Conventional Transformer Operations; Operating Your Locomotive In The Conventional Environment; Strobe Light, Hazard Light, Mar's Light - Lionel GP-7 Owner's Manual

Conventional transformer operations

Operating your locomotive in the conventional environment

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our locomotive is capable of operating in the conventional environment with nothing
more than a standard Lionel alternating-current (AC) transformer.
In the conventional environment, your locomotive cycles through a repeating pattern of
operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To advance to the next operation,
press the DIRECTION button on your transformer. Alternately, you could use the throttle to
briefly turn off track power so that the locomotive advances to the next operation when power
is restored.
Once you cycle the locomotive into forward or reverse, you control your locomotive's
speed by varying track voltage with the transformer's throttle. To increase the speed of the
locomotive, you increase track voltage. To decrease the speed, you decrease track voltage. To
stop the locomotive and to change directions (or to enter neutral), track voltage is turned off
or interrupted.
Use the HORN and BELL buttons on your transformer to activate these features. If your
transformer is not equipped with these controls, separate buttons are available (610-5906-
001). Please refer to page 32 of this manual.
To experience all of your locomotive's features, we recommend operating in the LEGACY
Command Control environment. With a simple one-wire connection, you can use the CAB-2
Remote Controller to access all of the functions of your locomotive. Refer to pages 5-12 to see
how to operate your locomotive in the LEGACY Command Control environment.
Strobe light
In the conventional environment, the flashing Strobe Light on the cab roof is always ON
and cannot be turned OFF.
Hazard light
The red flashing Hazard light is ON only when the locomotive is in neutral. When the
locomotive is in motion, the red flashing Hazard Light is OFF.
On initial power-up, the red hazard light on the front of the locomotive will flash
Note!
until the locomotive starts in motion.
MAR's Light
The white flashing MAR's light is ON only when the locomotive is in motion. When the
locomotive is neutral, the white flashing MAR's light is OFF.
The white flashing MAR's Light and the red flashing Hazard Light are directional
Note!
lights and function in the same manner as the headlights when pressing the
DIRECTION button.
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