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Horn #1 (Nathan E2) – CV163 = 0 (Default)
Horn #2 (Nathan M3H) – CV163 = 1
Horn #3 (Nathan P3) – CV163 = 2
Horn #4 (Nathan M5) – CV163 = 3
Note that you can only change the horn on a programming track or using a LokProgrammer. When
you change the default horn recording, the doppler horns (see functions F5 and F6) will automatically
change to the proper tone.
BELLS
There are three optional bell sounds loaded on your decoder. You can choose between them by
changing CV164.
Bell #1 (Standard) – CV164 = 0 (Default)
Bell #2 (Fast) – CV164 = 1
Bell #3 (Slow) – CV164 = 2
SOUND VOLUME SETTINGS
The sound volume settings have been designed to be layout friendly. That means that they will not
sound particularly loud if you are accustomed to other manufacturers’ locomotives BLASTING at
full volume out of the box. They will also not sound particularly loud if you are going deaf like Jason.
(He’s modeling Spadina Yard with its engine terminal and 40 idling locomotives. You should be able
to hear his layout from Cincinnati.) You can easily make the sounds louder if you regularly operate
your locomotives at shopping malls, train shows, or on airport runways. If you want the sounds to
be even louder, we suggest you give up scale modeling and go buy a real FA-2 or FB-2.
You can also adjust the relative volume levels of the different elements of the sound recordings. If
you are the type of guy who wants his FA-2/FB-2 bell heard in the next province or state, you have
lots of room to increase its volume. Ours is set at level 62 of a possible 128.
To set the volume levels go into the program mode on your DCC system (refer to your system’s
manual for instructions on how to do this as each system is slightly different); enter the desired CV
number; then enter the desired levels. Note that this can be done either on a programming track or
on the main (ops mode) if your DCC system supports programming on the main.
We strongly recommend that you keep notes on which settings you have changed and which values
were used. If you ever need to do a reset on the decoder (see “Factory Reset” below) then having
good 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 selection 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 locomotive against the wall in frustration.
For example, to set the horn volume, first set CV32=01, then CV275=0-128.
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