult supervision. As
with all electric products, precautions should be observed during handling and use to prevent electric shock.
Rev: 30DL15381I_2009 RK RS-11 Diesel 11-17-09

Set Up Checklist
- Lubricate the locomotive
- Check to see whether the battery needs to be charged for full sound effects
- Apply power to run as described in the Basic Operating Section of this manual
Lubrication
You should lubricate the engine to prevent it from squeaking. Use
light household oil and follow the lubrication points marked “L”
shown below . Do not over-oil. Use only a drop or two on each pivot
point.
Checking the Battery
You may find, if your locomotive was built several months before you set it up,
that the rechargeable battery has run down and needs to be charged before
operating. If you notice that the sounds are garbled, test and charge the engine as
described in the "Self-Charging Battery Back-Up" on page 13.
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DO NOT
OVER OIL
DO NOT
OVER OIL
Lubricate Pick-Up Roller (L)
Lubricate Pick-Up Roller (L)
Lubrication Points on the Locomotive
Lubricate Axles Brushings (L)

Basic Operation
The Throttle knob controls how fast your train will travel. Turn the throttle knob
up ½-way, until the engine and caboose lights shine bright. Put the engine into
motion by pressing the Direction button on your transformer once. (hold it for
approximately 1 second)
If the engine does not begin to move as soon as you firmly press the Direction
button, you may not have sent enough voltage to the track to make the train move.
Turn the throttle up a bit higher until the train begins to move.
Activating Features
Throttle - To increase or decrease track voltage, and therefore train speed, turn the
throttle control knob. Turning clockwise will increase voltage and speed, while
turning counterclockwise will decrease voltage and speed. The engine will maintain
the speed you set after you release the throttle until you turn it again to change the
voltage and speed.
Bell - To sound the bell, in an engine equipped with a bell firmly press and release
the Bell button. To turn the bell off, press and release the Bell button again. The
bell will continue to ring from the time you turn it on until you press and release
the button again to turn it off.
Horn/Whistle - To sound the whistle, firmly press the Horn/Whistle button. The
whistle will sound for as long as you continue to depress the button. It will stop
when you release the button.
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.
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Cycle Phases
Neutral
Neutral
ForwardReverse

Manual Volume Control
To adjust the volume of all sounds made by this engine, turn the manual volume
control (shown below) clockwise to increase the volume and counter-clockwise to
decrease the volume.
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Manual Volume Control
Manual Volume Control

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Proto-Sound 2.0 Operating Instructions
This manual contains the operating instructions for Proto-Sound® 2.0 in
conventional mode only. Instructions for accessing DCS command mode features
accompany the DCS Remote Control System equipment.
Activating Proto-Sound® 2.0 Conventional Mode Features:
Proto-Sound® 2.0 features are activated by sequences of Bell and Horn/Whistle button
pushes described below. Please read the full descriptions of each feature before using it. To
use these buttons to activate features rather than to blow the horn/ whistle or ring the bell,
you should tap the buttons very quickly with a ½-second pause between button presses.
You may need to practice your timing to make this work smoothly.
Freight Yard Sounds (FYS) or
Passenger Station Announcements (PSA):
Your engine is equipped with a sound package of either freight yard or passenger station
sounds that you can play. Each sequence described below will play as long as it is left
on, randomly generating sounds, but be sure to allow approximately 30 seconds
between the button pushes described below to allow the FYS/PSA sufficient time to
run through each sequence.
!To cue the sound system to play the FYS/PSA, quickly but firmly tap the Bell button
once followed by 2 quick taps of the Horn/Whistle button while the engine is moving.
Tap the buttons quickly but allow approximately ½ second between each press.
!Press the Direction button once to stop the engine. This will trigger the first sequence
of FYS/PSA. The reverse unit is temporarily disabled so that the train will not move as
you use the Direction button to trigger the sounds, and Proto-Sound® 2.0 has disabled
operator control over the Horn/Whistle and Bell buttons until the full FYS/PSA
sequence is complete.
!After waiting about 30 seconds for that sequence to run, press the Direction button
again to trigger the second sequence of FYS/PSA.
!After about 30 seconds, press the Direction button again to trigger the third FYS/PSA
sequence.
!Again, after allowing about 30 seconds for that sequence to run, press the Direction
button one more time to trigger the fourth and final FYS/PSA sequence.
Feature to Be Activated Button Code:
Freight Yard or Passenger Station Sounds
Fire the Rear Coupler
Fire the Front Coupler
Speed Control On/Off
Lock into a Direction
Reset to Factory Defaults
1 Bell, 2 Horn/Whistles
1 Bell, 3 Horn/Whistles
1 Bell, 4 Horn/Whistles
1 Horn/Whistle, 2 Bells (from Neutral only)
1 Horn/Whistle, 3 Bells
1 Horn/Whistle, 5 Bells (from Neutral only)
Timing Chart
Total Time Lapse: 1 Seconds½
Press
Whistle
Short &
Firm
½ Sec.
Pause ½ Sec. Pause
Press
Bell
Short &
Firm
Press
Bell
Short &
Firm

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Fire
Rear
Coupler
=
Bell
+
Sound System Cued to Play
Freight Yard or Passenger
Station Sounds (FYS)/(PSA)
Bell
1st
Sequence
FYS/PSA
+
2nd
Sequence
FYS/PSA
+
3rd
Sequence
FYS/PSA
+
4th
Sequence
FYS/PSA
=Operator
Controls
When Bell
Turns Off
Horn/
Whistle
Horn/
Whistle
Horn/
Whistle Horn/
Whistle Horn/
Whistle
!The FYS/PSA will continue, and within a few seconds, the engine will start and move
out on its own at the current throttle setting, in the same direction it was traveling when
you began the sequence. Once the bell turns off, the operator regains control of the
transformer's Bell and Horn/Whistle buttons and can ring the bell or blow the
horn/whistle as usual.
Tips on Using FYS/PSA
!You can terminate FYS/PSA at any time by turning off power to the track for 15
seconds.
!You do not have to be in Forward to use FYS/PSA. At the conclusion of the full
sequence, the train will pull away from the station in whatever direction you were
going when you activated the feature.
!You can use FYS/PSA even if you are double-heading with another engine. If the
second engine is not equipped with Proto-Sound® 2.0, you must remember not
to leave the throttle at a high voltage level once you have stopped the engine to
run the FYS/PSA. Otherwise, the engine without FYS/PSA will begin vibrating
on the track as its motors strain to move the train, since they cannot be
automatically disabled during the FYS/PSA cycle (or if an original Proto-Sound
engine, FYS/PSA are triggered differently and that engine's motor-disable feature
will not be active when you run FYS/PSA in Proto-Sound® 2.0).
!FYS/PSA can be triggered from Neutral. It will operate the same as if triggered
while in motion except that, at the conclusion of the FYS/PSA, the engine will
depart in the next direction of travel, as opposed to the direction it was traveling
before entering Neutral.
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Proto-Coupler Operation
This locomotive is equipped with one or more coil-wound Proto-Couplers™ for remote
uncoupling action. Because Proto-Couplers are controlled through the Proto-Sound® 2.0
microprocessor, they do not require an uncoupling track section or modification to your
layout to function. You can fire a coupler from neutral or while in motion. Use the code
shown below (and in the chart on page 7) to fire the coupler(s).
Rear Coupler:
To fire the rear coupler, quickly tap the Bell button once followed by three quick taps of the
Horn/Whistle 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.

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Front Coupler:
To fire the front coupler (if your engine has one), quickly tap the Bell button once followed
by four quick taps of the Horn/Whistle 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.
Speed Control:
M.T.H. engines equipped with Proto-Sound® 2.0 have speed control capabilities that allow
the engine to maintain a constant speed up and down grades and around curves, much like
an automobile cruise control. You can add or drop cars on the run, and the engine will
maintain the speed you set.
While the engine is programmed to start with the speed control feature activated, you can
opt to turn it off. This means the engine's speed will fall as it labors up a hill and increase as
it travels downward. It is also affected by the addition or releasing of cars while on the run.
Because the engine will run more slowly at a given throttle voltage when speed control is on
than when it is off, you should adjust the throttle to a lower power level for operation with
speed control off to avoid high-speed derailments. When speed control is off, the volume
will drop to allow for better low voltage operation.
To turn speed control on and off, put the engine in neutral, then quickly tap the
transformer's horn/whistle button one time then quickly tap the Bell button two times,
allowing approximately ½ second to lapse between each quick button press. Repeat the 1
horn/whistle, 2 bells code to return it to the other condition. You will want to do this
during the initial neutral upon start-up if you ever couple this engine to another engine that
is not equipped with speed control to avoid damaging the motors in either engine. Each
time you shut down the engine completely, it will automatically turn speed control on.
Lock into a Direction:
You can lock your engine into a direction (forward, neutral, or reverse) so that it will not
change directions. To do this, put the engine into the direction you want (or into neutral to
lock it into neutral), run it at a very slow crawl (as slowly as it will move without halting), and
quickly but firmly tap the Horn/Whistle button once followed by three quick taps of the
Bell button, allowing approximately ½ second to lapse between each quick button press.
Two horn/whistle blasts will indicate that the engine has made the change. The engine will
not change direction (including going into neutral) until you repeat the 1 horn/whistle, 3
bells code to return the engine to its normal condition, even if the engine is kept without
power for extended periods of time.
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=
whistle
=
Speed Control
Two Whistle Blasts
(indicates change is made)
Repeat to Return
to Normal Condition
Direction Lock
Two Whistle Blasts
(indicates change is made)
Repeat to Return
to Normal Condition

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Reset to Factory Defaults:
To override the settings you currently have assigned to the engine and reset it to its factory
defaults, while in Neutral tap the Horn/Whistle button quickly once, followed by five quick
taps of the Bell button, allowing approximately ½ second to lapse between each quick
button press. Two horn/whistle blasts will indicate that the engine has made the change.
Automatic Sounds:
Certain Proto-Sound® 2.0 sound effects automatically play in programmed conventional
mode conditions:
!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.
Reset
Two Whistle Blasts
(indicates change is made)
Repeat to Return
to Normal Condition
Place
Engine in
Neutral =
Horn/
Whistle

Maintenance
Lubricating and Greasing Instructions
The engine should be well oiled and greased in order to run properly.
Regularly lubricate all axles and pickup rollers to prevent squeaking.
Use light household oil, such as that found in M.T.H.'s maintenance
kit. Do not over oil. Use only a drop or two on each pivot point.
Remove truckside frame to access two of the body mount screws below the front
of the locomotive.
The locomotive’s internal gearing was greased at the factory and should not need
additional grease until after 50 hours of operation or one year, whichever comes
first. Follow the greasing instructions below. Note that in some tightly packed
engines you may need to move internal components temporarily in order to access
the gears.
1. To access the gear box, remove the cab from the chassis by unscrewing the body
mount screws as seen above and lifting the cab from the chassis.
2. Once the cab is removed, remove the trucks by unscrewing the black Phillips
motor mount screw located on the underside of the drive trucks (see above).
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OVER OIL
DO NOT
OVER OIL
Body Mount Screws
Lubricate Pick-Up Roller (L)
Lubricate Pick-Up Roller (L)
Lubricate Axles Brushings (L)
Motor Mount Screws
Motor Mount
Screws
Truck Frame at front of Locomotive Remove Truckside screws to access mounting screws