Running Your Locomotive With A Lionel Transformer - Lionel Heisler Owner's Manual

Transformer operations
Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer (continued)
Power up your locomotive with your transformer.
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Your locomotive is designed to operate on 8-18 volts alternating
current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current
transformers are suitable.
Do not power your locomotive with direct current (DC). Damage to
Caution!
sensitive electronic components may occur.
When you first power up your track, the locomotive will wait
Note!
between three and eight seconds as it "listens" for digital language from the
TrainMaster Command Base (available separately). When it has determined that it's
on a conventional (non-Command) railroad, the locomotive's headlight will
illuminate and RailSounds will start up. At this point, the locomotive is in neutral.
(This occurs when placing the locomotive on your railroad for the first time.
Thereafter, it will start in forward following every five-second power interruption.)
To experience all of your locomotive's features, we recommend using the
TrainMaster Command Control system, available at your authorized Lionel dealer.
Move 'em out!
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Get your locomotive moving. Press the DIRECTION button on your CAB-1
Remote Controller or Lionel transformer. This sequences the Command reverse unit
to the next operating state.
Adjust track voltage until your locomotive moves at your desired speed. To
increase speed, increase track voltage. To decrease speed, reduce voltage. To stop the
locomotive, turn-off track power.
See page 6 for information on locking your locomotive in a single
operational state.
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