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2-8-8-2 STEAM ENGINE
This locomotive is equipped with a coil-wound Proto -Coupler for
remote uncoupling action. Because the Proto -Coupler is controlled through the
Proto -Sound 2.0 microprocessor , it does not require an uncoupling track
section or modification to your layout to function. Use the codes listed below .
Rear Coupler: To fire the rear coupler, press the Bell button once followed immediately
by three pushes of the Whistle button. The sound of the lif t bar and air line
depletion will play, and the knuckle will be released.
PROTO-COUPLER ®OPERATION
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 cur ves, much
like an automobile cr uise control. Y ou can add or drop cars on the r un, and the engine will
maintain the speed you set.
While the engine is programmed to star t with the speed control feature activated, you can
opt to tur n 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 release of cars while on the
run. T o maintain a constant speed when speed control is tur ned off , you need to adjust the
track voltage yourself . When speed control is off , the volume will drop to allow for better
low voltage operation. F ull volume is restored upon reactivation of speed control.
To turn speed control on and off: First, put the engine in neutral, then press the
transfor mer ’s Whistle button one time then immediately press the Bell button two times.
Two whistle blasts will indicate that the engine has made the change. R epeat the 1 whistle,
2 bells code to retur n it to the other state. Y
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.Each time you shut down
the engine completely, it will automatically tur n speed control on.
SPEED CONTROL
You can lock your engine into a directional state
(forward, neutral, reverse)
to prevent
it from changing directions. T o do this, put the engine into the direction you want or in
neutral, r un it at a ver y low speed
(<10 scale mph)
, and quickly but fir mly press your
remote’s Whistle button once followed immediately by three presses of the Bell button.
Two 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 whistle, 3 bells code
to retur n the engine to its nor mal state, even if the engine has been kept without power
for extended periods of time.
LOCK INTO A DIRECTIONAL STATE
RAILKING M.T.H. ELECTRIC TRAINS
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