Additional F Functions
Idle Sequence - F14-F16. 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
Extended Start-Up – F17. 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.
Extended Shut-Down – F18. 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.
Rev Up – F19. 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.
Rev Down – F20. 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.
One Shot Doppler – F21. 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.
Coupler Slack – F22. When an engine hooks up and pulls a train it has to take up the coupler
slack. You can play this sound by pressing F22 twice (toggling on then off). This feature works
two ways – While the engine is sitting still, press F22 twice to enable it. Then, when you move
the engine, it will play the Coupler Slack sound.
The second way is to simply force the sound while the engine is moving. To do this, simply
press F22 twice (toggling it on then off). The sound will play.
Coupler Close – F23. To play the Coupler Close sound press the F23 button twice (toggling it
on then off). You can play this sound as you're coupling cars together to add realism.
Single Whistle/Horn Blast – F24. To play a Single Horn Blast press the F24 button twice
(toggling in on then off). This plays a single, short horn blast.
Brake Sounds – F26. Pressing the F26 button (enable F26) will disable the Brake Sounds for
your engine. The Brake Sounds occur when you reduce the speed of your engine rapidly. To
enable the Brake Sounds press the F26 button (disable F26). Brake Sounds are On by default.
Cab Chatter – F27. Cab Chatter occurs when the engine is sitting at idle. There are various
times when the crew will talk to each other when the engine is sitting at idle. Pressing the F27
button (enable F27) will disable the Cab Chatter. Pressing the F27 button again (disable F27)
will enable Cab Chatter. Cab Chatter is On by default.
Feature Reset – F28
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