Lionel VISION ATSF 3000 2-10-10-2 Owner's Manual page 37

Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Maintaining your locomotive's handrail antenna
T
he handrails on your locomotive are the antennas that receive the digital communication
from the Command Base. For optimum reception, the handrails have been insulated from
the die-cast body. Please handle the locomotive carefully to avoid handrail damage. The
handrails should not touch the locomotive's body.
If your locomotive appears to have problems receiving communications from the
Command Base, be sure that the ends of the handrails are insulated from the body
with either an insulating washer or handrail stanchion.
Servicing your locomotive's lamps
Before having the headlamp in your locomotive changed, be sure to check that the
Note!
AUX2 command was not used to turn the headlamp off.
Y
our locomotive is illuminated by several LEDs (light emitting diodes) and are not
user-serviceable. They can be replaced by your authorized Lionel Service Center, if
it is ever required. You should never attempt this yourself due to the complexity of
this VISION Line locomotive.
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