Lionel motive—the U30C diesel locomotive U30C is ready for duty on your model rail- built by Lionel. From the crisp detail and road. Experience the superiority of today’s expert decoration on the outside, to the Lionel.
At this point, the locomotive is in neutral. This occurs when placing the U30C on your railroad for the first time. When your train is first powered up, the default state will be neutral and the default direction is forward. This means...
Transformer operations Locking your U30C into a single operational state o select a single operational state for is now “locked” into your chosen direction. your Lionel U30C (example: forward When you no longer want single-direc- only), you can deactivate the reverse unit’s...
Sound Activation Button for bell For AC transformers lacking a horn/whistle button The no. 610-5906-001 button works with any Lionel AC transformer except Note! no. 6-4690 Type MW. Transformers made by other manufacturers may not be compatible with RailSounds.
Maintaining and servicing your U30C Lubricating your U30C grease or oil on the U30C’s wheels or your elp your Lionel U30C lead a long and productive life on your railroad by track. You’ll know your U30C requires maintaining it properly.
The smoke generator requires the peri- element can become damaged if operated odic addition of Lionel smoke fluid in order without fluid. Smoke production is greater to function. Pierce the tube end with a pin,...
Odyssey™ System operations Odyssey System operations dyssey System is a “cruise control” for you have on your layout. This digitally-con- your engine. Once the speed is set (see trolled system also allows for extremely slow below), your engine will maintain a con- movement that will amaze any “scale”...
U30C’s RailSounds system produces sounds world. Your U30C features digital samples of the locomotive at idle. As the U30C from real-life diesel locomotives for the ulti- moves, R.P.M.’s begin increasing with the mate in realism.
TrainMaster Command operations Experiencing the range of your U30C’s RailSounds system ith RailSounds, you experience the and listen for the air-release sound— sounds of real railroading like never that’s the U30C telling you the Lionel before. Simply put, it’s the most sophisticat-...
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• All Command locomotives come factory-programmed with an ID# of “1.” To change the ID# of your U30C, see page 15. Move ‘em out! • Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1. Your U30C will...
TrainMaster Command operations Running your U30C in the TrainMaster Command environment Example our Command-equipped Address Locomotive #1 U30C comes factory-pro- grammed with an ID# of “1.” PowerMasters set to CMD or traditional power supplies ON FULL (no more than 20 volts)
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TrainMaster Command operations CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your U30C AUX1 hen you press AUX1 on tures (until you press any top- START-UP CREW CAB-1, you turn the row button like SW, ACC, RTE, TALK VOLUME numeric keypad into 10 com- TR, or ENG).
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BRAKE in the Command environment gives you a bonus RailSounds effect—the setting a “stall” voltage. Get your locomo- tive moving, then press SET; the U30C will ultra-realistic sound of squealing brakes. stop. Turn the throttle clockwise to get the...
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Set the U30C reverse unit control switch from any between 1 and 99. To make things to PROGRAM easy, use a portion of your U30C’s cab number. Command Base plugged in Set the U30C’s reverse unit control switch Place the U30C on track to PGM (see the illustration on page 4).
Station, together with proof of original purchase Please make sure you have followed all of the will, at the option of Lionel L.L.C., be repaired or above instructions carefully before returning any replaced, without charge for parts or labor. In the merchandise for service.
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