Rail King RAILKING GALLOPING GOOSE User manual

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By MTH Electric Trains
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RAILKING GALLOPING GOOSE™
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Thank you for purchasing the RailKing Galloping Goose™ . The car’s
durable ABS body and die-cast trucks are built to ¼ inch scale proportions
yet can provide hours of operation on O-27 Gauge track. The car should
operate for years with most compatible AC transformer (see the chart on
page 28 for a list of compatible transformers) and is completely compatible
with most 3-rail locomotives, rolling stock and accessories.
The Galloping Goose™ is equipped with the Proto-Sound® Digital Sound
and train control system which contains several deluxe features that are
simple and fun to operate. Each feature is described among the following
pages which should be read before the car is operated. For those of you
who can’t wait to get started, the Quick Start Basic Operating Instructions
found on Pages 3 and 4 should be read so that you understand the basics of
the operating system.

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Table Of Contents
QUICK START - BASIC OPERATION 3
PROTO-SOUNDS-® OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS 4
Proto-Sound® DCRU® Reverse Unit Operation(All 3-Rail Models) 4
Horn Operation 5
Bell Operation 5
Squeaking Brake Sounds 6
Tips On Using Squeaking Brakes 7
Self-Recharging Battery Backup System 8
Branch Line Sounds (SAS) 9
Activating Branch Line Sounds 9
Tips On Using Branch Line Sounds 12
Proto-Sound® Volume Adjustment 13
USING “RESET" TO PROGRAM PROTO-SOUND® 13
Entering RESET Options 13
Setting The Engine Volume 14
Programming For A Separate Bell Button Controller 15
ProgrammingForSqueakingBrakeOperation 16
Programming For Horn In Neutral Operation 17
Programming For SAS Operation 17
Activating Reverse Unit Lock-Out Control 17
Resetting All Proto-Sound® Options To Factory Defaults 18
Reverse Unit Lockout Control Functions 19
Locking The Engine Into Forward or Reverse 19
Unlocking The Engine 19
Locking The Engine Into Neutral 19
Manual Reverse Unit Lockout 20
OIL & LUBRICATION INSTRUCTIONS 21
TRACTION TIRE REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTIONS 22
LIGHT BULB REMOVAL & REPLACEMENT 23
TROUBLE SHOOTING PROTO-SOUND® PROBLEMS 24
Transformer Wiring Chart 28
Proto-Sound® RESET Feature Chart 29
EXPLODED VIEW AND PARTS LIST 30
SERVICE AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 32
HOW TO GET SERVICE 32
LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY 32

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QUICK START - BASIC OPERATION
The RailKing Galloping Goose™ contains state-of-the art electronics with
several built-in automatic features for incredibly realistic operation. Despite
these advanced features, the Galloping Goose™ is easy to operate with any
compatible standard AC transformer (see the compatibility chart on page
28).
All models are controlled by a ProtoSound® DCRU® electronic reverse
unit. The reverse unit operates in the same manner that all reverse units
function by using forward, neutral and reverse states that are entered each
time the throttle is turned on and off or by using the transformer direction
switch (if so equipped).
The reverse unit is designed
to ignore dirty track, dead
spots on switches or minor
short circuits without
disrupting the engine
operation, even at slow,
prototypical speeds. Once the
engine is placed on the track,
the throttle on the transformer
can be advanced. You will
see that only the Galloping
Goose™’s lights come on and that only two dings of the ProtoSound bell
occur (on ProtoSound equipped
3-rail models). The Galloping
Goose™ does not run. This is
known as the RESET state and is
explained in more detail
beginning on Page 4. The
ProtoSound® DCRU® will not
power the motor until the throttle is turned OFF and then ON again. At this
point, the Galloping Goose™ will now function just like any other engine
equipped with an electronic or mechanical E-unit. On the
ProtoSound-equipped Galloping Goose™, the motor sounds will change
slightly in volume as the Galloping Goose™ begins to move. The horn can
be activated by pressing the whistle button on the transformer just as any
horn would be activated. See the sections later in this guide, beginning on
page 5, for more information on activating the horn and bell sounds.
ProtoSound®
Volume Adjustment
Figure 1: Locating The Galloping Galloping Goose™’s
switches
RESET
Neutral
Reverse
Neutral
Forward

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PROTO-SOUND® OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
The MTH ProtoSound® digital sound and train control system provides
the operator with unprecedented realistic operation on your model railroad.
In addition to actual Galloping Goose™ CD-equivalent 16-bit digital
sounds, you get the following features:
1. ∗Built-In DCRU Reverse Unit * Authentic Horn Sound * Authentic Galloping
Goose™ Bell Sound * Squeaking Brake Sound * Special Announcement Sounds
* Self-Recharging Battery Back-Up System With Automatic Battery Shut-Off *
Remotely Controlled Reverse Unit Lock-Out * Remotely Adjustable Engine
Volume *
Each feature is described among the following pages. Though the system
is easy to use, we encourage you to read the instructions thoroughly.
PROTO-SOUND® DCRU® REVERSE UNIT
As mentioned in the Basic Operating section, the car is controlled by a
ProtoSound® DCRU® reverse unit that contains the standard
forward-neutral-reverse states found on most reverse units. However, as
described earlier, when power is first applied to the track, the reverse unit
begins in RESET or what seems like a neutral state. Power must be
interrupted again to get the car to enter the forward state. It is this first
RESET state that gives ProtoSound® its unique, remote controlled
functions. The system will enter RESET whenever power to the track is off
for three or more seconds. NEUTRAL will be referred to as the state
between Forward and Reverse.
ProtoSounds® is equipped with a microprocessor, that allows the user to
utilize several remotely activated functions. In the simplest terms,
ProtoSounds® has its own “Computer" controlling these functions. In fact,
the power of this microprocessor is the same as that of a 286 desktop
computer! 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 Galloping Goose™ first enters RESET, the microprocessor initiates a
system check to determine if the system, transformer and Galloping
Goose™ are operating correctly. This takes approximately 2.2 seconds. In
order for ProtoSounds® to properly initiate the system check, do not
advance the transformer throttle past 10 volts when you first enter RESET,

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then slowly turn the transformer throttle to the off position and then back on
again to enter the forward phase. Interrupting the power too quickly may
cause the system to re-enter RESET (signaled by two dings of the bell).
Should this happen, wait longer before interrupting the power to enter the
Forward phase.
ProtoSounds® comes with several programmable functions, including
Engine Volume Adjustment, Separate Bell Button Operation
(pre-programmed at the factory), and Horn-In-Neutral Operation. Each of
these features are described in more detail later. You will notice that when
in RESET, your Galloping Goose™ will not respond to the whistle button
with a horn blast or continuous bell ringing. In fact, when in RESET and
the whistle button is depressed, only one single bell chime will be heard
each time the whistle button is pressed. If you don’t want to configure or
change your Galloping Goose™ using any of these programmable features,
simply leave RESET after waiting 2.2 seconds by interrupting the power to
put the Galloping Goose™ in forward. After you leave RESET, your
Galloping Goose™ will operate normally in all the direction states of
forward, neutral and reverse.
HORN OPERATION
Your RailKing ProtoSound® equipped Galloping Goose™ features a
digital recording of a Galloping Goose™ horn. The horn sound can be
activated anytime the Galloping Goose™ is in forward or reverse by
pressing the whistle button on your transformer. The horn will continue to
blow as long as the whistle button is depressed. The horn will not function
in RESET and must be configured through a RESET option to allow the
horn to work when the car is in neutral. See page 16 for information on
horn programming in the Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds®
section of this manual.
BELL OPERATION
Your RailKing ProtoSound® equipped Galloping Goose™ features a
digital recording of an actual Galloping Goose™. The bell can be turned on
or off with any separate bell button, like the Lionel® Railsounds® No. 5906
Bell Button, by simply pushing the button. If you don’t have a separate
bell button, the bell can be controlled through your transformer’s whistle
button whenever the car is in NEUTRAL. The bell will never ring
continuously in RESET (Remember NEUTRAL is the state between
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when the Galloping Goose™ is cycled into forward or reverse until you
press and release the bell button or re-enter NEUTRAL and turn the bell off
with the whistle button.
In fact, because of ProtoSounds® state-of-the-art design, the
microprocessor remembers its last command. Therefore, unless you turn
the bell off before you quit running your Galloping Goose™, the next time
you run the Galloping Goose™, the bell will come on. No matter whether
you come back an hour later or a year later, the bell will begin chiming once
the car enters one of the three directional states.
Unlike most ProtoSound® equipped engines, the Galloping Goose™
version of the ProtoSound® software activates the bell in a slightly different
manner. Normally, the bell is activated by pressing the bell button. With
the Galloping Goose’s™ unique Special Announcements Sounds feature,
the bell button is used to activate the Special Announcements as well as to
control the bell. The ProtoSound® equipped Galloping Goose™ bell can
be controlled by a bell button. To start the bell sound, the operator must
push and release the bell button quickly. Failure to release the button
quickly will activate the Special Announcements Sounds feature which is
described on the following pages.
To turn the bell on using the transformer’s whistle button, turn on power to
the track and cycle the engine into NEUTRAL. Turn the throttle to 8 volts
or less and press the whistle button. The bell should begin chiming. To
turn the bell off, press the whistle button again. If you want to keep the bell
on while running the Galloping Goose™, simply interrupt the power with
the transformer throttle or the transformer directional switch and enter
forward or reverse.
SQUEAKING BRAKE SOUNDS
ProtoSound® equipped engines feature the ability to play the sound of
squeaking brakes whenever your Galloping Goose™ slows in speed. The
Galloping Goose™ is shipped with a default setting that causes the brake
sounds to play while the Galloping Goose™ is in forward or reverse and the
transformer throttle is lowered from a high setting to a low setting (14 volts
to 8 volts or less). The brakes can be turned off through a RESET setting
explained later in this manual The sound itself is a stored record on the
ProtoSounds 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
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for the Galloping Goose™ to stop before the brake sound is completed.
Operators will find that by coordinating the movement of the throttle setting
from 8 volts to off will allow the Galloping Goose™ to maintain its
movement while the brake sounds
play. Note: The brake sounds will
not be heard if the transformer
throttle is not set above 14 volts
and/or not reduced below 8 volts.
TIPS ON USING THE SQUEAKING BRAKE FEATURE
Because the squeaking brake feature always plays for approximately 3 seconds, it is
possible that the brake sounds will play longer or shorter than what visually seems
prototypical. You will find that by practicing with the brake feature, you can
determine how quickly to throttle down and what speeds and voltage settings
give you the most prototypical braking effect.
Typical users will find the feature to be a very realistic way to simulate the
sound of a Galloping Goose™ slowing down for curves, crossings or coming
to a stop at a station, side track or switch yard. As mentioned above, you will
find that initially your Galloping Goose™ may continue to play the brake
sounds once it comes to a stop or that the sounds stop prematurely before the
Galloping Goose™ comes to a complete halt. For example, if you simply run
the Galloping Goose™ and turn the throttle off quickly, the brake sounds will
likely continue playing even though the Galloping Goose™ has come to a
complete stop. This annoying effect can be eliminated by simply practicing
with the brake feature. In no time, you will quickly learn how to “feather" the
throttle to keep the Galloping Goose™ moving while the brake sounds play
and then turning the throttle off just as the sounds stop.
The ProtoSound® squeaking brake feature also has the ability to simulate the
squeal of wheel flanges when your Galloping Goose™ enters a curve at high
speeds. The same brake squeaking sound plays, but you don’t need to reduce
the transformer throttle to activate the squeaking sounds. To play the
squeaking sounds as wheel flange sounds, you can trigger the brake feature
with the whistle button on the transformer. As your engine enters a curve (or
anywhere on the layout) quickly “flick" your transformer whistle button about
half way. This “flicking" action causes the transformer to release a short DC
signal that ProtoSounds® reads as an indicator to activate the brake sounds.
The Galloping Goose™ won’t slow down even though the sounds play. This
simulates the wheel flange squeal of a train travelling through a turn too
quickly.
Note: Consistent activation of the wheel flange squeaking is determined by the
condition of your transformer’s whistle button rectifier disc. Older rectifier
discs may not release a clear and strong enough DC signal required by
ProtoSounds® computer to play the wheel flange squealing.
Throttle Down From
High Voltage To Low Listen For The
Squeaking Brake Sounds

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SELF-RECHARGING BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEM
ProtoSounds® state-of-the-art design includes a self-recharging battery
backup system for improved performance at any speed. The self-recharging
battery backup system is automatically turned on or off whenever track
power is turned on or off. There are no switches to turn on or off to enjoy
the benefits of the automatic battery backup system. The battery ensures
that power to the sound system will remain on during directional changes,
setting RESET options, or when traveling over dirty track and switches.
The battery is a rechargeable NiCad type which is continually charged
from the track when power is applied. NiCad batteries are a dry battery and
should not leak or cause any damage to your locomotive and will last up to
five years or longer. If you notice that the sounds seem distorted or garbled
at low voltages or become silent when power from the transformer is shut
off, the battery charge may be low. Before replacing the battery, you
should put the engine in NEUTRAL and leave the transformer throttle at
about 12 volts for fifteen minutes. This should temporarily recharge the
battery. If the garbled or distorted sounds are reduced, then your battery
charge has worn down. You can give your battery a full charge by leaving
the engine ON in NEUTRAL for 6 hours.
REPLACING THE PROTOSOUND BATTERY
The ProtoSound® battery is a special NiCad 7-cell, 8.4v battery - NOT the
6-cell, 7.2v battery found in most convenience stores. The 6-cell NiCad is
NOT recommended for use with ProtoSound® applications. Replacement
ProtoSound® batteries are available from MTH ProtoSound Electronics at
7020 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046. A standard 9v
alkaline battery can be substituted as a temporary fix, but since alkaline
batteries can’t take a charge, it will eventually wear down. Regardless, it
should give you a week to a couple of months use while you wait for your
replacement ProtoSound® battery to arrive.

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS (SAS)
ProtoSounds® is now equipped with operator controlled Galloping
Goose™ announcement sounds, hereby known as SAS. This easy to use
feature plays digitally reproduced Galloping Goose™ announcements and
street action sounds whenever you activate and stop your Galloping
Goose™. No additional wires or modifications are needed on your layout
to enjoy these amazing sound effects, though an option does exist that
allows you to completely automate your Galloping Goose™ and activating
the sounds at user specified locations.
ACTIVATING SPECIAL SOUNDS
Your ProtoSounds® equipped engine features an operator controlled
announcement sound set that can be activated in one of three ways, in
automatic mode, manual mode or in layout controlled mode. Once
activated, this easy to use feature plays digitally reproduced sounds of a
trolley stop.
Option 1 - Automatic Mode: If you are using a separate bell button
controller to ring your bell (like the Lionel Railsounds No. 5906 bell
activation button) you can activate the feature by entering forward or
reverse and pressing and holding the bell button for one second at which
time the operator will hear the driver announce the next Galloping Goose™
stop or location. Continued holding of the bell button will be followed by a
special “Air Release” sound which indicates. At this point the operator
should release the bell button if he wishes to stop the Galloping Goose™.
If the operator continues to hold the bell button down, the Galloping
Goose™ will continue
traveling down the track
until the operator
chooses to release the
bell button. This option
gives the operator the
true sense of acting as
the Galloping Goose™
driver and responding to the
passenger’s desire to leave the
Galloping Goose™. It also allows
the operator to announce the next
stop well before coming to the
desired Galloping Goose™ stop
Put Engine In
Forward or Reverse
Press & Hold
Bell Button
For 3 Seconds
Listen For The
Next Stop Announcement
Listen For The
Air Release Sound
Release Bell Button
To Stop The Car

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and precisely control where the Galloping Goose™ does finally stop. This
option is the default setting for the SAS feature.
Once the bell button is released, the Galloping Goose™ will come to an
automatic stop even though power to the track has not been interrupted by
the operator. Once stopped, the SAS feature will play the sound of the
doors opening followed by the sounds of the Colarado wilderness with the
sound of a white water river in the distance. During this event, the operator
can expect to hear a variety of different sounds, including thunder, cows,
sheep, birds and four horn blasts indicating the Galloping Goose™ is
getting ready to leave. After a set period of time, the operator can expect to
hear the “Please close the door!”, followed by the car door closing. Then
two horn blasts for forward or three for reverse followed by the bell ringing.
Immediately following the door closing, the motor will be engaged and the
Galloping Goose™ will automatically take off. The Bell will shut of by
itself after 5 seconds. The SAS feature will automatically start the
Galloping Goose™ back up in the same direction it was travelling when the
SAS feature was activated. So if the Galloping Goose™ was travelling
forward before SAS was activated, it will continue travelling forward once
SAS has completed.
Option 2 Manual Mode
The SAS feature is armed in the same manner as Option 1, except that the
Galloping Goose will not automatically stop when the bell button is
released. To activate the rest of the SAS feature, the operator must stop the
car and place it in the neutral position by interrupting the transformer
throttle. The Galloping Goose will not automatically start up again after the
initial SAS sounds have played. Instead, the sounds will continue, giving
the operator the ability to leave the car at the stop for longer periods of time.
When the operator is ready to leave the stop, the transformer throttle must
be interrupted again. This will be followed by the sound of the doors
closing, after which the SAS will automatically reengage the motor and the
Galloping Goose will proceed away from the stop. Like Option 1, the
Galloping Goose will continue in the same direction that it was traveling
before SAS was activated.