Electric Q1a Operation Manual Rev 4.1.2
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24 August 2006
The QARC controller, called Quantum Engineer™, can be added to your existing Analog DC power pack in less than five minutes. Wiring is
simple: two red wires go to the variable DC output from the power pack and two black wires go to the track. Place Quantum Engineer beside
your power pack or mount it directly on most popular power packs as shown below. All features on the power pack remain the same
including throttle and reverse switch control. See our web site at http://www.qsindustries.com/ for further information.
Wiring Quantum Engineer is Simple.
Quantum Engineer Shown Attached to Standard DC Power Pack
Figure 1
Figure 2
Programming and Sound Control with Quantum Engineer:
Figure 3 shows the Star Pad key section of the Quantum
Engineer, which controls both sound and programming.
During normal operation, the Volume
▲
and Volume
▼
keys
control the system volume and the Mute key toggles the
sound between normal and a low volume level. In addition,
the STC and RTC keys allow you to easily select between
Standard Throttle Control and Regulated Throttle Control.
Or you can enter Programming Mode by pressing and holding
the
Prgm key while you turn on the power. The Red power light
will blink and your locomotive directional lights will blink to
indicate you have entered programming. Press the
Next key
to advance from one Programming Option to the next. The
locomotive will speak out which Option you have selected.
The
Prev key allows you to move backwards through Program
Options. Once you have selected an Option, use the Volume
▲
or Volume
▼
keys to program that option.
Figure 3
For instance, if you wanted to change the Whistle volume independently or other sounds, enter programming with the Prgm key, and press
and hold the
Next key until you hear the locomotive count up to thirteen “13” and responds with the verbal message “Whistle Volume”. Press
the Volume
▲
key to increase the Whistle volume or press the Volume
▼
to decrease the Whistle volume. As you press the volume up or
down keys, you will hear the Whistle hoot at each new volume setting. You can now move to other options by pressing the
Next or Prev key. For
instance, if you pressed the
Next Key, you would advance to the next option, “14” where the locomotive would announce “Bell Volume”. You
can now use the Volume
▲
or Volume
▼
to change the Bell volume and hear the Bell sound at each new volume setting. To leave
programming, simply shut off the track power. See the table on page 8 for additional listings of Programming Options.
Quantum Engineer
Add-on
Controller
Standard DC
Power Pack
DC Power Pack
Star Pad Keys
