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Rail King UNION PACIFIC 4-6-2 49er Operating Instructions Manual

Manual is about: STEAM ENGINE

Summary of UNION PACIFIC 4-6-2 49er

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    R k ail ing b y m t h e lectr ic t r ains ® union pacific 4-6-2 49er steam engine operating instructions thank you for purchasing the railking die-cast u.P. 49er steam locomotive. The engine’s die-cast body and tender are traditionally sized for operation on any o-27 or larger layout. The engine is ...

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    2 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking table of contents quick start - basic operation(all 3-rail models) 3 protosmoke™ unit operation 4 protosounds® operating instructions 5 protosound® dcru® reverse unit operation (all 3-rail models) 5 whistle operation 6 bell operation 6 protocoupler™ ope...

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    3 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking quick start - basic operation the railking u.P. 49er contains state-of-the art electronics with several built-in automatic features for incredibly realistic operation. Despite these advanced features, the u.P. 49er is easy to operate with any compatible...

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    4 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking protosmoke™ unit operation the u.P. 49er contains a self-powered smoke unit that outputs a steady stream of smoke through the smoke stack on the roof of the engine. The on/off switch located next to the trailing truck must be in the on position in order...

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    5 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking protosounds® instructions the mth protosound® digital sound and train control system provides the operator with unprecedented realistic operation on your model railroad. In addition to actual u.P. 49er engine, cd-equivalent 16-bit digital sounds, you ge...

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    6 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking enter reset, wait for the steam compressor sounds to begin and then slowly turn the transformer throttle to the off position and then back on again to enter the forward phase. Interrupting the power too quickly may cause the system to re-enter reset (si...

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    7 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking button, the bell can be controlled through your transformer’s whistle button whenever the engine is in neutral. The bell will never ring continuously in reset (remember neutral is the state between forward and reverse). Once the bell is turned on, it wi...

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    8 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking the air lines coming apart. It can best be described as a cha-chushhh sound. The coupler doesn’t have to be fired in neutral. Once the coupler is armed it can be fired in forward, neutral or reverse. However, you may find that the coupler doesn’t open w...

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    9 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking sound for the same three second length each time the voltage is reduced from high to low. Some practice may be required to synchronize the playing of the brake sounds with the movement of the engine. It is not uncommon for the engine to stop before the ...

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    10 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking passenger announcements (pfa) protosounds® is now equipped with operator controlled passenger station announcements, hereby known as pfa. This easy to use feature plays digitally reproduced passenger station sounds whenever your engine stops at a train...

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    11 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking the bell chiming turn on and if you listen carefully you should hear an air release sound after three seconds have passed at which time you can release the bell button. ( note: because the air release sound is hard to hear, we recommend that you count ...

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    12 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking activating and triggering passenger station announcements before pfa can be heard the feature must be activated first. Activation is accomplished by holding down the bell button for three or more seconds as described in the activating and triggering th...

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    13 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking ii. After entering neutral, protosounds® will immediately play an air release sound followed approximately two seconds later by an arrival message. The arrival message lists the train by name and the track it arrived on. Immediately following the arriv...

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    14 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking event 4 (neutral before forward) the operator now interrupts the transformer throttle again to enter the next reverse unit phase; neutral before reverse. Pfa confirms to the operator that it has entered the neutral before forward phase by emmitting two...

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    15 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking tips on using the pfa features pfa is a unique feature of protosounds® that is completely controlled by the operator. You decide how, when or if you want to utilize the feature. By reviewing following tips you should find solutions or suggestions to th...

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    16 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking self-recharging battery backup protosounds® state-of-the-art design includes a self-recharging battery backup system for improved performance at any speed. The battery ensures that power to the sound system will remain on during directional changes, se...

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    17 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking substituted as a temporary fix, but since alkaline batteries can’t take a charge, it will eventually wear down. Regardless, it should give you a week to a couple of months use while you wait for your replacement protosound® battery to arrive. Protosoun...

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    18 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking using “reset" to program protosounds® as mentioned earlier, there are several programmable options in each protosound®-equipped engine that can be remotely set from any compatible standard ac transformer equipped with a whistle button. For a list of co...

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    19 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking times the throttle is advanced by playing back the number of “clinks" and “clanks" to confirm the feature you’ve selected. Setting the engine volume of all the sounds that come with each protosound®-equipped locomotive, the one most often turned down i...

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    20 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking programming for a separate bell button controller to operate protosounds® with a separate bell button controller, like the lionel® no. 5906 bell button, you will need to wire up the controller to your transformer and track as shown in fig. 7. Once the ...

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    21 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking (see the section using reset to program protosounds® on page 18). Once in feature 45, press the whistle button and wait for the module to sound a bell ding(s). Continue pressing the whistle button until the module plays back three dings for option 3 - ...

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    22 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking horn in neutral, repeat the above procedure but keep pressing the whistle button in feature 25 until protosounds® only dings once instead of twice. Note: when “whistle in neutral" is set, the bell will only operate with a separate bell button and the w...

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    23 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking programming for squeaking brakes and pfa operation protosounds® is equipped with a reset setting to turn off the passenger station proto-effects (pfa) features. This is especially useful if you are double-heading engines that are both equipped with pfa...

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    24 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking entitled using reset to program protosounds® on page 18). Once in feature 40, press the transformer whistle button and wait for protosounds® to sound a bell ding. Continue pressing the whistle button until protosounds® sounds two bell dings signifying ...

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    25 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking reverse unit lock-out operation protosounds® unique design eliminates the need for a lock-out switch on the locomotive by allowing the customer to lock the engine into any directional state (forward, neutral or reverse) from the transformer. This will ...

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    26 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking of the whistle. Quickly turn the power back on again. Your engine is now locked into neutral. Note : when locking the engine in the forward or reverse positions, the whistle button will blow the whistle. But when locking the engine into the neutral pos...

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    27 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking oil & lubrication instructions in order for the engine to perform correctly and quietly, it is important that the chassis be lubricated before operation. Lubrication should include all side rods and linkage components and pickup rollers to prevent them...

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    28 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking in addition to the internal gearing, it is a good idea to lubricate the leading and trailing locomotive truck “tongues” to enhance their ability to slide on the chassis. Follow the grease points as seen in figure 8 on page 27. Periodically, check the l...

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    29 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking over the wheel. If a twist occurs, the tire will have to be removed and reinstalled or a noticeable wobble in your engine will occur when operating the locomotive. In addition, it is important to make sure that the tire is fully seated inside the groov...

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    30 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking trouble shooting protosound® problems although protosound® has been designed and engineered for ease of use, some questions may arise during initial operation. The following table should answer most questions. If you find that your problem can’t be res...

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    31 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking coupler problems remedy the protocoupler™ won’t let the engine uncouple on the “fly”. The power required to fire the coupler open when the engine is on the “fly” may be greater than the protosound system is capable of providing. As a result, you may ex...

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    32 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking battery problems remedy i get no sounds when the engine shifts between the direction states. The battery may be dead or needs charging. See the battery backup section for more information. After i turn off my transformer, my engine continues to make so...

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    33 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking pfa problems remedy the pfa feature does not begin even after stopping the engine and hearing the brake sounds. The power was not turned back on once the engine enter the neutral state thus disabling pfa.The transformer throttle was interrupted too qui...

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    34 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking transformer compatibility and wiring chart protosounds® is designed to work with any standard ac transformer that uses a “pure sine-wave" format. The chart below lists the many lionel® compatible transformers, such as the lionel kw or zw models. In add...

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    35 railking u.P. 49er operating manual railking o-27 operation while the u.P. 49er engine is more than capable of operating on o-27 curves and switches, you may find that certain light freight cars are prone to derailing when being pulled or pushed by the u.P. 49er through o-27 switches. Should this...

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    Railking service & warranty information how to get service under the terms of the limited one year warranty for warranty repair, do not return your product to the place of purchase. Instead, follow the instructions below to obtain warranty service as our dealer network is not prepared to service the...