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O p e r a t o r ' s M a n u a l
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  • Page 1 Steam Locomotive O p e r a t o r ’ s M a n u a l...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Before running your engine: Prior to operation, be sure to perform a reset procedure on your engine as outlined in the Troubleshooting section of this manual. This will ensure optimal performance out of the box. Table of Contents Analog Operation.............3 Analog Programming..........12 DCC Operation............18 DCC Programming..........28...

  • Page 3: Analog Operation

    The optional steam tender reverse light comes on in reverse while the headlight switches to dim. Whistle Blow the authentic Steam Locomotive Whistle for short or long blasts – you control the duration. While the locomotive is moving, flip the direction switch to turn on •...
  • Page 4 other, you can momentarily lose track power as the switch is being moved through its center position. Bell You can turn the Bell on and leave it on while you operate other functions on the locomotive. Turn the Bell on with a Quick flip-and-back operation of the direction •...
  • Page 5 Advanced Analog Features Starting the Locomotive Most HO DC power packs with a standard reversing switch are suitable for Analog operation. Generally, modern electronic type power packs will provide better performance. When operated with a standard DC power pack, your Quantum equipped steam engine behaves quite differently from other locomotives you may have operated.
  • Page 6 Squealing Brake sounds occur as the steam locomotive comes to a slow stop If you need to turn your throttle up quite high to start your Steam Locomotive, V-Start can be adjusted for operation with your particular DC power pack...
  • Page 7 Special Whistle Ending Sound Prototype engineers would often “play” their whistles by controlling the flow of steam to the whistle chamber. In particular, engineers often had a signature sound associated with how they ended their whistle sequences. Some Quantum sound sets have special Whistle Ending that can be activated using the direction switch to produce a unique sound effect similar to playing the whistle.
  • Page 8 start and wait for the locomotive to stop Flip the direction switch after you hear the Short Air Let-off but before • you hear the Long Air Let-off and the Air Pump sounds turn on. During this short time (3 seconds) the Whistle will not blow when you flip the direction switch.
  • Page 9 The default is RTC. Train Load You can set your steam locomotive to have any of 16 different Load levels, which represent added inertia from rolling stock (see Analog Programming in next section). The higher the Load setting, the greater the inertia effect during acceleration and deceleration.
  • Page 10 Sound of Power™ The steam locomotive will produce Sound-of-Power labored steam sound effects if you have selected any of the Load settings from level 1 to 15. Under acceleration, the Chuffing sounds will be more labored until the locomotive has achieved its final speed where it will then produce standard sounds appropriate to its throttle setting.
  • Page 11 See “Option 4 Direction”, Analog Programming, next section. Additional Analog Operation Your Quantum steam locomotive is equipped with our new QARC™ (Quantum Analog Remote Control) Technology, which uses special remote control signals to operate different Quantum features without the need for complicated and expensive digital systems like DCC.

  • Page 12: Analog Programming

    Analog Programming The Steam Locomotive can be Programmed Using a Standard Power Pack. All advanced operations are easily programmed via your standard HO power pack. After entering programming (described below), features are selected and operated by using the direction switch.
  • Page 13 Chuff Volume “Volume Customizes Steam Exhaust Volume. (16 levels). Max is 15. equals X” Blower “Volume Customizes Blower Hiss Volume (16 levels). Max is 15. Volume equals X” Air Brakes “Volume Customizes Air Brake Air Release Volume (16 levels). Max is 15. Volume equals X”...
  • Page 14 shutting off and reapplying track power. Once you perform the three Bell operations after applying power, the Bell will shut off automatically and you will hear “Enter Programming” and the Headlight and tender Reverse Lights will flash alternately off and on. Scrolling through the Program Options After entering Programming, you will hear an announcement of the •...
  • Page 15 change the System Volume. Moving on to Other Program Options or Leaving Programming Flip the direction switch at anytime to the opposite position, and • leave it there. Quantum will first return to and announce the current Program Option and then automatically advance to on to higher options.
  • Page 16 on, then off and then on as described above. After the “Enter Programming” followed by “Option One - System • Volume” announcement of the first Program Option, flip the direction switch and leave it there. You hear the announcement “Option 1, 2, 3 …...
  • Page 17 adjusting V-Start and V-Max to prevent them from fighting each other. For more information, download the Quantum Analog Reference Manual (Version 3) from http://www.broadway-limited.com/...

  • Page 18: Dcc Operation

    DCC Operation These steps will allow you to start operating your Steam Locomotive immediately using any qualified NMRA command station. Select engine number 3. Set your controller to 128 (preferable) or 28 (acceptable) speed step range. Start your locomotive immediately by pressing the F6 function key to hear the engine’s Start Up sounds.
  • Page 19 Dynamic Brake function on or off Dynamic Brake function on or off Doppler Start Up Brake Squeal/Flanges and Air Brakes Brake Set - Long Air Let-off Audio Mute on or off Audio Mute on or off Short Air Let-off Shut Down Locomotive’s Verbal Speed Readout in Locomotive’s Verbal Status SMPH.
  • Page 20 Sound-of-Power™ Your steam locomotive will produce labored Chuffing sounds under acceleration and lighter Chuffing sounds under deceleration but only if CV 3, or CV 23 and CV 4, or CV 24 are set to non-zero positive values. The level of labored sounds is proportional to the values for these four CV’s, and...
  • Page 21 Whistle and Bell Buttons (F2, F1) Some DCC controllers have separate whistle and bell buttons along with function keys assigned to whistle and bell operation. The whistle is usually assigned to F2. The F2 key behaves differently than using the whistle button.
  • Page 22 Once you “Take Control”, the features will no longer have automatic operation and you will control their operation and their state with their function key commands. Automatic and Take Control operations are described in the table below. Steam Locomotive “Take Control” Operation...
  • Page 23 Automatic Take Control Operation Forward Reverse Neutral Function Operation Off after 10 Off after 10 On after 10 Toggles Steam Steam Blower Blower Take Control of Automatic Steam Blower with the F4 key to stop • automatic operation and control whether the Steam Blower is on or off.
  • Page 24 Stage Two: Standby Double press the F9 key while in Disconnect to enter Standby. • You will hear a Long Air Let-off followed by Directional Lighting turning off and steam Blower shutting down. The motor will remain disconnected. Air Pumps will remain on. In Standby, the engine will not respond to throttle or function keys.
  • Page 25 CV 4 and CV 24. Start Up (F6) If your steam 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 Let-off and will enter normal operation.
  • Page 26 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 Control. 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.
  • Page 27 Function Key Operation in Neutral Some function keys used in Forward and Reverse will have different effects in Neutral: The F7 key produces Squealing Brake sounds for a moving engine • but produces a Long Air Let-off in Neutral. Pressing F6 results in Doppler shift for a moving engine but activates •...

  • Page 28: Dcc Programming

    DCC Programming Most command stations currently available will program Quantum equipped locomotives in Service or Ops Mode. If your command station will not program in Service Mode, check with the command station manufacturer – some companies will give you a free upgrade. Also, see Special Operation and Troubleshooting on page Changing the System Volume Electronically in CV 51.0...
  • Page 29 Changing Individual Sound Volumes (CV 52.X To change the volume of Individual Sounds listed in the table below do the following Set CV 49 to the Primary Index for the individual sound from the table • below. Enter Volume level in CV 52 as follows: “0” = No sound, “1 – 15” sets •...
  • Page 30 Set CV 49 to 12. • Set CV 56 to any value between 0 and 255. Chuff rates are calibrated • to be approximately the values shown in the table below. Adjust CV 56.12 value to be higher or lower than these recommended settings to decrease or increase the chuff rate.
  • Page 31 Mode. Determine the value of CV 17 and CV 18 for your Extended Address • from the ID Table in your Steam Model Specification Sheet or follow instructions in CV 17 and CV 18 in the Quantum DCC Reference Manual (Version 3) to calculate a different ID number. Set CV 49 to 129.
  • Page 32 Common NMRA Configuration Values (CV 29) Each bit in CV 29 controls some basic operational settings for DCC decoders, including Extended Addressing, Speed Table Enable, Power Source Conversion, Lighting Operation, Locomotive Direction, and others. Default is 6. The following table provides some of the more common values for CV 29 for the features indicated.

  • Page 33: Quantum Sounds

    You will hear a continual air release sound from the steam locomotive model as braking is continually increased. The longer the air is released, the quicker the steam locomotive model will slow down. Once all the pressure is released, the engine will continue at maximum braking which can still require a long stopping distance depending on your Load settings.
  • Page 34 Squealing Brake sounds and the final distinctive squealing sounds as the Quantum equipped steam locomotive slows to a stop. Dynamic Brakes: Steam locomotives do not have Dynamic Brakes. When steam engines are operated today, they are often coupled to a diesel to provide dynamic brakes on down grades.
  • Page 35 as all the cars bunch together from the impact. DCC and QARC only. Flanges: When a train enters a curve, the flanges on the wheels ride up on the inside of the rail and squeal. Recreate this squealing effect by pressing and releasing the Squealing Brakes/Flanges button quickly and repeatedly as necessary.

  • Page 36: Special Operation / Troubleshooting

    Special Operation and Troubleshooting For a full description, see the Troubleshooting section in the Quantum DCC Reference Manual (Version 3) at http://www.broadway-limited.com/. With some command stations, using the whistle button to activate the Whistle, and, while this button is held down, activating the F6 Doppler Key, will cause the Whistle to shut off instead of causing a Doppler shift effect.
  • Page 37 (Analog and DCC) In case your engine’s sound and control system misbehaves and turning the power off for 15 seconds does not return it to normal operation, you can reset your locomotive to original factory values. Locate the reed relay area as shown in the Steam Model •...
  • Page 38 up consists by bringing up each locomotive one at a time. After you couple each engine to the consist, shut it down with the Magnetic Wand. When all engines are in place, select each engine in turn with the Magnetic Wand until all locomotives are running.
  • Page 39 operation. Or use the Magnetic Wand in Analog which selects and starts the engine if shutdown. Note: The Magnetic Wand will not start your engine in DCC; you must use the F6 key. It will take a couple seconds after you double press the F6 key before you will hear the pump sounds start.
  • Page 40 Sounds & Features Analog Features* DCC Features* Common to Analog & DCC Whistle or hoot System Volume Programming F0 or FL light control Bell with shut down and F1-F12 Function Keys Individual Sound Volume turn on 14/28/126 speed steps (28) Control effects Coupler Sounds...
  • Page 41 QSIndustries, Inc. Software License Agreement 1. Grant of License: QSIndustries, Inc. grants you, the owner, the right to use the software that is included with your Quantum system only with the locomotive that you purchased. 2. Copyright: The software is owned by QSIndustries, Inc. and is protected by United States copyright laws and international treaty provisions.
  • Page 42 Special Operation and Troubleshooting For a full description, see the Troubleshooting section in the Quantum DCC Reference Manual (Version at www.broadway-limited.com. With some Command Stations, using the whistle button to activate the Whistle, and, while this button is held down, activating the F6 Doppler Key, will cause the Whistle to shut off instead of causing a Doppler shift effect.
  • Page 43 DCC and Analog values. High Voltage Circuit Breaker (Analog and DCC) Your steam Locomotive is designed to operate on normal HO track voltage supplied by most HO power packs. If track voltage exceeds 21.5...
  • Page 44 Your steam locomotive may not have all lights depending on the model. It is not necessary to wait for the engine Start Up to finish before entering Forward. If you turn up the throttle, the Start Up sounds terminate and the steam locomotive will immediately go into normal Forward operation.
  • Page 45 F9. It would be inconsistent for a steam locomotive to be working at full Sound-of-Power while Dynamic Brakes are being applied to other locomotives within the same consist.
  • Page 46 This setting applies to both DCC and Analog operation. Consult the Quantum DCC Reference Manual (Version 3) to learn how to reset different groups of CV’s. “113” is QSI’s Manufacturer’s ID Number assigned by the NMRA. Entering “38” leaves the other configuration settings in CV 29 at factory default, but changes the ID to Extended Address type.
  • Page 48 Introducing... Quantum Engineer The most comprehensive control over your QARC equipped BLI locomotives is now available! The new BLI Quantum Engineer is the key to unlocking your QARC equipped BLI locomotive’s full potential in analog DC! With 28 individual buttons, Quantum Engineer allows you to activate many sound and operation features previously only available in DCC!.
  • Page 49 28 Individual Buttons for the most comprehensive control over your locomotives in analog DC! Representative image shown. Actual product may look different. Representative image shown. Actual product may look different. Representative image shown. Actual product may look different. Representative image shown. Actual product may look different. Representative image shown.
  • Page 50 All rights reserved. Printed in South Korea. Information in this publication supersedes that in all previous published mate- rial. The contents and the product it describes are subject to change without notice. Broadway Limited Imports, LLC makes no representations or warranties with respect to this publication. In no event shall Broadway Limited Imports, LLC, be liable for any damage, direct or incidental, arising out of or related to the use of this publication.