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If power is turned off at any stage of Shut Down (Disconnect, Standby or Total
Shut
Down) or
during a Shut Down procedure, the engine will remember the last Shut Down stage where it was
during power down, and will power up in the same stage. If Start Up is initiated during any of the
above Shut Down procedures, Shut Down is aborted and the engine returns to normal operation
.
Note:
Total Shut
Down
allows the operator to take the engine
"off
line
"
(turn off sounds,
lights,
ignore
throttle settings and function commands) independent of the operating session; that is, the
engine will still be
"off
line" when power is reapplied for the next operating session.
Dynamic Brakes (F5)
The prototype diesel locomotive has Dynamic Brakes that cause the train to slow down by using
the traction motors in generator mode. This helps dissipate the energy of a moving train by
converting it to electrical power, which is then applied to a large
air-cooled
resistor load
in
the
locomotive.
•
Pressing the F5 key in Forward or Reverse will set the locomotive diesel motor sound
to
idle
at
the
lowest Sound of Power setting and turn on the powerful Dynamic Brake
Cooling
Fans.
•
Pressing the F5 key in neutral will turn on the Dynamic Brake Fans while diesel motor
sounds remain at idle.
The Dynamic Brake function automatically turns off when entering or leaving neutral
,
or the speed
of
the locomotive drops below 7 smph
32
,
or if the throttle is turned up. The Dynamic Brakes cannot
be turned on in Forward or Reverse unless the engine is traveling over 8 smph.
Note:
In
contrast to
Air
Brakes (F7)
,
Dynamic Brakes do not increase the deceleration rate
specified by CV 4 and CV 24.
Start Up (F6)
If your diesel locomotive is in any stage of Shut Down, you can return your locomotive to normal
operation by double pressing the F6 Key. Start Up will be different for each stage of Shut Down
,
but all will
start
up with a long air release and will enter normal operation.
Start Up
from
Disconnect:
If you double press the F6 key in Disconnect
,
the diesel locomotive will
produce a long air let-off, dynamic brakes will shut off
(if
on)
and
the locomotive will enter normal
operation.
Start Up
from
Standby:
If you double press the F6 key in Standby, the diesel locomotive will
produce a long air let-off, Directional Lighting will turn on (if previously on), the diesel motor sound
will change from the special Low Idle to regular Idle, and the engine will enter normal operation.
Start Up from Total Shut Down:
If you double press the F6 key in Total Shut Down, the diesel
locomotive will produce a
long
air let-off, you will hear the engineer's door opening and closing
,
Cab Lights come on (if available and Normal or Lead Helper),
Number Boards
come on (if
available
and
Normal or Lead Helper), Directional Lighting turning on
(if
previously on), followed
by the vents opening, the diesel motor starting up, the pumps starting
up,
and the
locomotive
entering normal operation. During the Start Up procedure
,
none of the function keys are
active.
If
the throttle is turned up from zero during any of the above Start Up procedures
,
the Start Up
procedure will abort and the engine will enter normal operation
.
Note:
Whenever a Start Up command is sent, regardless of whether the engine is in Shut Down
or operating normally, the Quantum System will automatically restore all
Automatic
Operations.
Mute (F8)
The Quantum System allows you to reduce the System
Volume
to a
lower
level or increase it back
to its original setting
using
the F8 function key. This is useful when you
need
to reduce the sound
to engage
in
a conversation or to answer the phone.
If
you have many
trains
operating at once,
you can
reduce
the volume on all
those
that are
running
in the background of the
layout
and
increase the
volume
of the closest engine. The Mute feature changes
the
sound gradually over a
second or two, which allows
the
sound
to
increase or decrease realistically as
the locomotive
approaches or recedes from the observer
.
•
Press
the
F8
key
in
Neutral
or Forward/Reverse
to
gradually decrease or increase the
locomotive
'
s
volume.
Note:
Mute state
is
not maintained if power is turned off and back on; the
locomotive
will return to
full
volume
setting.
Note:
Mute volume
can be programmed
in
CV 51.1.
Status (F1O)
Quantum provides
verbal information
about
the
engine's current operating
state
when
the
locomotive is
in
neutral or the
engine's current speed in scale
miles per hour when the locomotive
is
moving.
•
Press
the F1
O
key
in Neutral
;
the locomotive will verbally report first its
currently
enabled
long
or short
loco ID
followed by
its
consist
ID
if
it has
one,
followed
by its shut
down
state
(Disconnect,
Standby or Shut
Down).
•
Press
the
F10
key in
Forward or
Reverse
;
the locomotive will verbally report the
locomotive
'
s speed in scale miles per
hour.
Note:
When
Status Report
is
activated, the
locomotive
'
s sounds
will
reduce
to
one
half their
current
volume
settings
during the verbal report
and
then return
to
normal volume when the report
has ended.
