The Velocity Throttle; The Multi-Controller; The Train Brake Slider - Lionel S-4 Owner's Manual

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LEGACY Control System operations

This section is a brief overview of the LEGACY Control System. For a more in-depth

Note!

explanation of the LEGACY Control System features, please see your LEGACY Control

System Operations Manual, available online at www.lionel.com.

The Velocity Throttle

The Velocity Throttle (the red rotary knob on the bottom of your Lionel

remote) is used to start your engine moving, slow it down, or speed it up. Use it

simply by turning it clockwise (speed up) or counter-clockwise (slow down).

Direction

The direction of your engine toggles between forward and reverse at the

touch of the Multi-Controller. Press the center of the Multi-Controller once,

and your engine's lights will change directions and the engine will stop until

you throttle up again in the new direction.

Boost & Brake

Boost and brake give you another way to control the speed of your train.

Boost gives your loco a temporary increase in tractive power, and returns to the

previous speed when you release the control, while the brake command slows

you down more quickly than the Velocity Throttle alone.

The Train Brake is used to slow down and limit the top

speed of your train by adding a load. The more the Train

Brake is applied by pulling the Train Brake Slider down, the

more laboring is heard from the engine. Eventually Train

Brake application will slow down the train and it is even

possible to stop a train by pulling the Train Brake Slider all

the way down. If your smoke unit is turned on, you'll also

see more smoke as the slider is pulled down.

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