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F21 Brake Wheel (Ratchet)
If you want to make it sound like a crew member is manually cranking the brake wheel
on or off your locomotive, press F21. That’s all it does. Your locomotive won’t work any
differently, which is nice. We’d hate to see you leave F21 on and then have flat spots
on your locomotive.
Please note: The Rapido warranty does not cover replacement wheels in the event of
flat spots.
HORNS AND BELLS
Canadian Pacific and Canadian National both used two uniquely different horns – the
Nathan M3H and the K3L – and we’ve included some of the best recordings out there
of the real thing. The same goes with bells too, as they all seemed to have a unique tone
or ring rate, whether they were brass or steel.
The default horn on your model is a Nathan M3H. Because your locomotive is equipped
with the new LokSound V5 decoder, if you wish to change the default horn, you can do
so by changing CV 163. For changing the default bell, change the value of CV 164.
Horns
Bells
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CV 163-0 Nathan M3H (Default)
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CV 164-0 - Steel Bell (Default)
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CV 163-1 Nathan K3L #1
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CV 164-1 - Brass Bell
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CV 163-2 Nathan K3L #2
Note that after you change the horn or the bell you may need to cycle the power (turn it
off and on). And changing the default horn automatically changes the doppler recording
on F5 too. How’s that for a beauty way to go?
SOUND VOLUME SETTINGS
The sound volumes on your decoder have been pre-set at the factory to levels that we
found comfortable on our test tracks.
Sound levels are very much a matter of personal taste (especially if you are going deaf
like we are), and what sounds great in one layout environment may sound too loud or
too soft in another. Fortunately, the sound levels can be easily adjusted to best suit your
own requirements and we recommend that you experiment with different settings if you
don’t care for the default levels.
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.