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- Page 1 72-7410-250 3/10 Lionel VISION Line Lionel VISION Line ™ ™ Ethanol Tank Car Ethanol Tank Car Owner’s Manual Owner’s Manual Featuring 72-7410-250 VL Ethanol Tankcar.indd 1 4/13/10 8:00 AM...
- Page 2 Congratulations! ongratulations on your purchase of the VISION Line™ Tank Cars! On the outside, these cars are accurately detailed to match the prototype. The two sound cars are equipped with the latest technology to bring you realistic tank sounds, and true-to-life freight car sounds.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Sounds Overview of Version 1.2 software: Tank Car Sounds Freight Sounds Flat Wheel Sounds Train Brake Sounds The LEGACY CAB-2 Controller Version 1.3 software TrainMaster Command Control operations The CAB-1 Remote Controller Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 72-7410-250 VL Ethanol Tankcar.indd 3 4/13/10 8:00 AM... -
Page 4: Switch Function Overview
Switch Function Overview Clasp Handrail Locking tab Locking slot WARNING Before removing end cap lift off the die-cast warning placard carefully as it is fragile End view of tank car Figure 1 Fig 2 Removing the end cap To access the programming switches and/or to change the battery, you must first remove the end cap from the tank car. -
Page 5: Installing The Battery
Battery Installation NOTE Do not pull the sled out any farther than the battery compartment. It is very hard to line up the sled guides if it comes out to far Figure 2 End view of tank car Installing the battery 1. -
Page 6: Mode Switch
Switch Function Overview MODE END OF TRAIN DEVICE MODE PROG PROG SOUND SETS TEIX30220 SOUND SETS TEIX30172 End view of tank car Figure 3 The two sound equipped tank cars (TEIX 30220 and TEIX 30172) contain Railsounds programming switches and the (TEIX 30172) car contains an additional switch to enable/disable the end-of-train device. -
Page 7: Eot Light Switch
Switch function overview EOT Light Switch One of the tanks cars (TEIX 30172) end cap is equipped with an End-of-Train (EOT) device box. This box on the end of your tank car comes equipped with an illuminated light. Like real freight cars on the railroad, it is appropriate to have the EOT light on when it is the designated last car in your consist, but feel free to keep the light on no matter where you place the tank car in your consist. -
Page 8: Securing The End Cap
Switch Function Overview Locking slots Locking pins End cap Locking slots Clasp Placard Handrail End cap Locking pins End view of tank car Figure 5 Securing the end cap After you've either changed the battery and/or changed the programming switches, you are going to want to button your tank car back up. -
Page 9: Quick Start
Control System. To operate in LEGACY mode, you need a LEGACY Command Base and LEGACY CAB-2 Remote Controller. Both products are offered together in the LEGACY Command Set (available separately, 6-14295). 1. Turn off track power and plug in the LEGACY Base. 2. Place your tank car on any Lionel or Lionel-compatible track and connect to your train consist led by a command control locomotive. 3. Increase track power voltage to full power (no more than 19 volts AC). 4. Press ENG and 1 to address your tank car with your LEGACY CAB-2 Remote Controller. -
Page 10: Trainmaster Command Control Operations
Train Brake. To operate the tank car in the Command Control environment you need a Command Base (available separately, 6-12911) and a CAB-1 Remote Controller (available separately, 6-12868). 1. Turn off track power and plug-in the Command Base. 2. Place your tank car on any Lionel or Lionel-compatible track and connect to your train consist led by a command control locomotive. 3. Increase track voltage to full power (no more than 19 volts AC). 4. Press ENG and 1 to address your tank car with your CAB-1 Remote Controller. 5. Press ENG and the address number of your locomotive to get your engine moving with your CAB-1 Remote Controller (see instruction manual included with you engine for more information). -
Page 11: Legacy Control System Operations
LEGACY Control System operations This section is a brief overview of the LEGACY Control System. For a Note! more in depth explanation of the LEGACY Control System features, please see your LEGACY Control System Operations Manual. Get Ready to Run Address your tank car First, you must address the tank car. -
Page 12: The Legacy Cab-2 Controller Version 1.2 Software
LEGACY Control System operations The LEGACY CAB-2 Remote Controller Version 1.2 software Select Button Select Button "controller" Flat wheel sounds ON Volume Up. (while running). Select Button Select Button "arrow up" Volume Down. Fluid Loading announcement while stopped. Select Button "Crew Talk"... -
Page 13: Tank Car Sounds
Sounds See Figure 7 on page 12 for reference. Tank Car Sounds As you run your tank car around the track, you'll often hear the deep sound of a full tank, groaning and sloshing or the lighter banging and bouncing as the empty tank traverses your layout. -
Page 14: The Legacy Cab-2 Controller Version 1.3 Software
LEGACY Control System operations The LEGACY CAB-2 Remote Controller Version 1.3 software Select Button Select Button "controller" Volume Up. Flat wheel sounds ON (while running). Select Button Select Button "arrow down" Volume Down. Fluid Loading announcement Select Button while stopped. "flagman"... -
Page 15: Trainmaster Command Control Operations
TrainMaster Command Control operations The CAB-1 Remote Controller commands Select Button <AUX> <2> Flat wheel sounds ON (while running). Select Button <1> Select Button <AUX> <3> Volume Up. Fluid Loading announcement while stopped. Select Button <2> Volume Down. Select Button <7> Select Bell Fluid rushing sounds. -
Page 16: Limited Warranty/Lionel Service
(or copy) from an Authorized Lionel Retailer*, will at the discretion of Lionel LLC, be repaired or replaced, without charge for parts or labor. In the event the defective product cannot be repaired, and a suitable replacement is not available, Lionel will offer to replace the product with a comparable model (determined by Lionel LLC), if available.
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