Operating instructions

Whistle Whistle
Fire
Rear
Coupler
= WhistleBell
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Again,afterallowingabout30secondsforthatsequencetorun,presstheDirection
buttononemoretimetotriggerthefourthandfinalFYSsequence.TheFYSwill
continue,andwithinafewseconds,theenginewillstartandmoveoutonitsownat
thecurrentthrottlesetting,inthesamedirectionitwastravelingwhenyoubeganthe
sequence.Oncethebellturnsoff,theoperatorregainscontrolofthetransformer's
BellandWhistlebuttonsandcanringthebellorblowthewhistleasusual.
YoucanterminateFYSatanytimebyturningoffpowertothetrackfor15
seconds.
YoudonothavetobeinForw ardtouseFYS.Attheconclusionofthefull
sequence,thetrainwillpullawayfromthestationinwhateverdirectionyou
weregoingwhenyouactivatedthefeature.
YoucanuseFYSevenifyouaredouble-headingwithanotherengine.Ifthe
secondengineisnotequippedwithProto-Sound2.0,youmustremembernot
toleavethethrottleatahighvoltagelevelonceyouhavestoppedtheengineto
runtheFYS.Otherwise,theenginewithoutFYSwillbeginvibratingonthe
trackasitsmotorsstraintomovethetrain,sincetheycannotbeautomatically
disabledduringtheFYScycle(orifanoriginalProto-Soundengine,FYSare
triggereddifferentlyandthatengine'smotor-disablefeaturewillnotbeactive
whenyourunFYSinProto-Sound2.0).
FYScanbetriggeredfromNeutral.Itwilloperatethesameasiftriggered
whileinmotionexceptthat,attheconclusionoftheFYS,theenginewill
departinthenextdirectionoftravel,asopposedtothedirectionitwas
travelingbeforeenteringNeutral.
Thislocomotiveisequippedwithoneormorecoil-woundProto-Couplersforremote
uncouplingaction.BecauseProto-CouplersarecontrolledthroughtheProto-Sound2.0
microprocessor,theydonotrequireanuncouplingtracksectionormodificationtoyour
layouttofunction.Youcanfireacouplerfromneutralorwhileinmotion.Usethecode
shownbelow(andinthechartonpage8)tofirethecoupler(s).
Tofiretherearcoupler,quicklytaptheBellbuttononcefollowedbythreequicktapsof
theWhistlebutton,allowingapproximately½secondtolapsebetweeneachquickbutton
press.Thesoundoftheliftbarandairlinedepletionwillplay,andtheknucklewillbe
released.
TipsonUsingFYS
Proto-CouplerOperation
®
RearCoupler:
+
SoundSystemCuedtoPlay
FreightYardSounds(FYS)
Whistle Whistle
Bell
Direction
1st
Sequence
FYS
+
Direction
2nd
Sequence
FYS
+
Direction
3rd
Sequence
FYS
+
Direction
4th
Sequence
FYS
=
Operator
Controls
WhenBell
TurnsOff
RailKing4-6-0SteamFreightSetwithProto-Sound®2.0
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