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Stage Two: Standby
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Double press the F9 key while in Disconnect to enter Standby.
You will hear a Long Air Let-off followed by Directional Lighting
turning off and steam Blower shutting down. The motor will remain
disconnected. Air Pumps will remain on. In Standby, the engine will
not respond to throttle or function keys. The three exceptions are the
F6 Start Up Function Key, the F8 Mute Key (described below) and
the F10 Status Key (described below).
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To leave Standby, either double press the F6 Start Up Key described
in the Start Up section or double press the F9 key again to reach the
final stage of Shut Down, Total Shut Down.
Note:
Standby is ideal for leaving your engine(s) running on a siding. It
leaves the locomotive steamed up with low-level background sounds, but
the engine will not respond to accidentally changing the throttle setting or
pressing the function keys.
Stage Three: Total Shut Down
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Double press the F9 in Standby to enter Total Shut Down. You will
hear the Long Air Let-off.
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To leave Total Shut Down, double press the F6 key.
The Air Pumps will turn off, followed later by the sounds of Pop Off operating
for about ten seconds followed by hiss that gradually trails off to silence. In
Total Shut Down, the engine will not respond to throttle or function keys. The
two exceptions are the F6 Start Up Function Key (described below) and the
F10 Status Key (described below).
Note:
Total Shut Down allows the operator to take the engine “off line”
(turn off sounds, lights, ignore throttle settings and function commands)
independent of the operating session; that is, the engine will still be “off line”
when power is reapplied for the next operating session.
Note:
If power is turned off at any stage of Shut Down (Disconnect, Standby or
Total Shut Down) or during a Shut Down procedure, the engine will remember
the last Shut Down stage it was at during power down, and will power up in
the same stage. If Start Up is initiated during any of the above Shut Down
procedures, Shut Down is aborted and the engine returns to normal operation.
Dynamic Brakes (F5)
Prototype steam locomotives do not have dynamic brakes. However, the
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