Bachmann FT

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Bachmann FT
Model Information Manufacturer Bachmann Stock Number NONE SUPPLIED Scale HO Scale Power Type none Release Date NONE SUPPLIED Retail Price NONE SUPPLIED Decoder Information Decoder Type DSV-1 Version 5 Prototype Info

Overview

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Features include:

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Specific Features

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Button Mappings

The FT locomotive supports "function pagination." This makes it easy to access all 28 functions and all lighting effects on throttles with limited function access by adding an offset to the pressed function button (offset of 10 for function page 2, offset of 20 for function page 3. For example:

• Press function 8 twice to rotate through the pages until the decoder announces "function page two."
• Press function 5
• The decoder will activate function 5 + 10 (page 2 offset) = 15

Note: the decoder supports accessing function 15 by pressing F15 on your throttle regardless of the currently selected function page.

Button Mappings
Function Button	Sound Action	Light Action	Dual Enabled	Page and Button
0	None	Constant Bright - Reverse Only - Lamp 0F	False	Page 1 Button 0
1	Bell	Constant Bright - Both Directions - Lamp 1	False	Page 1 Button 1
2	Horn Long	Constant Bright - Both Directions - Lamp 2	False	Page 1 Button 2
3	Horn Short	Constant Bright - Both Directions - Lamp 3	False	Page 1 Button 3
4	Horn Quill	Constant Bright - Both Directions - Lamp 4	False	Page 1 Button 4
5	Dynamic Brake	Constant Bright - Both Directions - Lamp 5	False	Page 1 Button 5
6	Brake Release	Constant Bright - Both Directions - Lamp 6	False	Page 1 Button 6
7	Brake Squeal	Constant Bright - Both Directions - Lamp 7	False	Page 1 Button 7
8	1x Press Mute/Unmute 2x Press rotate light/sound mode or page 4x Press Audio Assist TM	None	True	Page 1 Button 8
9	Rotate Whistle	Constant Bright - Both Directions - Lamp 9	False	Page 1 Button 9
10	Manual Notch Up	Constant Bright - Both Directions - Lamp 10	False	Page 2 Button 0
11	Manual Notch Down	None	False	Page 2 Button 1
12	Prime Mover Ignition	None	False	Page 2 Button 2
13	Coupler Clank	None	False	Page 2 Button 3
14	Coupler Clank	None	False	Page 2 Button 4
15	Momentum	None	False	Page 2 Button 5
16	Crew Alert	None	True	Page 2 Button 6
17	Windshield Wipers	None	False	Page 2 Button 7
18	1x Press Mute/Unmute 2x Press rotate light/sound mode or page 4x Press Audio Assist TM	None	True	Page 2 Button 8
19	None	None	False	Page 2 Button 9
20	None	None	False	Page 3 Button 0
21	None	None	False	Page 3 Button 1
22	None	None	False	Page 3 Button 2
23	None	None	False	Page 3 Button 3
24	None	None	False	Page 3 Button 4
25	None	None	False	Page 3 Button 5
26	None	None	False	Page 3 Button 6
27	None	None	False	Page 3 Button 7
28	1x Press Mute/Unmute 2x Press rotate light/sound mode or page 4x Press Audio Assist TM	None	True	Page 3 Button 8

Random Sound Mapping
Random Sound Generator	Sound Played
1	Air Compressor
2	Air Spitter
3	None
4	None

Sound list

Sound Type	Sound Number	High Byte	Low Byte	Sounds Available
air compressor	0	0	0	ALCO 251 compressor #503
	1	0	1	EMD645 non turbo SW1500 #1567 Phillipsburg Air Compressor
	2	0	2	EMD645 non turbo SW1500 #1567 Phillipsburg Air Compressor 2
	3	0	3	GE Compressor
	4	0	4	PNE SD40_2 #5342 compressor 2
	5	0	5	VO 1000 Air Compressor
air spitter	6	0	6	U25B Air Spit
	7	0	7	SD70MAC BNSF #9481 air spit
	8	0	8	SD40_2 air spit 1
	9	0	9	SD40_2 air spit 2
	10	0	10	Air Spitters P.N.E. SD40_2
	11	0	11	Air Spit
bell	12	0	12	Ebell
	13	0	13	Fairbanks Morris bell
	14	0	14	Galloping Goose #3 bell
	15	0	15	GE 45 tonner bell
	16	0	16	GP20 WP #2100 bell
	17	0	17	Conrail Num 2233 GP30 air powered bell
	18	0	18	Niles Canyon Mongo speeder bell
	19	0	19	PRR GG1 bell
	20	0	20	Quincy RR SW8 #1100 bell
	21	0	21	Richmond Pacific SW900 bell
	22	0	22	RSD1 #1956 Bell
	23	0	23	RSD12 #2958 bell
	24	0	24	Santa Catalina JLA2 Critter 103 bell
	25	0	25	SMS AS616 #554 608A Bell
	26	0	26	Southern Pacific 1423 bell
	27	0	27	Southern Pacific 3100 bell
	28	0	28	Southern Pacific 5472 bell
	29	0	29	Southern Pacific 5623 bell
	30	0	30	VO 1000 Bell
	31	0	31	Western Pacific 713 bell
	32	0	32	Western Pacific 918D F unit bell
	33	0	33	C&O Bell 1 from CF
	34	0	34	C&T 484 bell
	35	0	35	Heisler Class 53833 Num 4 Hand powered bell
	36	0	36	John Bull Replica hand powered bell
	37	0	37	Leetonia RR Shay Num 1
	38	0	38	Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co 1 from CF
	39	0	39	Lehigh Valley Bell 1 from CF
	40	0	40	Lehigh Valley Pacific Bell from CF
	41	0	41	Num 89 Air Power Bell
	42	0	42	Philadelphia and Reading Co Camelback #592 from CF
	43	0	43	PRR 280 H3 1187 Hand powered Bell
	44	0	44	PRR 280 H3 2846 air Powered Bell
	45	0	45	PRR 442 Num 7002 hand powered bell
	46	0	46	PRR bell 1 from CF
	47	0	47	PRR Num 1223 American 440 D16SB hand powered bell
	48	0	48	Reading 060 Num 1251 Tank engine air powered bell
	49	0	49	Reading Bell 1 from CF
	50	0	50	Reading Bell 2 from CF
	51	0	51	Reading Bell 3 from CF
	52	0	52	Richland Fredricksburg & Potomac from CF
	54	0	54	Strasburg 475 Air Powered bell
	55	0	55	Strasburg 475 Hand Powered bell
	56	0	56	Strasburg num 90 hand powered bell
	57	0	57	Strasburg num 90 hand powered double hit bell
	58	0	58	Tweetsie Bell
	59	0	59	Unknown bell 1 from CF
	60	0	60	Unknown bell from Strasburg museum floor
	61	0	61	Virginia Truckee RR 260 hand powered bell
	62	0	62	Williams Grove 060 bell
brake squeal	65	0	65	brake squeal 1
	66	0	66	brake squeal 2
	67	0	67	brake squeal 3
	68	0	68	brake squeal 4
	69	0	69	brake squeal 5
	70	0	70	brake squeal 6
	71	0	71	brake squeal 7
	72	0	72	brake squeal 8
	73	0	73	brake squeal 9
	74	0	74	brake squeal 10
	75	0	75	brake squeal 11
	76	0	76	brake squeal 12
	77	0	77	brake squeal 7
	78	0	78	brake squeal 8
	79	0	79	brake squeal 9
	80	0	80	brake squeal 10
	81	0	81	brake squeal 11
	82	0	82	brake squeal 12
	83	0	83	brake squeal 5
	84	0	84	brake squeal 6
	85	0	85	brake grinding to a stop 1
	86	0	86	brake grinding to a stop 2
	87	0	87	brake grinding to a stop 3
	88	0	88	brake grinding to a stop 4
	89	0	89	brake grinding to a stop 5
	90	0	90	brake grinding to a stop 6
	91	0	91	brake grinding to a stop 7
	92	0	92	brake grinding to a stop 8
	93	0	93	brake grinding to a stop 9
	94	0	94	brake grinding to a stop 10
coupler clank	95	0	95	VO 1000 coler clank closed
	96	0	96	VO 1000 coler clank open
	97	0	97	Strasburg 475 coling
	98	0	98	Strasburg 475 Passenger Car Uncoling
dynamic brake	100	0	100	Dynamic brakes
	101	0	101	Dynamic brakes medium
	102	0	102	Dynamic brakes high
exhaust fan	103	0	103	Exhaust Fan
prime mover	350	1	94	ALCO 244 12 cylinder
	424	1	168	ALCO 251 turbo
	498	1	242	ALCO251 RS23 6 Cylinder OSR #503
	572	2	60	ALCO RS1 539T Catskill Mountian RR #401
	646	2	134	VO 1000 412 SMS Lines
	720	2	208	SMS S12 #303 606A
	794	3	26	DS44 750 #102 SMS Lines
	868	3	100	SMS AS616 #554 608A
	942	3	174	EMD 567BC 16
	1016	3	248	EMD 567D2 16 Turbo
	1090	4	66	EMD645 12 cylinder non turbo
	1312	5	32	PNE SD40_2 #5342
	1386	5	106	SD70ACE
	1460	5	180	U25B
	1534	5	254	7FDL16 C39 dash 8
	1607	6	71	7FDL16 C39 dash 8 to idle bass equed
	1682	6	146	GE GEVO ES44C4 BNSF Gillette Wyoming
stop sound	1873	7	81	SMS AS616 #554 608A Horn
	1874	7	82	SMS DS44 750 #102 606NA Horn
	1875	7	83	SMS S12 #303 Horn
	1876	7	84	VO 1000 Single Chime
	1877	7	85	Fairbanks Morris Horn stop
	1878	7	86	GE 45 tonner horn stop
	1879	7	87	GE 80 tonner horn stop
	1880	7	88	Southern Pacific 3100 Horn stop
	1881	7	89	Hancock Air Whistle
	1882	7	90	Leslie 125
	1883	7	91	Leslie 200
	1884	7	92	Leslie 3 Chime
	1885	7	93	Leslie RS3
	1886	7	94	Leslie RS3L
	1887	7	95	Leslie RS5T
	1888	7	96	Nathan K3
	1889	7	97	Nathan K3H
	1890	7	98	Nathan K3H_1
	1891	7	99	Nathan K3LA
	1892	7	100	Nathan K3LL
	1893	7	101	Nathan K5H
	1894	7	102	Nathan K5HL
	1895	7	103	Nathan K5LA ACS64 High Horn
	1895	7	103	Nathan K5LA ACS64 High Horn
	1897	7	105	Nathan K5LA ACS64 Low Horn
	1898	7	106	Nathan K5LA
	1899	7	107	Strasburg 8618 SW8 Nathan K5LA horn stop
	1900	7	108	Nathan K5LLA
	1901	7	109	Nathan M3 C.P. 1
	1902	7	110	Nathan M3 C.P. 2
	1903	7	111	Nathan M3 C.P. 3
	1904	7	112	Nathan M3 Tilt
	1905	7	113	Nathan M5
	1906	7	114	Nathan P3 stop
	1907	7	115	Nathan P5 Chime (Australia)
	1908	7	116	Nathan P5A
	1909	7	117	Quincy RR SW8 #1100 horn stop
	1910	7	118	RSD12 #2958 horn stop
	1911	7	119	Galloping Goose #3 horn stop
	1912	7	120	Wabco E2 3 Chime Horn
windshield wipers	1913	7	121	Windshield Wiper

CV Addendum (Standard CV's)

The FT follows the motor and lighting CV's as described in TCS's Comprehensive Programming Guide. Listed below are the CV's that have been modified for the FT decoder.

CV	Value	Effect
CV 1	15	Short Address
CV 2	24	Start Volts
CV 5	17	Top Volts
CV 6	5	Mid Volts
CV 11	30	Packet time-out Value
CV 24	12	Consist Deceleration Adjustment
CV 63	27	Ditch Light Holdover Reset
CV 154	12	Auto Notching High load Calibration

CV Addendum (Indexed CV's)

The FT follows the motor and lighting CV's as described in TCS's WOWDiesel Programming Guide. Listed below are the CV's that have been modified for the FT decoder.

CV31	CV32	CV	Value	Effect
16	0	276	24	None
16	0	310	27	I made this up
16	1	510	13	just testing

Demonstration

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Decoder Service and Repair

For service/repair, contact the Bachmann Service Department by visiting www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/service.php, calling 1-800-356-3910 (toll-free within the U.S. and Canada), or emailing service@bachmanntrains.com. Bachmann’s Service Department is available Monday thru Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM ET.

You can also send your locomotive to: Bachmann Trains Service Department 1400 East Erie Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19124

Please include a detailed description of your concern and complete contact information. For some service issues regarding DCC sound decoders, the Bachmann Service Department may forward your locomotive to TCS for resolution.