Rail King John Deere Operation Manual - Tips On Using Fys
Whistle
Whistle
Fire
Rear
Coupler
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Whistle
Bell
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Again, after allowingabout 30seconds f orthatsequenceto run,press the Direction
buttononemoretimetotriggerthefourthandfinalFYSsequence. The FYS will
continue, and withina few seconds,the engine willstart andmoveouton its ownat
the current throttle s etting, i n t he same direction it wastraveling when you beganthe
sequence. Once the bell turns off, the operator regains control of the t ransformer's
Bell and Whistle buttons andcanringthebellorblowthewhistle as u sual.
You can terminateFYS at a nytimebyturningoffpowertothe trackfor 15
seconds.
You do not have t o b e i n F o rward to u se FYS. Attheconclusionofthefull
sequence, the trainwill pullaway fromthestation in whatever direction you
were going when youactivated the feature.
You can use FYS even if youare double-headingwith another engine. Ifthe
second engine i s not equipped with Proto-Sound2.0, you must remember not
toleavethethrottleatahighvoltage level once you have stoppedtheengine to
run the FYS. Otherwise,theengine without FYSwill beginvibrating onthe
trackasitsmotorsstrainto movethetrain,sincetheycannotbeautomatically
disabled during theFYScycle(orif anoriginal Proto-Sound engine,FYS are
triggereddifferentlyandthatengine'smotor-disablefeature will notbeactive
when y ou run FYSinProto-Sound 2.0).
FYS can betriggered from Neutral. Itwill operate the same as i f t r i ggered
whileinmotion except that,attheconclusionoftheFYS,theenginewill
departinthenextdirection of travel, as opposedtothedirection it was
travelingbefore e ntering N eutral.
This locomotiveis equipped with o ne or morecoil-wound Proto-Couplers f or remote
uncouplingaction. Because Proto-Couplers are controlled throughthe Proto-Sound 2.0
microprocessor,they do not require anuncoupling tracksection ormodificationtoyour
layouttofunction.Youcanfire a coupler fromneutral or whileinmotion. Use thecode
shownbelow (and in the chart o n p age 8) to fire the coupler(s).
To firethe rear coupler, quicklytaptheBellbuttononcefollowedby three quicktapsof
the Whistle button, allowing approximately½secondtolapsebetweeneachquick button
press. Thesoundoftheliftbarand air line depletion will play, andtheknucklewillbe
released.
Tips on Using FYS
Proto-Coupler Operation
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Rear Coupler:
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SoundSystemCuedtoPlay
Freight Yard Sounds(FYS)
Whistle
Whistle
Bell
Direction
1st
Sequence
FYS
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Direction
2nd
Sequence
FYS
+
Direction
3rd
Sequence
FYS
+
Direction
4th
Sequence
FYS
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Operator
Controls
WhenBell
Turns Off
RailKing 4-6-0SteamFreightSet with Proto-Sound® 2.0
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