Railsounds Upgrade - Lionel FT A-A Owner's Manual

Available Railsounds and Command Control Upgrades
T
o experience the most from your FT
several upgrade options are available,
including Railsounds, Command Control,
and Electrocouplers. With these you can
enjoy the full spectrum of digitally record-
ed real diesel sounds and the ability to
control your locomotive from anywhere.

Railsounds Upgrade

I
nstallation is as follows: using kit 6-22964 ,
which includes two plug-in circuits.
Remove the cab from the chassis as shown
on page 7. Unplug the Signal Sounds circuit
with the aluminum heat sink bracket and set
it aside. (You will want to store this in the
static resistant packaging from the upgrade
kit). Plug the RailSounds sound card to the
slot marked "AUDIO". (The sound card can
be identified by the large square
chips/receptacle on both sides). Plug the
power supply card to the slot marked
"POWER"(The power supply card has the
large coil).
NOTE: Be sure these are plugged in correctly,
or RailSounds will not function. Damage
Rear of FT
Chips
Signal Sounds
board
Heat sink
RailSounds
board
As with all upgrades you may choose to
have this done at an authorized Lionel
Service Center for a fee, or you can choose
"do it yourself". Just follow these instruc-
tions we have included and you'll be
ready to experience the fun that is today's
Lionel
may occur if the engine is operated with
these circuits in the wrong locations!
If no other upgrades are to be made, recab
the engine reversing the cab removal
steps. Your engine will now have
RailSounds including horn and bell
which respond to your sound activation
button, and engine sounds which respond
to the speed of the locomotive and to
track voltage. Other random realistic
sounds will occur, listen for these. For
even more sounds and command control
of your engine, install the command
upgrade kit 6-22960 (sold separately). The
next section includes detailed instructions
for this upgrade.
RailSounds
power board
NOTE: Both rows of pins must be
plugged into the sockets or the
boards will not function.
Large coil
Front of FT
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