Transformer Operations Running Your Interurban Car With A Lionel Transformer - Lionel Interurban (M.U.) Car Owner's Manual

Transformer operations
Running your Interurban Car with a Lionel transformer
Place your Interurban Car on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
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O gauge track.
Power up your Interurban Car with your transformer.
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• Your Interurban Car is designed to operate on 8-18 volts alternat-
ing current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current
transformers are suitable.
Do not power your Interurban Car with direct current (DC). Damage to
Caution!
sensitive electronic components may occur.
Note!
When you first power up your track, the Interurban Car will wait
between 3 and 8 seconds as it "listens" for digital language from the
TrainMaster Command Base (available separately). When it's determined that it's
on a conventional (non-Command) railroad, the Interurban Car's headlight will
illuminate and RailSounds will fire up. At this point, the Interurban Car is in
neutral. (This occurs when placing the Interurban Car on your railroad for the first
time. Thereafter, it will start in forward following every three-second power
interruption.)
Move 'em out!
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• Get your Interurban Car moving. Press the DIRECTION button on your
CAB-1 remote or Lionel transformer. This sequences the Command reverse unit to
the next operating state.
• Adjust track voltage until your Interurban Car moves at your desired speed.
To increase speed, increase track voltage. To decrease speed, reduce voltage. To
stop the locomotive, turn-off track power.
• See page 5 for information on locking your Interurban Car in a
single operational state.
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