Using The Legacy Railsounds Sound System In The Conventional Environment - GE VISION Line ES44AC Owner's Manual

Conventional transformer operations

Using the LEGACY RailSounds sound system in the conventional environment

W
hen you first power up your locomotive, you will hear the sounds of the locomotive
at rest. As the locomotive set moves, the RPM sounds automatically increase with
the locomotive's speed. In the conventional environment, the horn and bell sounds are
activated by your transformer controls.
To silence the motor sounds, slide the LEGACY RailSounds sound system switch located
under the rear radiator vent to the BELL HORN position (see Figure 2 on page 10 for the
location of this switch) before you power up the locomotive or after the locomotive has been
powered down for a minimum of ten seconds. The horn and bell sounds will still be active. To
adjust the volume, use the volume control knob located under the rear radiator hatch. Refer to
Figure 2 on page 10.
When the LEGACY RailSounds sounds system switch is in the "BELL HORN"
Note!
position, the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements are inactive.
For proper operation of the LEGACY RailSounds sound system during track
power interruptions and for the locomotive shutdown sequence, you must
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install a nine-volt alkaline battery. Refer to Figure 3 on page 11.
In the conventional environment, you will experience several features of the LEGACY
RailSounds sound system.
• Eight levels of diesel motor RPM. The level of diesel motor RPM automatically
varies with your throttle adjustments.
• MultiHorn. A different horn sound at different speeds—a LEGACY RailSounds
sound system exclusive.
• Mechanical bell. Press BELL on your transformer to begin the effect, then press
BELL a second time to discontinue the effect.
• CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements. CrewTalk dialog is triggered by
your transformer's HORN button. See page 31.
• Reverse unit reset sound. Power down your track, wait three seconds, and
listen for the air-release sound—that's the locomotive telling you that its Lionel
Command reverse unit has reset to forward. Because the track is powered down, a
nine-volt alkaline battery is required for this feature. Refer to Figure 3 on page 11.
• Shutdown sequence. When you turn off track power, you have two seconds to power
up again after you hear the reverse unit reset sound. If you do not restore power,
you will hear the realistic diesel shutdown sequence. Because track power is off,
a nine-volt battery is required for this sequence to function. Refer to Figure 3 on
page 11.
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