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RELECTRIC TRAINSMTH F-3 DIESEL ENGINEOPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Thank you for purchasing the MTH Electric Trains F-3 diesel locomotive.This ¼” scale repr

10MTH F3 Diesel EnginePASSENGER ANNOUNCEMENTS (PFA) ProtoSounds is now equipped with operator controlled passenger stationannouncements, hereby known

11MTH F3 Diesel Enginehear the bell chiming turn on and if you listen carefully you should hear anair release sound after three seconds have passed at

12MTH F3 Diesel EngineACTIVATING AND TRIGGERING PASSENGERSTATION ANNOUNCEMENTS Before PFA can be heard the feature must be activated first. Activati

13MTH F3 Diesel EngineII. After entering neutral, ProtoSounds will immediately play an airrelease sound followed approximately two seconds later by a

14MTH F3 Diesel EngineThis is followed by a public address message that the train on track 1 or 2(whichever track number the arriving public address m

15MTH F3 Diesel EngineTIPS ON USING THE PFA FEATURES PFA is a unique feature of ProtoSounds that is completely controlled by theoperator. You decide

16MTH F3 Diesel EnginePROTOSOUND® VOLUME ADJUSTMENT Your ProtoSound® system has two types of volume adjustment. Amanual turn knob on the bottom of t

17MTH F3 Diesel EngineUSING “RESET" TO PROGRAMPROTOSOUNDS® As mentioned earlier, there are several programmable options in eachProtoSound-equipp

18MTH F3 Diesel EngineSETTING THE ENGINE VOLUME Of all the sounds that come with each ProtoSound-equipped locomotive,the one most often turned down i

19MTH F3 Diesel EnginePROGRAMMING FOR A SEPARATE BELL BUTTONCONTROLLER To operate ProtoSounds with aseparate bell button controller,like the Lionel®

2MTH F3 Diesel EngineTable Of ContentsQUICK START - BASIC OPERATION 3PROTOSOUNDS® OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4DCRU® Reverse Unit Operation(All 3-Rail Mode

20MTH F3 Diesel Enginedescribed on page 8. To change the default setting, enter RESET and go toFeature 45. (See the section Using RESET To Program P

21MTH F3 Diesel Enginebutton. To reset ProtoSounds to its original factory setting of no horn inneutral, repeat the above procedure but keep pressing

22MTH F3 Diesel Engineon and off until ProtoSounds sounds two bell dings (signifying that the PFA features have been turned off). Simply turn the tra

23MTH F3 Diesel EngineProtoSound features back to their original factory defaults includingRemote Lockout Control.RESETTING ALL PROTOSOUND® OPTIONS TO

24MTH F3 Diesel EngineREVERSE UNIT LOCK-OUT OPERATION ProtoSound’s unique design eliminates the need for a lock-out switch onthe locomotive by allowi

25MTH F3 Diesel Engineof the horn. QUICKLY TURN THE POWER BACK ON AGAIN. Yourengine is now locked into NEUTRAL.NOTE: When locking the engine in the

26MTH F3 Diesel EngineOIL & LUBRICATION INSTRUCTIONS In order for the engine to perform correctly and quietly, it is important that the chassis

27MTH F3 Diesel EngineOnce the motor mount screw has been removed, pull the motor away fromthe truck block and lightly coat the motor worm gear and br

28MTH F3 Diesel EngineLubrication section on the preceding pages to dissemble the chassis andtruck blocks from the body. Before the new tire can be i

29MTH F3 Diesel EngineTROUBLE SHOOTING PROTOSOUND®PROBLEMS Although ProtoSound® has been designed and engineered for ease of use,some questions may a

3MTH F3 Diesel EngineQUICK START - BASIC OPERATION The MTH F-3 contains state-of-the art electronics with several built-inautomatic features for incr

30MTH F3 Diesel EngineCOUPLER PROBLEMS REMEDYThe ProtoCoupler won’t let the engine uncouple on the “Fly”.The power required to fire the coupler open w

31MTH F3 Diesel EngineBATTERY PROBLEMS REMEDYI get no sounds when the engine shifts between thedirection states.The battery may be dead or needs charg

32MTH F3 Diesel EnginePFA PROBLEMS REMEDYThe PFA feature does not begin even after stoppingthe engine and hearing the brake sounds.The power was not t

33MTH F3 Diesel EngineTRANSFORMER WIRING CHART ProtoSounds® is designed to work with any standard AC transformer thatuses a “Pure Sine-Wave" for

34MTH F3 Diesel EngineO-31 OPERATION While the MTH F-3 diesel is more than capable of operating on O-31curves and switches, you may find that certain

Powered A unit (Lead) Parts Name and NumberPart #1.)Shell ( S.P. # 6180 ) FC-21001531.)Shell ( C.P. # 2373 )FC-2100154( both A units have same # )1.)S

Powered A unit (Lead) Parts Name and NumberPart #84.)FanFC-210017185.)Pin ( for fan )FC-210017286.)Door ( S.P. ) FC-2100173( complete w/ all hardware

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Powered A unit PartsName and NumberPart #1.)Shell ( S.P. # 6181 ) FC-21001911.)Shell ( C.P. # 2373 )FC-21001541.)Shell ( Reading # 279 )FC-21001922.)D

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4MTH F3 Diesel EnginePROTOSOUNDS® INSTRUCTIONS The MTH ProtoSound® digital sound and train control system providesthe operator with unprecedented rea

SERVICE & WARRANTY INFORMATIONHOW TO GET SERVICE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE LIMITED ONE YEAR WARRANTY For warranty repair, do not return your product

5MTH F3 Diesel EngineRESET, the microprocessor initiates a system check to determine if thesystem, transformer and engine are operating correctly. Th

6MTH F3 Diesel EngineLionel® Railsounds® No. 5906 Bell Button, by simply pushing the button.If you don’t have a separate bell button, the bell can be

7MTH F3 Diesel EngineWhen the knuckle fires open you will hear the buzzing of the coilenergizing and the sound of the air lines coming apart. It can

8MTH F3 Diesel Enginesetting requires that a bell button be used to “arm” the brake feature and isexplained in more detail in the “Activating Freight

9MTH F3 Diesel Enginedown even though the sounds play. This simulates the wheel flange squeal ofa train travelling through a turn too quickly.Note: