I have received my Mr. Motorman M3. I tried its functions and it operates exactly like the one in Super's shared video.
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I took a photo and labeled some buttons, hope it will help. Some first impressions:
- The controller is very easy to hold, similar in size and weight to a gamepad.
- Pairing is simple, you keep pressing "select" until you see a green light, then press "set", but it seems you have to pair each time you turn the controller and receiver on.
- Because there's a switch on the battery receiver you have to turn on/off each time you play, there's the hassle of frequently opening the chassis.
- It's fast at top throttle, faster than a typical AA battery.
- According to the manual, you can enable/disable auto turn off, change volume, etc; It can control 4 receivers at the same time; the battery can be used repeatedly 300 times. charging is 40 minutes and playing time is 40 minutes.
The operation feels like a real locomotive (at least according to my limited experience with Derail Valley VR game
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- To start the train, you set the brake to B0, then advance the throttle.
- To slow down and stop the train, you set brake to B1 then to Stop.
- To reverse drive, you first stop the train, set throttle to N, release brake, then press or hold reverse button. (press once to reverse continuously, hold to reverse and stop) It would be more realistic if they use a reverser switch here instead of a button.
- However, it's not possible to set throttle back to N (idle) and let the train stop by itself. It will simulate inertia by running at slow speed, until you apply full brake.
According to the manual, the green version differs in the way the two handles operate.
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The left handle directly controls movement from stop to high speed. The right handle simulates different "gears", which I think also controls the range of speed. P2, P3 is recommended for climbing hills, pulling heavy loads, etc.
So basically the green version can be operated with one hand while the blue version must use two handles. One is easier, the other is more realistic.
I took a photo and labeled some buttons, hope it will help. Some first impressions:
- The controller is very easy to hold, similar in size and weight to a gamepad.
- Pairing is simple, you keep pressing "select" until you see a green light, then press "set", but it seems you have to pair each time you turn the controller and receiver on.
- Because there's a switch on the battery receiver you have to turn on/off each time you play, there's the hassle of frequently opening the chassis.
- It's fast at top throttle, faster than a typical AA battery.
- According to the manual, you can enable/disable auto turn off, change volume, etc; It can control 4 receivers at the same time; the battery can be used repeatedly 300 times. charging is 40 minutes and playing time is 40 minutes.
The operation feels like a real locomotive (at least according to my limited experience with Derail Valley VR game
)- To start the train, you set the brake to B0, then advance the throttle.
- To slow down and stop the train, you set brake to B1 then to Stop.
- To reverse drive, you first stop the train, set throttle to N, release brake, then press or hold reverse button. (press once to reverse continuously, hold to reverse and stop) It would be more realistic if they use a reverser switch here instead of a button.
- However, it's not possible to set throttle back to N (idle) and let the train stop by itself. It will simulate inertia by running at slow speed, until you apply full brake.
According to the manual, the green version differs in the way the two handles operate.
The left handle directly controls movement from stop to high speed. The right handle simulates different "gears", which I think also controls the range of speed. P2, P3 is recommended for climbing hills, pulling heavy loads, etc.
So basically the green version can be operated with one hand while the blue version must use two handles. One is easier, the other is more realistic.
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