Tuning Your Interurban Car's Performance - Lionel Interurban (M.U.) Car Owner's Manual

TrainMaster Command operations

Tuning your Interurban Car's performance

MOMENTUM
TrainMaster Command's momentum
feature simulates the labored performance
of a locomotive pulling a heavy load. Press
L, M, or H (located under CAB-1's removable
panel) for light, medium, or heavy
momentum. The Interurban Car's
Command reverse unit remembers this
setting until you change it. For quick loco-
motive response, choose L.
BRAKING AND BOOSTING
There's more to starting and stopping
than just turning the CAB-1 throttle. Use the
BOOST and BRAKE command buttons—
they give you incremental control of speed
and are the superior way to handle grades,
gradual stops-and-starts, and more. Plus,
using BRAKE in the Command environment
gives you a bonus RailSounds effect—the
ultra-realistic sound of squealing brakes.
SOUND QUALITY
To achieve your preferred RailSounds
master volume level, we recommend that
you adjust your Interurban Car volume
control knob (see Figure 1 on page 5 for the
location). Turn the adjustment knob left or
right to reach the desired volume level.
Note!
These settings will be lost when you assign a new engine ID number.
For quick remote-control of volume
below the master setting—for example,
muting—use the CAB-1 numeric keypad's
volume control. Press AUX1 and then 4 on
the numeric keypad to lower the overall
RailSounds output.
HIGH VOLTAGE SETTING
Press SET, and the headlight will flash.
Get your locomotive moving to the
maximum speed you want it to run, then
press BOOST. Use this to keep your locomo-
tive from derailing at excessive speeds. Turn
off the high voltage setting by pressing SET,
then BOOST, holding each for one second.
STALL
Make your Interurban Car feel more
responsive by setting a "stall" voltage. Get
your locomotive moving, then press SET; the
Interurban Car will stop. Turn the throttle
clockwise to get the locomotive moving,
then decrease speed until the locomotive
just stops. Press SET again; the Command
reverse unit remembers the stall setting
until you change it. To clear the stall
setting, press SET twice, holding it for one
second each time.
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