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73-1714-250
11/05
Rev. 1
Lionel
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Owner's Manual
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Caution!
Be sure that the pantographs have enough clearance on your layout.

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  • Page 1 73-1714-250 11/05 Rev. 1 Lionel Lionel ® ® Amtrak Acela Amtrak Acela Owner’s Manual Owner’s Manual featuring SYSTEM Caution! Be sure that the pantographs have enough clearance on your layout.
  • Page 2 Congratulations! ongratulations on your purchase of the Lionel Amtrak Acela! This scale model offers a long list of O gauge innovations. At speed, each passenger car individually tilts as it enters a curve—just like the real Acela. Pantographs deploy automatically according to direction, or at the touch of a button.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the conventional environment Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements in the conventional environment Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button for conventional operation Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the TrainMaster Command Control environment Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements in the Command Control environment RailSounds 5.0 sound system dialog on a round trip...

  • Page 4: Quick Start

    Quick Start Conventional transformer operations 1. Place your train set on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-72 or larger track. 2. Power your train set at 8-19 volts with your alternating current (AC) transformer. Do not power your train set with a direct-current (DC) transformer. Damage to Note! sensitive electronic components may occur.

  • Page 5: Conventional Transformer Operations

    Conventional operations our train set is capable of operating in the conventional environment with nothing more than a standard Lionel alternating-current (AC) transformer. In the conventional environment, your locomotive cycles through a repeating pattern of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To advance to the next operation, press the DIRECTION button on your transformer.

  • Page 6: Operating Your Locomotive In The Conventional Environment

    Conventional transformer operations Operating your locomotive in the conventional environment 1. Place your train set on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-72 or larger track. Couple the cars as illustrated in Figure 1. Infrared Make sure that the infrared housing Note! Infrared...

  • Page 7: Operating The Passenger Car Doors In The Conventional Environment

    Conventional transformer operations Operating the passenger car doors in the conventional environment ach passenger car features a lighted interior, opening doors, and a tilting mechanism. In the conventional environment, the left doors open automatically when the train set is in neutral.

  • Page 8: Locking Your Locomotive Into A Single Direction

    Conventional transformer operations Locking your powered locomotive into a single direction hen the Command reverse unit switch is in the RUN position, your locomotive sequences through a repeating pattern of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To “lock” your powered locomotive into a single direction (for example, to operate in forward only), you can deactivate the Command reverse unit’s sequencing function.

  • Page 9: Operating Your Pantographs In The Conventional Environment

    Conventional transformer operations Operating your pantographs in the conventional environment our locomotives are equipped with two operating pantographs. Be sure that the pantographs clear all bridges, signals, and other objects on your layout. Refer to Figure 4 to determine the proper clearance. The operation of the pantographs corresponds with the direction of travel.

  • Page 10: Accessing The Scale Couplers

    Conventional transformer operations Operating your pantographs in the conventional environment (continued) Locking down the pantographs in the conventional environment If you have bridges, signals, or other trackside structures with low clearance, you will need to lock down the pantographs. Follow these steps to lock both pantographs in the lowered position.

  • Page 11: Railsounds 5.0 Sound System Operations

    RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations RailSounds sound system operations oth locomotives are equipped with the Lionel RailSounds 5.0 sound system, the most realistic model railroad sound system in the world. The RailSounds sound system brings the sounds of the railroad to your layout through high quality sound recordings of real locomotives.

  • Page 12: Installing The Battery

    RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations Installing the battery lthough the RailSounds sound system is powered through the track or an electrical catenary, we recommend that you install a nine-volt alkaline battery in each locomotive to prevent the sound system from shutting down during track power interruptions (for example, at a switch or a dirty section of track).

  • Page 13: Using The Railsounds 5.0 Sound System In The Conventional Environment

    CrewTalk dialog is triggered by your transformer’s HORN button. • Reverse unit reset sound. Power down your track, wait three seconds, and listen for the air-release sound—that’s the locomotive telling you that its Lionel Command reverse unit has reset to forward.

  • Page 14: Activating The Crewtalk Dialog And Towercom Announcements In The Conventional Environment

    RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements in the conventional environment n the conventional environment, CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements are triggered by short horn blasts and vary with the state of the locomotive. • If the locomotive has been stopped for less than 15 seconds, an Acela arrival announcement will play.

  • Page 15: Installing A Lionel Sound Activation Button For Conventional Operation

    RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button for conventional operation f your transformer lacks HORN and BELL buttons, you will need to install Lionel no. 610-5906-001 Sound Activation Buttons (available separately) to activate the locomotive’s horn and bell sounds.

  • Page 16: Using The Railsounds 5.0 Sound System In The Trainmaster Command Control Environment

    RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the TrainMaster Command Control environment o access all of the features of the RailSounds 5.0 sound system, you must operate your train set in the TrainMaster Command Control environment. The CAB-1 Remote Controller is required to activate features such as TowerCom announcements, CrewTalk communication, and coupler release sounds.

  • Page 17: Activating The Crewtalk Dialog And Towercom Announcements In The Command Control Environment

    RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements in the Command Control environment he RailSounds 5.0 sound system features StationSounds and TowerCom and CrewTalk communication. All dialog is intelligible, and each comment is followed by at least one automatic response.

  • Page 18: Railsounds 5.0 Sound System Dialog On A Round Trip

    RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations RailSounds 5.0 sound system dialog on a round trip Refer to Figure 6 for a sample dialog script for the locomotive’s round trip. TOWER AND CREW ANNOUNCEMENTS AUX1, 7 - CrewTalk and 5 - “Slow to caution speed.” TowerCom: “Stand by.”...

  • Page 19: Odyssey System Operations

    Odyssey System operations The Odyssey System he Odyssey System is “cruise control” for your locomotive. Once the speed is set (see below), your train set will maintain a constant speed, no matter what loads the locomotive pulls or what grades you have on your layout. This digitally-controlled system also allows for extremely slow movement that will amaze any “scale”...

  • Page 20: Odyssey System Command Control Operation

    Odyssey System operations Odyssey System Command Control operation hen the Odyssey System is activated, changes in the speed of the locomotive will correspond to each signal from the Command Base. For example, when you address the train set and slowly turn the throttle knob, the first flash of the light on the Command Base corresponds to the first speed step, which is the slowest speed of the locomotive.

  • Page 21: Trainmaster Command Control Operations

    RailSounds sound system start-up. For immediate RailSounds sound system start-up, press ENG, enter the ID#, and press the HORN button. All Lionel locomotives come factory-programmed as ID# 1. To change the ID#, see page 29.

  • Page 22: Cab-1 Remote Controller Commands

    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. Door sounds. Door sounds. Activates the numeric keypad. Air release sound. Toggles the headlights and marker lights on and off. Air release sound.

  • Page 23: Cab-1 Remote Controller Numeric Keypad Commands

    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. These commands are specific to your locomotive, and an overlay is included to help you learn these functions. After you press the AUX1 button, you will be able to press any numbered button until you address a different Command Control equipped product.

  • Page 24: Cab-1 Numeric Keypad Table

    TrainMaster Command Control operations CAB-1 numeric keypad table he 3, 5, and 6 keys on your CAB-1 can perform several different functions when controlling your train set. These functions include: • Starting up and shutting down the engine sounds, with or without activating the pantograph.

  • Page 25: Operating The Pantographs In The Command Control Environment

    TrainMaster Command Control operations Operating the pantographs in the Command Control environment our locomotives are equipped with two operating pantographs. Be sure that the pantographs clear all bridges, signals, and other objects on your layout. Refer to Figure 4 on page 9 to determine the proper clearance. Normally, the operation of the pantographs is prototypical and automatically corresponds with the direction of travel.
  • Page 26 TrainMaster Command Control operations Operating the pantographs in the Command Control environment (continued) Locking the pantographs in your desired position Follow these steps to lock your pantographs into your desired position. 1. Place the locomotive on the track. Power up the track, but keep your locomotive at rest (not moving).

  • Page 27: Tuning Your Locomotive's Performance

    TrainMaster Command Control operations Tuning your locomotive’s performance rainMaster Command Control allows you to fine-tune the performance of your locomotive. Use your CAB-1 Remote Controller to make these adjustments. These settings will be lost if you assign a new ID#. Note! RPM LEVEL Your locomotive’s RPM level varies with the CAB-1 Remote Controller throttle in automatic...
  • Page 28 TrainMaster Command Control operations Tuning your locomotive’s performance (continued) SOUND LEVEL Press AUX1, 1 or 4 on your CAB-1 Remote Controller to raise and lower the volume of the background locomotive sounds, such as RPMs and air release or let-offs. The horn, bell and dialog will be unaffected.

  • Page 29: Assigning Your Locomotive A New Id

    TrainMaster Command Control operations Assigning your locomotive a new ID# s your roster of TrainMaster Command Control-equipped locomotives grows, you will want to give each unit a unique ID#. The locomotive will respond to commands associated with its ID# while all other units will disregard these commands. To restore your locomotive’s functions, see page 31.

  • Page 30: Reprogramming Your Locomotive To Restore Features

    TrainMaster Command Control operations Reprogramming your locomotive to restore features f your locomotive is unresponsive to your commands in the TrainMaster Command Control environment, we recommend that you follow this procedure to reset your locomotive. 1. Slide the Command reverse unit switch to the PROG position. 2.

  • Page 31: Maintaining And Servicing Your Locomotive

    Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Lubricating your train set elp your Lionel train set lead a long and productive life on your railroad by maintaining it properly. To keep your set lubricated, we recommend that you purchase a Lionel Lubrication and Maintenance Kit (6-62927), available from your authorized Lionel dealer.
  • Page 32 Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Lubricating your train set (continued) Lubricate with Lionel oil separately Lubricate with Lionel oil separately Lubricate with Lionel oil separately Lubricate with Lionel Lubricate oil separately with Lionel oil separately Lubricate with Lionel oil separately...
  • Page 33 Lubricating your train set (continued) An occasional drop of oil on the lead Note! screw that opens the passenger cars door will keep the operation smooth. Lubricate with Lionel oil separately Lubricate with Lionel oil separately Figure 8. Passenger car lubrication...

  • Page 34: Servicing Your Locomotive's Leds And Lamps

    During the course of normal operations, the traction tires may become worn out. We recommend that you have the traction tires replaced by an authorized Lionel Service Center because the truck and side frames must be removed to access the wheels. See the Lionel Service section on page 36 for more information.

  • Page 35: Troubleshooting The Acela

    Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Troubleshooting the Acela Passenger car platform lights blink on and off. The door or tilt mechanism did not reset properly. Press AUX1, 0 or cycle track power on and off to reset the cars. The left passenger car doors open when I power up the track. Be sure that the infrared housings are properly aligned.

  • Page 36: Limited Warranty/Lionel Service

    Lionel L.L.C. or an authorized Lionel L.L.C. Service Center, together with proof of original purchase will, at the option of Lionel L.L.C., be repaired or replaced, without charge for parts or labor. In the event the defective product cannot be repaired, and a replacement is not available, a refund of the original purchase price will be granted.

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