Reverse Unit Procedure - Lionel Rio Grande General Owner's Manual

Running your train

Reverse unit procedure

T
he electronic reverse unit inside your Lionel locomotive acts like the transmission in a car. When
you apply power to the track, the locomotive moves in the direction specified by the reverse
unit—or it sits in neutral, awaiting another power interruption. Power interruptions are the signal
that tells the reverse unit to sequence to the next operational state.
To interrupt power and sequence the locomotive's reverse unit through the forward-neutral-
reverse-neutral-forward sequence, press the direction control button, or briefly bring the throttle
lever all the way back to the Off position, for one to four seconds. Refer to Figure 8 on page 14 for
the location of these controls.
Also, the locomotive can be "locked" into a certain mode of operation by throwing the reverse
unit switch located on the back of the locomotive's cab (see Figure 9). When the switch is thrown to
the LOCK position, the locomotive will be locked in the next mode of operation in the sequence. The
DIRECTION button will then have no affect on the direction of the locomotive. If you would like to
resume forward-neutral-reverse operation, simply throw the reverse unit switch back to the ON posi-
tion.
Additionally, this reverse unit has a "power-up reset" feature. If the locomotive sits without power for
a short period of time, the reverse unit will automatically reset and start in the forward direction when
the transformer is turned on or "powered up," if the reverse unit switch position is in the ON position.
Figure 9. Switch locations
Reverse
unit
switch
RUN
LOCK
15
Smoke
unit
switch
SMK
NO SMK