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

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UNION PACIFIC 4-6-2 49er

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 compatible with
any standard AC transformer, (see page 34 for a complete list of compatible
transformers and wiring instructions) and is completely compatible with
most other 3-rail locomotives, rolling stock and accessories.
The locomotive and tender are equipped with either an electronic whistle
or the ProtoSound® digital sound and train control system which contains
several deluxe features that are simple and fun to operate. Each feature is
described among the following pages which should be read before the
engine is operated. For those of you who can't wait to get started, the
Quick Start Basic Operating Instructions found on pages 3 and 4 should
be read so that you understand the basics of the operating system. Please
note that some features are only found in the ProtoSound® equipped
engines and are marked as such. Features not marked as ProtoSound®
features are available in both versions.
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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    ® 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.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Contents QUICK START - BASIC OPERATION(All 3-Rail Models) PROTOSMOKE™ UNIT OPERATION PROTOSOUNDS® OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ProtoSound® DCRU® Reverse Unit Operation (All 3-Rail Models) Whistle Operation Bell Operation ProtoCoupler™ Operation Enhanced Neutral Steam Sounds Squeaking Brake Sounds Tips On Using The Squeaking Brake Sounds Passenger Station Sounds (PFA) Activating and Triggering Passenger Sounds Tips On Using PFA Features...

  • Page 3: Quick Start - Basic Operation(All 3-Rail Models)

    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 standard AC transformer (see the compatibility chart on page 34). All models are equipped with an operating smoke system that should be primed with smoke fluid before operating.

  • Page 4: Protosmoke™ Unit Operation

    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 for the smoke unit to function. See Fig. 3 below.

  • Page 5: Protosounds® Operating Instructions

    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 get the following features: * Built-In ProtoSound® DCRU® Reverse Unit * Authentic Steam Whistle Sound* Authentic Steam Bell Sound* Squeaking Brake Sound* Passenger Station Sounds* Operating Remote Controlled ProtoCoupler™* Self-Recharging Battery Back-Up System With Automatic Battery Shut-Off* Remotely Controlled...

  • Page 6: Whistle Operation

    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 (signaled by two dings of the bell). Should this happen, wait longer before interrupting the power to enter the Forward phase.

  • Page 7: Protocoupler™ Operation

    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 will continue to ring when the engine is cycled into forward or reverse until you press the bell button or re-enter NEUTRAL and turn the bell off with the whistle button.

  • Page 8: Enhanced Neutral Steam Sounds

    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 when firing the coupler at high speeds.

  • Page 9: Tips On Using The Squeaking Brake Sounds

    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 brake sound is completed. Operators will find that by coordinating the movement of the throttle setting from 8 volts to off will allow the engine to maintain its movement while the brake sounds play.

  • Page 10: Passenger Station Sounds (Pfa)

    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 station on your layout. No additional wires or modifications are needed on your layout to enjoy these amazing sound effects.
  • Page 11 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 because the air release sound is hard to hear, we Note: the bell button. ( recommend that you count out a full three seconds before releasing the bell button.) The bell will continue to chime, so if you want to turn off the bell ringing, simply press and release the bell button a second time.
  • Page 12 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 The Passenger Station Sounds section found earlier on page 10.
  • Page 13 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. Listen For Air Release Sound And PA Arrival Message Immediately following the arrival message, the sound of the trains’...
  • Page 14 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 quick air release sounds. This is followed by a public address message that the train on track 1 or 2 (whichever track number the Interrupt Throttle To...

  • Page 15: Tips On Using The Pfa Features

    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 the various operating scenarios you might encounter when using PFA.

  • Page 16: Self-Recharging Battery Backup System

    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, setting RESET options or when travelling over dirty track and switches. The self-recharging battery backup system is automatically turned on or off whenever track power is turned on or off.

  • Page 17: Protosound® Volume Adjustment

    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. PROTOSOUND®...

  • Page 18: Using "Reset" To Program Protosounds

    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 compatible transformers, see the chart on page 34. This hands-off approach gives you unprecedented control of your railroad empire’s motive power never before seen in model railroading.

  • Page 19: Setting The Engine Volume

    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 is that of the engine volume because it is the one sound normally heard whenever the engine is running and is what usually can become tiresome to the ear over prolonged running sessions.

  • Page 20: Programming For A Separate Bell Button Controller

    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 Common transformer and track as shown in Fig. 7. Once the button is RED Wire BLACK Wire wired, ProtoSounds®...

  • Page 21: Programming For Whistle In Neutral Operation

    (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 - Squeaking brakes OFF. Press the whistle button again until the module plays back one ding(s) for option 1 - Squeaking brakes activated by bell button.

  • Page 22: Programming For Protocoupler Operation

    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 whistle will not sound in neutral if the transformer throttle setting is over 11 volts.

  • Page 23: Programming For Pfa Operation

    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. You may not want to stop at a station and have both engines playing their PFA sound effects.

  • Page 24: Resettingall Protosound® Options To Factory Default

    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 that the Remote Lockout Control has been selected.

  • Page 25: Reverse Unit Lock-Out Operation

    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 allow users to run the engine on layouts equipped with block signals or stop stations which would normally cycle the engine back into neutral.

  • Page 26: Manual Reverse Unit Lockout

    of the whistle. QUICKLY TURN THE POWER BACK ON AGAIN. Your engine is now locked into NEUTRAL. : When locking the engine in the Forward or Reverse positions, the whistle button will NOTE blow the whistle. But when locking the engine into the NEUTRAL position, the whistle button may turn on or off sounds of the bell, coupler arming or coupler firing depending on the transformer throttle voltage settings prior to the user’s attempt to lock out the engine.

  • Page 27: Oil & Lubrication Instructions

    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 from Front Chassis Mounting Screws “G”...

  • Page 28: Traction Tire Replacement Instructions

    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 locomotive wheels and pickups for dirt buildup as this can significantly affect the engine’s ability to perform properly.

  • Page 29: Light Bulb Removal & Replacement

    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 groove.

  • Page 30: Trouble Shooting Protosound® Problems

    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 resolved with this manual, contact MTH ProtoSound® Electronics (7020 Columbia Gateway Drive, Columbia, MD 21046, 410-381-2580) for additional assistance.
  • Page 31 COUPLER PROBLEMS REMEDY LOCKOUT PROBLEMS REMEDY VOLUME PROBLEMS REMEDY RailKing U.P. 49er Operating Manual...
  • Page 32 BATTERY PROBLEMS REMEDY RESET PROBLEMS REMEDY BRAKE SOUND PROBLEMS REMEDY RailKing U.P. 49er Operating Manual...

  • Page 33: Protosound® Reset Feature Chart

    PFA PROBLEMS REMEDY PROTOSOUND® RESET FEATURE CHART The following chart lists the available features found in your ProtoSound® equipped engine. The default settings are listed for each feature as well as the operation of the feature. You can reset all features to their original factory settings by accessing Feature 18 in RESET and then pressing and holding the transformer whistle button until you hear a soft, warbled bell sound.

  • Page 34: Transformer Wiring Chart

    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 addition, the chart details how the terminals on these compatible transformers should be attached to your layout.
  • Page 35 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.

  • Page 36: Service And Warranty Information

    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 product under the terms of this warranty.

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