Lionel HO Veranda User manual

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Lionel
HO Veranda
Owner’s Manual

Congratulations on your purchase of the Lionel HO Veranda! This locomotive is equipped with QSI Quantum Sound and DCC decoder for analog or digital operation. Featuring
authentic turbine sounds, constant speed control, and directional lighting, the HO Veranda is
powered by two 5-pole can motors with a flywheel on each motor.
Locomotive and tender features
• Die-cast metal locomotive with metal frame and body
• Die-cast metal tender body with stamped metal frame
• Equipped with QSI Quantum Sounds and DCC decoder for analog or digital
operation
• Dual powerful five-pole motors with flywheels
• Constant speed control
• Constant intensity directional lighting including back-up light
• Illuminated number boards
• Flashing Mars light
• Illuminated market lights
• Illuminated cab interior with engineer and fireman figures
• RP-25 contour on all wheels
• Kadee®-compatible couplers
• Dual speakers
• Realistic turbine sounds, digitized bell and horn sounds, squealing
brakes, Doppler effect
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Table of contents
Running your locomotive in the analog environment
Running your locomotive with an HO transformer 4-5
Sounding the horn 6
Activating the bell 6
Creating the Doppler effect 6
Changing directions without turning off the sound 7
Setting your locomotive’s inertia or momentum 7
Programming your locomotive in the analog environment 8-10
Example: Setting V-Start (programming option 8) 11
Example: Setting V-Max (programming option 9) 12
Running your locomotive in the DCC environment
DCC operation 13
Using the DCC controller 14
Light operation 14
Activating the coupler sounds 15
Sound of Power 15
Setting your locomotive to respond to the throttle 15
Setting your locomotive’s cruise control 16
Activating the horn and bell sounds (F2 and F1) 16
Dynamic brakes (F5) 17
Creating the Doppler effect with DCC (F6) 17
Squealing brakes (F7) 17
Adjusting the diesel engine cooling fans (F4) 18
Shutting down your locomotive (F9) 19
Start up (F6) 20
Neutral sounds 20
Programming your locomotive in the DCC environment
DCC programming 21
Changing the system volume electronically (CV 51.0) 21
Enable/disable Doppler shift from horn signal interrupt (CV 51.2) 21
Changing individual sound volumes (CV 52.X) 22
Reset CV’s to factory default values (CV 56.128.255) 23
Special ID programming (CV 56.129) 23
Standard throttle control, speed control, and regulated throttle control options (V 56.4) 24
Disable/enable verbal announcements (CV 62) 24
CV Inquiry with verbal feedback in Ops mode (CV 64) 25
Special Operation and Troubleshooting
Doppler effect 26
Manual volume adjustment 26
High voltage circuit breaker 27
Program track operation 27
Using the reset jumper block to return your locomotive to factory default values 27
Lubricating your locomotive 28
Reasons why your locomotive is silent or will not start 29
License agreement 30
Notes 31
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 32

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Running your locomotive with an HO transformer
We recommend using the MRC Control Master 20, MRC Tech 4 Series, or the
Bridgewerks Magnum Series transformers. These transformers will best complement
your locomotive’s operation. If you are using other transformers, you may need to
change some CV’s to obtain optimal performance.
1. Set the direction switch on the transformer so that your locomotive will
move in your desired direction.
2. With track power off, place your locomotive and tender on the track.
Insert the two pins on the leads from the tender into the receptacles on the locomotive.
Couple the tender to the locomotive
Be sure to insert the two pins if you are operating with the tender.
The Veranda will operate without the tender.
No damage will result if the pins are plugged into the wrong receptical, but tender
lighting will only operate when the pins are inserted into the correct receptacles.
While your locomotive requires curves with a minimum radius of 18”, we
recommend a minimum radius of 22”.
3. Slowly turn the throttle up until you hear the Quantum system sounds
activate.
The Mars light will illuminate.
4. Continue to turn up the throttle and move the locomotive out.
When the locomotive begins to move, the headlight will illuminate and the Mars light will
flash. As you increase or decrease the speed of the locomotive, the revving sounds will
correspond with the speed of the locomotive. The headlight will illuminate brighter.
As you bring the locomotive to a stop by reducing the throttle, you will hear the locomotive’s
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Figure 1. Coupler and tether connections
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Locomotive Tender
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If you find that you need to turn your throttle up quite high to start your locomotive,
you may choose to adjust the operation of your locomotive for use with your
particular transformer (see “Setting V-Start” on page 11).
Transitioning between diesel and turbine sounds
Your locomotive is equipped with both diesel and turbine sounds. To simulate the operation of
the prototype, the locomotive’s maximum speed in diesel mode is 25 scale miles per hour. To
transition between diesel and turbine modes, reduce the throttle until the locomotive stops
moving, but do not completely turn off track power. At this point, th Mars light will turn off. Use
the direction switch to sound the horn four times, and the diesel-turbine transition will
commence. The transition lasts for about 30 seconds. The Mars light will turn on when the
transition is complete. Repeat this procedure to transition back to the other mode.
When you power down the locomotive, the locomotive will remember its current mode of
operation. For example, if the locomotive is in turbine mode when it is powered down, the
locomotive will be in turbine mode when it is powered up again.
Reversing the locomotive
Follow these steps to operate your locomotive in reverse.
1. Bring the locomotive to a stop and reduce power until the headlight turns
off and the Mars light stops flashing.
2. Flip the direction switch on the transformer to the opposite position, then
increase the throttle.
At this point, the back-up light on the rear of the locomotive and the rear of the tender
illuminates while the headlight on the locomotive switches to dim.
Entering “neutral”
Enter “neutral” by simply turning the throttle down until the locomotive comes to a stop, but
do not turn the track power completely off. At this point, the headlight will turn off, the Mars
light will stop flashing, and the locomotive’s idle sounds will start. You will initially hear a short
air release when the locomotive stops moving and enters neutral, and then a longer air release
sound about five seconds later. The other background sounds will start. After the third air
release sound, you can also use the direction switch to blow the horn or turn the bell on or off.
In neutral, the locomotive sits motionless on the track. Because track power is not turned
off, the locomotive will continue to make prototypical sounds appropriate to its resting state.
The Mars light will remain illuminated.
If you experience any difficulties as you attempt to enter neutral, you may need to program
your locomotive for optimal use with your particular transformer (see “Programming your
locomotive in the analog environment” on pages 8-10).
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Sounding the horn
Use your transformer’s direction switch to sound the horn for short or long blasts. While the locomotive is moving, slide the direction switch to the opposite position to turn on the
horn. Return the switch to the initial position to discontinue the horn sounds. The locomotive
will not change directions when you blow the horn.
If you flip the direction switch too slowly from one position to the other, you can
loose track power momentarily.
Activating the bell
Use your transformer’s direction switch to activate the bell sounds. You can activate the bell and leave it on while you operate other functions on the locomotive.
Turn the bell on by flipping the direction switch back and forth quickly. Flip the switch back
and forth again to discontinue the sounds. When you discontinue the bell sounds, it will
continue ringing for a few seconds to simulate the slowing of the bell mechanism.
If you flip the direction switch back and forth too slowly, you will get a short blast of
the horn instead of the bell.
Creating the Doppler effect
You will find that a real locomotive’s horn seems to change pitch as it passes by. Follow these steps to simulate this effect.
1. While the locomotive is moving toward the observer, slide the direction
switch to the opposite position to sound the horn.
2. Wait at least one second while the horn is blasting.
3. Flip the direction switch back and forth quickly so the horn does not shut
off. You will hear the horn and other sounds shift in pitch as the
locomotive passes by.
This will not turn on the bell.
4. Either slide the direction switch back to its initial position to shut off the
horn, or continue with long or short blasts.
The locomotive sounds will automatically return to normal after a few seconds. If the bell
sounds were activated, they will be discontinued automatically.
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Changing directions without turning off the sound
Follow these steps to use your transformer’s direction switch while the locomotive is in “neutral” to change the locomotive’s direction.
1. Put the locomotive in “neutral” by bringing the locomotive to a stop. Do
not completely turn off the throttle.
2. Slide the direction switch on the transformer to the opposite position after
you hear the short air release, but before you hear the longer air release
and the pump sounds turn on.
During this five-second interval, the horn will not blow when you flip the direction switch.
3. Turn up the throttle to resume locomotive operations in the opposite
direction.
If you miss the five-second interval, changing directions will momentarily
discontinue the sounds. To change directions, you now have two options. First, you
may turn the power all the way off, slide the direction switch, and turn the power
back on. Alternately, you may slide the direction switch to the opposite position (the
horn will come on) and then turn up the throttle. When the locomotive starts to
move in the opposite direction, the horn will stop.
Setting your locomotive’s inertia or momentum
With Regulated Throttle Control (RTC), your locomotive is capable of operating as though it has massive inertia. For example, your locomotive will resist changes in speed once it is
moving and will resist starting up quickly if it is at rest. If your locomotive encounters a grade,
it will eventually slow down. Increasing the throttle will slowly accelerate it back to speed.
You can set your locomotive to have any of 16 different inertia or momentum levels (see
“Programming your locomotive in the analog environment” on pages 8-10). Level 0 is the default,
which is no inertia. At this setting, your locomotive will accelerate or stop as quick as the internal
flywheel will allow. For any inertia from 1-15, your locomotive will take longer to change speed. At
Level 1, it will take a few seconds to achieve full speed at max throttle or come to a stop; at Level 15,
it will take a few minutes, depending on your transformer and the conditions of your layout.
Bringing the throttle down quickly will trigger the braking sounds. Adjust the
locomotive’s inertia to fine-tune the sounds.
If you have selected any of the inertia settings from Level 2 to 15, the locomotive will
produce Sound of Power effects while the locomotive is accelerating or decelerating. Once the
locomotive has achieved its final speed, it will produce standard turbine sounds appropriate to
its throttle setting.
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Programming your locomotive in the analog environment
All advanced operations are easily programmed via your standard HO transformer. After entering programming (see Table 1 on page 10), features are selected and operated by
using the direction switch. Follow these steps to enter programming using the transformer’s
direction switch.
1. Apply power and turn up the throttle to hear the sound system come on.
2. Within five seconds of powering up, turn on the bell by flipping the
direction switch back and forth quickly three times.
If you delay too long after power has been first applied, the opportunity to enter
programming will time out. You will need to start again by shutting off and
reapplying track power.
Once you perform the three bell operations after applying power, the bell will shut off, the
lights will flash, and you will hear “Enter Programming”. After you enter programming
mode, you will hear an announcement of the first programming option, “System Volume”.
3. To access other options, simply slide the direction switch to the opposite
position and leave it there. Listen as each option number is announced in
order. Refer to Figure 1 on page 10.
4. Slide the switch back when you wish to stop at a particular option.
After you stop at an option you will hear the option’s name announced. When you are
scrolling through and stopping at program options, you are not making any changes. To
make changes, you must actually enter the option as discussed in Step 6.
If you accidentally go to a higher number programming option other than the one
you wanted, simply turn the power off, re-enter programming, and start again.
Alternately, you can “scroll” forward until the counter starts again at the beginning.
5. After the verbal announcement of a program option, you can enter that
option by flipping the direction switch back and forth once.
Upon entering an option, you will hear the current setting for that option. For unused
options, you will hear “Reserved”. For any volume option, you will hear “Volume equals X”
(where “X” is its present level setting). After a moment, you will hear the sound playing at
its current volume.
Entering a programming option does not change the settings for that option; it only
provides information about its current value.
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6. After entering the option, flipping the direction switch back and forth once
to program the new settings as described in Table 1 on page 10.
•Todecrease the setting by one level, flip the direction switch back and forth one time
quickly.
•Toincrease the setting by one level, slide the direction switch to the opposite position,
listen for the locomotive’s hiss, and then flip the switch back to the other position.
Since “System Volume” is the first option, you can flip the switch back and forth or
simply slide it to the opposite position immediately after entering programming to
change the volume.
7. Flip the direction switch anytime to the opposite position and leave it
there to exit an option.
8. Exit Programming mode at anytime by turning the power off and back on
again.
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Programming your locomotive in the analog environment (continued)
Program Option Message when Option
Option Name Entering Option Description
Number
1 SystemVolume “Volume equals X” Sets the volume (17 levels),where level 16
(16,Max) is maximum volume and level 0 is off
2 Inertia “Inertia equals X” Select the starting and stopping
(0,No Inertia) momentum and enables Regulated
Throttle Control. Level 0 (no inertia),
Level 1 (RTC only),Level 1-15
(RTC with increasing inertia
from 5 seconds to 200 seconds).
3 Helper (Normal) “Helper equals Selects Normal, Lead, Mid or End helper
Normal, Lead, in consists. Normal Locomotive has all
Mid,or End” sounds and lights enabled.
Lead locomotive has rear light disabled. Mid
Helper has horn and bell and lights disabled.
End Helper has horn and bell and front
light disabled.
4-7 Reserved Reserved
8 V-Start (8.5v) “V-Start equals X” Sets track voltage that locomotive will
leave neutral. (See Example below)
9 V-Max (12v) “V-Max equals X” Sets track voltage where full power is
applied to motor.
10 Reserved Reserved
11 Programming Reset“Warning – The next time the direction switch changes
about to reset” positions,the bell rings followed by a
horn blast to indicate that the locomotive
has returned to factory default.
12 About “Model number” Each time the direction switch changes
position,the locomotive will announce
additional information about the Quantum
model number,software version,and date.
13 Horn Volume (11) “Volume equals X” Customizes horn volume (16 levels). Max is 15.
14 BellVolume (13) “Volume equals X” Customizes bell volume (16 levels). Max is 15.
15 MotorVolume (7) “Volume equals X” Customizes motor sounds volume
(16 levels). Max is 15.
16 FanVolume (8) “Volume equals X” Customizes the fan sounds volume
(16 levels). Max is 15.
17 Reserved “Reserved”
18 WhooshVolume “Volume equals X” Customizes the turbine“whoosh”volume
(12) “whoosh”volume (16 levels). Max is 15.
19 Whine volume (8) “Volume equals X” Customizes the turbine“whoosh”volume
(16 levels). Max is 15.
“X”is the current value of the Program Option.
Defaults are shown in parenthesis next to the option name.
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Example: Setting V-Start (programming option 8)
Setting V-Start will determine the voltage (and throttle position) where your locomotive will start to move out of neutral.
1. Enter Programming mode after powering up your locomotive by turning
the bell on, then off, and then on.
2. After the “Enter Programming” followed by “One - System Volume”
announcement of the first program option, slide the direction switch to
the opposite position and leave it there.
After you hear the announcement “Program Option 2, 3 … etc.” stop when you hear
“eight” by moving the direction switch back. You will hear “V-Start”.
3. Flip the direction switch back and forth to enter this option. You will hear
“V-Start equals X” where “X” is the track voltage value currently set to
leave neutral.
4. Flip the direction switch back and forth to activate this option.
Hear the message “Set throttle to V-Start” and after three seconds the voltage will be
announced. If you move the throttle, the new track voltage value is announced.
5. Once throttle is set, flip the direction switch back and forth to start the
programming this setting.
The bell will ring continually, indicating that the correct value is being calculated. If you
chose a very low setting, the bell will ring for a long time. If you do not get a setting within
a minute, chose a slightly higher throttle value.
At the end of the process, the locomotive will move slightly and stop. The horn will hoot,
signifying the end of the operation and you will hear the message “V-Start = X” where X is
the new setting.
The value of V-Start may decrease from the original voltage reading because the
power pack may drop voltage during calibration.
Sometimes it is difficult to see the locomotive move unless you are watching
carefully.
6. To leave Programming mode, turn the throttle off, and then power up for
usual locomotive operation. To continue with setting V-Max, slide the
direction switch to the opposite position and wait for the next
programming option.
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Example: Setting V-Max (programming option 9)
V-Max is set in the same manner as V-Start, except you will hear “Set throttle to V-Max” after activating the option. Simply flip the direction switch on the controller to set V-Max.
When double-heading your QSI Quantum system-equipped locomotives, make sure
that both locomotives have similar speed/throttle characteristics by adjusting V-Start
and
V-Max. This will prevent them from fighting each other.
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DCC operation
These steps will allow you to start operating your locomotive immediately using any qualified NMRA command station.
Configuration Variables (CV) are explained in greater detail in the National Model
Railroading Association (NMRA) publication,“DCC Recommended Practics RP9.2.2.”
This document is available online at www.nmra.org. Additional information is
available at the Lionel website, www.lionel.com.
We recommend using the MRC Control Master 20, MRC Tech 4 Series, or the
Bridgewerks Magnum Series transformers. These transformers will best complement
your locomotive’s operation. If you are using other transformers, you may need to
change some CV’s to obtain optimal performance.
1. With track power off, place your locomotive on the track. Couple the
locomotive to the tender, then insert the pins on the tender into the receptacles in the
locomotive. Refer to Figure 1 on page 4.
Be sure to insert the two pins if you are operating with the tender.
The Veranda will operate without the tender.
No damage will result if the pins are plugged into the wrong receptical, but tender
lighting will only operate when the pins are inserted into the correct receptacles.
While your locomotive requires curves with a minimum radius of 18”, we
recommend a minimum radius of 22”.
2. Power up the track and select locomotive number 3.
You will hear the air let-off, diesel motor start-up sequence or an abbreviated turbine
start-up sequence, depending on the locomotives previous mode.
Your locomotive was factory-programmed with ID# 3. See page 23 to change your
locomotive’s ID#.
3. Set your controller to 126 (preferable) or 28 (acceptable) speed step range.
4. Start your locomotive by turning up the throttle.
When you reduce your locomotive’s speed to zero, the locomotive will automatically enter
neutral, with background sounds appropriate to its resting state. The direction of your
locomotive will change when you press the direction button.
As you increase or decrease the speed of the locomotive, the diesel or turbine sounds will
correspond with the speed of the locomotive and be proportional to the locomotive’s loading.
The headlight will switch to bright. As you bring the locomotive to a stop by reducing the
throttle, you will hear the locomotive’s squealing brake sounds.
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Using your DCC controller
Table 2 on page 14 provides the features that have been pre-assigned to your DCC function buttons. Please note that the functions may be different in the neutral state (locomotive
stopped) and the motive states (locomotive moving in forward or reverse). After you have
selected your locomotive, simply press any of the function buttons listed below to produce the
described effects.
Light operation
The FL (or F0, or Headlight) button toggles the lighting system on and off. The default for lights is “off”. The QSI Quantum Sound system uses constant-voltage directional lighting.
Refer to Table 3.
Forward Neutral from Forward Reverse Neutral from Reverse
Headlight On Off Off Off
Backup Light Off Off On Off
Mars light Flashing Constant Flashing Constant
Table 3. Headlight and back-up light operation
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Function Button* Forward and Reverse Neutral
F0 or FL or Headlight Directional lighting on and off Directional lighting on and off
F1 Bell toggle on and off Bell toggle on and off
F2 Horn or horn with Doppler Effect Horn
(see pages 16-17)
F3 Coupler Crash/Coupler Fire CouplerArm/Coupler Fire
F4 Diesel motor cooling fans Diesel engine cooling fans
F5 Dynamic Brake function Dynamic Brake function
on or off on or off
F6 Doppler Start Up
F7 Toggle turbine or diesel modes
F8 Audio Mute toggle on and off Audio Mute toggle on and off
F9 Cruise Control on or off Shut Down
F10 ShortAir Let-off ShortAir Let-off
F11 ShortAir Let-off ShortAir Let-off
F12 Mars light Off/Dim/Pulsing/ Mars light Off/Dim/Pulsing/
Off/Dim/Pulsing,etc. Off/Dim/Pulsing,etc.
* Quantum supports the new NMRA 0-12 function button standard as proposed.
The current 0-8 standard is not supported.
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Activating the coupler sounds
The F3 button on your controller produces prototypical coupler close and release sounds.
• As your locomotive is about to couple up to a string of cars, press the F3 button to produce
the crashing sound of locomotive coupling. Use the F3 button again as the locomotive
moves to produce the same sound as the slack is taken up in the cars.
• As you disconnect cars over uncoupler magnets, use the F3 button in neutral to produce
uncoupling sounds. Press the F3 button one time to produce the sound of the lift bar and
coupling pin being raised. This operation also arms the uncoupling sound effect. Press the
F3 button again while moving or in neutral to produce the sound of the coupler knuckle
opening and the brake air-lines parting.
Sound of Power
If CV 3 and CV 4 are set to non-zero values, your locomotive will produce diesel revving sounds under acceleration and lighter sounds under deceleration.
The level of labored sounds is proportional to the level of CV 3 and CV 4 and the
increase or decrease in track power.
Setting your locomotive to respond to the throttle
There are three ways your locomotive can respond to your throttle.
The default is “Speed Control.” If you prefer, change the setting in CV 56.4.
1. Under Standard Throttle Control (STC), the power to the locomotive is controlled
directly by the throttle setting. With STC, the speed of the locomotive will change with
loading and variations in track voltage.
2. With Speed Control (SC), the locomotive maintains the same speed, regardless of
varying load or track voltage conditions. The throttle setting (using 128 speed steps) selects
the locomotive’s speed in 1 smph (scale miles per hour) increments. For example, if you set
the throttle at 35, the model locomotive will go 35 smph on level track or uphill or down
hill. If you use 14 or 28 speed steps, you will need to multiply your settings by 9 and 4.5
respectively to compute your scale speed. This is the default setting.
3. Regulated Throttle Control (RTC) combines the benefits of Standard Throttle Control
and Speed Control and is the preferred method when multiple heading Quantum-equipped
locomotives together. RTC maintains locomotive speed through minor impediments such as
misaligned track joints, rough switches, tight curves, etc., but also allows gradual power
equalization when locomotives are used in concert.
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Setting your locomotive’s cruise control
Quantum Cruise Control behaves in much the same way as cruise control on a modern automobile. When Cruise Control is on, the locomotive will continue at its present speed
regardless of grades, changes in load, or tight curves. Turning the throttle up or down will not
affect the speed of the locomotive, but will cause Sound-of-Power sounds to change in direct
proportion to the throttle’s movement from the initial setting (where Cruise Control was turned
on). You can increase the laboring motor sounds in Cruise Control as a train climbs a grade or
decrease the Sound-of-Power effects as the train moves down the grade.
Cruise Control is only available under Regulated Throttle Control or Speed Control.
• Press F9 and hear two short horn blasts when Cruise Control is toggled on
• Press F9 and hear one short horn blast when Cruise Control is toggled off.
Return the throttle to its initial setting to avoid acceleration or deceleration when Cruise
Control is toggled off.
Cruise Control is automatically turned off when the speed step is reduced to zero or
track power is turned off.
Activating the horn and bell sounds (F2 and F1)
While some DCC controllers have separate HORN and BELL buttons, the horn function is usually assigned to F2, and the bell function might be assigned to F3 or F1 on your DCC
controller.
The F2 button behaves differently than using the HORN button. There is no
difference in operation between the bell button and its corresponding Function
button.
Horn operation
• Press and hold the HORN button, and the horn sound will play as long as the button is
pressed.
• Press the F2 button, and the horn sound will start. You must press F2 again to discontinue
the sounds.
Bell operation
• Press the BELL button, and the bell sounds will start. You must press BELL again to
discontinue the sounds.
• Press the F3 or F1 button, and the bell sounds will start. You must press F3 or F1 again to
discontinue the sounds.
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Dynamic brakes (F5)
Pressing the F5 button will trigger the dynamic brake sounds. The dynamic brake function automatically turns off when entering or leaving neutral or if the throttle is turned up.
Creating the Doppler effect with DCC (F6)
With DCC, there are two ways to trigger the Doppler effect. First, you can use the function button dedicated to the Doppler effect. Alternately, you may see “Creating the Doppler”
page 6 to quickly interrupt the horn signal.
To use the DCC controller to create this effect, start the horn by pressing and releasing the F2
button. Press the F6 (Doppler shift) button to hear the Doppler shift. Turn off the horn sounds
with the F2 button, and the locomotive sounds will return to normal within a few seconds.
Squealing brakes (F7)
Squealing brakes come on automatically when the speed is reduced from high-speed travel (35 smph) to almost stopping (less than 10 smph). However, pressing the F7 button when the
locomotive is moving at any speed will manually activate squealing brake sound and pressing F7
repeatedly will extend brake sounds to imitate tight curves or long stops. The F7 button can be
pressed any number of times while the squealing occurs to continue the brake sounds.
If you slow the locomotive too quickly, the brake sounds will terminate abruptly
when the locomotive enters neutral.
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Adjusting the diesel engine cooling fans (F4)
The locomotive allows independent control of the fan using the associated function button. Once you adjust this setting, the feature will no longer have automatic operation, and you
will control its operation and state with the function button. Refer to Table 4 for the diesel fan
settings.
Automatic Operation DCC controller functions
Forward Reverse Neutral Function Operation
Button
DieselVents Non-operating Non-operating On and Off F4 Toggles fans
and Fans at random
Table 4. Diesel fans sounds operation
Using the F4 button, you can change the state of the diesel fans in addition to taking control
of the feature. For instance, if the fans are functioning automatically, pressing the F4 button will
toggle the fans to off, and they will stay off while you operate the locomotive.
Automatic operation will be restored if the power is shut down and reapplied or if the
F6 (Start Up) button is pressed two times while the locomotive is in neutral. Refer to
the Start-up section on page 20.
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Shutting down your locomotive (F9)
Locomotive Shut Down has three distinct stages, all controlled by the operator. Each stage is entered by pressing the F9 button two times. The F9 button must be pressed two times
within two seconds.
If power is turned off during any stage of the shutdown sequence, the locomotive will
remember the last stage it was at prior to the shutdown, and will power up in the same stage. If
Start Up is initiated during any of the above Shut Down procedures, Shut Down is aborted and
the locomotive returns to normal operation.
The F9 button may have to be pressed three times the first time you use it due to the
command station and locomotive having different initial states for F9.
Stage One: Disconnect
If you press the F9 button two times while the locomotive is in neutral, the motor drive will be
disconnected from the QSI Quantum Sound system. You will hear a long air release after
entering the disconnect stage. Once in the disconnect stage, the throttle can be moved up and
down without moving the locomotive; instead, you will hear the sound of the diesel engine
revving up or down. All function buttons are active in the disconnect stage.
To leave disconnect stage, press the F6 (Start Up) button two times.
DCC “Ops Mode Programming” is possible in the first stage only.
Stage Two: Stand-by
Press the F9 button two times while the locomotive is in the disconnect stage to enter the stand-
by stage. In stand-by stage, the locomotive will not respond to throttle or function buttons, except
for the F6 (Start Up) button. You will hear a long air release followed by directional lighting
shut down. The motor will remain disconnected, and the air pump sounds will remain on.
Stage Three: Final shutdown
If you press the F9 button two times while in the stand-by stage, the locomotive will completely
shut down. Finally, you will hear the engineer’s door opening and shutting. While the
locomotive is going through the final stage of the of the shutdown process, the locomotive will
not respond to throttle or function buttons, except for the F6 (Start Up) button.
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Running your locomotive in the DCC
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Start up (F6)
If your locomotive is in any of the shutdown stages, you can return your locomotive to normal operation by pressing the F6 button two times. Start Up will be different for each stage of
shutdown; however, all start up sequences commence with a long air release sound before
returning to normal operation.
If the throttle is turned up from zero during any of the above Start Up procedures, the
Start Up procedure will terminate, and the locomotive will enter normal operation.
Start Up from disconnect
If you press the F6 button two times while the locomotive is in the disconnect stage, the
locomotive will produce a long air let-off sound and enter normal operation.
Start Up from stand-by
If you press the F6 button two times while the locomotive is in stand-by, the locomotive will
produce a long air let-off sound, the Directional Lighting will turn on, and then the locomotive
will enter normal operation.
Start Up from complete shutdown
If you press the F6 button two times while the locomotive is in the final stage of shutdown, the
locomotive will produce a long air let-off sound, the generator sounds commence while the
headlight comes on gradually and the cab lights turn on. After the pumps sounds turn on, the
locomotive will enter normal operation. During the Start Up procedure, none of the function
buttons are active.
Neutral sounds
Some function buttons used in forward and reverse will have different effects in neutral. Except for HORN and BELL, if a neutral sound is occurring when you press one of the
function buttons, it will start the effect associated with that button and will terminate the effect
that was previously playing.
• The F7 button produces brake squeal for a moving locomotive, but activates the turbine
start-up (if in Diesel) or the Diesel start-up (if in turbine).
• The F6 button produces the Doppler shift for a moving locomotive, but activates air release
when in neutral.
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