Rapido Trains FP9A Product Manualline - Table of Contents
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Nomenclature ...................................................................................................4
Minimum Radius Requirements ............................................................................4
Changing The Couplers .....................................................................................4
Missing or Damaged Parts .................................................................................4
Checking and Adjusting your Locomotive .............................................................5
Wheelsets, Steam Connectors and Optional Details ...............................................6
Ditch Lights .......................................................................................................7
Roof Lights .......................................................................................................8
Removing the Shell ............................................................................................8
Operation – DC (Silent) .....................................................................................9
Operation – DCC/DC with Sound ....................................................................10
• Locomotive Address .............................................................................10
• “Firing Up” Your FP9A .........................................................................10
• Function Keys ......................................................................................11
• Prototypical Operation .........................................................................11
• Sound Volume Settings .........................................................................12
• Optional Horns ...................................................................................13
• Bell Ring Rate ......................................................................................13
• “The Canadian” Consisting Operation ...................................................14
• Factory Reset ......................................................................................14
• More Information ................................................................................14
Limited Lifetime Warranty .................................................................................14
Acknowledgements .........................................................................................15
Ditch Light Drilling Template and FP9A Decoder Wiring Diagram ..........................16
FP9A DCC FUNCTION QUICK REFERENCE
F0
HEADLIGHT (ON/OFF)
F1
BELL (ON/OFF)
F2
AIR HORN
F3
STRAIGHT TO 8 (ON/OFF)
F4
DYNAMIC BRAKES (CN USERS LEAVE THIS ALONE)
F5
ROOF LIGHT(S)
F6
DITCH LIGHTS
F7
RULE 17 HEADLIGHT DIMMING
F8
SOUND MUTE
F9
NUMBER BOARDS
F10
CLASS LIGHTS (OFF/WHITE/GREEN)
F11
BRAKES
F12
DOPPLER HORN (LONG-LONG-SHORT-LONG)