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- Page 1 73-8150-250 07/99 LIONEL Lionel powered and non-powered F3A diesel locomotive set Owner’s Manual Includes instructions to upgrade your F3 with these available kits: Railsounds: Part No# 6-22964 Command Control: Part No# 6-22960 Electrocouplers: Part No# 6-22957...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CAB-1 commands for your F3 CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your F3 Tuning your F3’s performance Assigning your powered and non-powered F3A units a new ID# Programming your F3A set to use the Electrocouplers Reprogramming R2LC circuit boards to restore or change features... -
Page 4: Transformer Operations
Move ‘em out! • Get your F3 moving. Press the DIR button on your CAB-1 remote or Lionel transformer. This sequences the Lionel 104 E reverse unit to the next operat- ing state. The 104 E unit alternates between three states: forward, neutral, and reverse. -
Page 5: Experiencing The Range Of Your F3'S Signalsounds
Transformer operations Experiencing the range of your F3’s SignalSounds system ith SignalSounds, you experience the • Diesel Horn. Press horn to produce an sounds of real railroading like never authentic diesel horn blast. before. Simply put, it delivers realistic, and •... - Page 6 Transformer operations Your F3’s 104 E Reverse unit F3 A reverse unit control switch forward program lock NOTE: With your 104 E reversing unit, positioning the switch in the PROG position locks your engine into its last moving direction plus neutral. Positioning the switch in the RUN position resumes normal sequencing operation.
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Page 7: Installing The Lionel No. 610-5906-001 Sound Activation Button
(for bell) button (for horn) The no. 610-5906-001 sound activation button (available separately) works with any Lionel Note! AC transformer except no. 6-4690 Type MW. Transformers made by other manufacturers may not be compatible with Railsounds. -
Page 8: Maintaining And Servicing Your Powered And Non-Powered F3A Set
Lubricating your powered and non-powered F3A set elp your Lionel powered and non-pow- avoid getting grease or oil on the F3’s ered F3A set lead a long and produc- wheels, contact rollers, or your track. tive life on your railroad by maintaining it You’ll know your F3 requires lubrication... -
Page 9: Lubricating Your F3A's Pullmormotor Armatures
Maintaining and servicing your powered & non-powered F3A set Lubricating your F3’s Pullmor motor armatures our powered F3A unit will require occa- Finish the job by reinstalling the body sional lubrication of its Pullmor motor shell. Reinsert the rear tabs into the frame armatures. - Page 10 Maintaining and servicing your powered and non-powered F3A set Replacing your powered/non-powered F3A unit’s lamps our F3A units are both illuminated by Replace the expired lamp with Lionel part two 14-volt lamps. One illuminates the no. 610-8049-300, available from your local...
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Page 11: Railsounds Upgrade
F3 sev- upgrades you may choose to have this done eral upgrade options are available, at an authorized Lionel Service Center for a including Railsounds, Command Control, fee, or you can choose “do it yourself”. - Page 12 Install a 9-volt alkaline battery in your non-powered the body up tive. See page 18 F3A unit. Remove the body, and connect the battery to slightly, pulling it for the non-pow- the circuit board. Then reinstall the body on the forward to release ered F3A unit’s...
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Page 13: Notes On Railsounds
Battery must be installed for shut- Note! down sequence Notes on Railsounds • Use the non-powered F3A unit’s roof- • Longer track-power interruptions (includ- mounted “radiator fan” volume control to ing locomotive derailments) cause adjust sound output. (See page 17 for its Railsounds to shut down after about 7 sec- location.) -
Page 14: Command Control Upgrade
Upgrades Command Control Upgrade his upgrade is made using kit 6-22960, from its mounting pins and set it aside. Next, which includes a radio circuit and an plug the circuit board (R2LC) into the same antenna. Remove the cab from the chassis as mounting pins that the 104E unit was described on page 8. -
Page 15: Electrocoupler Upgrade
With the cab removed, begin by replac- cuit board at the locations for the powered ing the old coupler and routing the leads and non-powered F3A shown. Finally, make from the electrocoupler through the pilot sure the wires are clear of the motor and the and frame as shown in the upgrade kit truck guides. -
Page 16: Trainmaster Command Operations
• All Lionel Command Control Upgrade Kits come factory-pro- grammed with an ID# of “1.” To change the ID#s of both your F3A Units, see page 18. -
Page 17: Running Your F3 In The Trainmaster Command Environment
Command upgrded F3 set Example address Locomotive #1 comes factory-programmed with an ID# of “1.” To get your F3A set in PowerMasters set to CMD or traditional action, set PowerMasters to CMD or power supplies ON FULL set all power supplies on full. Press ENG and “1”... -
Page 18: Cab-1 Numeric Keypad Commands For Your F3
C by and departure announcements. REWTALK ANNOUNCEMENT There is a 4 second delay in this function. Raises Railsounds RPM level. Turns F3A’s cab interior light off. Starts up Railsounds. RPM INCREASE TARTUP SEQUENCE REWTALK ANNOUNCEMENT COMMENCES Turns F3A’s cab interior light on. -
Page 19: Tuning Your F3'S Performance
Then press SET again; the LCRU remembers the stall setting master volume level, we recommend you use your non-powered F3A unit’s radiator- until you change it. To clear stall, press SET twice, holding it for one second each time. -
Page 20: Assigning Your Powered And Non-Powered F3A Units A New Id
TrainMaster Command operations Assigning your powered and non-powered F3A units a new ID# s your fleet of Command-equipped Assign a new I D# to your Example Lionels grows, give your F3 set its own Command-equipped F3 set ID#. Choose from any between 1 and 99. For... - Page 21 TrainMaster Command operations Programming your F3A set to use your Electrocouplers f you have installed the electrocoupler unit facing rearward, and follow these sim- upgrade kit on your F3-A powered unit ple steps shown below. After you have pro- only or on both F3-A units, and choose to...
- Page 22 TrainMaster Command operations Reprogramming R2LC circuit boards to restore features ue to the inevitable derailments, stat- this condition would be unresponsiveness ic, and the negative nature of electrici- in command mode. This can be easily ty, it is possible that your R2LC could some- remedied by “reprogramming”...
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Page 23: Lionel Service
If you prefer to send it back to Lionel L.L.C. for factory repair, you must first call 810-949-4100 or materials or workmanship when purchased FAX 810-949-5429 or write to Customer Service, through an authorized Lionel merchant.
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