system during direction changes or intermittent drops in track power due to dirty
track switches, when operating in conventional mode). When the super
capacitors are charged, all the lights will come on and the engine sounds will start up.
There should be no movement, as the engine is in neutral. Causing a short
interruption of track power by using the direction button on the transformer, or by
bringing the throttle to 0 volts and back again, will change the sequence to the
forward state. Then increasing the throttle will begin to move the engine forward, and
speed will increase as the throttle is advanced.
If there is another interruption in track power the sequence will change to the neutral
position again. The engine will remain in the neutral state until there is another
interruption in track power. The next interruption in track power will move the
sequence to the reverse state. The engine will now move in the reverse direction. If the
power interruption was accomplished by using the direction button and the throttle
position was not changed, the engine will run in the reverse direction at the same
speed that it was traveling in the forward position.
Subsequent interruptions in track power of 1-2 seconds will continue the sequence
rotation. If you happen to interrupt track power for longer than about 2 seconds, the
engine will begin its shut down sounds. If this occurs you can cycle the direction
sequence again to get back to the direction you wish to move and once the engine
starts moving its shut down sounds will stop playing (SEE PAGE 9 (direction cycle
phases)).
In conventional AC operation the whistle sound, the bell sound, PFA sounds and
other operational functions can be accessed if your transformer has a horn/whistle
button and a bell button. By using combinations of button presses, different
commands besides blowing the whistle and ringing the bell can be initiated.
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Proto-Sound 3.0 Conventional AC Operating
Instructions
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Activating Proto-Sound 3.0 Conventional AC Mode Features
Throttle - To increase or decrease track voltage, and therefore train speed, turn
the throttle control knob. Turning clockwise will increase voltage and speed,
while turning counterclockwise will decrease voltage and speed. The engine will
maintain the speed you set after you release the throttle until you turn it again to
change the voltage and speed.
Bell - To sound the bell, in an engine equipped with a bell firmly press and
release the Bell button. To turn the bell off, press and release the Bell button
again. The bell will continue to ring from the time you turn it on until you press
and release the button again to turn it off.
Lionel Corporation No. 255, 260 & 263 Steam Engines with Proto-Sound® 3.0
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