Ground Light Control - Lionel AC6000 Owner's Manual

LEGACY Control System operations

GROUND LIGHT CONTROL

Y
our locomotive is equipped with functional Ground
Lights. There is one Ground Light located on each
side of the frame, near the center of the front truck.
Prototypically, it is difficult to determine when a diesel
locomotive is moving at very slow speeds in extreme low
light, or darkness. When operating the locomotive under
these conditions, the Ground Lights provide the engineer
and fireman with a visual reference to the ground and
allow them to more accurately judge the motion of the
locomotive.
AUTO MODE is the default operation of the Ground Lights. In AUTO MODE, the Ground
Lights are ON when the locomotive is stopped and they remain ON when the locomotive is
in motion through speed step 24. At speed step 25 and above, the Ground Lights are OFF.
When the locomotive slows to speed step 24, the Ground Lights will turn ON. In the Legacy
environment, you may activate the Ground Lights when the locomotive is in motion at speed
step 25 and above using the icon shown below to turn the Ground Lights ON. When the
locomotive comes to a stop by either throttling down or by pressing the DIRECTION button,
the Ground Lights will default to AUTO MODE. You may also set the Ground Lights so that
they will remain OFF when the locomotive is stopped or in motion by using the icon shown
below to turn the Ground Lights OFF. When the Ground lights are set to OFF, The AUTO
MODE is de-activated.
For optimal effect of the functional Ground Lights, operate your locomotive in low
Note!
light conditions.
Ground Light ON
FRONT
Ground Light OFF
12
Ground
light