Rail King Caterpillar SD-90MAC Operation Manual - Tipsonusingfys
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Again,afterallowingabout30secondsforthatsequencetorun,presstheDirection
buttononemoretimetotriggerthefourthandfinalFYSsequence. TheFYSwill
continue,andwithinafewseconds,theenginewillstartandmoveoutonitsownat
thecurrentthrottlesetting,inthesamedirectionitwastravelingwhenyoubeganthe
sequence. Oncethebellturnsoff,theoperatorregainscontrolofthetransformer's
BellandHornbuttonsandcanringthebellorblowthehornasusual.
YoucanterminateFYSatanytimebyturningoffpowertothetrackfor15
seconds.
YoudonothavetobeinForwardtouse FYS. Attheconclusionofthefull
sequence,thetrainwillpullawayfromthestationinwhateverdirectionyou
weregoingwhenyouactivatedthefeature.
YoucanuseFYSevenifyouaredouble-headingwithanotherengine.Ifthe
secondengineisnotequippedwithProto-Sound2.0,youmustremembernot
toleavethethrottleatahighvoltagelevelonceyouhavestoppedtheengineto
runtheFYS. Otherwise,theenginewithoutFYSwillbeginvibratingonthe
trackasitsmotorsstraintomovethetrain,sincetheycannotbeautomatically
disabledduringtheFYScycle(orifanoriginalProto-Sound engine,FYSare
triggereddifferentlyandthatengine'smotor-disablefeaturewillnotbeactive
whenyourunFYSinProto-Sound2.0).
FYScanbetriggeredfromNeutral. Itwilloperatethesameasiftriggered
whileinmotionexceptthat,attheconclusionoftheFYS,theenginewill
departinthenextdirectionoftravel,asopposedtothedirectionitwas
travelingbeforeenteringNeutral.
Thislocomotiveisequippedwithoneormorecoil-woundProto-Couplersforremote
uncouplingaction. BecauseProto-CouplersarecontrolledthroughtheProto-Sound2.0
microprocessor,theydonotre quireanuncouplingtracksectionormodificationtoyour
layouttofunction.Youcanfireacouplerfromneutralorwhileinmotion. Usethecode
shownbelow(andinthechartonp.7)tofirethecoupler(s).
Tofiretherearcoupler,quicklytaptheBellbuttononcefollowedbythreequicktapsof
theHornbutton,allowingapproximately½secondtolapsebetweeneachquickbutton
press. Thesoundoftheliftbarandairlinedepletionwillplay,andtheknucklewillbe
released.
TipsonUsingFYS
Proto-Coupler Operation
®
RearCoupler:
8
Horn
Horn
Fire
Rear
Coupler
=
Horn
Bell
+
SoundSystemCued
toPlayPassenger
StationAnnouncements(FYS)
Horn
Horn
Bell
Direction
1st
Sequence
FYS
+
Direction
2nd
Sequence
FYS
+
Direction
3rd
Sequence
FYS
+
Direction
4th
Sequence
FYS
=
Operator
Controls
WhenBell
TurnsOff
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