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Rail King Amtrak F59PH Operation Manual

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    Amtrak f59ph passenger set amtrak f59ph passenger set operation manual www.Railking.Com thankyouforpurchasingthisrailkingproduct. Please readbefore useandsave.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents setupchecklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 gettingstarted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 a s s e m b l i n g r e a l t r a x . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 3: Set Up Checklist

    Toolsneeded cottonswaborrag scissors pliers philipsscrewdriver railkingmaintenancekitor lighthouseholdoilandbearinggrease set up checklist r r r r r r r assemble realtrax connect thetransformer lubricatetheengine placethe engine and carsonthetrackandcouplethemtogether positionremotelock-onlens check...

  • Page 4: Getting Started

    Getting started assemblingrealtrax connectingthetransformer ® thequickconnectorsandbuilt-inroadbedallowyoutosetuprealtraxanywhere, includingcarpetedsurfaces. Th ttpowersupplyincludedwiththissetprovidesaneasy- to-use,safepowersourceforac-poweredtrainsandaccessories. Plugthewirefromthetransformerintot...

  • Page 5: Coupling Theengineandcar

    Lubricatingandgreasingtheengine lubricateallexposedmovingpartsbeforeoperatingusingamulti-purpose, plastic-compatibleoil(availablewithm.T.H.'smaintenancekit,sold separately)oralighthouseholdoil. Followthelubricationpoints. Theremoteandlock-onaredesignedforusewithmoderatepowersuppliessuchasthe oneincl...

  • Page 6: Basic Operation

    Basic operation manualvolumecontrol toadjustthevolumeofallsoundsmade bythisengine,turnthemastervolume controlknoblocatedundertheengine clockwisetoincreasethevolumeand counter-clockwisetodecreasethevolume. Horn/whistle - tosoundthehorn, firmlypressthehorn/whistle button.Thehornwillsoundforas longasyo...

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    Proto-sound 2.0 operating instructions thismanualcontainstheoperatinginstructionsforproto-sound2.0inconventional modeonly. Instructionsforaccessingdcscommandmodefeaturesaccompanythe dcsremotecontrolsystemequipment. Activatingproto-sound2.0conventionalmodefeatures: eachsequencedescribedbelowwillplaya...

  • Page 8: Tipsonusingpsa

    Buttononemoretimetotriggerthefourthandfinalpsasequence. Thepsawill continue,andwithinafewseconds,theengineandbell willstartandmoveouton itsownatthecurrentthrottlesetting,inthesamedirectionitwastravelingwhenyou beganthesequence. Oncethebellturnsoff,theoperatorregainscontrolofthe transformer'sbellandh...

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    Frontcoupler: speedcontrol: toturnspeedcontrolonandoff, lockintoadirection: tofirethefrontcoupler(ifyourenginehasone),quicklytapthebellbuttononce followedbyfourquicktapsofthehornbutton,allowingapproximately½secondto lapsebetweeneachquickbuttonpress. Thesoundoftheliftbarandairlinedepletionwill play,a...

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    Resettofactorydefaults: automaticsounds squealingbrakes cabchatter enginestart-upandshut-down tooverridethesettingsyoucurrentlyhaveassignedtotheengineandresetittoits factorydefaults,whileinneutraltapthehornbuttonquicklyonce,followedbyfive quicktapsofthebellbutton,allowingapproximately½secondtolapseb...

  • Page 11: Maintenance

    Maintenance careoftheremotecontrol yourrailkingremotecontrolsystemshouldofferyearsoftrouble-freeservice. There areafewthingsyoucandotoensuretrouble-freeoperation: ifyourtrainrespondsinconsistently,replaceoldbatterieswithfreshones. Donot mixoldandnewbatteries. Removebatteriesbeforestoringforextendedp...

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    ! ! ! ! Oncethemotormountscrewhasbeenremoved,pullthe motorawayfromthetruckblockandlightlycoatthemotor wormgearandbronzedrivegear(inthetruckblock)with grease. Reassemblethetruckandmotor,beingcarefulnottopinch thepickupandgroundwiresbetweenthetruckblockand motormount. Repeattheprocedureifenginehasmore...

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    13 ! ! ! ! Slipthenewtireontothewheel.Youmayfinditusefulto usetwosmallflatheadscrewdriverstostretchthetireover thewheel. Ifyoutwistthetirewhilestretchingitoverthewheel,you willneedtoremoveandreinstallthetire. Otherwiseyour enginewillwobblewhileoperating. Makesurethetireisfullyseatedinsidethegroove. ...

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    3 ! Removescrewsholding lightingassembly in placetogainaccessto the bulb. 4 pullbulbfromhousing toremove. 5 toreplacebulb,simply fita new bulbinthearea leftbytheoldone. Reassemblelighting assemblyandcarbody. 14 railkingf59phpassengersetwithproto-sound®2.0

  • Page 15: Self-Chargingbatteryback-Up

    Self-chargingbatteryback-up thespecialnicad7-cell8.4vself-chargingbatteryrechargescontinuouslyduringtrain operationand shouldlastforuptofiveyears. Thebatteryisadrybatterythatshouldnot leakorcauseanydamagetoyourengine. Ifenginesoundsseemdistorted orgarbledatlowvoltagesorbecomesilentwhenpowerfromthetr...

  • Page 16: Quick-Start Video

    Quick-start video railware interactive cd rom installing adobe acrobat software theincludedvhsquick-startvideodemonstratesthestart-upandbasicoperationofthis setaswellasotherinformationaboutmodelrailroading. Youmayfindithelpfultoview thevideobeforeoperatingthisset. M.T.H.Providesafreerailwarecdromine...

  • Page 17

    Troubleshooting proto-sound 2.0 problems ® althoughproto-sound2.0hasbeendesignedandengineeredforeaseofuse,youmay havesomequestionsduringinitialoperation. Thefollowingtableshouldanswermost questions. Ifyourproblemcannotberesolvedwiththistable,contactm.T.H.For assistance( telephone:410-381-2580;fax:41...

  • Page 18

    Volume remedy the soundsseemdistorted,especiallywhen thehornorbellisactivated. Nosound proto-sound2.0volumeissettoohigh. Turnthe volumecontrolknobonthebottomofthechassis counter-clockwisetoreducethevolume. Volumeissettoolow,adjustvolumecontrolknob onthebottomofthechassisclockwisetoincrease thevolume...

  • Page 19: Compatibility

    Compatibility whilethisready-to-runsetisequippedwitheverythingyouneedtooperateit,the designallowsflexibility. Thetrainwilloperateonanytraditionalo-31orlargerogauge tracksystem,includingtherealtrax includedwiththissetortraditionaltubulartrack. It isalsocompatiblewithmoststandardactransformers,includi...

  • Page 20

    Additional features accessible with the dcs remote control system: (additionalequipmentrequired) whileconventionalmodeoperationofaproto-sound2.0engineyieldswonderfully realisticsoundandseveraltraincontrolfeatures,commandmodeoperationallowsthe usertoaccessaworldofcommandfunctionsneverbeforeaccessible...

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    N a m e a n d n u m b e r p a r t # 1.) vent ( darkblue) fc-2200271 ( amtrak)(#450) 2.) lens(clear)(4.0x6.0x8.5mm) fa-0000094 (angledlenshead)(4ribsforpressfit)(reverselight) 3.) sand fill cap(darkblue) fc-2200272 ( amtrak)(#450) 4.) lens(clear)(2.5x9.0mm) fa-0000095 5.) brace(silver)(amtrak)(#450) ...

  • Page 22

    24.) screw ia-0000012 (m3x14.0mm)(roundhead)(w/lockwasher) 25.) bulb(clear) ca-0000038 (6v)(smallglobe)(screwbase)(headlight) 26.) screw ia-0000296 (m3x3.0mm)(roundhead) 27.) bracket(black) ih-0000268 (11.3x19.0mm)(19.5mmstep)(metal) (w/smallscrewbasesocket) 28.) screw ia-0000038 (4/40x6.0mm)(flathe...

  • Page 23

    49.) batteryleads bc-0000111 (195.0mmlongwiresw/smallblackmale2pinplug) (85.0mmlongwiresw/batterychargerjack) 50.) battery bg-4000001 51.) bracket(black) ih-0000042 (battery)(verticalmount)(plastic) 52.) chassis(black) dd-2200006 (forproto-sound®2.0&loco-sound™w/batteryjack) 53.) screw ia-0000003 (4...

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  • Page 25: Limited One-Year Warranty

    Www.Railking.Com ©2001m.T.H.Electrictrains,7020columbiagatewaydrive,columbiamaryland21046-1532. Service & warranty information limited one-year warranty how togetserviceunderthetermsofthelimitedone-year warranty forwarrantyrepair,followthe instructionsbelowtoobtainwarrantyservice. First,e-mail,write...

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