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Lionel 1563W Wabash Freight Set Owner's Manual

Lionel 1563W Wabash Freight Set Owner's Manual

Trainmaster command control system and the railsounds sound system
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73-1711-250
8/03
Lionel
Lionel
#1563W Wabash
#1563W Wabash
Freight Set
Freight Set
Owner's Manual
Owner's Manual
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  • Page 1 73-1711-250 8/03 Lionel Lionel #1563W Wabash #1563W Wabash Freight Set Freight Set Owner’s Manual Owner’s Manual featuring...
  • Page 2 Congratulations! ongratulations on your purchase of the #1563W Wabash Freight Set! The Wabash F-3 A- unit is powered by dual Pullmor motors with the Magne-Traction track gripping system. The TrainMaster Command Control system and the RailSounds sound system bring even more excitement to this classic set.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Replacing the searchlight lamp Replacing the driving washing Operating you Barrel Car Replacing the caboose’s interior lamp Limited Warranty/Lionel Service The following Lionel marks may be used throughout this instruction manual and are protected under law. All rights reserved. Lionel ® , TrainMaster ®...

  • Page 4: Transformer Operations Running Your Set With A Lionel Transformer

    Move ‘em out! Get your set moving. Press the DIRECTION button on your CAB-1 Remote Controller or Lionel transformer. This sequences the Command reverse unit in the powered A-unit to the next operating state. Adjust track voltage until your locomotive moves at your desired speed. To increase speed, increase track voltage.

  • Page 5: Locking Your Powered Locomotive Into A Single Operational State

    Locking your powered locomotive into a single operational state o select a single operational state for stopping. Set the Command reverse unit your powered Lionel locomotive (for switch to PROG/LOCK. Refer to Figure 1 for example, forward only), you can deactivate the location of the switch.

  • Page 6: Using Your Powered And Non-Powered Locomotives' Electrocouplers In The Non-Command Environment

    Remote-Control Track section and press rely on a piece of rolling stock equipped UNCOUPLE on the controller. The magnetic with Lionel magnetic couplers. Couple the field pulls the disc downward, and the rolling stock directly to the ElectroCouplers.

  • Page 7: Installing A Lionel Sound Activation Button

    Sound Activation Button for the whistle Lionel no. 610-5906-001 Sound Activation Button for the bell The no. 610-5906-001 button works with any Lionel AC transformer except Note! no. 6-4690 Type MW. Transformers made by other manufacturers may not be compatible with RailSounds.

  • Page 8: Railsounds Operations Your Locomotive's Railsoundssystem-The Basics

    RailSounds operations Your locomotive’s RailSounds system—the basics ionel RailSounds is the most realistic the body off the frame. Press the battery into model railroad sound system in the the clip as illustrated in Figure 3. world. Your locomotive features digital When you first apply track power, the samples from real-life diesel locomotives for locomotive’s RailSounds system produces...

  • Page 9: Experiencing The Range Of Your Non-Powered Locomotive's Railsounds System

    Lionel Command reverse unit has just reset to forward • Four diesel-roar levels. Your operation. locomotive’s speed determines the level •...

  • Page 10: Trainmaster Command Operations The Commandcontrol Environment

    • Make sure track power is OFF before placing the set on the track. • Make sure your Lionel Command Base is plugged-in and its communications wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel transformer or the U terminal on any of your installed PowerMasters.

  • Page 11: Running Your Locomotive In The Trainmastercommand Environment

    TrainMaster Command operations Running your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command environment our Command-equipped Example Address Locomotive #1 locomotives come factory- Set PowerMaster to CMD or traditional programmed with an ID# of “1”. To power supplies to full throttle (no more get your locomotives in action, set than 19 volts) PowerMasters to CMD or set all power...

  • Page 12: Cab-1 Numeric Keypad Commands For Your Locomotives

    TrainMaster Command operations CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your locomotives AUX1 START-UP CREW TALK hen you press AUX1 on your CAB-1, you turn the numeric VOLUME SHUT keypad into ten command buttons. The keypad lets you control DOWN extra command features (until you press any top-row button like SW, TOWER ACC, RTE, TR, or ENG).

  • Page 13: Tuning Your Locomotives' Performance

    TrainMaster Command operations Tuning your locomotives’ performance MOMENTUM For quick remote-control of volume TrainMaster Command’s momentum below the master setting—for example, feature simulates the labored performance muting—use the CAB-1 numeric keypad’s volume control. Press AUX1 and then 4 on of a locomotive pulling a heavy load. Press L, M, or H (located under CAB-1 Remote the numeric keypad to lower the overall RailSounds output.

  • Page 14: Assigning Your Locomotives A New Id

    TrainMaster Command operations Assigning your locomotives a new ID# s your fleet of Command-equipped Assign a new ID# to your Example Lionel locomotives grows, you’ll want Command-equipped locomotive to give your locomotives a more individualized number. Choose from any Set the Command reverse unit switch to PROG/LOCK number between 1 and 99.

  • Page 15: Reprogramming The Command Reverse Unit To Restore Features

    TrainMaster Command operations Reprogramming the Command reverse unit to restore features ue to the inevitable derailments and STEP 4: Press ENG then input the static, it is possible that your Command locomotive’s ID#. Press SET. reverse unit could someday lose its setup STEP 5: Press ENG, the ID#, AUX1, then program.

  • Page 16: Maintaining And Servicing Your Locomotive Lubricating Your Locomotives

    Lubricate with Lionel oil sparingly Lubricate with Lionel oil sparingly Lubricate gears with Lionel grease sparingly Underside of powered F3A unit Lubricate areas marked by arrows with Lionel oil sparingly Underside of F3B unit Figure 5. Underside details and lubrication points...

  • Page 17: Lubricating The Pullmor Motor Armature Bearings

    1. Remove the front body screw, then disengage the rear body tabs from the slots in the frame. 2. Lift the body off the metal frame. 3. As illustrated in Figure 6, place a small amount (two drops) of Lionel oil (available in the Lubrication and Maintenance Kit, 6-62927) into the hole.

  • Page 18: Replacing The Traction Tires

    During the course of normal Lionel Service Center. See the Lionel Service operations, the traction tires may become section on page 24 for more information.

  • Page 19: Replacing Your Powered A-Unit's Lamps

    Press AUX1, 9 to make sure Note! Lionel part no. 610-8049-300, available cab lights were not accidently from your Lionel authorized Service Center turned off, before replacing or Lionel Service. (For more information, bulbs. see Lionel Service on page 24.) Lionel part no.

  • Page 20: Replacing Your Non-Powered B-Unit's Lamps

    Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Replacing your non-powered B-unit’s lamp our non-powered B-unit is illuminated Replace the expired lamp with Lionel part by one 14-volt lamp. During the course no. 610-8049-300, available from your of normal operations, this lamp may Lionel authorized Service Center or Lionel require replacement.

  • Page 21: Rolling Stock Operations Operating The Searchlight Car

    Rolling stock operations Operating the Searchlight Car hen you first power up your Searchlight Car, the searchlight will rotate and the lamp will illuminate according to the factory default settings. Use the Remote-Control or Uncoupling Track section (available separately, 6-65530 for O gauge; 6-65149 or 6-12746 for O-27 gauge;...

  • Page 22: Replacing The Searchlight Lamp

    Refer to Figure 9. Replace it with Lionel part no. 600-2494-050 (available at your authorized Lionel Service Center) using rubber cement to secure the washer to the searchlight base.

  • Page 23: Operating You Barrel Car

    Replacement lamps are available at your authorized Lionel Service Center or from Lionel Service in Chesterfield, MI. 1. Remove the two screws from the ends of the car. Figure 11. Caboose lamp replacement 2.

  • Page 24: Limited Warranty/Lionel Service

    Center can be found by calling 1-800-4-Lionel, or by accessing our Website at www.lionel.com. If you prefer to send your product back to Lionel L.L.C. for repair in Michigan, you must first call 586- 949-4100 or FAX 586-949-5429, or write to Customer Service, P.O. Box 748, New Baltimore, MI 48047-0748, stating what the item is, when it was purchased and what seems to be the problem.

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