Conventional Transformer Operations; Conventional Operations - Lionel Canadian Pacific Freight Owner's Manual

Conventional transformer operations

Conventional operations

Y our locomotive is capable of operating in the conventional environment, controlled by nothing
more than a standard Lionel alternating-current (AC) transformer. The CW-80 transformer is
illustrated in Figure 4.
In the conventional environment, your locomotive cycles through a repeating pattern of opera-
tions: 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 WHISTLE and BELL buttons on your transformer to activate these features.
To experience all of your locomotive's features, we recommend operating in the TrainMaster
Command Control environment. With a simple one-wire connection, you can use the CAB-1
Remote Controller to access all of the functions of your locomotive. Refer to pages 19-26 to see
how to operate your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command Control environment.
Direction
Press the DIRECTION button to go forward
or reverse, or to place the locomotive in
neutral (no movement, headlight is on).
Power-on indicator
The green light illuminates
when the CW-80 is on.
Whistle
Activates the whistle or horn sound
effect in your Lionel locomotives.
Press WHISTLE to begin the sound;
release the button to end it.
Figure 4. Transformer features
Bell
Starts or stops the tolling bell in any
RailSounds-equipped locomotive. Press
BELL to begin the sound, again to stop it.
Throttle
Controls your locomotive's speed. Throw the throttle
forward to increase locomotive speed, backward to slow
it down.
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