Note:
If Mars Light is under DCC “Take Control” operation, the Mars light will not provide reliable information of the beginning of the Turbine Shut Down
operation but will provide information about the beginning of Turbine Start Up operation. Turbine Start Up/Shut Down will reset all “Take Control” features to
“Automatic Operation”.
Three Stages of Diesel Locomotive Shut Down: 1. Disconnect, 2. Standby, 3. Total Shut Down (F9)
Locomotive Shut Down has three distinct stages that you can control. Each stage is entered by double pressing the F9 key
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. If the locomotive
is in Diesel Mode, any shut down operation will automatically return it in Diesel Mode prior to shut down operation.
Stage One: Disconnect
Double press the F9 key in Neutral to enter Disconnect. You will hear a Long Air Let-off.
To leave Disconnect, either double press the F6 Start Up key, as described in the Start Up section or double press the F9 key again
to reach the next stage of Shut Down: Standby.
If you double press the F9 key in Neutral, the electric motor drive will be disabled. Once you hear the Long Air Let-off, the DCC throttle can be
moved up and down without the locomotive moving. As the throttle is moved up or down, you will hear the Diesel Motor rev up and down in
proportion to the throttle setting.
Note:
All function keys are operable in Disconnect.
Note:
You can also turn on the Dynamic Brakes (see description of Dynamic Brakes below) to create Sound–of-Power as the throttle is moved up and
down. Engineers on prototype diesels use dynamic brakes to load the motor-generator to test its output efficiency while the locomotive remains stationary.
Stage Two: Standby
Double press the F9 key while in Disconnect to enter Standby. You will hear a Long Air Let-off followed by a special “Low Idle” sound.
The Directional Lighting and Mars Light will shut down. The motor will remain disconnected, while the Air Pumps, automatic Cooling
Fan operation and Number Board Lights will continue to operate. In Standby, the locomotive will not respond to throttle or function
keys. The three exceptions are the F6 Start Up Key, the F8 Mute Key (described below) and the F10 Status Key (described below).
To leave Standby, either double press the F6 Start Up Key, as described in the Start Up section, or double press the F9 key again to
reach the final stage of Shut Down: Total Shut Down.
Note:
Standby is ideal for leaving your locomotive running on a siding. Besides hearing the Low Idle diesel motor sounds, the locomotive will not respond
to accidentally changing the throttle setting or pressing the function keys.
Stage Three: Total Shut Down
Double press the F9 in Standby to enter Total Shut Down. You will hear a Long Air Let-off.
To leave Total Shut Down, double press the F6 key.
The Air Pumps will turn off, followed by the sounds of the Cooling Fans shutting off, the louvers closing and the Diesel Motor shutting down. A
few seconds later you will hear the engineer’s door open and then shut. In Total Shut Down, the locomotive will not respond to throttle or
function keys. The two exceptions are the F6 Start Up Key (described below) and the F10 Status Key (described below).
Note:
Total Shut Down allows the operator to take the locomotive “off line” (turn off sounds, lights, ignore throttle settings and function commands)
independent of the operating session; that is, the locomotive will still be “off line” when power is reapplied for the next operating session, irrespective of
whether this next session is Analog (conventional DC) or DCC.
Note:
If power is turned off at any stage of Shut Down (Disconnect, Standby or Total Shut Down) or during a Shut Down procedure, the locomotive will
remember the last Shut Down stage it was at during power down, and the locomotive 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 locomotive will return to normal operation.
Start Up (F6)
If Gas Turbine locomotive is in any stage of Shut Down, you can return it to normal operation by double pressing
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the F6 key. Start Up will be
different for each stage of Shut Down, but all will start up with a Long Air Let-off and will enter normal operation.
Start Up from Disconnect
: If you double press the F6 key in Disconnect, the diesel locomotive will produce a Long Air Let-off, Dynamic Brakes
will shut off (if on) and the locomotive will enter normal operation.
Start Up from Standby:
If you double press the F6 key in Standby, the diesel locomotive will produce a Long Air Let-off, the Diesel Motor
sound will change from the special Low Idle to regular Idle, and the locomotive will enter normal operation.
Start Up from Total Shut Down:
If you double press the F6 key in Total Shut Down, the diesel locomotive will produce a Long Air Let-off, you
will hear the engineer’s door opening and closing, and see, and the Mars Light will turn on Dim. These actions are followed by the sounds of
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Double pressing ensures that Shut Down stages are not entered or exited accidentally. Double pressing is defined as two F9 commands sent within two seconds. Note that the
F9 key may have to be pressed three times, due to the DCC command station and locomotive having different initial states for F9.
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Double pressing ensures that Start Up is not entered accidentally. Double pressing is defined as two F6 commands sent within two seconds. Note that the F6 key may have to
be pressed three times, due to the DCC command station and locomotive having different initial states for F6.
Gas Turbine Locomotive Q1R Operation Manual Version 3.0
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