Atlas 10002812 - HO MP15DC - DCC/Sound - CITX #1531

HO MP15DC - DCC/Sound - CITX #1531 FEATURES: - Three different hood styles (angled air filter box, square air filter box, standard hood) - Exhaust stacks: with or without muffler - Long hood sand fill: recessed or extended - Rear sand fill: Three variations of sand boxes behind cab - Pilot: standard or with snow plow - Separately-applied scale detail parts include: windshield wipers, metal grab irons, coupler cut levers, multiple-unit hoses, snow plow, train line hoses, fine scale handrails, and more! - See through step detail on sill - Etched metal radiator grilles - Painted crew members - Factory-equipped with AccuMate knuckle couplers - Coupler pocket designed to accept AccuMate Proto-couplers - Five-pole skewed armature motor with dual flywheels for optimum performance at all speeds - Directional lighting with golden-white LEDs NON-SOUND UNIT FEATURES: - NMRA 8-pin plug for DCC (Decoder-ready) SOUND UNIT FEATURES: DCC Operation - Supports all DCC-programming modes - Flexible mapping of function keys F0 to F28. - A total of six DCC function outputs are available - Follows all NMRA DCC standards and recommended practices Analog (DC) Operation - The LokSound Select Dual-Mode decoder allows your Atlas Sound locomotive to be used on DC as well as on DCC layouts. - Please note that the Atlas Quantum Engineer will NOT operate an Atlas Sound locomotive equipped with a LokSound Select decoder on an analog (DC) layout. However, the sound and lighting functions of the LokSound Select decoder in the Atlas Gold Series C424/425 locomotive can be controlled by an easy-to-use basic DCC system. - Also note that on a DC-powered layout, a DCC and sound equipped locomotive (such as the Atlas Gold Series C424/425) CANNOT be consisted with another locomotive that does not also have both DCC and sound. (This statement does NOT apply to DCC-equipped locomotives operating on a DCC layout.) Sound Functionality - Over 20 sound effects are available, including engine start-up and shutdown, prime mover sounds through all eight notches, bell, air horn, air compressor, dynamic brakes and more. - There are 16 user-selectable horns, 2 user-selectable bells, and 2 user-selectable synchronized brake squeals. - Manual and Automatic Notching modes with the ability to change modes on the fly are provided for true realism.