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P42DC Genesis loco question

Unread postPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:39 am
by johnmckenzie
Hi guys

I have a question for any of you who own the Genesis loco - can the alerter be disabled? Most of my RW driving is done with the sound switched off so my wife can watch the television... I should imagine you can't drive it in silence because of the alerter function.

Any ideas / suggestions? Thanks!

John

Re: P42DC Genesis loco question

Unread postPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:04 am
by DonR
Hi John,

Well this isn't a RW suggestion... but have you considered getting a headset? A nice quality one will give you great sound.

Thanks
Don

Re: P42DC Genesis loco question

Unread postPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:09 am
by johnmckenzie
Yes I have - but then I would be completely isolated from the Mrs!!

Re: P42DC Genesis loco question

Unread postPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:29 am
by Samwolf
johnmckenzie wrote:Yes I have - but then I would be completely isolated from the Mrs!!



And that's a bad thng??? !**conf**!

Re: P42DC Genesis loco question

Unread postPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:47 am
by Kali
Keep an eye on the dash, the alerter lights up an icon there well before it makes any noise.

Re: P42DC Genesis loco question

Unread postPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 8:22 am
by micaelcorleone
Samwolf wrote:And that's a bad thng??? !**conf**!

!*roll-laugh*! !*roll-laugh*!

Re: P42DC Genesis loco question

Unread postPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 9:20 am
by dejoh
For me, a stereo headset is a must have.
the better the headset, the better the sound. The only problem I have,is when my large
Malumute / Huskey sneaks up on me and butts me in the back with his big head.
Almost jump out of my chair !*YAAA*
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Re: P42DC Genesis loco question

Unread postPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:44 am
by Dan
Doesn't the warning light come up on the HUD when it is going off?

Re: P42DC Genesis loco question

Unread postPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 12:50 pm
by arizonachris
Dan wrote:Doesn't the warning light come up on the HUD when it is going off?


Like Kali said, the light turns on well before the alerter goes off. Lonewolfdon wrote a script a while back that lets you hear the alerter out of the cab, but if the sound is turned down, that won't help. John, how can you run this awesome sim without sound? Grab a nice set of headphones. !!*ok*!!

Re: P42DC Genesis loco question

Unread postPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 1:18 pm
by steve_the_slim
I game with a headset all the time, and I've never had a problem with hearing other people. Sometimes I can't make out exactly what they're saying, but I can always tell when someone is talking to me, and I can pause the game and take off the headset to listen to them.

Re: P42DC Genesis loco question

Unread postPosted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 4:10 pm
by Chacal
Headset, and an alerter for when the Mrs is talking to you.
Aptly named "dead man's pedal".
:D

Re: P42DC Genesis loco question

Unread postPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 12:49 pm
by micaelcorleone
Rick has set up a new page that explains how the alerter can be disabled: http://gtraxsims.com/fixes.htm

Re: P42DC Genesis loco question

Unread postPosted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 12:51 pm
by robbit
also a temp fix for the brake status lights. they finally work again !*brav*! *!!thnx!!* !!*ok*!! **!!bow!!**