User Guide

ALT / HORN ................... activates STROBE or MARS lights
FORWARD ..................... forward motion overiding sequencing
ALT / FORWARD ........... activates / stops electric cooling fan
sound
REVERSE ...................... reverse motion overiding sequencing
ALT / REVERSE ............ forces automatic electric cooling fan
sound "on" or "off"
SLOW ............................ neutral position overiding sequencing
ALT / SLOW ................... neutral position or emergency stop
ALT ................................. alternate button for second functions.
When using this button in conjunction with
another button, press and hold this button first.
Operation using the LocoMatic™ controller with your transformer:
As previously stated, a locomotive with this sound / control
system installed will operate with your transformer in the same
manner as other locomotives, but you will have the advantage of
additional features available with the LocoMatic™ controller.
The horn and bell can be activated by either your transformer
controls or by the LocoMatic™ controller. If the bell is turned "on"
by your transformer it can be turned "off" by either your
transformer or by the LocoMatic™ controller, but if the bell is
turned "on" by the LocoMatic™ controller it must also be turned
"off" by the LocoMatic™ controller.
You can manually operate any of the lighting features on your
locomotive, that you have connected to the sound / control
system, by use of the LocoMatic™ controller. Once you have
selected any manual lighting, all automatic directional operation
is overidden, however you can return to directional lighting at any
time by using the ALT / BELL button.
Mars / Strobe Lighting Effects with the LocoMatic™ Controller:
This LocoMatic™ Sound & Control System is equipped with a
Mars or Strobe lighting effect. They are selected with the
LocoMatic™ controllers Alt-Horn button.
To activate the Mars light press and release the Alt-Horn button.
If the headlight is on, then the Mars light effect will start. If the
Headlight is off the Mars light effect will start when the Headlight
comes on. When the Mars light is on and the Headlight goes off,
as in normal sequence operation, the Mars light will also go off. If
you want the Mars light to stay on, merely enter manual lighting
operation by turning on the Headlight. Since the Mars light
follows the headlight operation, A-A operation is not
compromised when selection switch 6 is placed ON. This way
only the locomotive with the Headlight on will have the Mars light
operational.
To activate the Strobe light function press and release the
Alt-Horn button twice, with a pause between presses. The first
activation starts the Mars light. The second activation starts the
Strobe light. The Strobe light operates whenever the LocoMatic™
Sound & Control System remains powered.
To turn all Mars and Strobe lighting effects off, merely press and
release the Alt-Horn button a third time.
The optional electric coil couplers are activated ONLY by the
LocoMatic™ controller. There is a brief waiting time between
coupler activations and a minimum of 8 volts on track is
necessary (unless your couplers do not function smoothly). The
couplers can be activated either in neutral or in a motion
direction as you prefer.
With the LocoMatic™ controller in place it is no longer necessary
to follow the forward - neutral - reverse - neutral - forward
sequence. If you are in NEUTRAL and wish to go forward,
depress and release the FORWARD button. The locomotive will
accellerate in the forward direction to the speed set by track
voltage. You can actually set the speed control at a fixed voltage
and operate the locomotive with just the FORWARD, REVERSE
and SLOW buttons. The sound / control system has incorporated
a momentum feature that will gradually increase speed to the the
set voltage rather than just jump to that speed. The FORWARD
button will result in a gradual increase in speed up to the preset
voltage in the forward direction. The SLOW or ALT / SLOW button
will return the locomotive to neutral. The REVERSE button will
result in a gradual increase in speed up to the preset voltage in
the reverse direction. The momentum feature will also work with
the direction control on your transformer if you prefer to employ
usual sequencing.
If there seems to be a lack of response to the buttons on the
LocoMatic™ controller it is generally due to either poor electrical
contact between the pick up rollers and wheels and the track
because of dirt, or the lack of a choke (see "supplemental note"
below) in series with something that is getting its power from the
track.
In summary, a locomotive with this unique sound / control system
installed and with the LocoMatic™ controller will function in the
same manner as other locomotives, has the added benefit of very
smooth slow speed operation with momentum acceleration and
has sequence overide so that you can select the direction of
motion as you desire.
LocoMatic™ COMMAND CONTROL
In addition to all of the previously described features this sound /
control system will operate independently with a fixed 10 to 18
volts AC, or up to 25 volts DC, passing through the LocoMatic™
controller to the track. To enter the LocoMatic™ COMMAND
MODE all power to the locomotive must be "off" and all stored
energy exhausted. Once you are sure that all power is gone, set
Switch 1 to select neutral start and set Switch 2 to lock. With the
locomotive locked to start in neutral, full LocoMatic™ COMMAND
MODE is entered as soon as track power is applied. Turn the
speed control on your transformer to output approximately 10
to18 volts and you are ready to operate in LocoMatic™
COMMAND MODE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD
THE TRANSFORMER VOLTAGE IN THIS OPERATING MODE
EXCEED 20 VOLTS AC, 26 VOLTS DC.
With the fixed voltage on track in this operating mode all lights
when turned "on" including lighting in passenger cars or other
equipment will be at full illumination.
The horn, bell, lighting and coupler controls function as before
except that the locomotive will no longer respond to the whistle
and bell controls on your transformer. Lowering the voltage on
your transformer will only effect a reduction in the top speed
possible.
The FORWARD, REVERSE and SLOW buttons are now speed
and direction controls. Press and release either FORWARD or
REVERSE and your locomotive will begin in that direction. With
each, approximately 1/2 second, momentary button activation the
speed will increase one step through a total of 24 steps. Holding
a button "on" will continuously increase through the steps to full
speed. To slow down you can activate or hold the SLOW button
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