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In a toy industry steeped in innovative tradition, model railroading has often taken the lead in bringing realism to the world of toys. The concept of remote control toys was first championed in the toy train category long before the world ever heard or saw radio-controlled airplanes and cars. Operating freight cars, blowing locomotive horns & whistles, smoking train stacks and realistic remote accessory operation have been a part of model railroading since the early 20th century.

Today, incredible advances in remote control and digital sound have raised model railroading to an entirely new level of authentic realism. The earliest form of command control used in model railroading is called DCC. And while DCC has certainly helped shape the direction of command control operation, M.T.H. Electric Trains raised the bar by inventing an easier to use, but far more innovative Digital Command System that we call DCS.

Simply stated, DCS is the most advanced and user-friendly model railroad layout control system available in model railroading today. DCS provides operators - from beginner to seasoned veteran - with the ability to achieve realistic operation heretofore unknown in the hobby.

With DCS you can control every command-capable locomotive on your layout featuring Proto-Sound 2.0, independently. For Proto-Sound 2.0 locomotives, you can adjust lighting, chuff rate or diesel rev level, sound, and smoke volume for each locomotive; dial up a specific scale speed; program multiple-headed locomotives to act as one; record and play back an operational script; and much, much more.
Model railroad operators have hailed DCS and Proto-Sound 2.0 as leading technology advances sure to maintain the growth of one of the world's oldest toy categories. Thanks to DCS, hundreds of easy-to-use programmable features inside MTH locomotives equipped with Proto-Sound 2.0 are now accessible. Operating a model railroad takes on an almost video game-like feeling as these exciting features give the user true interactive control over his miniature empire and are unmatched by any other system currently on the market.

So come along and experience the revolution that is DCS!

The Operating System for the New Millennium

With DCS you can control every HO, O Gauge and One-Gauge locomotive equipped with Proto-Sound 2.0 or later on your layout, independently, all at the same time. So, if you are into multiple gauges, one handheld system can control all of your trains if they are equipped with Proto-Sound 2.0 or later.

DCS will allow you to control hundreds of features found inside a Proto-Sound 2.0 equipped RailKing One-Gauge locomotive including lighting, chuff rate or diesel rev level, sound, and smoke volume for each locomotive. Setting true scale speed settings is easy with DCS, simply dial up a specific scale speed using the DCS handheld and your Proto-Sound 2.0 RailKing One-Gauge engine will travel at that speed. Don't believe it, then get out a tape measure and stop watch and time your locomotive's speed, scale the result to 1/32 and you should get the same scale speed number displayed on the DCS remote. Multi-unit operation is simple. Create your consist using the DCS handheld by simply "picking" engines from the list inside the remote. Once created, they will all act as one. Want to demonstrate action on your layout? With DCS, you can record all the action and play it back later for your friends and family. Everything you do with the remote to make the engine operate is remembered!

Model railroad operators have hailed DCS as a leading technology advancement sure to maintain the growth of one of the world's oldest hobby categories. Thanks to DCS, hundreds of easy-to-use programmable features inside M.T.H. locomotives equipped with Proto-Sound 2.0 are now accessible. Operating a model railroad takes on an almost video-game like feeling as these exciting features give the user true interactive control over his miniature empire and are unmatched by any other system currently on the market.

All this talk of command and conventional modes sounds complicated, but it's really quite simple. Conventional mode means that the trains are controlled by the amount of power sent to the track. The higher the track voltage is, the faster the trains will go, and all trains on the same track will react in the same way to changes in voltage. They will stop and start, speed and slow at the same rate. Track voltage is controlled by moving the throttle on the transformer. That is how all trains operated until the mid-1980s when command control technology became available.

Command mode is quite different. In a command environment, like Proto-Sound 2.0 with DCS, you control each train, switch, and accessory independently by communicating directly with it. You set the track voltage high, to ensure that the trains get enough power, then leave it alone. The remote control communicates with whichever engine or accessory you want to control and sends it a message telling it what to do. Because each locomotive or accessory responds to signals from the remote independently, you can conduct multiple operations at the same time. Thus, two or more engines can function on the same track at different speeds even though the track voltage is the same and is controlled by the same transformer. Command mode allows for much more realistic - and interesting - operation of a model railroad.

M.T.H.'s Proto-Sound 2.0 engines are capable of operating in either conventional or command mode.

The Proto-Sound 3.0 Sound System includes exciting new train control features accessible with the DCS system:

  • 9 Independent Volume Control Settings
  • 16 Adjustable Chuff Rate Settings
  • 3 Adjustable Smoke Intensity Settings
  • Adjustable Brake Sound Effects
  • Adjustable Wheel "Clickity-Clack" Sounds
  • 15 Programmable Custom Sounds
  • 4 Adjustable Diesel Engine Ditch Lighting Effects
  • 120 Adjustable Maximum Engine Speed Settings
  • 3 Adjustable Locomotive Direction Start-up Engines
  • Programmable Lash-up Creation
  • Programmable Route Creation
  • Programmable Scene Creation
  • Record/Playback 90 Minutes of Operation
  • Downloadable Locomotive Sounds Sets
  • Independent Locomotive Chronometer
  • Independent Locomotive Odometer
  • Independent Locomotive Trip Odometer
  • Independent Locomotive Battery Charge
  • Track Signal Test
  • Linear Track Length Meter
  • Adjustable 50 or 60Hz Input
  • 2 Independent Engine Reset Features
  • 16 TIU Individual Channel Controls


Remote Control Features

  • Built-in Microphone
  • Back Lit 4-Line LCD Screen
  • 5 Programmable Softkeys with Up to 36 Options
  • Controls Up To 10 Tracks
  • Controls Up To 500 Accessories
  • Independent Whistle & Bell Sounds
  • 120 Speed Steps
  • On-Screen List of Up to 99 Engines
  • 42 Levels of Programming Option
  • Labor/Drift Chuffing Sound Control
  • Diesel Rev Up/Down Sound Control
  • Speed Boost & Brake Control
  • One Touch Smoke On/Off Control
  • One Touch Volume Level Control
  • Engine Sounds Mute Button
  • One Touch Headlight On/Off Control
  • One Touch Proto-Cast™ Control
  • One Touch Coupler Operation Control
  • One Touch Engine Startup Control
  • One Touch Engine Shutdown Control
  • One Touch Passenger or Freight Sound Activation Sound Packages Downloadable from MTH Website

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