Rapido Trains F40PH-2D Operating Instructions Manual Download

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F40PH-2D LOCOMOTIVE PRODUCT GUIDELINES

Thank you for purchasing this model of VIA Rail Canada’s unique F40PH-2D locomotive.

The F40PH-2D has been VIA’s workhorse since 1986 and with the completion of the

recent rebuild program it looks like it will continue to play that role for another genera-

tion. Please read the manual carefully as this model works differently than EVERYTHING

ELSE YOU OWN.

We’ve put a tonne of love and care into the design, production and packaging of your

F40PH-2D. That’s a metric tonne of course. That being said, there is always the possibil-

ity that you’ve found something wrong with your locomotive. Maybe a grab iron has

come loose in transit; maybe there are too many squashed bugs on the windshield; or

maybe you just want to ask us why we haven’t included a free RDC-4 with your model.

Whatever it is, please don’t hesitate to get in touch! More warranty information is avail-

able towards the back of this manual.

You can reach us by email: trains@rapidotrains.com, by phone (1-855-LRC-6917 or

+1-905-474-3314) or by snail mail at the address below.

Please do not send any models back to us for repair without first speaking to us to get au-

thorization. If it’s the year 2047 and you’ve just bought this locomotive “new” because

the guy who originally bought it for his “future” layout died of old age with no layout

and a basement full of unopened locomotive boxes, there is a very good chance that we

have moved and/or some of us are dead like that guy. Please contact us to make sure

we still exist and can help you BEFORE sending any models back.

CONTACT US!

Rapido Trains Inc.

500 Alden Road, Unit 16

Markham, Ontario

L3R 5H5 Canada

Tel. (905) 474-3314 - Toll Free 1-855-LRC-6917

Fax. (905) 474-3325

Email. trains@rapidotrains.com

Summary of Contents for F40PH-2D

Page 1: ...FRANÇAIS AUVERSO ...

Page 2: ... haven t included a free RDC 4 with your model Whatever it is please don t hesitate to get in touch More warranty information is avail able towards the back of this manual You can reach us by email trains rapidotrains com by phone 1 855 LRC 6917 or 1 905 474 3314 or by snail mail at the address below Please do not send any models back to us for repair without first speaking to us to get au thoriza...

Page 3: ...OVE That s right the locomotive will NOT move when just F4 is pressed Press F5 if you want it to move Those of you who read the rest of the manual will find out why 2 If you don t press F4 or F5 your F40PH 2D locomotive will operate like a freight engine and will not provide power to your passenger cars 3 The rear backup light will only go on when you are switching cars It won t go on when you are...

Page 4: ...motive Address 11 Turn On the Sound 11 Functions 12 Functions More Information 12 Horns 15 Sound Volume Settings 15 Sound Volume Settings Chart 16 Factory Reset 16 Awesome Slow Speed Thingy 17 More Information 17 Limited Lifetime Warranty 17 Acknowledgements 18 F40PH 2D DCC FUNCTION QUICK REFERENCE F0 HEADLIGHT F1 BELL F2 HORN AND BELL F3 DOPPLER HORN F4 GO INTO OUT OF STANDBY F5 GO INTO OUT OF RU...

Page 5: ...m the truck by prying off the bottom lid of the gearbox with a small flat screwdriver The wheelset can be regauged by grabbing each wheel and twisting Reverse the steps to replace the wheelset and ensure the gearbox cover is snapped into place before placing on the track Check that all underbody piping and appliances are firmly installed and clear of the track Of particular note are the air hoses ...

Page 6: ... been fiddling with our transporters and we haven t been able to fix them Sorry To that end please make every effort to ensure nothing flies away Work on a clean white surface In fact paint all the walls the floor and the ceiling white wear white coveralls and remove everything else from within a three mile radius of your workbench especially but not limited to vegetation people and wind Turn the ...

Page 7: ...4615 LokPilot V4 0 DCC with 21MTC We feel the 21 pin connectors are superior because there are enough pins to ensure that all your lighting functions are connected The necessary resistors are included on our ESU designed motherboard so you don t have to futz around with resistors Just plug in the recommended decoder and you have DCC ESU has made an F40PH 2D function mapping which can be downloaded...

Page 8: ...nd equipped engines You just can t do most of the stuff If you want a taste of what you are missing please read on PROTOTYPICAL OPERATION DCC SOUND We re taking a bold new step in North American model locomotive operation with our LRC and F40PH 2D locomotive models This is sure to upset some people but we feel the enormous amount of added realism is worth the extra couple of buttons you need to pr...

Page 9: ...y default your model is set to Idle If you put it on the track and advance your throttle the HEP alternator is not engaged and the locomotive will operate and sound like a freight engine If you are running your locomotive in freight service or you are pulling steam heated passenger cars such as VIA s blue and yellow cars then you will want to keep the Head End Power Mode Switch at Idle STANDBY Sta...

Page 10: ...ou are in Run and you don t need to go into Standby press F5 and F4 quickly in that order The locomotive will skip Standby and go straight down to Idle HEP MODE CONSISTING Every DCC system treats consisting a little bit differently On some systems you will need to put your locomotives into Run before you consist them On most systems you can decide which functions are controlled by consist address ...

Page 11: ...ng you should assign it a unique address we suggest the road number of the locomotive before going any further This can be done either on your programming track recommended or on the main if your system supports programming on the main Be aware however that if you do program the locomotive on the main and you have any other locomotives on your layout assigned to address 3 the normal default addres...

Page 12: ...al by saying he or she when 99 999 of model railroaders are male We hope that all three women who have bought this model ap preciate that FUNCTIONS F0 Headlights F1 Bell F2 Horn and Bell F3 Doppler Horn F4 Go Into Out of Standby F5 Go Into Out of Run F6 Ditch Lights F7 Dim the Headlights F8 Startup Mute Shutdown F9 Dynamic Brake F10 Red Classification Lights F11 Brake F12 Hostler Switching Lightin...

Page 13: ...er and if you don t set it first then we are not responsible for your resulting rage and the fact that you will probably throw the locomotive against the wall in frustration Incidentally you ll also want to ring the bell when you are passing a stationary train a station and a whole bunch of other places It s worth downloading a copy of the Cana dian Rail Operating Rules F3 Doppler Horn You can pla...

Page 14: ...n contrast if you are close to the engine you can hear the Sarco valve pretty prominently We feel that on many sound equipped en gines the Sarco Valve is way too loud So we ve included two versions of it controlled by functions You can choose whether or not you hear the Sarco Valve and you can choose how fast you want it to spit If you press F16 the Sarco Valve will be heard intermittently If you ...

Page 15: ...o 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 r...

Page 16: ...VE AT SHUTDOWN VOLUME 395 64 0 128 EXTRA SOUND 1 403 128 0 128 EXTRA SOUND 2 411 128 0 128 RANDOM SOUND VOLUME 451 64 0 128 BRAKE SQUEAL VOLUME 459 128 0 128 FACTORY RESET On your F40PH 2D you perform a factory reset by entering a value of 8 into CV 8 Note that this will cause all of your new volume and motor settings to be lost so you will need to reprogram any settings that you want to keep You ...

Page 17: ...r advanced users who want to more fully explore the capabilities of the decoder we suggest downloading the ESU Loksound Select decoder manual This is available on the F40PH 2D page in the Support section of our web site LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY We will do our best to solve any problems or issues that you may have with your F40PH 2D locomotive If your locomotive has any defects that originate from...

Page 18: ...0PH 2D is both gorgeous and accurate Special thanks to Jon Calon Andrew Castle Pierre Couture Dan Darnell Dan Dell Unto Matt Donnelly Chris Fox Tim Hayman Matt Herman Kevin Holland Manny Jacob Mark Kaluza Bill McDonnell Zeke Medeiros Dave Minshall Jakob Mueller Rocky Panacci Francine Robidoux John Scalena Brian Schuff Matt Soknacki Alex Stroshane David Vincent and Ted Wakeford As always we could n...

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