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  • Page 1 FRANÇAIS AU VERSO...
  • Page 2 London-built General Motors Diesel Division (GMD) FP9A. It is not an FP7, an F7, an F9, an FP7 with an extra louver, or any other hodgepodge that has previously been passed off as an FP9A. We hope that this will be the only FP9A locomotive that you will ever need! Our sound-equipped FP9A locomotive is powered by a Soundtraxx Tsunami decoder and can be operated on DC or DCC layouts.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    • Factory Reset ..................14 • More Information ................14 Limited Lifetime Warranty ................. 14 Acknowledgements ..................15 Ditch Light Drilling Template and FP9A Decoder Wiring Diagram ......16 FP9A DCC FUNCTION QUICK REFERENCE HEADLIGHT (ON/OFF) BELL (ON/OFF) AIR HORN...

  • Page 4: Nomenclature

    #80784) or a thick-piled hand towel (not a tea towel!) folded over a couple of times on top of the table cloth and lay the FP9A on its roof. Alternatively, you can place it up- side down in the foam insert inside the wonderful multi-purpose box that the loco came in.

  • Page 5: Checking And Adjusting Your Locomotive

    Rugby World Cup, so between our warehouse and your front door chances are this FP9A has been used in a 300-yard field goal attempt and spiked into the floor during a victory dance by Doug in Receiving. No packaging is designed to survive such punishment.

  • Page 6: Wheelsets, Steam Connectors And Optional Details

    Plated wheels have a tendency to flake off after heavy use, and we want you to use your FP9A for a long, long time. These wheelsets will not flake off. The downside is they can’t be chemically blackened, so you will probably want to tone them down with a bit of grimy black paint.

  • Page 7: Ditch Lights

    Every FP9A model comes equipped with working ditch lights from the factory, but they are hidden inside the nose so you can’t see them! This is because not every FP9A had ditch lights installed. Initially, CN used ditch lights travelling west of Jasper through the mountains.

  • Page 8: Roof Lights

    (available from Micro-Mark, product #80784) or a thick-piled hand towel (not a tea towel!) folded over a couple of times on top of the table cloth and lay the FP9A on its roof. Alternatively, you can place it upside down in the foam insert inside the wonderful...

  • Page 9: Operation - Dc (Silent)

    CA-type superglue to the top of the part. OPERATION – DC (SILENT) If your FP9A locomotive is not equipped with a sound decoder, it should function like most other HO scale locomotives. The gear ratio is 14:1 so it may MU (multiple unit) with your existing fleet.

  • Page 10: Operation - Dcc/Dc With Sound

    “FIRING UP” YOUR FP9A When you first place your Rapido FP9A on the track or when you power up your layout the FP9A will be silent. Don’t panic! This is normal and saves wear and tear on the...

  • Page 11: Function Keys

    F3 – STRAIGHT TO 8: This unique feature simulates the prototypical operation of the FP9A locomotive. CN, CP and VIA engineers did not slowly go through the notches if leaving a station on a clear signal. They would put the locomotive straight from notch 2 to notch 8.

  • Page 12: Sound Volume Settings

    F9 – NUMBER BOARDS: These should generally be left on, unless the locomotive is shut down in the yard. We’ve kept the number board function separate from the headlight because a) you don’t want a lit headlight on a trailing unit, and b) often the headlight is turned off during station stops.

  • Page 13: Optional Horns

    1 will activate the Nathan K3L; and a value of 2 will select the Nathan K5LA. BELL RING RATE Our bell sound is also recorded from a real FP9A and at its default setting rings at the same rate as the bell on the loco that we recorded. You might think the bell sounds fast.

  • Page 14: The Canadian" Consisting Operation

    Reference Manual,” available from the “Manuals” page of the Soundtraxx web site at www.soundtraxx.com. LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY We will do our best to solve any problems or issues that you may have with your FP9A locomotive. If your locomotive has any defects that originate from the factory, we will...

  • Page 15: Acknowledgements

    Don’t be shy! ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Over the last three years, many people have helped us make this FP9A model a reality, and we could not have done it without them. A special thanks to: Jon Archibald, Bram Bailey, David M. Bedard, Marcel Blair, Tony Bock, CNR Historical Associa-...

  • Page 16: Ditch Light Drilling Template And Fp9A Decoder Wiring Diagram

    DITCH LIGHT DRILLING TEMPLATE FP9A DECODER WIRING DIAGRAM...

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