Rail King 2-8-0 Steam Freight/ Passenger Set Operation Manual - Basic Operation
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RailKing 2-8-0 Steam Freight Set with Loco-Sound™
Basic Operation
The Throttle knob controls how fast your train will travel.
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Turn the throttle knob up ½-way, until the engine and caboose lights shine bright.
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Put the engine into motion by pressing the Direction button on your transformer once.
(hold it for approximately 1 second)
If the engine does not begin to move as soon as you firmly press the Direction button, you
may not have sent enough voltage to the track to make the train move. Turn the throttle up
a bit higher until the train begins to move.
Operation Buttons
Throttle To increase or decrease track voltage, and therefore train speed, turn the throttle
control knob. Turning it clockwise will increase voltage and speed, while turning it
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.
Horn/Whistle - To sound the whistle, 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.
Bell - To sound the bell, firmly press the bell button. The bell sound will continue until
the bell button is firmly pressed a second time.
Direction Your train is programmed to start in neutral. The
train will always cycle neutral-forward-neutral-reverse with
each press and release of the direction button. The engine is
programmed to restart in neutral each time the track voltage
is turned off for 25 seconds or more.
Speed Control
M.T.H. engines equipped with Loco-Sound 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 maintain a constant speed when speed control is turned off, you need to adjust
track voltage yourself.
To turn speed control on and off, put the engine in neutral, then quickly tap the
transformer's Whistle button one time then quickly tap the Bell button two times, allowing
approximately ½ second to lapse between each quick button press. Repeat the 1 whistle, 2
bells code to return it to the other condition. 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.