M.T.H. Tinplate Traditions 408E Electric Engine Manual de usuario

By MTH Electric Trains

TinplateTraditions®

Contemporary 408E Electric

Engine Operating Instructions

Thank you for purchasing the M.T.H. Tinplate Traditions 408E Locomotive. This

locomotive runs on Standard Gauge three-rail track and can handle a 72” curve. It runs

on 14-20 volts AC (Alternating Current)

.This Standard Gauge Tinplate Traditions®

Electric Engine contains state-of-the-art electronics with many built-in automatic features

for exciting operation. Despite these advanced features, the locomotive is easy to operate

with any compatible standard AC transformer that is equipped with whistle and bell

buttons (see the compatibility chart on page

17), and is compatible with most other 3-rail

Standard Gauge locomotives, rolling stock, and accessories.

This locomotive is equipped with Proto-Sound 2.0 with Digital Command System

(DCS). This new system will allow you to operate your locomotive in Command mode

(when used with the DCS Remote Control System, sold separately) or Conventional

mode. Conventional operating features are described in the following pages, while the

DCS operating features are covered in the set of operating instructions that

accompanies the DCS equipment.

Conventional Mode operation of this locomotive is

much simpler than operation of original Proto-Sound engines. For your own safety and

that of your equipment, please read the instructions before you operate this engine.

WARNING: DO NOT LIFT THIS ENGINE BY ITS HANDRAILS.

THEY CANNOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE ENGINE.

Tinplate Traditions 408E Electric Engine

Table of Contents

Initial Lubrication 3

Basic Operation 4

Throttle 4

Operation Buttons 4

Volume Control 5

Proto-Sound 2.0 Operation 6

Activating Proto-Sound 2.0 Conventional Mode Features 6

Freight Yard Sounds (PSA) 7

Tips on Using PSA 8

SpeedControl 9

Lock into a Direction 9

Reset to Factory Defaults 10

Automatic Sounds 10

Maintenance 11

Lubrication and Greasing Instructions 11

Light Replacement 12

Self-Charging Battery Back-Up 13

Troubleshooting 14

Compatibility 16

Transformer Compatibility Chart 17

Additional Features with DCS Remote Control System 18

Safety Precautions 20

Service and Warranty Information 24

Tinplate Traditions 408E Electric Engine

Initial Lubrication

Use motor oil (10W-40 or 10W-30) for lubrication. Apply oil sparingly, using

a toothpick or similar applicator. Before beginning, please be sure to have

several toothpicks and cotton swabs handy to apply oil and clean up the excess.

Familiarize yourself with the location of the oiling points (see Fig. 2 on page

) before beginning. Apply oil before operating and after every seven

hours of operation.

Tinplate Traditions 408E Electric Engine

Basic Operation

Throttle – Throttle up the power to your track. Give enough power so that

the engine’s headlight shines brightly. Then put the engine into motion by

either firmly pressing the Direction button on your transformer or remote once

or dropping and advancing the throttle to put the engine in forward.

Operation Buttons

Use the operation buttons on your transformer or remote as described below.

Horn/Whistle - To sound the horn, firmly press the Horn/Whistle button. The

horn will sound for as long as you continue to depress the button. It will stop

when you release the button. The horn has four different endings, depending

on whether you hold the button for less than three seconds, three seconds, four

seconds, or five seconds or longer.

Bell - To sound the 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.

Direction – Your train is programmed to start in neutral. The first direction

after neutral upon start-up is forward. Firmly press and release the Direction

button to allow the engine to move forward. Just as you must stop your

automobile between forward and reverse, this engine will not go directly from

forward to reverse; it goes into neutral between directions. If the train has

been moving forward, the first press of the Direction button will put the train

from forward into neutral, the second press into reverse, the third press back

into neutral, and the fourth back into forward. To prevent accidental

high-speed start-ups, this engine is programmed to restart in neutral each time

the track voltage is turned off for 25 seconds or more.

Tinplate Traditions 408E Electric Engine

Volume Control

–To adjust the volume of all sounds made by this

engine, turn the master volume control knob located under the engine

clockwise to increase the volume and counter-clockwise to decrease the

volume (see Fig.

1).

Proto-Sound2.0

Volume Adjustment Knob

Figure 1. Proto-Sound 2.0 Volume Adjustment Knob

Tinplate Traditions 408E Electric Engine

Proto-Sound 2.0 Operating Instructions

This manual contains the operating instructions for Proto-Sound 2.0 in

conventional mode only. Instructions for accessing DCS command mode

features accompany the DCS Remote Control System equipment.

Because Proto-Sound 2.0 is an all-new system developed by M.T.H.’s own

research and development team, it operates differently from original

Proto-Sound. Most Proto-Sound 2.0 features are automatically enabled, and

the reset state has been eliminated, so there is no need to program features as

with original Proto-Sound. Although the new system is easier to operate than

original Proto-Sound, you should read these instructions thoroughly before

using Proto-Sound 2.0 features in order to prevent harm to yourself or your

equipment.

Activating Proto-Sound 2.0 Conventional Mode Features:

Proto-Sound 2.0 features are activated by sequences of Bell and Whistle

button pushes described below. Please read the full descriptions of each

feature before using it. To use these buttons to activate features rather than to

blow the whistle or ring the bell, you should press the buttons for a shorter

time (1/2 second); you may need to practice your timing to make this work

smoothly.

Feature to Be Activated:

Passenger Station Announcements

Speed Control On/Off

Lockinto a Direction/Unlock

Reset to Factory Defaults

Button Code:

1 Bell, 2 Whistles

1 Whistle, 2 Bells (from Neutral only)

1 Whistle, 3 Bells

1 Whistle, 5 Bells(fromNeutralonly)

Tinplate Traditions 408E Electric Engine

Passenger Station Announcements (PSA):

Your engine is equipped with a sound package of passenger station

announcements that you can play when you pull into a passenger station.

Each sequence described below will play as long as it is left on, randomly

generating sounds, but be sure to allow approximately 30 seconds

between the button pushes described below to allow the PSA sufficient

time to run through each sequence.

To cue the sound system to play the PSA, quickly but firmly press the Bell

button once followed by 2 quick but firm presses of the Whistle button while

the engine is moving. As soon as you have keyed in this code, you will hear

the announcement for the upcoming stop and the bell will begin to ring.

Press the Direction button or drop and advance the throttle once to stop the

engine. This will trigger the first sequence of PSA. The reverse unit is

temporarily disabled so that the train will not move as you use the Direction

button to trigger the sounds, and Proto-Sound 2.0 has disabled operator

control over the Whistle and Bell buttons until the full PSA sequence is

complete.

After waiting about 30 seconds for that sequence to run, press the Direction

button again to trigger the second sequence of PSA.

After about 30 seconds, press the Direction button again to trigger the third

PSA sequence.

Again, after allowing about 30 seconds for that sequence to run, press the

Direction button one more time to trigger the fourth and final PSA sequence.

You will know it is the final sequence when you hear the “All Aboard!” call.

The bell will begin to chime and within a few seconds, the engine will start

and move out on its own at the current throttle setting, in the same direction it

was traveling when you began the sequence. Once the bell turns off, the

operator regains control of the transformer’s bell and whistle buttons and can

ring the bell or blow the whistle as usual.

Tinplate Traditions 408E Electric Engine

Tips on Using PSA

• You can terminate PSA at anytime by turning off power to the

track for 15 seconds.

• You do not have to be in Forward to use PSA. At the conclusion

of the full sequence, the train will pull away from the station in

whatever direction you were going when you activated the feature.

• You can use PSA even if you are double-heading with another

engine. If the second engine is not equipped with PSA at all, you

must remember not to leave the throttle at a high voltage level

once you have stopped the engine to run the PSA. Otherwise, the

engine without PSA will begin vibrating on the track as its motors

strain to move the train, since they cannot be automatically

disabled during the PSA cycle. If the second engine is an original

Proto-Sound engine equipped with PSA, you may choose to

disable it when used in double-heading operations, so you will not

experience competing PSA sounds. To disable PSA in an original

Proto-Sound engine, see the operating instructions for that engine.

• PSA can be triggered from Neutral. It will operate the same as if

triggered while in motion except that, at the conclusion of the

PSA, the engine will depart in the next direction of travel, as

opposed to the direction it was traveling before entering Neutral.

Tinplate Traditions 408E Electric Engine

Speed Control:

M.T.H. engines equipped with Proto-Sound 2.0 have speed control capabilities

that allow the engine to maintain a constant speed up and down grades and

around curves, much like an automobile cruise control. You can add or drop

cars on the run, and the engine will maintain the speed you set.

While the engine is programmed to start with the speed control feature

activated, you can opt to turn it off. This means the engine’s speed will fall as

it labors up a hill and increase as it travels downward. It is also affected by the

addition or releasing of cars while on the run.

To turn speed control on and off,

put the engine in neutral, then press the

transformer’s Whistle button one time then immediately press the Bell button

two times. Two horn blasts will indicate that the engine has made the change.

Repeat the 1 whistle, 2 bells code to return it to the other state.

You will want

to do this during the initial neutral upon start-up if you ever couple this

engine to another engine that is not equipped with speed control to avoid

damaging the motors in either engine.

Each time you shut down the engine

completely, it will automatically turn speed control on.

Note: When speed control is turned off, the Proto-Sound 2.0 system will limit

the volume in order to operate more smoothly at lower voltages. Full volume

is restored upon reactivating speed control.

Lock into a Direction:

You can lock your engine into a direction (forward, neutral, or reverse) so that

it will not change directions. To do this, put the engine into the direction you

want (or into neutral to lock it into neutral), run it at a very slow crawl (as

slowly as it will move without halting), and quickly but firmly press the Horn

button once followed immediately by three presses of the Bell button.

Two

horn blasts will indicate that the engine has made the change.

The engine will

not change direction (including going into neutral) until you repeat the 1 horn,

3 bells code to return the engine to its normal condition, even if the engine is

kept without power for extended periods of time.

Tinplate Traditions 408E Electric Engine

Reset to Factory Defaults:

To override the settings you currently have assigned to the engine and reset it

to its factory defaults, while in Neutral press the Whistle button once, followed

immediately by five quick pushes of the Bell button.Two horn blasts will

indicate that the engine has made the change.

Automatic Sounds:

Certain Proto-Sound 2.0 sound effects automatically play in programmed

conventional mode conditions:

• Squealing Brakes play any time the engine’s speed decreases rapidly.

• Cab Chatter plays at random intervals when the engine idles in neutral.

• Engine Start-up and Shut-down sounds play when the engine is initially

powered on or is powered off for five seconds or more.

Tabla de contenidos

Otros manuales de Juguete de M.T.H.

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Premier Swiss 6/8 Type II Crocodile Electric... Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. N6b Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Premier H10 Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Premier Chapelon 2-3-1E Pacific Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Tinplate IVES 3243 R Electric Locomotive Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. PA B-Unit Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. HO 4-8-4 GS-4 Steam Engine Guía de inicio rápido

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Premier E33 Electric Engine Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. RailKing Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Premier 2-8-8-8-2 Triplex Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Premier AC4400CW Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Premier EP-5 Electric Engine Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. RailKing R-12 Subway Set Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. PREMIER DREYFUSS Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Empire State Express Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Premier Burlington Zephyr Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Premier Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 J Steam... Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. PREMIER FM TRAINMASTER Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Premier GP40 Diesel Engine Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Premier Bombardier Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Premier SD60 MAC Diesel Engine Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. PREMIER DASH-9 DIESEL ENGINE Manual de usuario

M.T.H.

M.T.H. HO 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone Guía de inicio rápido

M.T.H.

M.T.H. Premier 4-6-6-4 Challenger Manual de usuario

Manuales populares de Juguete de otras marcas

marklin

marklin 37321 Manual de usuario

Canon

Canon PAPER CRAFT Manual de usuario

GREAT PLANES

GREAT PLANES Pitts M-12S Manual de usuario

NOCH

NOCH 14261 Manual de usuario

Hausler

Hausler 450 SE V2 Manual de usuario

Dynaflite

Dynaflite Daydream Manual de usuario

MiniacRC

MiniacRC MIGHTY MINI P40 WARHAWK Manual

Kenner

Kenner Batman 63651 Manual de usuario

LEGO

LEGO 8527 Manual de usuario

iKarus

iKarus ECO 8 Manual de usuario

Multiplex

Multiplex EasyStar II Manual de instrucciones

Walkera

Walkera 38 Manual de instrucciones

Hasbro

Hasbro TRANSFORMERS BUMBLEBEE Manual de usuario

MD MXION SWD Manual de usuario

Mattel

Mattel Disney Pixar Cars Cozy Cone Spiral Rampway Manual de usuario

marklin

marklin 39671 Manual de usuario

Meccano

Meccano 15103 Manual de usuario

LEGO

LEGO TECHNIC 8735 Manual de usuario