If you have a DCC command station that supports only the older 0 to 8 function key standard, you will have no way to initiate Shut Down in
Neutral with these pre-assigned feature to function key mappings. There is an interim solution to this problem; Swap the features assigned to
the F4 and F9 outputs in Neutral by doing the following:
Set CV49 to 6, set CV50 to 1, and set CV53 to 145. Now F4 in Neutral controls Shut Down.
Set CV49 to 11, set CV50 to 1, and set CV53 to 8. Now F9 in Neutral controls Diesel Cooling Fans.
Changing From Diesel Mode to Turbine Mode
The Gas Turbine locomotive comes from the factory in Diesel Mode. Because of the limited power from the diesel engine in the prototype, the
model will be limited to 25 smph or less in Diesel Mode. To achieve full power from your model for mainline operation, you will need to change
to Turbine Mode. There are two ways to do this.
Press the horn button four times to produce four short horn hoots in Neutral.
Press the F7 key in Neutral.
The locomotive will go through a complex Turbine Start Up scenario as depicted in the graph below. At the start of the transition to Turbine
Mode, the Mars Light will change from Dim to Off. When the transition scenario is completed, the Mars light will change from Off back to Dim
25
.
25
Mars Light should be in Automatic operation, not “Take Control”. See “Automatic Features with “Take Control” “on page 17.
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6.
Turbine
Ramps up to
700 rpm, 9 sec.
4.
Turbine Fires and Roar begins at
constant volume level following and
overlapping turbine fire. 7 sec.
5.
Turbine
Ramp Up
begins, 7 sec.
14.
Air
Compressors Turn
On, 37 sec.
7.
Diesel Motor
Ramps Up from
notch one w/ SOP,
14 sec.
13.
Diesel
Returned to
Idle. 36 sec.
12
. Diesel
Ramps Down to
Idle w/o SOP. 33
sec.
16.
Turbine Whine
at highest Idle
Speed. 41 sec.
1.
Air
compressors
and Dim
Mars Light
shut off.
8.
Turbine Whine
follows
Diesel
ramp up, 15 sec.
10.
Diesel at full
RPM w/ SOP. 16
sec.
19.
Mar Light
Turn On to Dim.
48 sec.
15.
Diesel
Shuts Down,
42 sec.
18.
Turbine On the Line
(maximum Hiss volume
w/o SOP). 47 sec.
3.
Diesel Motor Ramps
Up from Idle to Notch one
w/ SOP. 2 sec.
9.
Turbine Whoosh
volume ramps up, 17
sec.
11.
Turbine Hiss volume at
intermediate level until
turbine at full idle RMP. 25
sec.
17.
Hiss
ramps up.
43 sec.
2.
Diesel Ramp
Up begins, 1
sec
Turbine Start Up
Time
