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is really impatient so he turned this feature off. Refer to a full ESU LokSound Select decoder manual
for more information. You can download it from the FA-2/FB-2 page in the Support section of our
web site. The feature is called the “Prime Mover Startup Delay” and at the time of writing it was on
page 35 of the ESU manual.
If you press F8 when the locomotive is already moving, it will skip the startup and the sound will just
turn on. Press F8 again to turn the sound off.
Note that if you are listening to your FA-2 or FB-2 idling nicely and then you select another engine
with your throttle, your locomotive still thinks F8 is pressed so it will keep idling along. However, if
someone else selects your locomotive’s number and F8 isn’t pressed on his or her controller, the
FA-2 or FB-2 will promptly shut down. He or she will need to press F8 again.
FUNCTIONS
F0
Headlights
F13
Steam generator exhaust
F1
Bell
F14
Curve squeal
F2
Horn
F16
Emergency brake
F3
Drive Hold/Full Throttle
F17
Emergency light
F4
Dynamic Brakes
F18
Short air release
F5
Doppler Horn
F19
Number boards (off/on)
F6
Ditch Lights
F20
Rear backup light
F7
Dim the Headlights
F8
Startup/Mute/Shutdown
F9
Class Lights (White/Green/Off)
F10
Mars Light
F11
Brake set/release
F12
Switching Mode
FUNCTIONS: MORE INFORMATION
F1 BELL
Rings the bell, obviously enough. There are three optional bell sounds loaded on your decoder. See
the “Bells” section for details on how to select other styles.
F2 HORN
We have improved the horn file to make it easier to do a short “toot” without having a long tail off.
To get a short “toot” just tap F2 or your “HORN” button. If you hear a long tail-off you are tapping
for too long. If, no matter what you do, you just can’t get the darn thing to make a short “toot,”
switch to NCE. The default horn is a Wabco E-2 single chime, which may be wrong for your road. If
you’d like to customize the base honker to a more accurate one, check out the “Horns” sections
further in this manual.
F3 DRIVE HOLD/FULL THROTTLE
ESU’s “Full Throttle” feature allows you to play the prime mover of your FA-2/FB-2 like a musical
instrument. When you press F4, you turn on “drive hold.” This keeps the speed of the engine constant
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