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programming on the main. Make sure your locomotive is in “forward” and that you have
lots of room in front of it on your mainline. You may have to set up pylons or a work
block to keep other errant model railroaders from entering your territory. Set CV 54 to
a value of 0. Then get out of programming mode and turn on the bell (press F1). We’ll
say this again: Make sure you have plenty of room in front of your locomotive and it is
not headed for the layout edge and the basement floor!!!
Your SW1200RS will quickly take off at full speed and suddenly stop. All the HO scale
beverages in the HO scale cab fridge will fall out. After that, you’ll have fabulous motor
control. And a messy cab. If you ever have to reset your locomotive, you can do the
automatic adjustment thingy again – it just takes a few seconds.
MORE INFORMATION
While addressing the features that most modelers will need for normal operation, these
instructions have covered just a small number of the many customizable features of
your ESU LokSound decoder. For advanced users who want to more fully explore the
capabilities of the decoder we suggest downloading the ESU Loksound Select decoder
manual. This is available on the SW1200RS page in the Support section of our web site.
LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY
We will do our best to solve any problems or issues that you may have with your
SW1200RS locomotive. If your locomotive has any defects that originate from the
factory, we will repair your locomotive using new components or replace it outright
should a repair not be possible. However, we can only replace your locomotive while
we have additional ones in stock. We normally keep spares for up to six months after a
model is released. If you are like most of us and – after purchasing this locomotive – you
dismissed it to the dungeon deep beneath your layout and are now just discovering it
35 years later after you heard it crying “run me”, then you are on your own if there are
any issues. Jason is long retired and still trying to repair our sleeping car, Edmundston.
The rest of us have moved to Tonga.
There are a number of things that this warranty cannot cover. If your SW1200RS arrives
with a couple of loose grab irons or underbody bits, there is a very good chance that
you can effect a repair in less time and effort than it would take to contact us. Don’t be
afraid to do some model railroading! White glue, such as Weldbond, works wonders
for securing all sorts of parts and will not mar or damage your paint. However, if parts
are missing that is another story – call us or send us an email and we’ll send you some
replacements.
Of course, damage caused by running your SW1200RS at full speed around a
15”-radius curve along the edge of your layout, modifying your SW1200RS to work
off rocket fuel, not modifying your SW1200RS to work off rocket fuel but still filling it
with rocket fuel, strapping your SW1200RS to a firecracker for an entertaining YouTube
