From MTH website http://www.mth-railking.com How-To video links are here http://www.mth-railking.com/service/maintenance_&_troubleshooting/Locomotive/ps1/ps1.html A PS 1 instruction manual for download with all the sound activation sequences for passenger train http://extranet.mth-railking.com/pdfapp/pdfs/instruction/30DL19491I.pdf PROTOSOUND RESET FEATURE CHART The following chart lists the available features found in your ProtoSound equipped locomotive. The default settings for each feature as well as the operation sequence of the feature are listed in separate columns. You can reset all features to their original factory settings by accessing Feature 18 in RESET and press and hold the transformer whistle button until you hear a soft, warbled bell sound. RESET # OPERATION DEFAULT CLANKS/CLINKS 6 Engine Volume Full Volume 1 Clank/5 Clinks 10 Coupler ON/OFF Coupler ON 2 Clanks/0 Clinks 18 Reset Default Settings 3 Clanks/3 Clinks 20 Remote Bell Button Bell Button Active 4 Clanks/0 Clinks 23 Cab Chatter Cab Chatter ON 4 Clanks/3 Clinks 25 Whistle In Neutral Whistle In Neutral OFF 5 Clanks/0 Clinks 27 Chuff Rate Full Chuff Range 5 Clanks/2 Clinks 28 Brake/PFA Enabled Brake/PFA ON 5 Clanks/3 Clinks 40 Lockout Enabled Lockout OFF 8 Clanks/0 Clinks 45 Squeaking Brakes Brakes Always ON 9 Clanks/0 Clinks ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PFA Activation with whistle button only 1) Put the engine into Neutral, with Forward being the next direction of travel. 2) Set the Throttle to about 8 VAC. 3) Slowly press the whistle control until the bell just begins to ring, and hold it there. 4) After about 3 seconds, if you listen closely, you will hear an air release (WHOOSH!). When you hear this sound, you may release the whistle control. The bell will still be ringing. 5) Press and release the whistle control to turn off the bell. 6) Interrupt power to switch the engine into Forward. While the engine continues to run in Forward, the Squealing Brakes will be active. When you next enter Neutral, the Freight Yard Sounds or Passenger Station Announcements will begin. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ProtoSound Reset 18 RESETTING ALL PROTOSOUND® OPTIONS TO FACTORY DEFAULTS ProtoSounds® RESET feature (Feature 18) 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. To SET all the features back to their original factory settings, enter RESET Mode and go to Feature 18. Using the following steps NOTE: Make sure that the ProtoSounds® battery is fully charged any time that you try to RESET program options In RESET Mode move the throttle up & down from high voltage to low 18 times Listen for 3 Clank and 3 Clink Sounds. You are now in feature 18 Once in Feature 18, press and release the Whistle Button and wait for the engine To sound a garbled bell (warbling sound). Interrupt the throttle (all the way off) to “lock-in” The Program feature 18 Setting --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reset 27 (chuff rate) A reset "27" is used to change the chuff rate of an original protosound engine. It allows you to set the track voltage at which the engine's chuff will start and also the track voltage at which the chuff will be at its fastest. If your engine is missing it's "chuff" sound, it is recommended to first try a factory reset. If that does not work proceed with the Reset 27. Please be sure the engine contains a well charged battery before any reset procedure is performed. NOTE: These instructions explain how to perform a Reset 27 (chuff rate) using a Z-4000. If you are using another type of transformer then you will need to put the engine into Reset 27 following the instructions in your operator’s instructions. After hearing the five clanks and two clinks then start at step four of these instructions. One of the most popular features on the Z-4000 Transformer is the simplicity of programming your ProtoSound equipped engines by using Program Mode. With a scrolling menu and push button access, MTH has eliminated the need to run the throttle up and down while counting the “Clinks” and “Clanks” to set up the operation of the engine. Program operation is explained in detail in the Operating Instructions shipped with each transformer. However, use of Reset Feature 27, Chuff Thresholds for Steam Engines, which operates differently than the other features, was not included in the initial printing. Reset Feature 27 allows the operator to “fine tune” the rate of chuff relative to the speed of the engine by setting the minimum and maximum chuff points. To do this with the Z-4000, follow the steps below: 1) With the steam engine on the track, and the transformer throttles in the “OFF” position, press the “PROGRAM” button for the track in use. The display will read “00” and “PG”. 2) Using the “WST/HRN” button, scroll the top display up to “27,” then press “BELL SELECT.” The transformer will power the engine in Reset, and run the ProtoSounds to Reset Feature 27 (5 Clanks, 2 Clinks). 3) Raise the throttle from the “OFF” position and press the “PROGRAM” button. This will release the transformer from the Program Mode without the engine leaving Reset Feature 27. 4) With the throttle set low , press the “WST/HRN” button. You will heara single bell, and the engine will begin to move forward with no chuff. 5) Reduce the throttle until the engine just stalls, and press “WST/HRN.” You will heara double bell. This is the motor speed where the chuff will Begin. (Normally around 6.0 volts). 6) Raise the throttle until the engine is running at the speed that you want the chuff to be the fastest, and press ”WST/HRN.” You will hear three bells, and the engine will Stop. (MTH suggests 12-13 volts). 7) Bring the throttle to the “OFF” position to complete the Reset feature. Test the settings by running the engine. You may need to repeat the procedure to further adjust the thresholds. And remember you can always return to the Default Settings by using Reset Feature 18. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------