M.T.H. PREMIER DASH-9 DIESEL ENGINE Operator's Manual - page 6
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Premier Dash 9 Diesel Engine Operating Instructions
Freight Yard Sounds (FYS):
Your engine is equipped with a sound package of freight yard sounds that you can
play when you pull into a yard. 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 FYS
sufficient time to run through each sequence.
1. To cue the sound system to play the FYS, quickly but firmly tap the Bell button
once followed by 2 quick taps of the Whistle button while the engine is moving.
Tap the buttons quickly but allow approximately ½ second between each press.
2. Press the Direction button or drop and advance the throttle once to stop the
engine. This will trigger the first sequence of FYS. 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 FYS sequence is complete.
3. After waiting about 30 seconds for that sequence to run, press the Direction
button again to trigger the second sequence of FYS.
4. After about 30 seconds, press the Direction button again to trigger the third FYS
sequence.
5. Again, after allowing about 30 seconds for that sequence to run, press the
Direction button one more time to trigger the fourth and final FYS sequence. The
FYS will continue, 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 with the bell ringing. 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.