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  • Page 1 QS-2plus! Sound and Control for 3 Rail Reference Manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1. SETTING UP .....................7 ...................7 QUIPMENT .............8 RANSFORMER MORE: QSI PowerTrak..................9 ............10 ONNECTING IONEL UTTON MORE: Lionel Horn and Bell Buttons ............11 MORE: QSI SideKick II .................11 ................12 ATTERY 2. STARTING UP ..................13 ..............13 RANSFORMER DENTIFICATION ..............14 HANGING NGINE IRECTION The Horn Button Has Many Uses ...............14...
  • Page 4 #27: S TEAM HUFF HRESHOLD AND HUFF ATE OR IESEL OTOR ....................70 HRESHOLD MORE: QS-2+ Eliminates Cams ..............70 #28: P (PFA) QSI S ASSENGER OR REIGHT NNOUNCEMENT TATION (QSM) E ................76 ASTER NABLE #30: W ..............78 ARNING IGHT...
  • Page 5 RESET..................92 ROUBLES ...........95 ROUBLES ORWARD AND EVERSE ................98 ROUBLES IN EUTRAL ................101 ROUBLES OUND ............ 105 ROUBLES WITH LDER RANSFORMERS ............106 ROUBLES WITH RANSFORMERS APPENDIX II: CONNECTING TRANSFORMER & HORN/BELL CONTROLLERS TO YOUR TRACK ............. 108 ........108 ONNECTING THE RANSFORMER TO RACK...

  • Page 6: Congratulations

    In the future you will be able to easily upgrade QS-2+ to add new sounds and train running features. QSI is a pioneer in the area of on-board electronic sound and control and we are committed to bringing you the best that technology has to offer.

  • Page 7: Setting Up

    Note: If you are familiar with running QS-1®, QS-2® or MTH® ProtoSound®, you can operate your QS-2+™ equipped engine as you would these other systems. If you are not familiar with QSI products, please read on before starting your engine.

  • Page 8: How To Wire Your Transformer

    Section 1 Setting Up How To Wire Your Transformer Note: If you already operate Lionel® Rail Sounds™, or MTH® ProtoSounds®, and the bell and horn button work properly, you can skip this section on wiring and go directly to the next section. For your horn button (or whistle button) to work correctly, wire your transformer to the track as shown.

  • Page 9: More: Qsi Powertrak

    Lionel system are incompatible in two ways. First there are software problems, which are solved when you convert your ProtoSound engines to QS-2+. This conversion can be done through QSI (call for details). Second, there are hardware problems, which are solved when you add PowerTrak to your layout.

  • Page 10: Connectinga Lionel Bell Button

    You can also use the bell button to turn the bell on or off in any direction except RESET. If you do not have a bell button, attach a QSI SideKick II to your transformer. SideKick II includes bell and horn buttons designed specifically for QS-2+. See the next page for more information on SideKick II.

  • Page 11: More: Lionel Horn And Bell Buttons

    MORE: QSI SideKick II Run your engines effortlessly with QSI SideKick II. SideKick II is a simple, easy to use controller. It attaches between your transformer and track. You can use the buttons on SideKick II in place of your transformer buttons, eliminating problems with worn, faulty horn buttons or missing bell buttons.

  • Page 12: The Back-Up Battery

    But 9 volt alkaline batteries cannot be re-charged by QS- 2+ and will run down. QSI and some specialty electronic parts stores carry replacement 7-cell NiCad batteries.

  • Page 13: Starting Up

    Starting Up Remove all other engines from the powered track. Place your QS-2+ equipped locomotive on the track and turn the power on about halfway (below 10 volts). You will hear a double "ding" telling you QS-2+ is up and running. You will also hear either steam compressor sounds, electric cooling fans or a diesel motor starting up.

  • Page 14: Changing Engine Direction

    Section 2 Starting Up Changing Engine Direction You cannot leave RESET until the power is turned to a low setting (below 10 volts). When the power is turned down, use the direction button or the throttle on your transformer to interrupt the power and change direction as usual.

  • Page 15: More: Multiple-Heading

    Power Interrupt Delay Keeps Your Engines Working Together A delay feature built into the electronics of QSI reverse units prevents your reverse units from 'dropping out' or easily changing direction because of faulty switches and dirty track. Once these engines are in sequence and working together, they will stay that way.

  • Page 16: Sound

    Sound The following section explains how to operate all the different QS-2+ sounds. Many other sounds occur automatically when you are in neutral, forward or reverse. These automatic sounds are described at the end of this section. Horn or Whistle Blow the whistle or horn as often as you like as long as the engine is in forward or reverse, but not while the engine is in neutral or RESET.

  • Page 17: Bell

    Section 3 Sound Bell T o T u r n t h e B e l l O n O r O f f w i t h t h e B e l l B u t t o n You must have an accessory bell button or SideKick II wired between your transformer and track.

  • Page 18: Coupler

    Section 3 Sound Coupler T o A r m a n d F i r e t h e C o u p l e r • Put the engine in neutral (not RESET) • Move the throttle to its highest voltage setting If you are using an electronic transformer, such as an All-Trol, you may have to bring the throttle down a little from the very highest setting.
  • Page 19 Section 3 Sound T o A r m a n d F i r e t h e C o u p l e r w i t h S i d e K i c k I I • Make sure the boost voltage on the transformer is turned all the way •...

  • Page 20: More: Qsi Coil Coupler

    MORE: QSI Coil Coupler If you install a QSI Single or Dual Coil Coupler Kit on you engines, the coupler (or couplers) will actually open when you fire them. You will be able to uncouple anywhere on your layout, even on the fly, by remote control.

  • Page 21: Pfa (Passenger/Freight Announcement)

    Section 3 Sound PFA (Passenger/Freight Announcement) Passenger train station announcements or freight yard loading and unloading sounds can be heard whenever you arm them from your transformer. The sounds are fully described in Section 6, RESET Feature #28. T o A r m a n d U s e P F A : •...

  • Page 22: More: Qs-2+ Sounds

    Section 3 Sound More: QS-2+ Sounds QS-2+’s have a number of sounds that occur in forward, reverse and neutral automatically. This is a description of these sounds. Sounds in Neutral To hear these sounds, put the engine in neutral (not RESET) and wait for the sounds to occur. Since many of these sounds occur randomly, they will not necessarily happen in the same order or for the same length of time.
  • Page 23 Section 3 Sound turned on to vent steam continually through the smoke box to create the necessary draft in a non-moving engine. The blower sounds like a continual steam hissing sound. 4. Diesel and electric cab chatter: These are the sounds of radio transmissions between the engineer, dispatcher, switchman and hostlers.
  • Page 24 Section 3 Sound Sounds in Forward and Reverse 1. Steam Chuff: When the QS-2+ equipped steam engine starts out, the chuff sounds are long with a slow trail off. This is typical for steam engines where steam is applied for the entire stroke of the steam piston to provide the most amount of starting force possible.
  • Page 25 Section 3 Sound are under load. The draft from these fans is so powerful that service hatches often cannot be opened without turning the fans off. In QS-2+ electric locomotives, you can hear the sound of these fans whenever the engine is running. The volume of the fan sounds can be turned down or off from RESET Position #6.

  • Page 26: Reset Features

    Reset Features What is RESET Special QS-2+ Commands Are Available In RESET Your engine enters RESET whenever you turn the power off for three seconds or more, and then turn the power back on. When it is in RESET, your engine is ready to accept your programming instructions.

  • Page 27: How To Select The Reset Feature You Want

    Section 4 RESET Features How to Select the RESET Feature You Want Each RESET Feature is assigned a RESET Position number. You find a RESET Feature in QS-2+'s computer by its RESET Position number. For example, if you want to change the volume of the chuff on your steam engine, you will need to select RESET Position #6 to enter the chuff volume RESET Feature.

  • Page 28: How To Locate Reset Positions

    Section 4 RESET Features How to Locate RESET Positions with "Pssht," "Clink" & "Clank" Sounds Each time you move the throttle up to high voltage and back down to a low voltage while you are in RESET, you will hear a "pssht" air let-off sound. Each time you hear "pssht"...

  • Page 29: Step By Step Description Of Moving Through Reset Features

    Section 4 RESET Features Step by Step Description of Moving through RESET Features, and "Clinks" and "Clanks" • • Put your engine in RESET Turn off the power and wait three seconds for the single "ding". Turn the power back on. You are now in RESET. •...

  • Page 30: More: Selecting With The Direction Button On Your Transformer

    Section 4 RESET Features MORE: Selecting with the Direction Button on Your Transformer Another way to rapidly advance through RESET Positions is to turn the throttle up to its highest setting and press the direction button briefly to interrupt the power. (QS-2+ is designed not to leave RESET at a high throttle setting, but be ready to turn down the throttle quickly in case the engine suddenly enters forward.) Use the "pssht"...

  • Page 31: More: How To Find Out Which Reset Feature Choice Is Set

    Section 4 RESET Features A Quick Reference Card comes with your engine to help you keep track of the RESET Features and choices. This is a good time to look it over (See Appendix III for a copy of the card.) All the RESET Position numbers, RESET Feature names, and the choices available in each Feature are listed on the card.

  • Page 32: Assigning And Using Id Numbers

    QS-1, QS-2 and/or QS-2+ engines. Now you can select one engine at a time, and run it on your track, while all the other QSI equipped engines remain silent and motionless. Or you can make up a train using several QSI equipped engines, give them all the same Temporary ID Number, and run all of them together.

  • Page 33: More: Making Up And Breaking Up Trains

    (three times with this example). Let's say you have three QSI equipped engines on your layout and you have assigned them each a Temporary ID number, numbers #2, #3 and #4. To run engine #3, do a RESET.

  • Page 34: Engine Plus: An Easy Way To Make Up And Break Up Trains

    Section 5 Assigning and Using ID Numbers Rumble Rumble Rumble Use the horn button to select all the engines at once Now do a RESET. Then do an All Select by pressing the horn button for three seconds, which turns on all the engines (see Section 6, RESET Position #0).
  • Page 35 Section 5 Assigning and Using ID Numbers Note: If you accidentally put the wrong engine into Engine Plus, press the bell button for 1.5 seconds again, and the engine will be disarmed for the Engine Plus group. When you disarm this engine, you will not hear any feedback sounds.

  • Page 36: Using Road And Engine Id Numbers On Large Layouts

    Section 5 Assigning and Using ID Numbers To break up your Engine Plus Group: • Do a RESET • Select each engine using its ID number Move the engine where you like. You break up your trains the same way you did using Temporary ID's, as described above.
  • Page 37 Section 5 Assigning and Using ID Numbers Road and Engine ID numbers allow you to split your engines into groups, and then select and run engines within that group. It is a faster and more logical way to select an engine. You can set up groups or "Roads"...

  • Page 38: Using Road, Engine And Temporary Id Numbers Together

    Section 5 Assigning and Using ID Numbers Road ID #4 Santa Fe engines would run. All your other engines in Road ID 3 and 5 would remain silent and motionless.) Now advance one RESET Position using the throttle (you will hear one "clink"), and press the horn button two more times to select the second engine.
  • Page 39 Section 5 Assigning and Using ID Numbers Use horn button to select Temporary ID #1 engines (3,3) Rumble (4,2) Rumble (5,4) Rumble All engines assigned the same Temporary ID number run together When you are finished, clear the Temporary ID numbers using RESET Position #3.

  • Page 40: Reset Feature Guide

    RESET Feature Guide In Order By RESET Position Number RESET Features fall into four basic categories: (1) Sound Features (brakes, cab chatter, etc.), (2) Engine Features (reversal, slave, etc.), (3) System Features (transformer type, operational clear, etc.) and (4) Engine or Train ID numbers and running selected engines (engine select, temporary ID set, etc.).
  • Page 41 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide RESET Features in Group A are the easiest to use. Group B includes simple ID numbers and the exciting things you can do with them. Check out "Engine Plus" in Section 5 "Assigning and Using ID Numbers," and see how it works with the ID numbers described in this group.

  • Page 42: 0: Temporary/ Road Id Select, All Select

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #0: Temporary/ Road ID Select, All Select To select and run engines individually using this RESET Position, you must already have set a Temporary ID number in RESET Position #2 or a Road ID number in Position #15. A Temporary ID number will write over any Road ID number that had been assigned to the engine.
  • Page 43 A l l S e l e c t : S e l e c t i n g a n d R u n n i n g A l l E n g i n e s Select all your QSI equipped engines without selecting them one at a time.

  • Page 44: More: How To Run Multiple-Headed Trains

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide • • Press the Horn Button and hold it for three seconds All the QS-2+ engines are selected no matter what their ID numbers are. Rumble Rumble Hold the horn button down for 3 seconds to select all engines MORE: How to Run Multiple-Headed Trains This is an easy way to make up multiple-headed trains when all the engines on the layout have assigned Road and Engine ID numbers.

  • Page 45: 1: Engine Select

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #1: Engine Select To select and run engine individually using this RESET Position, you must already have set an Engine ID Number in RESET Position #16 and a Road ID Number in RESET Position #15. After you have selected your Road group, you can select an engine with an assigned Engine ID Number within this road.
  • Page 46 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide T o D e - s e l e c t ( T u r n O f f ) Y o u r S e l e c t e d E n g i n e There are two ways to De-select your selected engine: •...

  • Page 47: 2: Temporary Id Set

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #2: Temporary ID Set Temporary ID numbers can be assigned by themselves or in combination with Road and Engine ID numbers. Temporary ID numbers will write over, but not erase, any previously assigned Road ID numbers (RESET Position #15). The factory default setting is no ID Number assigned.

  • Page 48: 3: Temporary Id Clear

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #3: Temporary ID Clear Clearing the Temporary ID number means the engine will power up whenever voltage is applied to the track. If it doesn't power up, it may have an assigned Road and Engine ID Number and be de-selected.

  • Page 49: 4: Slave Engine

    PFA will remain disabled. But if an engine enabled for PFA becomes a slave engine, it will switch to enabled for QSM (QSI Station Master). In QSM, a slave engine follows the lead engine through the PFA sequence, but the slave engine will not make an announcement.
  • Page 50 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide T o S l a v e o r M a s t e r A n E n g i n e • • Find RESET Position #4 • • Press the Horn Button Each time you press the horn button you will hear one to four "dings."...

  • Page 51: 5: Start-Up Direction

    RESET. Interrupt the power, and the engine will go in reverse. Use this setting if you are running a multiple consist with MTH or QSI equipped engines and want the engine to run backwards compared to the other engines.
  • Page 52 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide ding, ding, ding, ding Press horn button to choose how the engine will start up. Starting out in Forward or Reverse presents a problem: how to enter RESET when the engine always starts running immediately? To enter RESET, follow the directions for Engine Unlock: T o U n l o c k Y o u r E n g i n e •...

  • Page 53: 6: Diesel Motor/Steam Chuff/Electric Fan/Turbine Volume

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #6: Diesel Motor/Steam Chuff/Electric Fan/ Turbine Volume Use this RESET Feature to change the volume of the diesel motor, the steam chuff, the electric locomotive cooling fan and motor sounds, or the gas/steam turbine, without affecting the volume of the other engine sounds. To change the volume of all the engine sounds, including these sounds, use the volume adjustment on the QS-2+ circuit board.

  • Page 54: 8: Engine Lights

    This RESET Feature allows you to turn a diesel warning light (the overhead blinking light or ditch lights) on or off, and creates two spaces for future engine light options. You must have the QSI Overhead Blinking Light connected to QS-2+ to use this feature (Appendix IV).

  • Page 55: 10: Coupler Enable

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #10: Coupler Enable A Single or Dual Coil Coupler Kit must first be installed in your engine. This RESET Feature gives you a number of ways to use the dual couplers on your engines. If your engine has a single coil coupler kit installed, you can use choice 2, "Both Enabled";...

  • Page 56: What Is A Trailing Coupler And How Is It Used

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide ding, ding… Press horn button to enable or disable coupler Note: When you arm and fire both couplers, the available electrical power to operate the couplers is split between the front and rear couplers. You may not have sufficient power to open the knuckles against the drag of a long train.
  • Page 57 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide When using trailing couplers, you can arm the Clank front coupler, push the train, and open the coupler as you slow down to allow the cars Screech! to coast onto a siding. Then quickly switch to the rear coupler to pick up another group of waiting cars.

  • Page 58: 11: Automatic Operation

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #11: Automatic Operation Your engine can operate automatically with a variety of sounds and behaviors. There are three different automatic operation programs available. To give your layout extra drama, Grade Crossing and Milk Run can be used by a train on a closed loop of track.
  • Page 59 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide T o C h a n g e D e m o s • • Do a RESET and find RESET Position #11 • • Press the Horn Button Each time you press the horn button, you will hear one to five "dings." Choose the number corresponding to the demo you want to hear.

  • Page 60: 15: Road Id Set

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #15: Road ID Set Road ID numbers can be assigned to groups of engines. They are used with Engine ID numbers to select and operate your trains. The factory default setting is no ID Number assigned. T o A s s i g n R o a d I D N u m b e r s •...
  • Page 61 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide Note: You can also assign Road ID numbers to several engines at once. Place the engines on the track, find RESET Position #15 and press the horn button equal to the number you want to assign. Press the horn button 3 times The first engine...

  • Page 62: 16: Engine Id Set

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #16: Engine ID Set You can use Engine ID’s with Road ID’s to select and operate your trains. The factory default setting is no ID Number assigned. T o A s s i g n a n E n g i n e I D N u m b e r •...

  • Page 63: 17: Road And Engine Id Clear

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #17: Road And Engine ID Clear Even though Road and Engine ID numbers will be remembered permanently once they have been entered into the QS-2+ computer, they can easily be cleared or changed. This Feature clears Road and Engine ID numbers only. It will not clear Temporary ID numbers.

  • Page 64: 18: Operational Clear

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #18: Operational Clear The first choice in this RESET Feature returns Features 4 through 14 to their factory default settings. For QS-2+, this includes features 4,5,6,8,10 and 11. The second choice returns Features 19 through 46 to their factory default settings.

  • Page 65: 19: Transformer Type

    See Appendix II, "Connecting Transformer and Horn/Bell Controllers to Your Track" for a list of approved transformers and the transformer type choice QSI recommends. If you chose the wrong type of transformer, you may notice erratic horn or bell button operation, irregular chuffing, or difficulty moving through RESET Positions.

  • Page 66: More: About Auto Select

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide If you choose a transformer other than Auto Select, the new transformer choice becomes effective when you leave RESET. ding, ding QS-2+ is assigned to a Lionel ZW or Dallee transformer More: About Auto Select At full throttle settings, all transformer types have a similar type of track voltage waveform, called a sine wave.

  • Page 67: 20: System Type

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #20: System Type System Type refers to how signals are sent to your engine. With System 1, there is no difference between using your horn button or bell button to operate all QS-2+ features. In other words, your bell button will act exactly like a horn button.

  • Page 68: 23: Diesel/Electric/Gas Turbine Cab Chatter Or Steam Neutral Sounds

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #23: Diesel/Electric/Gas Turbine Cab Chatter or Steam Neutral Sounds This features turns special sounds in neutral on or off. Diesel, electric and gas turbine engines come with actual recordings of radio Cab Chatter between a dispatcher and the engine crew.

  • Page 69: 25: Diesel Horn Or Steam Whistle In Neutral

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #25: Diesel Horn or Steam Whistle In Neutral You have two choices in this RESET Feature, called "Bell" and "Whistle." Bell allows you to use the horn button to turn the bell on or off when you are in neutral.

  • Page 70: 27: Steam Chuff Threshold And Chuff Rate Or Diesel Motor Threshold

    QS-2+ is designed to give you excellent sound effects under a wide range of conditions. However, if you do not like QSI's settings you can adjust the threshold and rate to suit your individual locomotive.
  • Page 71 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide T o S e t t h e C h u f f T h r e s h o l d • • Find RESET Position #27 and leave the throttle at a low setting •...
  • Page 72 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide • Turn up the throttle until the engine moves forward at the speed at which you want to hear the mid chuff rate (about eight chuffs per second; the maximum rate is 16 chuffs per second) You will not hear any chuff sounds yet.
  • Page 73 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide...
  • Page 74 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide 2. Setting Diesel Motor Threshold If you apply power and notice your diesel engine moving before the motor starts to rev up, you can adjust the threshold for the motor. Real diesel engines usually rev up before the engine actually moves. If your transformer goes to a very low voltage, so the engine is on but not moving, you can set the threshold to begin before the engine moves.
  • Page 75 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide • Press and release the Horn Button again You will hear three "dings." Review the motor sounds by running your engine at low and high speeds, using the throttle. If you interrupt the power, the engine will not change direction.

  • Page 76: 28: Passenger Or Freight Announcement (Pfa) Or Qsi Station Master (Qsm) Enable

    #28: Passenger or Freight Announcement (PFA) or QSI Station Master (QSM) Enable PFA (Passenger/Freight Announcement) or QSM (QSI Station Master) are sounds and engine behaviors that can be run from your transformer whenever the train comes to a stop. All QS-2+ sound sets include "The Northbound Express"...
  • Page 77 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide T o A r m a n d U s e P F A o r Q S M : • First choose "Enabled for PFA" or "Enabled for QSM" • While the engine is running in forward or reverse, hold down the bell button for about three seconds PFA or QSM is armed when you hear a single horn or whistle hoot.

  • Page 78: 30: Warning Light Options

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #30: Warning Light Options RESET Position #8 turns engine lights, like the diesel warning light, on and off. This QS-2+ feature allows you to decide how the diesel warning light behaves when it's on. The factory default setting for this feature is "Blinking if Engine is Selected" (choice 3).

  • Page 79: 32: Feedback In Reset

    Feature choice was set before. "Clinks" and "clanks" behave normally. "Special" is designed for possible future train controllers. QSI strongly recommends you do not use this choice now. The factory default setting is "Normal Feedback."...

  • Page 80: 35: Factory Test

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #35: Factory Test This RESET Position is reversed for factory use only. You will not harm you engine if you enter this Position by mistake. You will also not hear any sounds.

  • Page 81: Ithink Ican " For Small Steam Engines

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #37: "I think I can" for Small Steam Engines The “I think I Can” chuff can be found in small steam engines using a QS2- 300, QS2-301 or QS2-306 sound set only. It is turned on using your transformer and horn button.

  • Page 82: 40: Lock-Out Enable

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #40: Lock-out Enable Instead of using a mechanical switch (like the lever on an E-unit), you can now lock-out your engine by remote control. Lock-out locks your engine in one direction (forward, neutral or reverse), so it can be used with block signals or stop stations that would normally cycle the engine into neutral.
  • Page 83 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide If you wait too long after the short whistle or horn blast, the engine "dings," and you are back in RESET. Put your engines back into the desired direction and try again. Also, if you have locked out your engine in neutral, your bell may be on.

  • Page 84: 44: All De-Select

    QS-1 or QS-2+ on the same track. If you're using all QSI equipped engines with assigned ID numbers, and you want to select one engine to run, it's easier to simply select the engine in RESET Position #0 than use All De-Select.
  • Page 85 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide • Enter the engine's ID number using the Horn Button in RESET Position #0 or #1 S e l e c t A l l D e - S e l e c t e d E n g i n e s ( A l s o c a l l e d...

  • Page 86: 45: Squealing Brakes Enable

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #45: Squealing Brakes Enable There are three ways to operate Squealing Brakes. You can choose to turn off the brake sounds completely ("Brakes Off"). Or you can decide when to hear the brakes by arming them with the bell button. Once the brakes are armed, they will sound the next time you stop.
  • Page 87 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide T o U s e B r a k e A r m E n a b l e d • First Choose "Brakes Arm Enabled" • While the engine is running, hold down the bell button for about three seconds The brakes are armed when you hear a single horn or whistle hoot.

  • Page 88: 46: Flange Sounds Enable

    Section 6 RESET Feature Guide #46: Flange Sounds Enable Flanges are the rims on engine wheels that extend below the rail to prevent the wheels from slipping off the track. When moving through tight curves, these flanges often squeal as they rub against the sides of the rails. You can get the same effect .
  • Page 89 Section 6 RESET Feature Guide T o U s e F l a n g e S o u n d s • First choose "Flanges Arm Enabled" • While the engine is running, hold down the bell button for about three seconds The flanges are armed when you hear a single horn or whistle hoot.

  • Page 90: Appendix I: Troubleshooting

    Appendix I: Troubleshooting Appendix I has four sections: • Quick Exit Guide • Troubles with Direction States • Troubles with Sound • Troubles with Older Transformers Quick Exit Guide QS-2+ has four commands you can use should your engine misbehave. These commands are called Hard RESET, All Select, Engine Unlock and Operational Clear.

  • Page 91: Engine Unlock

    Appendix I Troubleshooting Engine Unlock Your engine may be making sounds, but you are unable to change its direction or put it in RESET. If so, your engine may be locked out. T o U n l o c k Y o u r E n g i n e •...

  • Page 92: Troubles In Direction States

    Or use the lights on the QSI PowerTrak to monitor the voltage. Also, make sure the Cab-1 is set at low momentum (see Lionel Cab-1 instruction manual).
  • Page 93 Appendix I Troubleshooting 4. Interrupting the power does not take the The QS-2+ will not let your leave RESET when your engine out of RESET. Every time the power throttle is over 14 volts. Reduce the throttle to less is interrupted, I hear an air let-off and clinks than half before interrupting the power to go forward.
  • Page 94 Appendix I Troubleshooting 11. All engine sounds stop past RESET This is normal. QSI does not want engine sounds Position #2 except for clinks and clanks. interfering with QS-2+ feedback sounds. 12. In RESET, when trying to select an There is a problem with the horn button on your engine, there is a "ding"...

  • Page 95: Troubles In Forward And/Or Reverse

    Appendix I Troubleshooting 18. Engine is De-Selected and I cannot Use All-Select to start engine (See Quick Exit Guide), remember the Engine or Roads ID numbers and go to RESET Position #3. Press horn button to and want to find out what they are. any clear Temp ID.
  • Page 96 Section 6, RESET Position #19). 29. The engine will RESET but will not go One or both Motor wires are not connected to the QSI when I interrupt the power. I hear the soft tick reverse unit or the ProtoSound bottom board. Check of the relays when I interrupt the power but the connections and re-solder if necessary.
  • Page 97 OR, if you are using a Cab-1/PowerMaster controller own. with a ProtoSound System or a QS-2+ converted ProtoSound board, you need to add a QSI PowerTrak to your PowerMaster output for reliable operation. See Appendix II. 34. When I use my Cab-1 system, my QS-2+ You are running your layout under Lionel’s TMCC...

  • Page 98: Troubles In Neutral

    Appendix I Troubleshooting 36. The horn or whistle continues to blow An accessory, faulty transformer, powered car or some when the horn button is no longer pressed. problem with the engine is putting a DC horn or bell signal on the track. The following may cause this problem: Or the horn, whistle or bell will go on and off 1) Right-Of-Way brass cabooses can be a source of...
  • Page 99 41.All the coupler sounds come on when QS-2+ needs the remote QSI Coil Coupler kit which operating the coupler but the coupler does not is sold separately. If this kit is installed, make sure the open.
  • Page 100 Enabled" to make sure your ProtoSound engine will reliably activate your couplers. Or buy a new bottom board from QSI that has both coupler outputs available. Note: QS-2+ uses a coupler kit that connects to the top board. The couplers on ProtoSound bottom boards are activated through the pins that connect the boards together.

  • Page 101: Troubles With Sound

    24 hours. Or remove the battery and recharge it on a commercial charger. If this does not help, replace with a QSI NiCad 7 cell 8.4 volt battery. 49. I cannot get the flange sound effects to Your horn signal may be weak. In order to operate the turn on with the horn button.
  • Page 102 Appendix I Troubleshooting 50. I cannot get short horn blasts with my You horn signal may be weak, whistle button. OR, the wrong transformer was selected in RESET Position #19. Check to see if your QS-2+ is set for the correct transformer or that it is set for "Auto Select."...
  • Page 103 If this does not help, replace with a new QSI battery. 57. I have replaced my battery a number of Are you using a QSI 7-cell 8.4 volt NiCad battery, not times and it keeps discharging. the common "9 volt" alkaline battery or 6-cell, 7.2 volt NiCad battery? Alkaline batteries will eventually discharge.
  • Page 104 Appendix I Troubleshooting 62. The engine runs fine but there are no The Motor or Chuff Volume is set to 'Off'. Go to steam chuff, diesel motor, electric engine RESET Position #6, and re-set the volume. cooling fan or gas/steam turbine sounds. 63.

  • Page 105: Troubles With Older Transformers

    Appendix I Troubleshooting Troubles with Older Transformers Older Lionel transformers (ZW, KW, 1033, etc.) are well designed power supplies that work reliably for many years. However, some of these old work horses are getting tired and the horn button in particular may need some repair. If your QS-2+ is not responding correctly to the horn button, there are probably not any problems with the QS-2+ unit or how you are operating the controls;...

  • Page 106: Troubles With New Transformers

    Button on one side is defective or weak but the one on the other side still works well. 5) Add QSI PowerTrak to your track. PowerTrak puts a load on the track. This load improves the DC horn signal being sent so the engine behaves reliably and predictably, and you can use your transformer in a normal manner.
  • Page 107 Adding a QSI PowerTrak to your PowerMaster solves these problems. PowerTrak corrects the distortion of the voltage waveform so the converted ProtoSound engine can read the PowerMaster signals accurately. See "MORE: QSI PowerTrak" and Appendix IV: "Adding PowerTrak or SideKick II to Your Layout" for more information on PowerTrak.

  • Page 108: Appendix Ii: Connecting Transformer & Horn/Bell Controllers To Your Track

    Lionel Type V or Z, do not have horn buttons and will need a QSI SideKick II or other accessory horn and/or bell buttons to operate QSI features. The Lionel MW is not recommended for use with QS-2+ because the MW direction button will not always work properly and the horn button does not respond the same at different throttle settings.
  • Page 109 An add-on accessory horn or bell button does not work reliably with this transformer. Use a SideKick II if the horn or bell button is missing or doesn’t work. Damage to QSI sound systems and reverse units used with the RailKing model Z-750 Hobby Transformer is not covered under any QSI warranty.
  • Page 110 These transformers are accepted for use with QSI sound systems. The Z and V transformers do not have horn or bell buttons. In order to use these transformers with QSI sound systems, connect a QSI SideKick II to each operating throttle.

  • Page 111: Connecting The Lionel Bell Button To Use In Place Of The Transformer Horn Button

    Appendix II Connecting Transformer and Controllers Connecting the Lionel Bell Button to Use in Place of the Transformer Horn Button If you have a transformer with no horn button (like the Z) or a faulty horn button, you can wire the Lionel bell button to take its place. Note that this wiring is the reverse of the wiring for normal bell button operation.

  • Page 112: Adding Powertrak To Your Layout

    QSIndustries, Inc. Adding SideKick II to Your Layout SideKick II is an easier way to select and operate RESET Features and run your engine. For information on using SideKick II, see Section 1: "MORE: QSI SideKick II." Outside Rail Center Rail...

  • Page 113: Appendix Iii: Quick Reference Card

    Appendix III: Quick Reference Card each low-high-low throttle = next RESET Feature shaded square = factory default setting each "choice" box = 1 press of horn button engines with no ID #'s are always on first horn button press = current setting RESET Position/Feature Choice 0 Temp / Road ID# and All Select...
  • Page 114 "Special" eliminates RESET bell, air let-off and No Air Release delays clinks and clanks. For future use. Special 35 Factory Test for QSI use 37 “I Think I Can” for small steam engines Disabled Enabled Disabled 40 Lock-out Engine Enable Set to “Enabled”...

  • Page 115: Appendix Iv: System Description & Hardware Adjustments

    The QS-2+ system consists of three circuit boards that plug into each other as shown below. The bottom board is the QSI reverse unit (either an ACRU or DCRU). The small, middle board, called the PS-1 Board, provides power for the system.

  • Page 116: Ac Versus Dc Motor Operation

    Appendix IV System Description and Hardware Adjustments AC Versus DC Motor Operation QS-2+ has a different way of measuring motor speed for AC Universal motors than for DC Can motors. AC motors are the type used in early Lionel locomotives and many, but not all, of the newer Lionel locomotives. AC motors are characterized by an additional winding called the field winding, and the motors are open frame (you can see the armature).

  • Page 117: Adjusting The Volume

    Appendix IV System Description and Hardware Adjustments Adjusting the Volume You can change the volume for all QS- 2+ sounds as easily as you can adjust the volume of your radio. On the top QS-2+ board there is a small square component with a screw driver slot to adjust the volume.

  • Page 118: Warning Light

    Blinking Light Kit is the only kit available for diesel warning lights. Other diesel warning light kit will be available in the future. If you wish to install a Dual Coil Coupler Kit, the QS-2+ top board needs to be returned to QSI for modification. Speaker QS-2+ ↓...

  • Page 119: Using Cables To Connect Powered Diesels

    Powered w/ QSI Reverse Unit Powered w/QS-2+ The QSI cable assembly is connected to the socket strips on the QS-2+ in the controller engine and to the socket strips on the QSI reverse unit on the engine without QS-2+. The cable assembly will only work if the engine without QS-2+ has a QSI reverse unit.

  • Page 120: Recharging The Battery

    Note: Do not store your engine with an alkaline battery installed since the battery may leak and cause damage to your engine. NiCads are dry batteries and should not leak corrosive chemicals. Replacement 7-cell, 8.4 volt NiCad batteries are available from QSI and some electronic parts stores.

  • Page 121: Appendix V: Operating Without A Battery

    Appendix V: Operating Without a Battery QSI sound and train control systems, including ProtoSound systems converted to QS-2+, are not designed to run without a battery. When the battery is removed from the QS-2+ system, the on-board computer shuts down for any power interruption, including direction changes, dirty track, and RESET.

  • Page 122: Appendix Vi: Using The Lionel Cab-1/Powermaster With

    Weaver, Right-of-Way, K-Line, Williams, MTH and all Lionel engines. You can use any QSI approved transformer or power pack with your Cab-1 walk-around throttle and PowerMaster, including your ZW and the new Lionel PowerHouse™. You do not use the Lionel Command Control Base™.
  • Page 123 Appendix IV System Description and Hardware Adjustments Use the throttle knob to move through RESET Features. Put the engine in RESET. Use the lights on PowerTrak to find a high throttle setting, and set the Cab-1 stall voltage at a high enough value to prevent direction changes when the throttle is used.

  • Page 124: Appendix Vii: Glossary

    Appendix VII: Glossary Term Definition ACRU QSI reverse unit used in Lionel engines that have AC or Universal motors. All De-Select An easy way to turn off all powered engines using a bell button. Available with QS-1 and QS-2+, but not QS-2.
  • Page 125 "dings" telling you all systems are up and running. Also called Hard RESET. DCRU QSI reverse unit used in engines that have DC or "Can" motors. De-Select Engines are de-selected when you select another engine using ID numbers. A de-selected engine remains silent and motionless while selected engines are running.
  • Page 126 An industry name for the physical parts of a computer system. The QS-2+ system hardware consists of three circuit boards: the QS-2+ Microprocessor Board, the PS-1 Power Supply Board and the QSI reverse unit. The QS-2+ Converted ProtoSound hardware consists of two circuit boards: the QS-2+ Converted ProtoSound Top Board and the ProtoSound Bottom Board.
  • Page 127 RESET The special state your QSI reverse unit or QS-2+ system is in after a three or more second interruption of power. In RESET, your QS- 2+ system is ready to access the computer and accept programming commands.
  • Page 128 ID number. Trailing On engines with working QSI Dual Couplers, the coupler that Coupler works depends on engine direction. See Section 6, RESET Position #10.

  • Page 129: Warranty

    How To Obtain Upgrades To The Software And New Product Information If you purchased QS-2+ directly from QSI, you will be informed of any upgrades or new products. If you wish to be added to our mailing list, contact us at the address or phone number given on the next page. Also, your local authorized...

  • Page 130: Index

    Index Index Accessories Back-to-back Engines....51 Coil Coupler Kit ....20 Battery QSI Cable Extender ..... 118 description......12, 118 ACRU ........114 operating without ....120 Adjusting the Volume recharging ......119 See also Volume temporary replacement ..118 All De-Select......83 type used ......12, 118...
  • Page 131 Index Chuff Rate, troubles with Diesel Motor Threshold .....73 AC or DC motors ....115 Diesel Motor Volume....53 in reverse .......96 Diesel Warning Light On/Off ..54 irregular sound.......95 Diesel Warning Light Options ...77 sound ........103 Direction Button, selecting RESET Clear Engine ID Number ...63 Positions with (MORE) ..30 Clear Road ID Number ....63 Direction changing, how to..14...
  • Page 132 "I Think I Can" chuff ....80 QS-2+ Eliminates Cams ..70 ID Numbers QS-2+ Sounds ....... 22 All Select....... 43 QSI Coil Coupler....20 assigning and using ....32 QSI PowerTrak......9 De-select an engine..43, 46 QSI SideKick II..... 11 Engine ID Clear ....
  • Page 133 Index NiCad Battery ....12, 118 Nose-to-nose Engines....51 QS-2+ Computer Restart....89 QS-2+ Sounds (MORE) .....22 QSI Coil Coupler (MORE)..20 Operate and Select RESET QSI Station Master Features .........27 how to run......75 Operational Clear....64, 90 Overhead Blinking Light See QSI Station Master On/Off ........54...
  • Page 134 Index Reverse, troubles in ....94 blow horn in neutral, how to.. 69 Road ID Clear ......63 brake sounds off ....85 Road ID Set....... 60 brakes.......25, 85 Road ID, how to use ....36 Cab Chatter ......68 Road Select........
  • Page 135 Index Uncoupler on Slave Engine..49 Temporary ID Clear....48 Uncoupler, arm and fire ..18, 57 Temporary ID Select ....42 Uncoupler, connecting wires ..117 Temporary ID Set ......47 Unlock Engine, how to..82, 90 Temporary ID, how to use..32 Temporary ID, use with Road &...
  • Page 136 Quick Reference Card each low-high-low throttle = next RESET Feature QSI Copyright 1997 each "Choice" box = 1 press of horn button first horn button press = current setting shaded square = factory default setting engines with no ID#'s are always selected (on)
  • Page 137 "Special" eliminates RESET bell, air let-off and No Air Release delays clinks and clanks. For future use. Special 35 Factory Test for QSI use 37 “I Think I Can” for small steam engines Disabled Enabled 40 Lock-out Engine Enable Disabled Set to “Enabled”...
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