Rapido Trains F40PH-2D, Operating Instructions Manual

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HORNS

There are numerous extra horn recordings included with your F40PH-2D, and you can 

change them around by changing the value of CV 48. Though why you’d want to 

change the horn from the GORGEOUS one that we recorded and is included from the 

factory is beyond us.

Change C48 to:

0 - Nathan K3L (Default Horn)

1 - A Different Nathan K3L

2 - Another Different Nathan K3L (You can’t say we didn’t give you options!)

3 - Nathan K5LA (For all you Amtrak and VIA P42DC Fans!)

4 - Nathan P5A (Very Early Amtrak Horn – for Matt, for reasons we cannot fathom)

5 - Nathan K3L (Default Horn)

6 - Nathan K3L (Default Horn)

7 - Nathan K3L (Default Horn)

...83 - Nathan K3L (Default Horn)

(You get the idea.)

Note that you can only change the horn on a programming track or using a LokProgram-

mer.

SOUND VOLUME SETTINGS

The sound volumes on your decoder have been pre-set at the factory to levels that we 

found comfortable on our test tracks. This is considerably quieter than what you are 

probably used to when first turning on a sound-equipped locomotive, because we feel 

that most locomotive models are set to ABSURDLY LOUD out of the box. 

Sound levels are very much a matter of personal taste (especially if you are going deaf 

like we are), and what sounds great in one layout environment may sound too loud or 

too soft in another. Fortunately all sound levels can be easily adjusted to best suit your 

own requirements and we recommend that you experiment with different settings if you 

don’t care for the default levels.

To set the volume levels go into the program mode on your DCC system (refer to your 

system’s manual for instructions on how to do this as each system is slightly different); 

enter the desired CV number; then enter the desired levels. Note that this can be done 

either on a programming track or on the main (ops mode) if your DCC system supports 

programming on the main.

We strongly recommend that you keep notes on which settings you have changed and 

which values were used. If you ever need to do a reset on the decoder (see “Factory 

Reset” below) then having good notes will allow you to easily re-enter any changes that 

you might want to keep.