F40PH Diesel Operating Manual
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Once you have decided on the appropriate volume level, turn the transformer throttle off
and on again or press the transformer direction switch to lock in your selection. The volume
adjustment will remain set at the level you have chosen until you change it again.
Regardless of the engine volume setting, the horn, bell, compressor and Cab Chatter
sounds will function normally. In fact because only the engine volume is affected by
selections in Feature 6, when you select 0 volume, you can still hear the horn, bell and Cab
Chatter sounds when the engine is running or in neutral.
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 button is wired, ProtoSounds comes preprogrammed to allow you to operate
the bell by simply pushing the bell button once. To turn the bell off, push the button again. If
the bell doesn’t’t function when you press the button, you may need to re-program
ProtoSounds to operate with a separate bell button controller. To do this enter RESET and
go to Feature 20. (See the section Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds™on page
15.) Once in Feature 20, press the whistle button and wait for the module to sound a bell
ding(s).
Continue pushing the whistle button until the module plays back two dings
(signifying that the module has been programmed for a bell button). Simply turn the throttle
off and then on again to “Lock-In" the new
setting.
To reset the computer to its
original factory (default) setting (no
separate bell button operation), repeat
the above procedure but keep pushing
the whistle button until the computer only
responds with one bell ding.
PROGRAMMING FOR
SQUEAKING BRAKE
OPERATION
ProtoSounds can be programmed for
squeaking brake operation in three
different manners; (1)Squeaking brakes can be activated by bell button control, (2)they can
be programmed for continuous operation subject to throttle changes or (3)they can be
programmed to be turned off. The default setting is (1) Squeaking brakes are activated by
bell button control as described on page 8. To change the default setting, enter RESET and
go to Feature 45. (See the section Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds on page 15).
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 two dings for option 2 -
Squeaking brakes on all the time, subject to throttle movements. Press the whistle button
again until the module plays back three dings for option 3 - Squeaking brakes off. Once you
have decided on the desired setting, simply turn the throttle off and then on again to "Lock-
In" the new setting. To reset the computer to its original factory default setting (option 1 -
squeaking brakes activated by bell button controller, repeat the above procedure but keep
pushing the whistle button until the module only responds with one bell ding.
Power Terminal
Wire (black)
Center Rail
Wire (red)
Outside Track
Wire (ground)
Figure 7: Wiring Up A Separate Bell Button