Rapido Trains F40PH-2D Operating Instructions Manual - Model Operation
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MODEL OPERATION
We’ve tried our best to simulate the Head End Power Mode Switch with the F4 and F5
function buttons on your DCC controller. Once the F40PH-2D model is on the track, press
F8 to turn on the sounds and put your locomotive into Idle.
Press F4 to put it into Standby. The prime mover will rev up to 720 RPM. (If you don’t
press F4, the locomotive operates like a freight engine.)
IN STANDBY, YOUR LOCOMOTIVE WILL NOT MOVE, EVEN IF YOU AD-
VANCE THE THROTTLE.
When your F40PH-2D is in Standby, you can put it into Run by pressing F5.
If you don’t need to go to Standby, then just hit F4 and F5 in rapid succession. The prime
mover will rev right up to 893 RPM and your locomotive will be in Run. It will move
when you advance the throttle. This simulates turning the Head End Power Mode Switch
directly to Run.
IMPORTANT: IF YOU DON’T FIRST PRESS F4, PRESSING F5 WILL HAVE NO
EFFECT.
To go back down to Standby, press F5 again – you are essentially “turning off” the Run
mode on the decoder. Then press F4 again to “turn off” the Standby mode and go back
down to Idle. If you 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 so you can switch all of your
units into Run simultaneously.
In VIA practice, when two F40PH-2D locomotives are operating in a consist, both are
providing HEP so both should be operated in Run. This applies whether the locomotives
are running elephant style or back to back, and it applies when both locomotives are at
one end of the train or “top-and-tailing” the train. Note that “top and tail” or push-pull
operation can only be used with LRC or HEP2 passenger cars (and certain HEP1 bag-
gage cars, 8618--8623). Other VIA passenger cars do not have the necessary pass-
through multiple unit cables to allow push-pull operation.
When more than two locomotives are in a consist, only the last two are providing HEP.
The lead locomotive(s) can be operated in Idle.
On J-Trains – two trains coupled nose to tail and operated as one – both units are pow-
ered, in Run, and providing HEP.