PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Getting to Know Your M.T.H. HO Locomotive
Key Features
Your new HO
is equipped with the exclusive M.T.H. Proto-Sound®
3.0 digital sound and control system. In plain English, this means your locomotive
contains state-of-the-art electronics providing realistic digital sounds, puffing
smoke perfectly synchronized with chuffing sounds and motion, precisely
controlled speed in increments of 1 scale mile per hour, and much, much, more.
Compatibility
The Proto-Sound 3 system is universally compatible with track power and/or signal
combinations including analog DC (regular DC transformer), DCC (NMRA Digital
Command Control), or DCS (MTH Digital Command System). Simply set your
engine on the rails, apply any one of these power/signal sources, and move out! The
Proto-Sound 3.0 system automatically senses the track environment and adapts
accordingly. A vast array of realistic operation is automatic when the engine is run on
analog DC. You can expand access to features in a DCC environment. Experience
the most your new locomotive has to offer in the simple to use yet powerful world
of DCS. To be clear, DCS is NOT a proprietary version of DCC, as some other
manufacturers offer. DCS is a comprehensive layout control system designed with
one primary goal: make model trains do amazingly realistic things using a simple and
intuitive controller. We put the complexity on the inside, and the fun in your hands!
Digital Sound
Your Proto-Sound 3 (PS3) equipped
engine
contains over 100 individual
recordings. These recordings are played back dynamically at appropriate times to
create a symphony of realism for your ears. Hear the chuffs automatically intensify
or lighten when speeding up or slowing down, listen to the sounds of brakes
squeaking and squealing as you come to a stop, or enjoy the random conversations
of railmen working as your model sits at idle. It's all there and it's incredible.
Now, your HO
Steam engine
includes the ultimate in realism Proto-Whistle. With
this incredible new feature you have variable control over the steam whistle sound
in your locomotive (when operated in DCS mode with the DCS Commander or
DCS software version 4.0 or greater).
Steam engine
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M.T.H. HO 2-8-8-4 Yellowstone Steam Engine