Directional Lighting Operation in DCC and Analog including Optional Ditch Lights, Mars Light and Marker Lights.
Forward
Neutral from Forward
Reverse
Neutral from Reverse
Headlight
On
Off
Off
Off
Reverse Light
Off
Off
On
Off
Mars Light
Strobing
Dim
Dim
Dim
Ditch Lights
On or Strobing
Off
Off
Off
Front
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Marker Lights
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Green
Red
Red
Red
Rear Marker Lights
Red
Red
Green
Red
Note:
If your locomotive does not have Mars Light, the Headlight will be dim (instead of “Off”) in all states except Forward where it will be bright.
Coupler and Coupler Crash Sounds (F3)
There are two ways to use the F3 key.
As your locomotive is about to couple up to a string of cars, press the F3 key to trigger the crashing sound of locomotive coupling.
Use the F3 key again as the locomotive moves out to trigger the same sound as the slack is taken up in the cars.
Use the F3 key in Neutral to produce uncoupling sounds as you disconnect cars over uncoupler magnets. Press the F3 key once to
produce the sound of the lift bar and coupling pin being raised. This first press also arms the uncoupling sound effect. Press the F3
key again while moving or in Neutral to trigger the sound of the coupler knuckle opening and air-lines parting.
Sound-of-Power™
Your Electric locomotive will produce labored Electric Traction Motor sounds under acceleration and lighter Electric Motor sounds under
deceleration but only if CV 3, or CV 23 and CV 4, or CV 24 are set to non-zero positive values. The level of labored sounds is proportional
to the values for these four CV’s, and how much the throttle is increased or decreased.
Horn and Bell Buttons (F2, F1)
Some DCC controllers have separate horn and bell buttons along with function keys assigned to horn and bell operation. The bell is usually
assigned to F1 and the horn is usually assigned to F2. The F2 key behaves differently than using the horn button.
Pressing the F2 key and releasing it will cause the horn command to come on and stay on, until you press F2 again
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Pressing the horn button will send the horn only as long as you are holding the button down.
Pressing the F1 key and releasing it will cause the Bell to come on and stay on, until you press F1 again
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. There is no difference in
operation between the bell button and its corresponding function key.
Note:
If your locomotive is equipped with Ditch Lights, they will automatically strobe from one light to the other when the Horn is being blown and will
continue for five seconds after the horn signal has stopped
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Doppler Operation (F6)
With DCC, you can trigger the Doppler Effect by quickly interrupting the horn signal in the same way it is described under Analog control.
Or you can use the function key (F6) assigned to the Doppler Effect.
Start the Horn and/or Bell by pressing and releasing their function keys
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Press F6 to hear the Doppler shift. A few seconds after the horn button is turned off with the F2 key the electric locomotive sounds
return to normal
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Squealing Brake and Flange Sounds (F7)
Quantum provides automatic brake squeal as a locomotive slows to a stop. The operator can also control squealing sounds for
continuous and variable brake sounds for protracted stops or to simulate the sounds of squealing wheel flanges on curved track.
Squealing Brakes come on automatically when the speed is reduced from high-speed travel (over 40 smph) to less than 20 smph.
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Side Marker Lights, when on, are always red.
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Marker Light feature may not be multicolored on some models. If so, Marker Lights will be white in all directional states.
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Since the prototype horn uses compressed air, you will hear the Air Pump sounds turn on after the Horn is operated.
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If the prototype locomotive does not have a bell, your model will not have the Bell feature. However, all Quantum locomotives have a “Bell State” used for a number of Quantum
operations. The Bell State is turned on and off with the F1 key. You will hear a single bell ding when you enter the Bell State and a double ding when you leave the Bell State.
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The hold time for strobing Ditch Lights after the horn button is released can be set in CV 55.110.5 (see DCC Programming on pages 15-16).
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If you do not turn on either Horn or Bell, the Doppler shift will still occur but will be less dramatic.
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If the Bell was on, it will shut off prior to sounds returning to normal. If you do not have the Bell feature, but the Bell State is on, it will turn off prior to locomotive sounds returning
to normal.
Electric Loco Q1 w/Volume Pot Operation Manual, Version 2.8
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8 March 2006
