Rail King SW-8 Instructions d'exploitation

RAILKING SW 8-9 DIESEL ENGINEOPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Thank you for purchasing the RailKing® production of General Motors’SW 8-9 diesel engine. The en

10RailKing SW 8-9 Operating Manualrelease the bell button. (Note: because the air release sound is hard tohear, we recommend that you count out a full

11RailKing SW 8-9 Operating Manualengine begins running, you can trigger the sounds to begin by enteringneutral. ACTIVATING AND TRIGGERING FREIGHT YAR

12RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualNote: Failure to turn the throttle back on within 3 seconds of leaving the Forward phasewill disable FYS and shutdo

13RailKing SW 8-9 Operating Manualis followed by a Cab Chatter message that the engine in Yard A or B(whichever yard designation was played in Event 2

14RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualForward phase will be rendered inactive by ProtoSounds® instead of theReverse phase as explained in Event 3. This w

15RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualSELF-RECHARGING BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEM ProtoSounds® state-of-the-art design includes a self-recharging batterybackup

16RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualPROTOSOUND® VOLUME ADJUSTMENT Your ProtoSound® system has two types of volume adjustment. Amanual turn knob on the

17RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualUSING “RESET" TO PROGRAMPROTOSOUNDS® As mentioned earlier, there are several programmable options in eachProto

18RailKing SW 8-9 Operating Manualtimes the throttle is advanced by playing back the number of “Clinks" and“Clanks" to confirm the feature y

19RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualPROGRAMMING FOR A SEPARATE BELL BUTTONCONTROLLER To operate ProtoSounds® with a separate bell button controller, li

2RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualTable Of ContentsQUICK START - BASIC OPERATION 3PROTOSOUNDS® OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4ProtoSound® DCRU® Reverse Unit O

20RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualFeature 45. (See the section Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds® on page 17). Once in Feature 45, press the whist

21RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualNow, whenever you are in neutral, you can blow the horn with thetransformer whistle button. To reset ProtoSounds® t

22RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualPROGRAMMING FOR PROTOCOUPLER OPERATION ProtoSounds® comes with a RESET feature that allows the operator toremotely

23RailKing SW 8-9 Operating Manualthat the FYS features have been turned off). Simply turn the transformerthrottle OFF and then ON again to lock in t

24RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualRESETTING ALL PROTOSOUND® OPTIONS TOFACTORY DEFAULTS ProtoSounds® is equipped with a RESET feature (Feature 18) tha

25RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualREVERSE UNIT LOCK-OUT OPERATION ProtoSounds® unique design eliminates the need for a lock-out switch onthe locomoti

26RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualNOTE: When locking the engine in the Forward or Reverse positions, the whistle button willblow the horn. But when

27RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualOIL & LUBRICATION INSTRUCTIONS In order for the engine to perform correctly and quietly, it is important that

28RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualOnce the motor mount screw has been removed, pull the motor away fromthe truck block and lightly coat the motor worm

29RailKing SW 8-9 Operating Manualreinstalled or a noticeable wobble in your engine will occur when operatingthe locomotive. In addition, it is impor

3RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualQUICK START - BASIC OPERATION The RailKing SW 8-9 contains state-of-the art electronics with severalbuilt-in automat

30RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualTROUBLE SHOOTING PROTOSOUND®PROBLEMS Although ProtoSound® has been designed and engineered for ease of use,some que

31RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualCOUPLER PROBLEMS REMEDYThe ProtoCoupler won’t let the engine uncouple on the “Fly”.The power required to fire the co

32RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualBATTERY PROBLEMS REMEDYI get no sounds when the engine shifts between thedirection states.The battery may be dead or

33RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualFYS PROBLEMS REMEDYThe FYS feature does not begin even after stoppingthe engine and hearing the brake sounds.The pow

34RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualPROTOSOUND RESET FEATURE CHART The following chart lists the available features found in your ProtoSound® equipped

35RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualTRANSFORMER WIRING CHART ProtoSounds® is designed to work with any standard AC transformer thatuses a “Pure Sine-Wa

36RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualPartsName and NumberPart #1.)Shell (CNW)(#126)(SW-8)FC-22000671.)Shell (CP)(#6706)(SW-8)FC-22000681.)Shell (UP)(#183

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PartsName and NumberPart #62.)Handrail (L)( green )(CNW)FC-225002962.)Handrail (L)( red )(CP)FC-225003062.)Handrail (L)( gray )(UP)FC-225003162.)Handr

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4RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualPROTOSOUNDS® OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS The MTH ProtoSound® digital sound and train control system providesthe operator w

O-27 OPERATION While the RailKing SW 8-9 diesel is more than capable of operating onO-27 curves and switches, you may find that certain light freight

5RailKing SW 8-9 Operating Manualapproximately 2.2 seconds during which you will hear the engine’s startupsounds begin. In order for ProtoSounds® to

6RailKing SW 8-9 Operating Manualpushing the button. If you don’t have a separate bell button, the bell can be controlled through your transformer’

7RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualWhen the knuckle fires open you will hear the buzzing of the coilenergizing and the sound of the air lines coming apa

8RailKing SW 8-9 Operating Manualtime the voltage is reduced from high to low. Some practice may berequired to synchronize the playing of the brake s

9RailKing SW 8-9 Operating ManualFREIGHT YARD SOUNDS (FYS) ProtoSounds® comes equipped with operator controlled Freight YardSounds, hereby referred t