Rapido Trains FL9 Manuallines - page 11
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F4 Dynamic Brake
Press F4 for dynamic braking. Dynamic brakes are best enjoyed with a fine whine.
Ouch.
F5 Doppler Horn/Hancock
Play this when approaching level crossings at speed. It is a real recording of an FL9
complete with original Hancock Air Whistle, zipping past a level crossing at speed with
five cars in tow. It sounds fantastic, if we don’t say so ourselves. Special thanks to David
Magill for letting us use his sounds and for recording it in the first place!
F6 Steam Generator
We just couldn’t resist adding the steam generator noises to the FL9, and we only wish
we’d thought of it with a lot of our earlier engines, because it is so completely awesome.
If you have other F units that could use some neat-o steam generator sounds (along with
all of our other great sound features), you can order new Steam-Equipped sound decod-
ers from Rapido.
Press F6 at any time to start up the steam. We don’t include random loud blowdowns but
we include the irregular hiss that you can hear coming from the regulator and blowdown
valves all the time when the steam generator is operational.
When you accelerate, the volume of the steam generator gets lower as you wouldn’t
hear it as clearly when the train is moving. If you want MORE STEAM! you can adjust
the volume of the steam generator by adjusting the value of CV 315. Please refer to
Sound Volume Settings (below) before attempting this.
F7 Dim the Headlights
When approaching a station stop or an oncoming train, press F7 to dim your headlights
– you don’t want to blind your passengers or the oncoming train’s engineers with crazy
bright headlights. Press F7 again to return to normal.
F9 White Class Lights
Fan trips, Christmas specials, special moves, you name it – the FL9s hauled extra (un-
scheduled) trains many times over their long and varied careers. All extra trains require
white flags or classification lights. So you will want to press F9 to turn on the white class
lights when pulling any non-scheduled train, such as a track inspection train or a holiday
special. On regular, scheduled passenger runs, the class lights are off.
F10 Red Class Lights
All train movements require markers on the rear, and the FL9 was no exception. The
classification light housings on the real FL9 include red bulbs for use as markers when
the locomotive is in reverse, and F10 turns these lights on. When the FL9 is pushing a
train, the red markers should be lit. If the engine is moving light (i.e. by itself), generally