Automatic Proto Chuff not working on my PS2 Cab forward. See page 41 of DCS manual. No change in chuff intensity. Rocker button for Labor Rev Up/Drift Rev Down works ok.
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Did you try a feature reset?
Did you set LABORED SMOKE to AUTO in the CONTROL MENU? From page 37 of he DCS O Gauge Companion 2nd Edition:
LABORED SMOKE:
• The EDIT LABORED SMOKE screen is displayed
• Pressing soft key S1 (OFF) turns Labored Smoke off for the active PS2 engine
• Pressing soft key S2 (AUTO) sets Labored Smoke to automatic operation for the active PS2 engine. The active PS2 engine will produce greater smoke volume when the Labor Rev Up key is pressed and reduced smoke volume when the Drift Rev Dn key is pressed
• Press the thumbwheel to lock in the labored smoke setting and return to the CONTROL menu
This and a whole lot more is all in "The DCS O Gauge Companion 2nd Edition", now available for purchase as an eBook or a printed book from MTH's web store site! Click here to go to the web page for the book.
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LABORED SMOKE:
• The EDIT LABORED SMOKE screen is displayed
• Pressing soft key S1 (OFF) turns Labored Smoke off for the active PS2 engine
• Pressing soft key S2 (AUTO) sets Labored Smoke to automatic operation for the active PS2 engine. The active PS2 engine will produce greater smoke volume when the Labor Rev Up key is pressed and reduced smoke volume when the Drift Rev Dn key is pressed
• Press the thumbwheel to lock in the labored smoke setting and return to the CONTROL menu
This and a whole lot more is all in "The DCS O Gauge Companion 2nd Edition", now available for purchase as an eBook or a printed book from MTH's web store site! Click here to go to the web page for the book.
Or click here to see my ad on the FOR SALE Forum.
Barry & Marty -
LABORED SMOKE is set to AUTO in the CONTROL MENU. It only works in MANUAL when the Labor Rev Up/Drift Rev Down rocker button is pressed, but doing this disables the Automatic Proto Chuff as stated on p. 41 of the manual. The problem is that when Proto Chuff is set to AUTO it doesn't result in any change in chuff sound or smoke output when the thumbwheel is rotated. From the description of Proto Chuff on p. 41 of the manual, rotating the thumbwheel to increase or decrease engine speed is supposed to result in an incease or decrease in chuff intensity and smoke output, respectively. Page 132 in the manual says to set Proto Chuff to Automatic. OK, I do that. It ain't working. Only works when the Labor/Drift rocker is pressed.
And, no, I haven't tried a Feature Reset because the manual says nothing about that.
LABORED SMOKE is set to AUTO in the CONTROL MENU. It only works in MANUAL when the Labor Rev Up/Drift Rev Down rocker button is pressed, but doing this disables the Automatic Proto Chuff as stated on p. 41 of the manual. The problem is that when Proto Chuff is set to AUTO it doesn't result in any change in chuff sound or smoke output when the thumbwheel is rotated. From the description of Proto Chuff on p. 41 of the manual, rotating the thumbwheel to increase or decrease engine speed is supposed to result in an incease or decrease in chuff intensity and smoke output, respectively. Page 132 in the manual says to set Proto Chuff to Automatic. OK, I do that. It ain't working. Only works when the Labor/Drift rocker is pressed.
And, no, I haven't tried a Feature Reset because the manual says nothing about that.
Page 41 also says of Proto Chuff that:quote:From the description of Proto Chuff on p. 41 of the manual, rotating the thumbwheel to increase or decrease engine speed is supposed to result in an incease or decrease in chuff intensity and smoke output, respectively.
quote:Use of the one-touch LABOR REV UP/DRIFT REV DN rocker switch on the handheld overrides this menu setting. You will need to re-set it to Auto after exercising manual control.
Yes, I know. The manual mode using the rocker button overrides the Proto Chuff AUTO, but the problem is the AUTO simply does not work when it is selected. There is no change. It is supposed to be similar to DynaChuff.
MTH says the 2008 issue of the cab forward doesn't have Proto Chuff, so this feature isn't going to work in AUTO. LABOR and DRIFT do operate manually with the rocker button. Tried feature reset - no change. Close this thread.
I am having the same problem with my new to me 2006 version of the NYC Dreyfuss Hudson. I assume the engine didn't come Proto Chuff. Do I have to call MTH to verify if the engine is supposed to support this feature?
Also, would downloading another sound set possibly enable this feature?
Pete
Only one of my MTH steamers automatically does labored chugg. When I up the speed, it blasts for a bit. More prone to do it if the track voltage is low. My other steamers never do it.
