Rapido Trains F40PH-2D Operating Instructions Manual - Don’T Like Reading Manuals
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DCC QUICK START FOR PEOPLE WHO
DON’T LIKE READING MANUALS
OK – We know that more than half of our customers will not read this manual and then
call us complaining when their F40PH-2D doesn’t work properly. It does, but they didn’t
read the manual.
But if you have got this far and you are really impatient to get your locomotive on the
track, please take note of the following.
We have tried our best to recreate the actual way an F40PH-2D locomotive operates
with this model. This means:
1. To operate your F40PH-2D locomotive with a modern passenger train (such as
LRC, HEP-1, HEP-2 or Amtrak passenger cars) on a DCC layout, you need to press
F4 and then F5 before you start accelerating.
If you press F4 but don’t press F5, YOUR LOCOMOTIVE WILL NOT MOVE.
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 backing up.
4. If you are running DC, just go play trains. Whatever sounds come out are what
you get. And the rear (backup) light will never go on. Not that we’re trying to
convince you to upgrade to DCC or anything…
You can read more about these weird features, along with our reasons for introducing
them, in the Protoypical Operation – DCC section below.
If you are using DCC and you really don’t like operating your F40PH-2D prototypically,
you can turn off all of these features. Please turn to page 11 for step-by-step instructions
on how to do this.