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CONVENTIONAL OPERATIONS:
Your locomotive is capable of operating in the conventional environment, controlled by virtually all O-gauge alternating-current (AC) transformers,
at 8-18 volts. CAUTION: direct-current (DC) transformer may result in damage to sensitive electronic components.
With track power OFF, place locomotive on the track.
Power your locomotive and wait three to eight seconds as your locomotive determines whether it is in a conventional environment or a TrainMaster
Command Control environment. The headlight flickers as the locomotive searches for a signal from the Command Base. When the locomotive has
determined that a Command Base is not connected to the track, the flickering will stop and the headlight will remain illuminated.
You are ready for operation in the conventional environment.
In the conventional environment, your locomotive cycles through a repeating pattern of operating states: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral,
forward and so on. To advance to the next operation, press the DIRECTION button on your transformer or use the throttle to briefly turn off track
power so that the locomotive advances to the next operating state when power is restored.
When placing your locomotive on your layout for the first time, it will start out in neutral. Thereafter, it will start in forward after every power
interruption lasting five seconds or longer.
You control your locomotive's speed in forward or reverse, by increasing or decreasing track voltage with the transformer's throttle. To stop the
locomotive and to change directions (or to enter neutral), track voltage is turned off or interrupted.
You can lock your locomotive into a single direction, For example, get the locomotive moving in the forward direction and turn off track power.
Move the PROGRAM / RUN switch, located on the underside of the leading A-Unit, to PROGRAM and the when power is reapplied, the locomotive
will operate in forward only. The locomotive can be locked in forward, neutral or reverse.
Your locomotive will "reset" to forward after any power interruption lasting five seconds or longer, regardless of the direction you set.
SMOKE:
For initial fill use 10-15 drops of smoke fluid included with your locomotive. Add fluid into the exhaust stack of each unit of your locomotive. Be
sure fluid goes down the chimney tube. Add about 5 drops on subsequent refills.
When the smoke unit switch is in the ON position always keep a small amount of smoke fluid in the locomotive smoke generator; the generator's
element can become damaged if operated without fluid. If the aroma of smoke changes to slight burning smell, this is sign smoke fluid is running
low.
The smoke unit ON and OFF switch is located on the under side of the chassis at the rear end of A-Unit and toward center of the B-Unit. Switch to
the OFF position if locomotive is run with out smoke fluid or idling with track power on for long periods.
Power up your locomotive with the smoke unit switch in the ON position, and smoke production will start momentarily. Smoke production is great-
est at high voltages such as when the locomotive pulls a heavy load, so to increase output add more cars to the train. When smoke production
decreases, add about 5 drops of smoke fluid.
If you prefer to operate the locomotive without smoke or you do not want to add smoke fluid, slide the smoke unit switch to the OFF position.
ADD SMOKE FLUID HERE
ELECTROCOUPLERS IN THE NON-COMMAND ENVIRONMENT:
Your locomotive ElectroCouplers will NOT open manually or by using a Remote-Control Track section.
To add rolling stock remotely behind the locomotive in the non-Command environment, you must rely on a piece of rolling stock equipped with
magnetic couplers coupled directly to your locomotive's ElectroCoupler. The magnetic coupler on the rolling stock will then react to the magnetic
field generated by a Remote-Control Track section.
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