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Rapido Metra F40PHM-2 Operator's Manual

Rapido Metra F40PHM-2 Operator's Manual

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F40PHM-2
OPERATOR'S MANUAL
Locomotive Nos.
185 thru 214

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  • Page 1 F40PHM-2 OPERATOR’S MANUAL Locomotive Nos. 185 thru 214...
  • Page 2 Thank you for purchasing a model of the Electro-Motive Division locomotive, the F40PHM-2. If this is your first Rapido locomotive, we must ask – why is this your first Rapido locomotive? No, seriously, we’ve been around now for 20 years now and we’re not just a Canadian company, eh? We’ve produced an imperial ton of US products, like...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    • Factory Reset ..................21 • More Information ................22 Limited Warranty .................... 22 Acknowledgements ..................23 Contact Us ..................... 23 Sound-equipped Rapido models feature ESU LokSound V5 decoders. For more information, please visit www.esu.eu. F40PHM-2 DCC FUNCTIONS F12 Switching Mode Headlight/Ditch Lights/Gyralite/Markers...

  • Page 4: Prototype History

    PROTOTYPE HISTORY Despite being responsible for sidelining the fan favorite ex-BN E9s, the F40PHM-2s have created a similarly iconic look for themselves hauling commuters in the Windy City for the past 30 years. Nicknamed “Winnebagos” for their similar appearance to the venerable recreational vehicle, these were the last 30 F40PHs that Metra ordered new in 1991 and numbered 185 to 214.

  • Page 5: Checking And Adjusting Your Locomotive

    for the love of Pete, avoid the air tank piping!). That way you won’t leave greasy fingerprints on the sides and you also won’t stress any of the delicate parts. Always make sure your hands are free of shmutz before touching your engine, otherwise you’ll shmutz up your loco.

  • Page 6: Missing Or Damaged Parts

    • Make sure that the trucks swivel freely and without binding. If they catch on anything, check to ensure that the sides of the trucks don’t bind against the steps. If they do, see that everything is firmly installed. MISSING OR DAMAGED PARTS If you open your F40PHM-2 box and discover that something has obviously been bumped in transit and is damaged, please contact us.

  • Page 7: Operation - Dc (Silent)

    drift away from the shell. On the other hand, if you are not in a zero-gravity environment, remember – gravity sucks. If you hold your loco upright by the body, the chassis will now plummet to the nearest solid object. You may want to do this carefully over a workbench with some thick foam on top of the bench.

  • Page 8: Installing A Dcc Decoder

    Some train set throttles put out a very high maximum voltage that is not suitable for scale model trains. The maximum recommended voltage is 15 volts DC. Similarly, controllers designed for large scale trains put out a much higher voltage than your F40PHM-2 can handle.

  • Page 9: Operation - Dc (Sound)

    “Train set” power packs are known to suffer from any one of these unexpected irregularities, whereas higher-end systems have safeguards in place to prevent this. Rapido always recommends using a power supply system that matches the quality of the models you are running. If you’re reading this, you’ve obviously invested in top-of-the-line, museum-quality...

  • Page 10: Operation - Dcc (Sound)

    ESU website. LOCOMOTIVE ADDRESS Your Rapido F40PHM-2 comes from the factory with a decoder address of 3. We suggest if you are using DCC control that you first test that the locomotive responds on address 3 to all functions – motor, lights, sounds, everything.

  • Page 11: Turn On The Sound

    — E SU PR O GR AM MER USE RS — To successfully program your locomotive using an ESU LokProgrammer or an ESU ECoS DCC system, our onboard Rapido MoPower capacitors must be fully discharged. Until a software patch and/or a hardware fix is available,...

  • Page 13: Functions

    Note that if you are listening to your F40PHM-2 idling nicely and then you select another engine, 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 their controller, the F40PHM-2 will promptly shut down.
  • Page 14 Standby from Low Idle. So your F40PHM-2 sounds more accurate than any other Rapido F40 model. Isn't that a peach? Somebody is going to ask if we have Low Idle on the F40PHM-2. No, we don't.
  • Page 15 To go back down to Standby, press F5 again – you are essentially “turning off” the Run mode on the decoder. Then press F4 again to “turn off” the Standby mode and go back down to idle. If you are in Run and you don’t need to go into Standby, press F5 and F4 quickly, in that order.
  • Page 16 a moderately paced train. The ditch lights will flash until you turn off F9, and then for six seconds after that. If you are wondering why your ditch lights have been flashing for the last 20 minutes, you forgot to turn off F9. F10 Independant Brake F10 works just like the brakes on a real engine.
  • Page 17 F15 Metra Station Annoucement This is verbal warning for waiting passengers that your Metra train is an express train and won't be stopping at the station. In other words, GET OUT OF THE WAY! F16 Layover System Alarm Light Metra used an engine block heating system that allowed engines to be shut-down to save fuel yet still maintain enough heat in the engine so they don't freeze during Chicago winters.

  • Page 19: Custom Sound Settings

    F27 Alarm Bell It's a bell that's very alarmed. What is it alarmed about? You don't want to know. Probably something about the engine is about to blow up or something; blah, blah, blah. Who knew that you needed coolant and oil pressure to run a 3000Hp engine? To increase your engineer's blood pressure, press F27.

  • Page 20: Sound Volume Settings

    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, and what sounds great in one layout environment may sound too loud or too soft in another.

  • Page 21: Very Important

    — VERY IMPORTANT — Before you change any of the volume control CVs (except for the master volume), 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 your model against the wall in frustration.

  • Page 22: More Information

    By the way, pay no attention to the person breaking into your layout room attempting to steal your Rapido F40PHM-2 because they misread the instructions on Page 4. MORE INFORMATION While addressing the features that most modelers will need for normal operation, these instructions have covered just a small number of the many customizable features of your ESU LokSound decoder.

  • Page 23: Acknowledgements

    The EMD F40PHM-2 project was very much a labor of love as many of us on the Rapido team also love these locomotives. However, this project would not have been possible without the extensive help and expertise provided by the following folks: Jeron Glander, Joe Malson, Tom Murray, Ale Reinsmith, Alex Stroshane, and others.

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