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Special Whistle Ending Sound
Prototype engineers would often “play” their whistles by controlling the
flow of steam to the whistle chamber. In particular, engineers often had a
signature sound associated with how they ended their whistle sequences.
Some Quantum sound sets have special Whistle Ending that can be
activated using the direction switch to produce a unique sound effect
similar to playing the whistle.
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Flip the direction switch to blow the Whistle for at least one second.
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The normal way to end the Whistle is to flip the direction switch back.
To do the special Whistle Ending, add an immediate
Quick
flip-and-
back operation.
Note:
If you wait too long to do the
Quick
Flip-and-Back operation, the
Bell might turn on instead.
Note:
Your Quantum may not have special Whistle Ending sounds
included.
Neutral
In Neutral, the locomotive will continue to make prototypical sounds
appropriate to its resting state.
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Enter Neutral by
turning the throttle down below V-Start but not
off and wait for locomotive to stop
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steady dim and Reverse Light will turn off if entering Neutral From
Reverse (NFR).
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You will hear a Short Air Let-off when the engine stops moving and
enters Neutral, and a Long Air Let-off about three seconds later
followed by Air Pumps and other background sounds such as steam
boiler Pop-Off, boiler Blow Down, and Water Injector sounds.
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After the Air Pumps start, you can also use the direction switch to
blow the Whistle or turn on or off the Bell
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If you cannot enter Neutral, or have difficulties with any of the operations,
you may need to program your locomotive for optimal use with your
particular power pack (see Analog Programming in next section).
Changing the Locomotive’s Direction without Turning off the Sound
You can use the power pack’s direction switch while the locomotive is in
Neutral to change the engine’s direction.
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Put the locomotive in Neutral by bringing the throttle down below V-
