Example: Setting V-Start (Programming Option 8) - Lionel HO Veranda Owner's Manual

Running your locomotive in the analog
environment

Example: Setting V-Start (programming option 8)

S etting V-Start will determine the voltage (and throttle position) where your locomotive will
start to move out of neutral.
1. Enter Programming mode after powering up your locomotive by turning
the bell on, then off, and then on.
2. After the "Enter Programming" followed by "One - System Volume"
announcement of the first program option, slide the direction switch to
the opposite position and leave it there.
After you hear the announcement "Program Option 2, 3 ... etc." stop when you hear
"eight" by moving the direction switch back. You will hear "V-Start".
3. Flip the direction switch back and forth to enter this option. You will hear
"V-Start equals X" where "X" is the track voltage value currently set to
leave neutral.
4. Flip the direction switch back and forth to activate this option.
Hear the message "Set throttle to V-Start" and after three seconds the voltage will be
announced. If you move the throttle, the new track voltage value is announced.
5. Once throttle is set, flip the direction switch back and forth to start the
programming this setting.
The bell will ring continually, indicating that the correct value is being calculated. If you
chose a very low setting, the bell will ring for a long time. If you do not get a setting within
a minute, chose a slightly higher throttle value.
At the end of the process, the locomotive will move slightly and stop. The horn will hoot,
signifying the end of the operation and you will hear the message "V-Start = X" where X is
the new setting.
The value of V-Start may decrease from the original voltage reading because the
Note!
power pack may drop voltage during calibration.
Sometimes it is difficult to see the locomotive move unless you are watching
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carefully.
6. To leave Programming mode, turn the throttle off, and then power up for
usual locomotive operation. To continue with setting V-Max, slide the
direction switch to the opposite position and wait for the next
programming option.
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