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Summary of Contents for FP9A

Page 1: ...FRANÇAIS AU VERSO ...

Page 2: ...ilroad You can watch our recording ses sion on our YouTube page www youtube com rapidotrains To enjoy all of the lighting and sound features you will need to use a DCC system Our DC only model includes a 9 pin DCC plug so you can attach the DCC decoder of your choice such as the TCS T Series decoders We stand by our products 100 If you ever have a problem with your FP9A or with any other Rapido pr...

Page 3: ... 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...

Page 4: ...th the pilot If you don t use delayed uncoupling you can swap this long coupler out We include an extra medium shank coupler in the box you can snip off the trip pin and install it in the front of the locomotive for more realistic close coupling in the front CHANGING THE COUPLERS Changing the couplers is very straightforward Place a white table cloth on your work bench or kitchen table Place a foa...

Page 5: ...and we ll glue all the parts back on and pack the thing in a mile of toilet paper before sending it back to you As an added benefit the toilet paper may come in handy for other purposes as well If any parts are missing or broken please call or email us We ll happily send you free replacements We aim for 100 customer satisfaction with one exception If you are one of those people who calls us becaus...

Page 6: ...all at each end of the locomotive For detailed instruc tions on how to do this please call or visit our web site OPTIONAL DETAILS Depending on the paint scheme and locomotive number your FP9A may include a whole whack of optional details for you to install if you wish Please refer to prototype photos to determine which details are appropriate The best site on the internet for CN FP9A photos is cnr...

Page 7: ...locomotive above the buffer From 1964 CN began to retrofit all of its FP9As with ditch light brackets and two separate ditch lights were installed when needed If you would like ditch lights on your CN FP9A the appropriate style or styles is included in the box CP only started installing ditch lights on its FP9A locomotives in the mid 1970s well after the introduction of the Action Red paint scheme...

Page 8: ...ts aberdeencarshops ca These are amazing hand made strobe lights designed specifically for CN locomotives including the FP9A If your FP9A is sound equipped our decoder already has a function output programmed for strobe lighting Cut off the factory installed strobe lights and drill out the mounting holes Install the fink lights and bend the LED leads out of view Solder the leads to the F7 and comm...

Page 9: ... ear bookshelf and place them on the white tablecloth we conveniently told you to lay out The parts are easily reinstalled with just a couple of small dabs of CA type superglue to the top of the part OPERATION DC SILENT If your FP9A locomotive is not equipped with a sound decoder it should function like most other HO scale locomotives The gear ratio is 14 1 so it may MU multiple unit with your exi...

Page 10: ...ur system supports programming on the main Be aware however that if you do program the locomotive on the main and you have any other locomotives assigned to address 3 the normal default address for new locomotives that ALL of them will likely also be changed to your new address FIRING UP YOUR FP9A When you first place your Rapido FP9A on the track or when you power up your layout the FP9A will be ...

Page 11: ... This is not fancy programming in the decoder It s a recording of the real thing PROTOTYPICAL OPERATION F3 STRAIGHT TO 8 This unique feature simulates the prototypical operation of the FP9A locomotive CN CP and VIA engineers did not slowly go through the notches if leaving a station on a clear signal They would put the locomotive straight from notch 2 to notch 8 Similarly when approaching a statio...

Page 12: ...line which normally had FP7As assigned rather than FP9As The three of you modelling this line can make your own red lights SOUND VOLUME SETTINGS The sound volumes on your decoder have been pre set at the factory to levels that we found comfortable on our test tracks This is considerably quieter than what you are probably used to when first turning on a sound equipped locomotive because we feel tha...

Page 13: ...A locomotives were delivered with the identical sounding M3HR one bell reversed and starting in 1961 all CN FP9A locomotives also received this variation We also include an optional Nathan K3L used by VIA Rail Canada and a Nathan K5LA used by some tourist railways after the FP9As were sold by VIA Horn selections are made in CV 115 A value of 0 will activate the Holden M3H a value of 1 will activat...

Page 14: ... through the optional colours as described above If you decide that you do not want to utilize these features they can be removed by programming both CV21 and CV22 to a value of 0 If you decide that you later want to add these features back in simply program CV21 to a value of 127 and CV22 to a value of 49 FACTORY RESET If you need to revert to the original factory settings on your decoder simply ...

Page 15: ...e give us a ring and we ll do our best to help you out Yes even if it was your fault we will try our best to fix your locomotive for you Don t be shy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Over the last three years many people have helped us make this FP9A model a reality and we could not have done it without them A special thanks to Jon Archibald Bram Bailey David M Bedard Marcel Blair Tony Bock CNR Historical Associa...

Page 16: ...16 DITCH LIGHT DRILLING TEMPLATE FP9A DECODER WIRING DIAGRAM ...

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