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DCC Operation

Introduction

Because the Gas Turbine model required considerable time to bring the turbine on-line or to shut it down, the operation of the transitions
between diesel and turbine operation is compressed in time. In the case of shutting down the turbine, a twenty minute sequence is reduced to a
little less than a minute. In addition, there are some conflicting reports about the turbine sound itself. Some witnesses report that the Big Blow

only had the deafening whoosh sound and no turbine whine at all. In some of the tapes we heard, there appeared to be a slight turbine whine,
especially at idle. Some maintained that there was a whine sound distinctly heard as the turbine was revved up before ignition. We have left it to
the operator to decide how the Gas Turbine should sound. We have included both a Whoosh sound and Turbine Whine on separate channels,

which can have their volumes, adjusted independently. We have set the defaults of the Turbine Whine to be easily heard during the start up and
shut down sequence. However, on the main, the Whoosh clearly dominates especially during Sound-of-Power™ periods.
The Gas Turbine will initially start and operate as a standard diesel locomotive except that the speed is limited to 25 smph to model the lower

power of the prototype locomotive when operated with the small 250 hp Cummings diesel.
These steps will allow you to start operating your Quantum equipped diesel locomotive immediately using any DCC system that is compatible
with the applicable NMRA DCC specifications.

Select locomotive number 3.

Set your DCC controller to 128 (preferable) or 28 (acceptable) speed step range.

Start your locomotive immediately by pressing the F6 DCC function key

to hear the diesel Start Up sounds. Number Board Lights

will be on and Mars Light will be Dim. Directional Lighting System (Headlight and Reverse Light) will be off. Use the FL or F0 key to
turn on the Directional Lighting.

10. Slowly turn up the throttle. Mars Light will strobe. The locomotive default setting is speed control and will maintain the same speed

regardless of varying track voltage, grades or other conditions that would normally affect the speed of an HO model locomotive. In
addition, the locomotive is pre-calibrated at the factory to move at the speed set by the DCC speed step in scale miles per hour.
However, under diesel control, the locomotive will only travel up to 25 smph; any speed setting above 25 smph in Diesel Mode will

not increase speed but will cause the motor sounds to be more labored.

When you reduce the throttle to zero, the Gas Turbine will automatically enter Neutral when the locomotive stops. You will hear a Short Air Let-
off when the locomotive stops moving and a Long Air Let-off about one second later followed by Air Pumps and other background sounds

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Mars Light will stop pulsing and go Dim and Headlight will go off (if directional lighting had been turned on with the FL key).
The direction of your locomotive will change when you press the direction key on your DCC throttle.

Function Keys

The following table lists features that have been pre-assigned to your DCC function keys. Operation of these keys can 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 keys listed below to produce the described effects.

Function Key*

Forward and Reverse

Neutral

F0 or FL or Headlight

Directional Lighting on or off

Bell on or off

Horn or horn with Doppler Effect (see below)

Horn on or off

Coupler Crash/Coupler Fire

Coupler Arm or Coupler Fire

Cooling Fans on or off

Dynamic Brake function on or off