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20227520250 5/22 Lionel VISION Lionel VISION Horse/Reindeer Car Horse/Reindeer Car Owner’s Manual Owner’s Manual Featuring...
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Thank You! hank you for your purchase of these Lionel VISION Horse/Reindeer Cars! On the outside, these cars are accurately de e sound car is equipped with the latest technology to bring you realistic loading and unloading sounds, and true-to-life freight car sounds. Many of the sounds are activated through your cab control unit, and many of them by the actual movement of the cars on your layout.
Shut down and Start up commands Loading scenarios 1, 2, and 3 18-19 Unloading Loading and Unloading in Conventional Operation only Sound System operations Freight Sounds Rail Sounds Grind Bump Flat Wheel LEGACY Sound System operations Train Brake Notes Limited Warranty/Lionel Service...
VISION Horse/Reindeer Car basics Power your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car with an alternating-current (AC) transformer Note! only. Powering your horse/reindeer car with a direct-current (DC) transformer, or in excess of 19 volts AC, may result in damage to sensitive electronic components. VISION Horse/Reindeer Car switch locations he sound equipped VISION Horse/Reindeer Car contains RailSounds programming switches.
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VISION Horse/Reindeer Car basics VISION Horse/Reindeer car switch locations continued RUN/PGRM LIGHTS Volume Pot MIN/MAX PGRM/RUN MAX/MIN Figure 1. Switch locations...
3. Increase track power (no more than 18 volts AC) . If a circuit breaker trips when you turn on the Lionel power supply, check the wheels of your car 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.
LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations Setting up your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car in your CAB-2 remote or best operation, your VISION Horse/Reindeer car should be set to TYPE FRT (Freight Sounds). is will display a special set of touch screen icons speci cally designed for use with this type of car. 1.
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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations Setting up your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car in your CAB-2 remote continued Adding Your Horse/Reindeer car to a Train For best operation, your VISION Horse/Reindeer car should be assigned to a Train. Be sure it has a To add a horse/reindeer car to a train: 1.
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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations Setting up your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car in your CAB-2 remote continued Adding Your Horse/Reindeer car to a Train 5. Press ADD to add a second member to the Train 6. Enter the TMCC ID of the freight car. 7.
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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations Setting up your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car in your CAB-2 remote continued Using Train Link To send a command specifically to your VISION Horse/Reindeer car, such as triggering loading/ unloading, press the Train Link button (see page 11 for button location). CAR COMMANDS Select one or more commands then press the Train Link button to continue controlling your train.
LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations The LEGACY CAB-2 Remote Controller Main Display Info Button Displays real-time information about your railroad Selecting the engine type and system. Displays real-time feedback of operation. building a train. Select Button Select Button “controller” Raises the overall master Flat wheel sounds ON volume of your VISION Horse/...
LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations TrainMaster Command Control (TMCC) operations or best operation, your VISION Horse/Reindeer car should be assigned to a Tr e following sections explain how to create a Train using an original (grey) CAB-1 remote, or the newer (blue) CAB-1L remote.
LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations Creating a Train with the CAB-1L (blue) remote Assign the head-end locomotive to the Train: 1. Be sure the VISION Horse/Reindeer car and the locomotive are on the track, powered up and operational. eir RUN/PROGRAM switches should all be in the RUN position.
LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations Operating your VISION Horse/Reindeer car with your CAB-1 or CAB-1L remote Running the Train 1. Press TR 2. Enter the train ID 3. Use throttle, boost and brake to move the train. e Brake button will cause brake squealing sounds to emanate from both the locomotive and your VISION Horse/Reindeer car.
LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations CAB-1 Remote Controller commands he CAB-1 Remote Controller commands are detailed below. e corresponding RailSounds sound system e ects are in bold italic type. Select Button <1> Volume up . Select Button <4> Volume Down. Select Button <AUX1><2>...
LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations Adjusting the volume from your LEGACY remote n addition to the physical volume control on the bottom side of your VISION Horse/Reindeer car (see page 5), your remote can be used to adjust the overall volume, or just the volume of the background sounds (which include bump, grind, and rail clatter).
LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations Adjusting the volume from your CAB-1L, or CAB-1 remote To adjust only the levels of the background sounds in CAB-1 or CAB-1L mode, such as rail clatter, bump and grind sounds: 1. Press ENG and enter the horse/reindeer car ID. 2.
LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations Loading scenarios 1, 2, and 3 our V scenario is activated, the loading scenario reverts back to scenario 1 to start the process again. Each of the three loading steps must be played in sequence. You can play any loading sequence one or more times.
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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations Loading scenarios 1, 2, and 3 continued Load Step 2: You must go through the first loading scene before you get to the next loading point. Once the stock are loaded, move the VISION Horse/Reindeer Car to the next desired location on your layout. It’s OK to stop and start more than once on the way to each stop.
LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations Unloading he unloading scene can be triggered at any time. It’s not necessary to load the car prior to unloading, although it would be more prototypical (and fun!) to load rst. With your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car powered up and making sound (see page 6) move your train to the desired location on your layout for unloading stock.
Sound System Operations Freight Sounds hen your horse/reindeer car is running on the track, you will hear a variety of realistic freight car sounds in the background. Listen for an occasional “knock” of the wheels as they clatter over crossing rail junctions, wheel- ange grinding and assorted bumping, groaning, and scraping sounds along the route.
LEGACY Sound System Operations Train Brake he Train Brake sound e ects are only accessible through your LEGACY CAB-2 Remote Controller. For full e ect, you must add your horse/reindeer car to a “lash up” that includes at least one powered locomotive (see the Assignment to Train section on the bottom on page 8 for more information).
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 o er to replace the product with a comparable model (determined by Lionel LLC), if available.
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