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1. QUICK START GUIDE DC and DCC Operation of Atlas Gold Series HO Scale RS 1 Diesel Locomotives ae equipped with ESU LokSound Select Sound Decoders a MODEL RAILROAD CO INC 21 May 2014 Version 1 1 for ESU Firmware Version 4 10 Quick Start for DC and DCC Operation of Atlas Gold Series HO Scale Alco RS 1 Locomotives Equipped with ESU LokSound Select Sound Decoders Congratulations on your purchase of an Atlas Master Gold Series HO scale model of an Alco RS 1 locomotive that is factory equipped with an ESU LokSound Select sound decoder This sound decoder provides the highest quality sound plus state of the art motor control Your locomotive can run on either conventional DC with basic features or on NMRA Digital Command Control with full features This document describes the features of the LokSound Select sound decoder installed in the Atlas HO Gold Series Alco RS 1 locomotive when the locomotive is operated on DC and on DCC power Please note that a few updates to the software used in this locomotive have been made As a result certain DCC function buttons operate somewhat differently than they did in the first two Atlas HO Gold Series locomotives RS 3 and S 2 that were equipped with LokSound Select sound decoders You can download from the Atlas website the current version of the Atlas User Manual which includes this locomotive This User Manual explains in detail the differences in DCC function key op2. frame Re install the handrails and any small detail parts that fell off ESU License Agreement Software License Agreement 1 ESU LokSound GmbH amp Co grants you the owner and the right to use the software that is included with your LokSound Select system only with the locomotive that you purchased 2 Copyright The software is owned by Electronic Solutions Ulm GmbH amp Co and is protected by German copyright laws and international treaty provisions Therefore neither you nor anyone else may copy the software Proprietary Rights and Obligations The structure and organization of the Software Firmware are the valuable properties of Electronic Solutions Ulm GmbH amp Co You will not make or have made or permit to be made any copies of the Hardware Software Firmware code or any portions thereof You are not to modify adapt translate reverse engineer de compile disassemble or create derivative works based on the Hardware or Software Firmware Trademarks shall be used in accordance with accepted trademark practice including identification of trademark owner s name The LokSound Select Hardware Software and Firmware are covered by various US and foreign patents and patents pending No Other Rights Electronic Solutions Ulm GmbH amp Co retains ownership of the LokSound Select Hardware design and operating Software Firmware code Except as stated above this agreement does not grant you any rights to intellectual property right
3. nothing more that you need to do lf however you would like your locomotive to behave differently see Example 3 in Appendix 4 of Reference 1 to change the behavior described in the first Dash item and Example 1 in Appendix 4 of this same reference to change the behavior described in the second Dash item DCC Functions Available in Atlas HO Scale Gold Series Alco Locomotives The ESU LokSound Select sound decoder provides a number of different DCC functions that can be triggered by pressing the appropriate key e g press the 5 key to trigger DCC Function 5 on your DCC controller The following table lists the DCC functions available in the ESU LokSound Select sound decoder installed in Atlas Gold Series HO scale RS 1 locomotives DCC Function Key Operation for Atlas HO scale Gold Series RS 1 Locomotives Function Peles Works Function Locomotive Behavior when Press Behavior a aS Only Key Function Key Latching or cue When Sounds Non latching Moving On FO Front and Rear Headlights are directional Latching No No F1 Bell 1 push on 2 push off Latching No No Pa Horn blows until push F2key again Latching g No Horn Horn blows only while Horn key held down Non Latching F3 Two Coupler Clank sounds alternate Non Latching No No F4 Diesel Fans 1 push on 2 push off Latching Yes No Dynamic Brake Fan 1 push on 2 push Latching F5 off Yes Yes Only
4. DC track power If you wish to have manual control of sounds Atlas suggests that you invest in a Basic DCC System which will allow you to control all available sounds and other special effects in your locomotive and yet be essentially as simple to operate as a DC power pack Basic DCC Systems that are currently available include the NCE DCC Twin MRC Prodigy Explorer DCC MRC TECH 6 Sound Controller 6 0 usable in smaller scales but primarily intended for O scale and larger Moreover one can change certain operational characteristics of the locomotive when operating on DC power using the same DCC programming that is used to change these characteristics in DCC operation See Reference 1 for details However a Standard full featured DCC System as opposed to a Basic DCC System may be needed to make some or all of these changes DCC Operation of your Atlas HO scale Gold Series RS 1 Locomotive Start Up Behavior As aie from the factory this locomotive behaves as follows at start up Locomotive sounds will start up immediately after DCC power is applied to the track You will first hear the sounds of a diesel locomotive starting up from a powered down state followed by normal idling sounds and after the DCC throttle is advanced running sounds Even if you advance the DCC throttle the locomotive will NOT move until AFTER the entire Start Up sound sequence has played If the above behavior at startup is acceptable there is
5. active when prime mover sound on F6 Optional Ditch Lights 1 push on 2 push Latching i i off F7 Switching Mode 1 push on 2 push off Latching No No F8 Audio Mute and Start Up Shut Down Latching No No F9 Manual Notching Up sounds 1 push Latching Yes No on 2 push off F10 Manual Notching Down sounds 1 push Latching Yes No on 2 push off E AUX3 Function Output 1 push on 2 Latching l push off Preset to MARS light DCC Function Key Operation for Atlas HO scale Gold Series RS 1 Locomotives continued Works Only Works Function i Function Locomotive Behavior when Press with Only i Behavior Key Function Key Engine When Sounds Moving On F 5 st nd F12 Dim Headlight 1 push dim 2 push Latching No Yes bright F13 AUX4 Func Output 1 push on 2 push Latching i A off Detector sounds F14 Talking Defect Detector sounds play each time F14 No No is pressed Radio communication F15 Cab Radio Communication sounds sounds play each No No time F15 is pressed Rail joint Clank sounds 1st push on 2nd F16 push off Latching Yes Yes Only active when prime mover sound on F17 Brake Set Release sounds with each push Non Latching Yes Yes 7 St nd F18 Sanding Valve sounds 1 push on 2 Latching Yes No push off F19 Short Air Let off sounds Press F19 twice No No r st nd F20 Air Compressor sounds 1 push on 2 Latching Yes No push off st nd F21
6. ae Valve sounds 1 push on 2 push Latching No No Section 4 1 in Reference 1 explains the operation of DCC functions F1 to F21 in detail Default Headlight Operation in Atlas HO scale Gold Series RS 1 Locomotives Since prototype Alco C424 C425s were road locomotives their headlights would normally be turned on only in the direction that the locomotive was moving Furthermore the switch controlling the headlight of a prototype locomotive is normally set to its dim position when the locomotive is standing still The following table illustrates how Atlas s model RS 1 locomotive mimics this behavior Light Forward Stopped after Forward Reverse Stopped after Reverse Front Headlight Bright Dim Off Off Rear Headlight Off Off Bright Dim When the locomotive is first powered up you may need to press the FO or Headlight key on your DCC system one or two times to turn on the directional front or rear headlight DCC Programming Locations Most DCC systems allow you to program a Configuration Variable CV such as the DCC address of a locomotive in either of two places Ona special section of track not connected in any way to your layout and called the Program Track In DCC terminology programming locomotives on the program track is called Service Mode Programming Anywhere on the Main Line regular track of your layout In DCC terminology programming a locomotive on the main line of your layo
7. at are listed in the following table To select a horn write into CV48 the value listed to the right of the name of that horn in this table Air Horn Name CV48 Value Dual Leslie A200 A125 64 Leslie A125 65 Nathan M5 66 Nathan P3 67 Nathan P5A 68 Nathan Single Chime 69 Leslie A200 70 Leslie S3L 71 Leslie SST 72 Nathan M3 73 Hancock Air Whistle 74 Wabco E2 75 Leslie Supertyfon 76 Nathan M3H 77 Dual Single Chime 78 Nathan K3 79 Resetting your Lok Sound Select Equipped Loco to Factory Default Values Resetting the firmware in the LokSound Select sound decoder to its factory built configuration can resolve many problems that sometimes occur with firmware controlled electronics In fact we have found that at least 20 to 25 percent of the problems with Gold Series locomotives that we receive for repair at Atlas can be resolved simply by resetting the sound decoder Hence the very first step you take to resolve a problem should be to reset the LokSound Select sound decoder in your locomotive using the following procedure Place the locomotive on your program track and write the value 8 into CV8 Cycle power to the decoder first off and then on again by o Tipping the locomotive to one side so that all the wheels on the opposite side are off the rail o Holding the locomotive in this tipped position for 5 to 10 seconds o Slowly lowering the locomotive back down until all wheels a
8. eration between various ESU software versions as well as giving a more complete description of both DC and DCC operation DC Operation of your Atlas HO scale Gold Series RS 1 Locomotive Using a standard variable voltage DC power pack turn the DC throttle up slowly until you begin to hear locomotive sounds around 5 volts You will hear the diesel engine Start Up sound sequence which lasts about 25 seconds The locomotive will NOT move before the Start Up sequence has been completed The headlight facing the direction in which the locomotive will move turns on in its Dim state Once the start up sequence has been completed turn up the throttle voltage up to about 7 volts until the locomotive starts to move Note that you must turn the throttle to a higher setting than you would to make a non sound locomotive start to move The locomotive starts moving slowly due to built in inertia from the BEMF Back EMF motor control The headlight in the direction of movement will turn from Dim to Bright the headlight facing the opposite direction will be Off On a DC powered layout an Atlas HO scale Gold Series Alco RS 1 locomotive will automatically produce sounds that are appropriate for its current state of operation For example the Startup sound sequence plays before the locomotive begins to move and Brake Squeals play as the locomotive grinds to a halt However it is not possible to trigger individual sounds such as the horn or bel manually with
9. hand insert a long thin flat headed screw driver between the side frame and the gearbox on one side of the rear truck so that you are pushing the rear body tab on that side inwards until it clears the dimple on the frame Don t let the screwdriver go too far up or you will damage the shell While doing this inward pushing squeeze wiggle and pull on that same side of the body so that the first body tab is released from its dimple on the frame Do not be surprised if a number of small details fall off the roof during this process You will be able to re install them after reassembling the locomotive Perform the operations described in Step 5 on all four tabs so they are clear of the frame dimples Be careful where you place your hands and fingers so you don t break the handrails and detail parts Once all four body tabs are released hold the locomotive frame in one hand by the fuel tank With the thumb and forefinger of your other hand carefully wiggle and pull the entire body away from the frame Make sure that you are NOT holding onto the handrails when you grasp the body This process should allow you to remove the body from the frame To replace the RS 1 body on its frame place the body back onto the frame after first making sure that the front of the body is on the front of the frame Then push down firmly on the roof sections of the front hood the cab and the rear hood near the locations of the tabs until the body is seated firmly on the
10. re once again on the program track rails The second dashed item listed above power cycling is extremely important do not omit it REFERENCES 1 User Manual DC and DCC Operation of Atlas Gold Series Diesel Locomotives equipped with ESU LokSound Select Sound Decoders Version 1 21 15 May 2014 or later Download from Atlas model website http www atlasrr com Choose Support DCC Support and then double click on the listing for this document 2 LokSound Select User Manual for Diesel and Steam Decoders Third Edition or later May 2012 You can download the ESU LokSound Select User Manual document from the ESU website http www esu eu en start by first selecting DOWNLOADS Then click on Instruction Manuals Next click on Digital Decoders Finally single click on the Download icon in the box labeled LokSound Select Users Manual Appendix Body Removal Instructions for Atlas HO Scale RS 1 Locomotives When reading these instructions please refer to the exploded diagram and parts list that was packed with your Atlas HO RS 1 locomotive 1 If you can remove the side handrails from the cab on both sides Do not remove the handrails from the sill casting Removing the handrails from the cab reduces the chance of breaking them in Steps 3 through 6 below However if you are unable to remove the handrails from the cab relatively easily do not force them The plastic hood casting is held onto the metal frame by four tab
11. s that project downward from the bottom of the hood casting two near the rear one tab on each side and two near the front Each of these tabs has a rectangular slot that engages a rectangular dimple that projects inwards from an opening in the frame To release a body tab it must be pressed inward away from its mating frame dimple You can see these body tabs and frame dimples on the Atlas HO RS 1 parts diagram that was included with your locomotive To release the two rear tabs grab the fuel tank part of the frame casting with one hand and with the other hand grab rear part of the hood Push inwards with your fingers so that both body tabs clear their frame dimples Be careful where you place your hands and fingers so you don t break the handrails and detail parts After the two frame tabs at the rear of the locomotive have been released pull the rear part of the hood up just enough so that these rear tabs will not become re engaged with the dimples on the frame To release the two front tabs again grab the fuel tank part of the frame casting with one hand and grab the front part of the hood with your other hand Repeat the procedure described in Step 3 but this time you will squeeze the front part of the shell Usually the technique described in Steps 3 and 4 will work If it does not work hold the rear portion of the body upside down between the thumb and forefinger of one hand so that you can see the bottom of the trucks Using your other
12. s to the LokSound Select Software Firmware or Hardware The use of any trademarks as herein authorized does not give you any rights of ownership in that trademark 2014 All rights reserved Information in this publication supersedes that in all previous published material The contents and the product it describes are subject to change without notice LokSound is a registered trademark of Electronic Solutions Ulm ESU GmbH amp Co MRC is a trademark of Model Rectifier Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders Atlas Model Railroad Co Inc makes no representations or warranties with respect to this publication In no event shall ESU be liable for any damages direct or incidental arising out of or related to the use of this publication Issued 05 2014
13. ut is called either Programming on the Main POM or Operations Mode Ops Mode programming e In almost all cases the ESU LokSound Select decoder installed in your Alco RS 1 locomotive can be programmed on your program tack WITHOUT a Program Track Booster connected between the program track output of your DCC system and your physical program track However if you do need a Program Track Booster Atlas recommends the PTB 100 from SoundTraxx Programming a New DCC Address for Your Locomotive The decoder in every Atlas Gold Series locomotive comes from the factory set to use the short address 3 However in order to control independently several locomotives on the same track at the same time it is necessary that each locomotive have a unique DCC address A convenient choice for the DCC address is the road number printed on the side of the locomotive s cab Frequently the number on the side of the cab is a 3 or 4 digit number which is treated in DCC asa Long or 4 digit Address If your DCC system allows you to program 4 digit addresses on the main line many DCC systems do Atlas recommends that you take advantage of this capability by programming the address of your Gold Series locomotive on the main line using Operations Mode Ops Mode programming Air Horn Selection For the Alco RS 1 the default horn is a Dual Leslie A200 A125 i e CV48 64 If you wish to use a different air horn you may choose from the 16 air horns th
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