Rail King RAILKING GALLOPING GOOSE Operating Instructions Manual - page 3
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RailKing Galloping Goose™ Operating Manual
QUICK START - BASIC OPERATION
The RailKing Galloping Goose™ contains state-of-the art electronics with
several built-in automatic features for incredibly realistic operation. Despite
these advanced features, the Galloping Goose™ is easy to operate with any
compatible standard AC transformer (see the compatibility chart on page
28).
All models are controlled by a ProtoSound® DCRU® electronic reverse
unit. The reverse unit operates in the same manner that all reverse units
function by using forward, neutral and reverse states that are entered each
time the throttle is turned on and off or by using the transformer direction
switch (if so equipped).
The reverse unit is designed
to ignore dirty track, dead
spots on switches or minor
short circuits without
disrupting the engine
operation, even at slow,
prototypical speeds. Once the
engine is placed on the track,
the throttle on the transformer
can be advanced. You will
see that only the Galloping
Goose™’s lights come on and that only two dings of the ProtoSound bell
occur (on ProtoSound equipped
3-rail models). The Galloping
Goose™ does not run. This is
known as the RESET state and is
explained in more detail
beginning on Page 4. The
ProtoSound® DCRU® will not
power the motor until the throttle is turned OFF and then ON again. At this
point, the Galloping Goose™ will now function just like any other engine
equipped with an electronic or mechanical E-unit. On the
ProtoSound-equipped Galloping Goose™, the motor sounds will change
slightly in volume as the Galloping Goose™ begins to move. The horn can
be activated by pressing the whistle button on the transformer just as any
horn would be activated. See the sections later in this guide, beginning on
page 5, for more information on activating the horn and bell sounds.
ProtoSound®
Volume Adjustment
Figure 1: Locating The Galloping Galloping Goose™’s
switches
RESET
Neutral
Reverse
Neutral
Forward