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GMD-1

Rebuild

OPERATOR’S

MANUAL

FRANÇAIS AU VERSO

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Summary of Contents for GMD-1

Page 1: ...GMD 1 Rebuild OPERATOR S MANUAL FRANÇAIS AU VERSO ...

Page 2: ...long friend Someone as cultured classy and elegant as your kind self only deserves the best that the model railroad industry has to offer If you are a returning customer just put the darn thing on the track note the ditch lights are on F6 and don t burn it up with a cheap DC controller As always if there is anything amiss with your GMD 1 please do not hesitate to con tact us We stand by our produc...

Page 3: ...nformation 12 Horns 14 Sound Volume Settings 14 Sound Volume Settings Chart 15 Factory Reset 16 Awesome Slow Speed Thingy 16 More Information 16 Limited Lifetime Warranty 16 Acknowledgements 17 GMD 1 DCC FUNCTION QUICK REFERENCE F0 HEADLIGHTS F11 DOPPLER HORN FAST F1 BELL F12 SWITCHING MODE F2 HORN F14 NUMBER BOARDS F3 CURVE SQUEAL F15 BRAKE F4 FULL THROTTLE F20 SARCO VALVE SPITTER SLOW F5 DOPPLER...

Page 4: ...1988 with the 1400 series rebuilds in 1989 The GMD 1B classified GR 412B is mechanically very similar to its 1600 series cousin The main differences are the larger 2000 gallon fuel tank and the 4 wheel Flexicoil trucks The 1400s also received a toilet accessed from inside the cab According to one CN engineer who has operated the GMD 1 locomotives since the dark ages the addi tion of toilets was a ...

Page 5: ...ferences If you wish to change the direction that your GMD 1 operates in you can use CV29 Simply read the value for CV29 and then add 1 to that value Simple HOW TO HOLD YOUR GMD 1 The GMD 1 has numerous very delicate parts If you want to back date it to be the qual ity of a model produced in 1978 then rip all the parts off We re assuming you don t want to do that so the GMD 1 should be picked up c...

Page 6: ...ut if the karaoke was particularly good the night before your model was as sembled there may be a couple of bugs Doing a quick pre service check will solve most operational glitches Check to see that all wheelsets are correctly in gauge using an NMRA RP 2 Standards Gauge Should any of the wheelsets be out of gauge then remove the affected wheelset from the truck by prying off the bottom lid of the...

Page 7: ...a transporter lock on the molecular pattern of your locomotive If some thing pops off while you are removing the shell our starship s transporters will automatically lock on to the little part and beam it directly into the heart of the sun Don t bother looking for it It s gone You might hear the transporter effect as the part is beamed away I know it would have been more useful for us to beam the ...

Page 8: ...TALLING A SILENT DCC DECODER The GMD 1 contains an ESU designed motherboard which is connected to the track motor and lighting outputs A blind plug is attached to the motherboard using a 21 pin connector To install a decoder remove the blind plug and install a 21 pin decoder recommended or a 21 pin adapter to attach an 8 pin or a 9 pin decoder Your chosen decoder should have six function outputs A...

Page 9: ...lways we ll try to help you fix your GMD 1 if one of these doo dads scrambles your locomotive s circuitry but we can t guarantee we ll be able to It is usually at this point in the manual that Jason inserts a gentle dig at his fellow mod ellers who won t switch from DC to DCC He has chosen not to do that this time around because the last time he made fun of people still using DC he was kidnapped b...

Page 10: ...hat some DCC systems do not have sufficient power to pro gram sound equipped locomotives on the mainline If your sounds do not operate cor rectly on a Digitrax DCC system this likely means that you need to clear the memory on your system achieved by clearing slot 36 A basic summary of how to do this can be found on the GMD 1 page in the Support section of our web site More detailed information can...

Page 11: ... three female customers We re keen to increase that number so the next bit of this manual is a women s interest section specially tailored for the women who have bought this locomotive FUNCTIONS F0 Headlights F14 Number Boards F1 Bell F15 Brake F2 Horn F20 Sarco Valve Spitter Slow F3 Curve Squeal F21 Sarco Valve Spitter Fast F4 Full Throttle F22 Sarco After Shutdown F5 Doppler Horn Slow F23 Brake ...

Page 12: ...s you increase the throttle you hear the prime mover revving up This allows you to simu late hauling a heavy load On the prototype the prime mover would be up at 7 or 8 while the engine is moving slowly If you want to recreate the straight to 8 feature of our older GMD 1 models just crank up the throttle really quickly Full Throttle is even neater when you throttle down as it allows you to simulat...

Page 13: ...ng operations On the real GMD 1 it actually is not possible to have both the headlight and rear light on at full strength Press F12 again to turn off the switching mode lighting F14 Turn Off Number Boards The number boards are lit by default a big improvement over our last GMD 1 It was annoying when you d lose power because of a short somewhere else on the layout and then you had to go through the...

Page 14: ...ease and brake set sounds when you start or stop mov ing respectively It has no effect on the function of the engine it just affects the sounds HORNS There are numerous extra horn recordings included with your GMD 1 and you can change them around by changing the value of CV 48 Though why you d want to change the horn from the GORGEOUS one that we recorded and is included from the factory is beyond...

Page 15: ...ood notes will allow you to easily re enter any changes that you might want to keep VERY IMPORTANT Before you change any of the volume control CVs please make sure that CV 32 is set to 1 CV 32 is used as an index selec tion register and if you don t set it first then we are not responsible for your resulting rage and the fact that you will probably throw the loco motive against the wall in frustra...

Page 16: ...or responses You ll have fabulous motor control after you do this If you ever have to reset your locomotive you can do the automatic adjustment again it just takes a few seconds MORE INFORMATION While addressing the features that most modelers will need for normal operation these instructions have covered just a small number of the many customizable features of your ESU LokSound decoder For advanc...

Page 17: ...e is not covered by the warranty However if catastrophe does strike and your locomotive gets damaged please give us a shout 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 Many people have provided their kind assistance in order to ensure that our rebuilt GMD 1 is an amazing model Special thanks g...

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