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Congratulations! ongratulations on your purchase of this Lionel steam locomotive and tender! On the outside, this locomotive features numerous prototypical details and expert decoration in your favorite livery. Inside the body, this locomotive is equipped with some of the most advanced sounds and controls in model railroading.
Odyssey II Speed Control system TrainMaster Command Control operation Odyssey II Speed Control system conventional transformer operation Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Reprogramming your locomotive to restore features Lubricating your locomotive Maintaining your locomotive’s handrail antenna Servicing your locomotive’s lamps Tire-Traction Locomotive diagnostics Notes Limited Warranty/Lionel Service...
Powering your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer, or in excess of 19 volts AC, may result in damage to sensitive electronic components. Note! Your locomotive requires Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-72 or larger track curves. LEGACY Control operations our locomotive is designed for operation with the Lionel LEGACY system.
3. Increase track voltage to full power (no more than 19 volts AC). If a circuit breaker trips when you turn on the Lionel power supply, check the wheels of your locomotive to make sure they are all securely on the track. Check to make sure the track is free of all metals that may cause a short circuit.
Figure 1 on page 4. 2. Power up the track. If a circuit breaker trips when you turn on the Lionel power supply, check the wheels of your locomotive to make sure they are all securely on the track. Check to make sure the track is free of all metals that may cause a short circuit.
OFF position. Refer to Figure 7 on page 10 for the location of the switch. This single switch controls both the stack and whistle smoke. For best performance, we recommend using only 6-37841 Lionel Premium Smoke Note! Fluid.
Running your locomotive To apply the Whistle Steam effect team will emerge from the whistle whenever the whistle is sounded. To activate this feature, use the whistle slide switch on your LEGACY remote, the whistle button on your CAB-1 remote, or the whistle button on your conventional transformer.
Running your locomotive Adjusting the volume our locomotive's tender has a volume knob under the hatch to manually control the RailSounds. Turn the knob clockwise to increase the volume or turn it counter clockwise to decrease the volume. You can also adjust the volume using your LEGACY remote. Volume knob Figure 5.
Locomotive switch function overview Switch overview Program / Run Switch Used to assign an ID# and reprogram the locomotive in LEGACY and Command operation when the switch is in the “PROG” position. Also used to “lock” your locomotive in a single direction, or neutral, in conventional operation when the switch is placed in the “PROG”...
Locomotive basics Assigning your locomotive a new ID# or operation in the LEGACY or Command Control environment, you will want to give your locomotive a unique ID#. Your locomotive will respond to commands associated with its ID# while all other units will disregard these commands. This procedure is not necessary for conventional (non-Command) operation.
LEGACY™ Control System Engine Memory Module his unique Engine Memory Module contains the specific system information and options for your new Lionel® LEGACY™ Control System-equipped locomotive. After you have pro- grammed your locomotive's new address following the instructions included in this manual, follow these instructions to load this information from the Module to the LEGACY Control System via your CAB-2 Remote Controller.
LEGACY Control System operations The LEGACY CAB-2 Remote Controller Main Display Info Button Displays real-time information about your railroad Used to enter/view the info/options of system. Displays real-time feedback of operation. selected components. CTC Button Scroll Button Turns the Remote Control ON and Navigates through the entire list OFF.
System Operations Manual, available online at www.lionel.com. The Velocity Throttle The Velocity Throttle (the red rotary knob on the bottom of your Lionel remote) is used to start your engine moving, slow it down or speed it up. Use it simply by turning it clockwise (speed up) or counter-clockwise (slow down).
LEGACY Control System operations Warning Sound Controller Warning sounds are an important part of Lionel Railroading. Your Lionel Legacy Control System equipped engines have a real-time variable "quilling" whistle. This locomotive is also equipped with an auxiliary horn. Blow the whistle or horn by pulling down on the Warning Sound Controller.
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LEGACY Control System operations CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements in the LEGACY environment n addition to the automatic triggering of dialog via Sequence Control mode operation (see the pre- vious section), you may control the dialog manually. CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements feature a variety of brief radio conversations between the engineer and dispatcher.
LEGACY RailSounds Sound System operations Installing the battery hile the LEGACY RailSounds sound system is powered through the track, we recommend that you install a nine-volt alkaline battery in the tender to prevent the sound system from shutting down during track power interruptions (for example, at a switch or a dirty section of track).
LEGACY RailSounds Sound System operations LEGACY RailSounds Sequence Control our LEGACY-equipped locomotive features Sequence Control. Based on the movement and speed of the locomotive, Sequence Control automatically plays the sound effects of an entire trip, from departure to destination, while you run your locomotive. Prototypical whistle signals, bell, and radio chatter are added automatically as you spin your throttle—no need to memorize a sequence of but- ton presses.
LEGACY RailSounds Sound System operations LEGACY RailSounds sound system dialog on a round trip Refer to Figure 10 for a sample dialog script for manually controlled dialog on the locomotive’s round trip using the numeric keypad. See page 18 for the automatic Sequence Control.
TrainMaster Command Control operations CAB-1 Remote Controller commands he CAB-1 Remote Controller commands are detailed below. The corresponding RailSounds sound system effects are in bold italic type. Coupler release sound. Releases the ElectroCoupler on the rear of the tender. Coupler release sound. Activates the numeric keypad.
TrainMaster Command Control operations CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands hen you press the AUX1 button on your CAB-1 Remote Controller, you turn the numeric keypad into ten command buttons. After you press the AUX1 button, you will be able to press any numbered button until you address a different product.
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TrainMaster Command Control operations CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands (continued) Activates the LEGACY RailSounds sound system shutdown sequence when stopped. Activates the emergency stop feature while in motion. Note that, in the shutdown sequence, the smoke unit will turn off if it was already on. Triggers the Blowdown sound.
Conventional transformer operations Using the LEGACY RailSounds sound system in the conventional environment hen you first power up your locomotive, you will hear the sounds of the locomotive at rest. As the locomotive moves, the steam exhaust (chuffing sounds) automatically increase with the locomotive’s speed.
LEGACY Control System CAB-2 mode, Odyssey II Speed Control system provides 0-199 speed steps. For a more in-depth explanation of the LEGACY Control System features, please see your LEGACY Control System operations manual, available online at www.lionel.com. Odyssey II Speed Control system TrainMaster Command Control...
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Reprogramming your locomotive to restore features f your locomotive is unresponsive to your commands in the Command Control environment, we recommend that you follow this procedure to reset your locomotive. All factory default settings will be restored when you reprogram the locomotive.
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Lubricating your locomotive elp your Lionel locomotive lead a long and productive life on your railroad by maintaining it properly. To keep your locomotive lubricated, we recommend that you purchase a Lionel Lubrication and Maintenance Kit (6-62927), available from your authorized Lionel dealer.
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Maintaining your locomotive’s handrail antenna he handrails on your locomotive are the antennas that receive the Radio Signal 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.
LEDs. These LEDs should provide years of reliable operation. If your LEDs should require replacement, please take your locomotive to a local Factory Authorized Lionel Service Station or contact Lionel Customer Service...
Lionel has provided extra traction tires to replace the installed traction tires if they ever wear out. The traction tires are replaced by unscrewing the drive rod screws using the supplied wrench.
(turn to off and back on) and then you may try to reset three more times. If the problem persists, it must be returned to a local Factory Trained Authorized Lionel Service Station or contact Lionel Customer Service for repair. The single SMOKE switch controls the stack and the whistle.
Lionel LLC or any Lionel Authorized Service Station MUST be accompanied by the original receipt for purchase (or copy) from an Authorized Lionel Retailer*, will at the discretion of Lionel LLC, be repaired or replaced, without charge for parts or labor. In the event the defective product cannot be repaired, and a suitable replacement is not available, Lionel will offer to replace the product with a comparable model (determined by Lionel LLC), if available.
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