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Welcome to Atlas O ! Atlas O is proud to introduce this new locomotive, a scale-sized and detailed model of the EMD GP-7 diesel locomotive. Equipped with Lionel TrainMaster® Command including Electric Railroad Co. Cruise Commander Technol- ogy with Legacy compatible 100 speed steps and improved Railsounds, these locomotives sound and...
Welcome to Atlas O ! ........................... 2 TRANSFORMER OPERATIONS Running your Atlas O loco with a Lionel/ Lionel-compatible transformer ..........4 Locking your locomotive into a single operational state ............... 5 Using your locomotive Electrocoupler in the non-Command environment ..........5 Installing the Lionel no.
TRANSFORMER OPERATIONS Running your Atlas O loco with a Lionel/ Lionel-compatible transformer 1. Place your locomotive on Atlas O or compatible O gauge track. 2. Power up your loco with your transformer. Your loco is designed to operate on 8-18 volts alternating current. Virtually all Lionel and •...
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state o select a single operational state for your reverse unit control switch to PROGRAM. The loco Atlas O loco (example: forward only), you can is now “locked” into your chosen direction. When deactivate the R4LC’s sequencing function with you no longer want single-direction operation, the reverse unit control switch.
Installing the Lionel no. 610-5906-001 sound activation button o operate the bell and horn sounds when oper- to install the Lionel no. 610-5906-001 sound acti- ating your loco with conventional transformers vation button (available separately from Lionel). that do not have a horn or bell button, you’ll need Connect the button(s) as shown below.
Maintaining and Servicing Your Locomotive Lubricating your Locomotive elp your Atlas O loco lead a long and produc- when visual inspection reveals dryness on the tive life on your railroad by maintaining it parts indicated in the illustration. Remove ac- properly.
Transformer (non-command) operations Installing the RailSounds battery in your locomotive This Atlas O Locomotive is equipped with Lionel However, if the locomotive is to be oper- ated only with the TrainMaster® Com- RailSounds®. Your loco features digital samples mand system, installing abattery is neither from real-life diesel locomotives for the ultimate necessary nor recommended.
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator Your locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe and clean white smoke during operation. The locomotive is shipped with the smoke unit turned off and with very little NOTE! smoke fluid in the smoke generator. There is a smoke unit control switch that is marked for 20 or more seconds, there is probably a vapor SMK/NO SMK, as shown in the diagram on page...
Transformer (Non-Command Operations) Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s Railsounds system ith Railsounds, you experience the sounds the air-release sound—that’s the loco telling of real railroading like never before. you its Lionel Command reverse unit has just Simply put, it’s the most sophisticated, authentic reset to forward operation.
TrainMaster Command gives you the power to operate multiple Command-equipped locomotives on the same track, at the same time. 1. Place your locomotive on Atlas O or compatible O gauge track. • Make sure track power is OFF before placing on the track.
Running your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command environment Example our Command-equipped loco comes address Locomotive #1 factory-programmed with an ID# of “1.” To get your locomotive in action, set PowerMasters set to CMD or traditional PowerMasters to CMD or set all power power supplies ON FULL supplies on full.
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your locomotive AUX1 hen you press AUX1 on the remote, you mand features (until you press any top-row but- turn the numeric keypad into 10 command ton like SW, ACC, RTE, TR, or ENG). Railsounds buttons.
Speed Step Selection he default speed step selection is 100 as To switch Speed Steps do the following: shipped. The 100 speed steps start at a lower Activate 32 Speed Steps: threshold, thus the motor is operating at a lower AUX1 + 0 + AUX1 + 0 + BRAKE initial voltage with fine adjustment as the throttle Activate 100 Speed Steps:...
“Nudge Mode” Operation • Select the slower loco ENG ID. he Cruise Commander has a bit of “play” to allow locos to operate in a lash-up. At times • Press AUX2 4 times, with a 1 second pause the “play” is not optimal, so it is possible to match between each press.
Tuning your locomotive’s performance MOMENTUM For quick remote-control of volume below the master setting—for example, muting—use the TrainMaster Command’s momentum feature remote numeric keypad’s volume control. Press simulates the labored performance of a locomo- AUX1 and then 4 on the numeric keypad to lower tive pulling a heavy load.
Assigning your locomotive a new ID# s your fleet of Command-equipped locomo- Assign a new ID# to your Example tives grows, you’ll want to give your loco a Command-equipped loco more individualized number. Choose from any Command Base ON between 1 and 99. To make things easy, use a Place the loco on track portion of your loco’s cab number.
WARRANTY, MAINTENANCE and SERVICE Atlas Model Railroad Company Limited Warranty Information Congratulations on the purchase of your Atlas product(s). The following limited warranty information, effective as of January 2015, is applied to all Atlas products including loco- motives, rolling stock, track and accessories. I.
This Atlas O product is designed for trouble-free operation. Should you require service within the war- ranty period, please contact us at 908-687-0880. You may also send this item to the Atlas O Customer Service Department. Make sure the item is packed to prevent shipping damage; make every attempt to utilize the original packaging.
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