Train Operations; Reverse Unit Procedure - Lionel NW2 Owner's Manual

Train operations

Reverse unit procedure

T he reverse unit inside your Lionel
NW2 is an electronic device that
acts like the transmission in your 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 inter-
ruption. Power inter-
ruptions are the sig-
nal that tells the
reverse unit
sequence to the next
operational state.
To interrupt power
and sequence the
locomotive's reverse
unit, press the direc-
tion control button or
turn the throttle to the O
O again. The reverse unit alternates
N
between three states: forward, neutral,
and reverse.
Also, the locomotive can be "locked"
into a certain mode of operation by
throwing the switch located on the
underside of the frame (see illustration
above). When the switch is thrown to the
O position, the locomotive will be
FF
Horn control
Direction control
8
8
to
Position your reverse unit switch to the
O position to deactivate it.
FF
position and
FF
button
button
locked in the next mode of operation in
the sequence. For instance, if the locomo-
tive is moving forward, then is stopped
and the switch is thrown back, the loco-
motive will be "locked" in neutral. If the
switch is thrown back while the locomo-
tive is under power,
the locomotive will
remain in the mode it
O
N
was in when the
switch was thrown.
O
FF
The controller direc-
tion control will then
have no effect on the
direction of the loco-
motive.
reverse unit has a
"power-up reset"
feature, which means that should the
locomotive sit 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," regard-
less of the locking switch position. If the
locking switch is in the O
locomotive will start in the forward
direction and be "locked" there.
Additionally, this
position, the
FF