Engine Sounds
F25 – Engine Sounds
You can turn the Engine Sounds On/Off by pressing the F25 button. Pressing it once
(enabling F25) will cause the Engine Sounds to shut off. The Whistle/Horn and Bell
sounds will still be active, however. To turn the engine sounds back on press the F25
button again (disable F25).
Additional F Functions
F14-F16 – Idle Sequence
Pressing F14, F15, or F16 twice (toggling on then off) will trigger an Idle Sequence if
the engine is not moving. These vary from engine to engine and may include things
like checking the coal load, checking the water level, using the Alemite grease gun on
the drivers, etc. When triggered, these will run through the sequence that varies in
duration.
NOTE – The engine must be sitting still in order to trigger these
F17 – Extended Start-Up
If your engine is shut down or you've just applied DCC power pressing F17 twice
(toggling it on then off) will start the Extended Start-Up
sounds. This is very similar to F3 except you will hear the crew talking back and forth
about getting the engine ready to run.
F18 – Extended Shut-Down.
If your engine is already up and running you can play
the Extended Shut Down sounds by pressing F18 twice (toggling on then off). The
Extended Shut Down is very similar to F3 in that the engine will ultimately shut down,
but in the case of Extended Shut Down you will hear the crew talking back and forth
about how the engine ran, time schedules, etc.
F19 – Rev Up
Pressing F19 twice will increase the diesel engine's rev level by one notch. Two more
presses of F19 will rev the diesel engine to the second notch and so forth. You can rev
the engine up 7 notches from idle. This is useful if you wish to simulate a heavy load
behind the train and want to rev the diesel engine up.
F20 – Rev Down
Pressing F20 twice will decrease the diesel engine's rev level by one notch. Two more
presses of F20 will rev the diesel engine down one more notch and so forth. You can rev
the engine down to its idle rev level as long as it's sitting still.
F21 – One Shot Doppler
You can set your MTH PS3.0-equipped engine to simulate the actual Doppler Effect
sound a real engine makes as it passes you. To do this, press the F21 button once (enable
F21) and then listen as the engine makes that pitch shift that mimics the Doppler Effect
perfectly. Press the F21 button again (disable F21) to shut off the Doppler Effect. With a
little practice in timing and speed you can make this happen right in front of you.
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Diesel Engine w/Proto-Sound® 3.0
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