Setting Your Locomotive's Cruise Control; Activating The Horn And Bell Sounds (F2 And F1) - Lionel HO Veranda Owner's Manual

Running your locomotive in the DCC
environment

Setting your locomotive's cruise control

Q uantum Cruise Control behaves in much the same way as cruise control on a modern
automobile. When Cruise Control is on, the locomotive will continue at its present speed
regardless of grades, changes in load, or tight curves. Turning the throttle up or down will not
affect the speed of the locomotive, but will cause Sound-of-Power sounds to change in direct
proportion to the throttle's movement from the initial setting (where Cruise Control was turned
on). You can increase the laboring motor sounds in Cruise Control as a train climbs a grade or
decrease the Sound-of-Power effects as the train moves down the grade.
Note!
Cruise Control is only available under Regulated Throttle Control or Speed Control.
• Press F9 and hear two short horn blasts when Cruise Control is toggled on
• Press F9 and hear one short horn blast when Cruise Control is toggled off.
Return the throttle to its initial setting to avoid acceleration or deceleration when Cruise
Control is toggled off.
Cruise Control is automatically turned off when the speed step is reduced to zero or
Note!
track power is turned off.

Activating the horn and bell sounds (F2 and F1)

W hile some DCC controllers have separate HORN and BELL buttons, the horn function is
usually assigned to F2, and the bell function might be assigned to F3 or F1 on your DCC
controller.
The F2 button behaves differently than using the HORN button. There is no
Note!
difference in operation between the bell button and its corresponding Function
button.
Horn operation
• Press and hold the HORN button, and the horn sound will play as long as the button is
pressed.
• Press the F2 button, and the horn sound will start. You must press F2 again to discontinue
the sounds.
Bell operation
• Press the BELL button, and the bell sounds will start. You must press BELL again to
discontinue the sounds.
• Press the F3 or F1 button, and the bell sounds will start. You must press F3 or F1 again to
discontinue the sounds.
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