• Fire Box Glow • Lighted cab interior Table of contents Transformer operations Running your Lionel ‘A’ Class with a Lionel transformer Locking your ‘A’ Class into a single operational state Using your ‘A’ Class’ tender-mounted ElectroCoupler Your ‘A’ Class’ RailSounds system—the basics Experiencing the range of your ‘A’...
Place your ‘A’ Class on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-54 or larger track. • With track power OFF, connect the drawbar between locomotive and tender. That’s all you have to do with Lionel’s new Wireless Tether ® , an infrared communi- cation system that eliminates the plugs and wires of the past.
Locking your ‘A’ Class into a single operational state o select a single operational state for direction, then slow it down without stop- your Lionel ‘A’ Class (example: forward ping. Set the Program/Run switch to PROG. only), you can deactivate the R2IR’s The ‘A’...
Your ‘A’ Class’ RailSounds system—the basics ionel RailSounds is the most realistic chuffing begins, increasing with the locomo- model railroad sound system in the tive’s speed. world. Your ‘A’ Class features digital samples To silence the steam chuffing sound from real-life steam locomotives for the ulti- (whistle/bell are unaffected), slide the mate in realism.
‘A’ Class telling you its R2IR the world. And remember—coming from Command reverse unit has just reset to inside your Lionel ‘A’ Class’ tender are the forward operation. authentic sounds of the RailSounds digital • Shutdown sequence. No other model sound system.
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 no. Note! 6-4690 Type MW. Transformers made by other manufacturers may not be com- patible with RailSounds.
• Make sure track power is OFF before placing it on track. • Make sure your Lionel Command Base is ON and its communica- tions wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel transformer or the U terminal on any of your installed PowerMasters.
Running your ‘A’ Class in the TrainMaster Command environment our Command-equipped ‘A’ Example Address Locomotive #1 Class comes factory-pro- grammed with an ID# of “1.” To PowerMasters set to CMD or traditional get your ‘A’ Class into action, set power supplies ON FULL PowerMasters to CMD or set all power supplies on full.
TrainMaster Command operations RailSounds in the Command environment our ‘A’ Class’ RailSounds system gives more sedate sound, as though the load you even more in the TrainMaster placed on the ‘A’ Class has decreased. Command environment. Experience DynaChuff on steep grades, at •...
Tuning your ‘A’ Class’ performance MOMENTUM stall setting until you change it. To clear Simulate the labored performance of a stall, press SET twice, holding it for one sec- ond each time. locomotive pulling a heavy load with momentum. Press L, M, or H (located under CAB-1’s removable panel) for light, medium HIGH VOLTAGE SETTING or heavy momentum.
TrainMaster Command operations Assigning your locomotive a new ID# s your fleet of Command- Assign a new ID# to your equipped Lionels grows, give Example Command-equipped locomotive your ‘A’ Class locomotive its own Command Base ON ID#. Choose from any between 1 and Place the locomotive on track 99.
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Maintaining and servicing your Locomotive Lubricating your ‘A’ Class elp your Lionel ‘A’ Class lead a long You’ll know your ‘A’ Class requires and productive life on your railroad by lubrication when visual inspection reveals maintaining it properly. dryness on the parts indicated in the We recommend you purchase a illustration.
Remove the expired lamp and replace with Lionel part no. 610-8049-300. All lamps are available from your Authorized Lionel Service Center or Lionel Service. See the Lionel Service section on page 16 for more information. Tire-Traction™ our locomotive is equipped with Tire- wear out.
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CAB 1 remote will turn the smoke gen- The smoke generator requires the periodic erator on. Turning off the sound, (AUX1-5), addition of Lionel smoke fluid in order to or resetting the engine, (AUX1-0), will return function. Pierce the tube end with a pin, then the smoke unit to the initial “OFF”...
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Website at www.Lionel.com consumer-purchaser, for one year against original If you prefer to send it back to Lionel L.L.C. for defects in materials or workmanship when pur- factory repair, you must first call 810-949-4100 or chased through an authorized Lionel merchant.
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