Rail King NW-2 Operating Instrutions

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25RailKing NW-2 Operating ManualRAILKINGREVERSE UNIT LOCK-OUT OPERATIONProtoSounds® unique design eliminates the need for a lock-out switch onthe locomotive by allowing the customer to lock the engine into anydirectional state (forward, neutral or reverse) from the transformer. Thiswill allow users to run the engine on layouts equipped with block signals orstop stations which would normally cycle the engine back into neutral. Thefeature must be first turned on by accessing RESET Feature 40 (See sectionentitled Using RESET To Program ProtoSounds® on page 17).LOCKING THE ENGINE INTO FORWARD ORREVERSETo lock the engine into Forward or Reverse, use the transformer throttle toenter Forward or Reverse (whichever state you want to lock the engine into)and while the engine is moving press the whistle button. WHILE THEHORN IS BLOWING TURN THE THROTTLE OFF AND THEN LETGO OF THE WHISTLE BUTTON. After about one second, you will heara short horn blast. QUICKLY TURN THE THROTTLE BACK ONAGAIN. Your engine is now locked into Forward or Reverse and it willremain so until you unlock the engine, even if you wait a year to run yourengine again.UNLOCKING THE ENGINEUnlocking the engine is a similar procedure. WHILE THE ENGINE ISMOVING, PRESS THE WHISTLE BUTTON. WHILE THE HORN ISBLOWING, TURN THE THROTTLE OFF AND THEN LET GO OFTHE WHISTLE BUTTON. After three seconds without power you willhear one chime of the RESET bell. TURN ON THE POWER AGAIN. Yourengine is now in RESET and will operate normally once you interruptpower and enter the forward direction.LOCKING THE ENGINE INTO NEUTRALTo lock the engine into the NEUTRAL position, PUT THE ENGINE INNEUTRAL AND WITH THE THROTTLE STILL ON, PRESS THEWHISTLE BUTTON. WHILE THE WHISTLE BUTTON IS BEINGPRESSED, TURN OFF THE THROTTLE AND LET GO OF THEWHISTLE BUTTON. After about one second, you will hear a short blastof the horn. QUICKLY TURN THE POWER BACK ON AGAIN. Yourengine is now locked into NEUTRAL.