Specifications

Start-Up/Shut-Down

F3 – Start-Up/Shut-Down

Pressing this twice (toggle on then off) will start up your engine. When you apply

DCC power your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine will remain dark and quiet. Since

you likely don't want to run the engine this way, simply press F3 twice to start

your engine. The lights, sound and smoke (if equipped) will come on.

Note – You are actually able to move the engine in DCC without starting it up.

Just increasing the throttle will cause the engine to move. In order for F3 to

function correctly the engine must NOT be moving

To shut your engine down, press the F3 button twice. This will play the shut

down sounds and then turn the lights and smoke and sounds off. As long as there

is DCC power still on the track the engine can be started up again by pressing the

F3 button twice.

Bell/Whistle (Horn)

F1 – Bell

To activate the Bell press F1. To deactivate it, hit F1 again

F2 – Whistle (Horn)

To activate the Whistle/Horn, press F2. To shut it off either let off the F2 button

or press and release it

PFA

F4 – PFA

PFA in MTH lingo stands for Passenger/Freight Announcements. Your engine is

pre-programmed for the appropriate type of sounds based upon the type of

service the real-life engine used in daily operation.

There are five sound sequences or segments in the PFA feature. Each segment is

advanced by you, the operator.

You hit the F4 button twice on the DCC controller to let the engine know you

want it to advance (this toggles the PFA

function on then off to clear the remote for the next sequence). In most PFA

sequences there is a minimum wait time of about 20-30 seconds before it will

advance. So, here is how a typical PFA sequence operates:

1. Press the F4 button twice (toggle F4 on then off) to start the PFA sequence on

the engine. You'll hear “Now arriving…” for passenger sound sets and cab

chatter for freight sound sets. The bell will then begin ringing.

M.T.H. HO GG-1 Electric Engine