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Paragon 2
Blow Down/Increase Chuff Magnitude (F5)
The blow down sound effect may be activated by pressing
F5 when the engine is stopped. Pressing F5 when the
engine is moving increases the chuff volume with each
press. CV204 (Chuff Magnitude Increment) dictates the
magnitude of change per F5 press.
Water Fill/Decrease Chuff Magnitude (F6)
The water fill sound effect may be activated when the
engine is stopped. See Water Fill. Pressing F6 when the
engine is moving decreases the chuff volume with each
press. CV205 (Chuff Magnitude Decrement) dictates the
magnitude of change per F6 press.
Smoke (F7)
Pressing F7 will turn on the smoke unit. Pressing F7
again will turn off the smoke unit. The smoke unit output
can be adjusted using CV’s 236 and 237. The smoke
unit should never be operated without fluid or it will be
damaged. It can be disabled by turning off the switch
behind the smoke box door.
Master Volume and Mute (F8)
To mute the sounds, press the F8 button once. To turn the
sounds back on, press the F8 button once. Whistle and
bell still work when the other sounds are muted.
There are 8 volume levels that can be set from the DCC
handheld controller. At startup, it is at the loudest setting.
To lower the volume, press the F8 button two times
quickly (like double-clicking a mouse button on your PC).
The volume will decrease one level each time you do this.
When the lowest level is reached the volume will start
to increase with subsequent double-clicks of the button
until the highest volume level is reached, at which point
the locomotive brake sound will play to signal maximum
volume. Tip: To make the locomotive always start at a
lower volume, set CV 133 to some number lower than
128. 0 is off, 128 is max.
