Rapido Trains F40PH-2D Operator's Manual - page 12
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turned on “Full Throttle” and be back at that speed step when you turn “Full Throttle” off.
Otherwise your F40 may fly like a bird.
F5 Turn On/Off HEP
F5 will turn on the CAT engine. Pressing F5 again turns it off. Please refer to the PROTO-
TYPICAL OPERATION – DCC (SOUND) section above.
F6 Ditch Lights
The ditch lights should be turned on whenever the F40PH-2D is pulling a train – they are
not just for use in the mountains like in the old days. However, remember to turn off the
ditch lights when approaching a station or an oncoming train as they are BLINDING.
The ditch lights do not flash as that is not a Canadian requirement.
F7 Dim the Headlights
When approaching a station stop or an oncoming train, press F7 to dim your lights –
you don’t want to blind your passengers or the oncoming train’s engineers. The ditch
lights should turn off automatically, unless we goofed in the programming.
F9 Strobe Light
This should only be operated when you shut down the engine incorrectly. Please refer to
the PROTOTYPICAL OPERATION – DCC (SOUND) section above.
F10 Xenon Light
This should be turned on any time you are running on the mainline and turned off well
before you dim your headlights for an oncoming train or a station. Please refer to the
PROTOTYPICAL OPERATION – DCC (SOUND) section above.
F11 Fast Doppler Horn
This is our original Doppler horn recording, a K3L flying past a crossing on the Kingston
Sub at a blistering 80 or 90 MPH. The bell was ringing at the time but you can’t hear
the darn thing. So we’ve left it as is. Everyone loves this horn.
F12 Hostler (Switcher) Lighting
A common misconception on cab units is that the big light in the back should be on
whenever the engine is moving backwards. Actually, it’s only on when the engine is run-
ning light or switching cars. And in those situations, both the front and rear headlights
are on, and they are dim. Pressing F12 will put both headlights on dim.
F15 Emergency Horn
Use this to scare people. Please refer to the PROTOTYPICAL OPERATION – DCC
(SOUND) section above.
F19 Turn off Number Boards
The number boards are on all the time as a default. We hate having to turn number