M.T.H. Premier 2-4-1A Operator's manual - Forward/reverse Signal

Premier 2-4-1A Mountain Steam Locomotive

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They can be fired using your DCC handheld. 

F8 – Rear Coupler.  Pressing F8 twice (toggling on then off) will fire your Rear Coupler

Forward/Reverse Signal

Just like a real engine, you can announce the direction of  intended movement using 

your DCC handheld and F9 and F10.

F9 – Forward Signal. Pressing F9 twice (toggling on then off) will sound the Forward 

Signal. This is two whistle/horn blasts.

F10 – Reverse Signal. Pressing F10 twice (toggling on then off) will sound the Reverse 

Signal. This is three whistle/horn blasts.

Smoke (if  equipped)

You can control PS3.0-equipped engines that have smoke by toggling F12 on or off. 

You can also adjust the smoke output using F13. Some engines have a switch to 

enable/disable smoke and others have a smoke volume pot. In the case of  a switch, 

ensure the switch is set to ON and in the case of  a smoke volume pot, ensure the pot is 

turned fully clockwise to enable smoke operation in DCC.

F12 – Smoke On/Off. Enabling F12 will turn the smoke unit on. Disabling F12 will 

turn your smoke unit off.

F13 – Smoke Volume. There are three smoke volume levels in your MTH PS3.0-

equipped engine – Low/Med/High. The default for this is set to High. You can adjust 

the smoke output (amount of  smoke the generator puts out) by pressing the F13 button 

twice. This sets the level to the next step. For example, if  you are currently at the High 

smoke output level, pressing F13 twice (toggling it on then off) will set the smoke 

volume to Low. Pressing F13 twice again will set it to Medium and so on.

Grade Crossing Signal

Again, just like a real engine, you can trigger the Grade Crossing Signal on your engine. 

This is two long, one short, one long whistle/horn blast.

F11 – Grade Crossing Signal. Pressing F11 twice (toggling on then off) will sound your 

Crossing Signal.