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Conventional transformer operations
Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements
I
n the conventional environment, CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements are triggered by
short horn blasts and vary with the state of the locomotive.
• If the locomotive has been stopped for less than 15 seconds, a short horn blast triggers a
"please standby" dialog.
• If the locomotive has been stopped for longer than 15 seconds, a short horn blast triggers a
"cleared outbound" dialog.
• If the locomotive is moving and the bell is on, a short horn blast triggers an "all clear
ahead" dialog.
• If the locomotive has started moving within the last seven seconds, a short horn blast will
trigger a "train is underway" dialog.
• If the locomotive has been moving for more than seven seconds, a short horn blast will
trigger a "are we clear?" dialog.
• If the locomotive has been moving and the bell is ringing, a short horn blast will trigger a
"go to restricted speed" dialog.
Locking your locomotive into a single direction
W
hen the Command reverse unit switch is in the RUN position, your locomotive sequences
through a repeating pattern of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on.
To "lock" your locomotive into a single direction (for example, to operate in forward
only), you can deactivate the Command reverse unit's sequencing function.
1. Use your transformer's DIRECTION button or interruptions in track power
to get your locomotive moving slowly in the desired direction or into
neutral.
2. Slide the Command reverse unit switch to the PGM position. At this point,
the locomotive is "locked" into your chosen direction. See Figure 4 on
page 8 for the location of this switch.
To restore the forward-neutral-reverse sequence, just slide the Command reverse unit
switch back to the RUN position.
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