Rail King 4-8-8-4 Operator's Manual

Rail King 4-8-8-4 Operator's Manual Manual pdf 16 page image

Basic DCC Operation:Your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine takes full advantage of DCC's capabilities. Beloware the basic commands you'll want to know to get started running quickly. Pleaserefer to the Advanced DCC Operation section of the manual if you want to dig intothe full capability of DCC.Each engine type may have a slightly different F Function list. This depends uponwhether it's steam, diesel, or electric and whether it has smoke or not. Please refer tothe table of Default CV Values for your particular engine's F Functions.A note about enabling/disabling F Functions in DCC - Depending upon the DCCsystem you have you may need to toggle a particular F Function on then off toactually get it to enable. Some DCC systems do this for you automatically and othersallow you to set particular F Function buttons to either be set for momentary ortoggle. Please refer to your DCC control station manufacturer's manual for moreinformation on how they handle F Function buttons.Your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine's default short address is 3. So all you have todo is power up your DCC system and call up Locomotive 3 to begin.Start-Up/Shut-DownF3 – Start-Up/Shut-DownPressing this twice (toggle on then off) will start up your engine. When you applyDCC power your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine will remain dark and quiet. Since youlikely don't want to run the engine this way, simply press F3 twice to start yourengine. The lights, sound and smoke (if equipped) will come on.Note – You are actually able to move the engine in DCC without starting it up. Justincreasing the throttle will cause the engine to move. In order for F3 to functioncorrectly the engine must NOT be moving.To shut your engine down, press the F3 button twice. This will play the shut downsounds and then turn the lights and smoke and sounds off. As long as there is DCCpower still on the track the engine can be started up again by pressing the F3 buttontwice.RailKing 4-8-8-4 Big Boy Steam Engine16