Rapido Trains FL9 Manuallines - Factory Reset
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VERY IMPORTANT: Before you change any of the volume control CVs,
please make sure that CV 32 is set to 1. CV 32 is used as an index selec-
tion register 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 loco-
motive against the wall in frustration.
For example, to set the horn volume, first set CV32=01, then CV275=0-128.
FL9 SOUND VOLUME SETTINGS
FUNCTION
CV
DEFAULT
RANGE
YOUR VALUE
MASTER VOLUME
63
150
0-192
PRIME MOVER
259
64
0-128
HORN
275
100
0-128
BELL
283
25
0-128
DYNAMIC BRAKE
299
60
0-128
STEAM
315
25
0-128
DOPPLER HORN
339
100
0-128
SHORT AIR LET OFF
363
128
0-128
BRAKE SQUEAL
459
35
0-128
FACTORY RESET
On your FL9, 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 did keep notes, right?
You can NOT lose all of the pre-recorded sounds on your FL9 decoder by doing a fac-
tory reset. If you manage to lose all of the sounds on your locomotive then you have
probably set fire to your decoder with a voltage spike. Open up your locomotive and
pour out the ashes.
AWESOME SLOW SPEED THINGY (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
There is an awesome trick that you can use to get even better slow speed running and
smoother operation. It’s called the Automatic Motor Tuning Feature. This feature will
automatically adjust the Back-EMF in most cases and give you phenomenal slow-speed
performance. Make sure you do this to each locomotive separately rather than your A
and B units together.
In order to use this automatic adjustment you need to use Ops mode programming, i.e.
programming on the main. Make sure your locomotive is in “forward” and that you have
lots of room in front of it on your mainline. Set CV 54 to a value of 0. Then get out of