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dings (signifying that the ProtoCoupler option has been turned off). Simply turn the
transformer throttle off and then on again to lock in the new setting.
PROGRAMMING FOR SQUEAKING BRAKES AND FYS
OPERATION
ProtoSounds™ is equipped with a RESET setting to turn off the Squeaking Brakes and
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 yard and
have both engines playing their PFA sound effects. To turn off PFA , enter RESET and go
to Feature 28. (See the section on Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds™ on page
15). Once in Feature 28, press the transformer whistle button and wait for ProtoSounds to
sound a bell ding(s). Continue pressing the whistle button on and off until ProtoSounds
sounds two bell dings (signifying that the PFA features have been turned off). Simply turn
the transformer throttle OFF and then ON again to lock in the new setting. To reset
ProtoSounds™ to its original factory setting of Squeaking Brakes and PFA on, repeat the
above procedure but keep pressing the whistle button in Feature 28 until ProtoSounds™
only dings once instead of twice.
ACTIVATING REMOTE LOCK-OUT CONTROL
ProtoSound equipped engines feature a RESET setting that allows the operator to
remotely “lock” the engine into forward, neutral or reverse. This is especially useful on
layouts that feature “blocked” track sections. The lockout feature comes from the factory in
the OFF position, meaning it is not active when you first take the engine out of the box. This
is done to prevent novice operators from accidentally locking their engine into forward,
neutral or reverse and then mistakenly thinking that the engine’s electronics have failed. To
activate the Remote Lockout Control setting, go to RESET Feature 40 (See the section
entitled Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds™ on page 15). 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. To lock in the setting, simply turn the
throttle all the way off and then back on again. To turn the Remote Lockout Control setting
back off, go back to Feature 40 and press the whistle button until only one bell ding sounds.
To lock in the setting, simply turn the transformer throttle off and then back on again.
Alternatively, you can go to RESET Feature 18 to reset all ProtoSound features back to
their original factory defaults including Remote Lockout Control.
RESETTING ALL PROTOSOUND OPTIONS TO FACTORY
DEFAULTS
ProtoSounds is equipped with a RESET feature (Feature 18) that resets all programmable
options back to their original factory settings. This is a useful feature if you find your engine
not operating the way you think it should and don’t want to take the time to check each
RESET feature one at a time. To reset all the RESET features back to their original factory
settings, enter RESET and go to Feature 18. (See the section entitled Using RESET To
