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Lionel Legacy Control System Instructions For Assembling And Operating

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LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM
LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM
LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM
LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM
LIONEL LEGACY
CONTROL SYSTEM
V1.4
Featuring
Page b
Page 1
"Clean and Lubricate Your Equipment"
"Wipe Your Track Regularly"
"Clean and Lubricate Your Equipment"
"Wipe Your Track Regularly"

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  • Page 1 LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM V1.4 Featuring Page b Page 1 "Clean and Lubricate Your Equipment" "Wipe Your Track Regularly" "Clean and Lubricate Your Equipment"...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    The LIONEL LEGACY Control System controls every product made over the Speed Limit Commands .......35 Lionel LEGACY Control System and TMCC Dual history of LIONEL, 107 years at this date, in a way that is superior to any control set-up ...............8 Set Clear available.

  • Page 3: V1.3 Feature Summary

    TRAIN LINK devices are indicated with a LINK over the engine • The base now has the ability to be accessed via serial port. This allows LIONEL icon. See page 28 for more details. computer applications to read and write the internal memory and/or memory •...

  • Page 4: Setting Up

    ID# using the directions that came with your new locomotive or refer to page 54 in this manual. Note: Your new LIONEL LEGACY Control System equipped engine comes with a factory ID# 1 and will respond to that address immediately.

  • Page 5: Lionel Legacy Control System And Tmcc Dual Set-Up

    Trains 1-9. The higher addresses (10-99) must be reached with a CAB-2. for charging purposes The "Y" cord that comes with your Lionel LEGACY Control System makes it possible to continue using your CAB-1 alongside your new Lionel LEGACY Control System. Set it up like the diagram below.

  • Page 6: Quick Start

    Velocity Throttle the CAB-2 Remote Throttle control over engines, also used to VAC. If a circuit breaker trips when you turn on the LIONEL power supply, check the navigate thru info/options Low, Medium, High wheels of your locomotive and any cars to make sure they are all securely on the track.

  • Page 7: The Velocity Throttle

    First, you must address the engine. This "tells" your CAB-2 which locomotive The Velocity Throttle (that big red rotary knob in the middle of your LIONEL you want to control. This is important when you have more than one engine on remote) is used to start your engine moving, slow it down or speed it up.

  • Page 8: The Train Brake Slider

    At this point you know the basics of how to operate. There is a lot of fun waiting as you experience the interaction of the controls and the Touch-Screen. Be sure to read the entire LIONEL LEGACY Control System Manual to get the most from your LIONEL products.
  • Page 9 CAB-2 INTRODUCTION LIONEL LEGACY addressing and controls are described in this section. This is the way your new CAB-2 and LIONEL LEGACY Control System products will operate the fi rst time you try them. There are a lot of new features available with CAB-2. Take the time to read the following descriptions of how the LIONEL LEGACY Control System CAB-2 controls work.

  • Page 10: Speed Graph

    LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM CAB-2 Introduction (continued) CAB-2 CONTROLS LEGACY VELOCITY THROTTLE SPEED GRAPH (Does not apply to CAB-1 mode) Rotating the Velocity Throttle at differ- ent rates will result in control of engine...
  • Page 11 LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM CAB-2 Controls (continued) CAB-2 Controls (continued) Velocity Throttle Diesel RPM Control THE MULTI-CONTROLLER Rotate the Velocity Throttle Clockwise 1. Raise RPM levels one step...
  • Page 12 LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM CAB-2 Controls (continued) CAB-2 Controls (continued) Independent Engine Brake In real-life, railroad engineers use Independent Engine Brakes to brake the locomo- THE TRAIN BRAKE tive only.
  • Page 13 Operating Diesel engines, you can add more chimes as you pull the controller down, changing the harmonics and intensity of a diesel horn just like real engineers. Once you become familiar with a horn or whistle on a new LIONEL LEGACY equipped locomotive, you will develop your own way of using it.

  • Page 14: Couplers

    Note: When Crew Talk or Tower Com Icons in the Touch-Screen keypad are negative (darkened), L, M, and H are momentum levels in all LIONEL LEGACY Control System equipped engines. pressing them in that condition will trigger a negative reply from the Tower as to status of the orders i.e.

  • Page 15: Train Link

    CAB-2 Controls (continued) CAB-2 Controls (continued) STALL STALL is a useful setting for LIONEL engines that have AC Pullmor motors. Sometimes TRAIN LINK a Velocity Throttle will have to be turned a lot just to get these engines moving. Setting The TRAIN LINK function offers quick access to operating cars within "...

  • Page 16: Momentum Set

    LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM CAB-2 Controls (continued) CAB-2 Controls (continued) LEGACY RAILSOUNDS CONTROL OF LABORING EFFECTS OFFICIAL RAIL ROAD SPEED CONTROL (New LIONEL LEGACY Engines Only) Momentum plays an important part in RailSounds Labor effects. The higher the momentum setting, the more extreme control you have over the laboring effects.
  • Page 17 Press Touch-Screen Roll Icon while at Stop 1. Accelerate to ROLL (speed step one) Note: LIONEL research information is culled from several sources, including Illinois Central Railroad Informa- tion, Michigan Railroads, Union Pacifi c Railroad Terms Glossary and North American Signaling Basics. Page 32 Page 33 "Clean and Lubricate Your Equipment"...

  • Page 18: Touch-Screen Icons

    To prevent inexperienced operators from operating an engine at an unsafe speed, it is Addressing an Engine (LEGACY Control System and TMCC) recommended to set a High Speed Limit for that engine. This can only be done in the ad- dress screen, which is accessed by pressing either the TR or ENG address key.
  • Page 19 LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM CAB-2 Controls (continued) CAB-2 Controls (continued) "LEGACY Equipped" STEAM & STEAM Switcher ENGINE Touch-Screen Icons: "LEGACY Equipped" DIESEL & DIESEL Switcher ENGINE Touch-Screen Icons:...
  • Page 20 LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM CAB-2 Controls (continued) CAB-2 Controls (continued) Other "LEGACY Equipped" ENGINE Touch-Screen Icons: TMCC ENGINE Touch-Screen Icons: At Stop Underway R.R. Speed At Stop Underway R.R.
  • Page 21 LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM CAB-2 Controls (continued) CAB-2 Controls (continued) Acela Touch-Screen Icons: Subway Touch-Screen Icons: At Stop Underway R.R. Speed * R.R. Speed At Stop Underway NEXT...
  • Page 22 LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM CAB-2 Controls (continued) CAB-2 Controls (continued) Non Motor Touch-Screen Icons: At Stop Underway R.R. Speed * Con- Enable Boom Large Small Volume Flat Load...

  • Page 23: Record

    As always, HALT will stop everything, including the recording playback. That's it! Note: The Record function replaces the functions of the Lionel Action Recorder Controller (ARC). An ARC will work with the LEGACY System, but only in CAB-1 or TMCC Mode. To utilize the ARC with a LEGACY engine, change the engine's confi guration to TMCC or CAB-1 Mode.

  • Page 24: Info

    LEGACY Naming feature. either downloaded from a memory module that came with your LIONEL LEGACY product or entered manually Address an EN, TR, ACC, or SW. for other products. This procedure only needs to be done Enter the ID # (1-99) once.
  • Page 25 LINES. You can set a new name of your liking: CTC INFO 1. Press NAME CTC INFO is where all the options for your LEGACY Control System are found. a. Use Naming screen 1. Press CTC b. See Naming procedure (see page 47) a.
  • Page 26 LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM CAB-2 Controls (continued) CAB-2 Controls (continued) Backlight Timer To adjust the amount of time the backlight stays on after LEGACY OPERATION OF TMCC ENGINES any command: 1.

  • Page 27: Controlling Your Layout

    LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM CONTROLLING YOUR LAYOUT ADDRESSING INTRODUCTION A traditional ID# must be assigned and programmed into each LEGACY controlled device on the layout. 1. ENG: An engine ID# is assigned to anything that operates on the track.
  • Page 28 It is necessary to choose Options in the INFO menu to support some methods of address- 1. Press ENG ing with the LIONEL LEGACY Control System. Options you can choose and enter into the 2. Enter Engine ID# (1-99) system are outlined in this section. These options only need to be entered once.
  • Page 29 LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM Controlling Your Layout: ENGINES (Continued) Controlling Your Layout: ENGINES (Continued) To access Engine Options To access Engine Options 1. Press ENG 1. Press ENG 2.

  • Page 30: Engine Queueing

    LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM Controlling Your Layout: ENGINES (Continued) Controlling Your Layout: ENGINES (Continued) Control Type Road Number Traditional ID # Scroll to Control Type 1. Press SELECT 1. Press ENG 2. Enter the Road Number painted on the side of your 1.

  • Page 31: Trains

    Engines as one, in a prototypical manner. Press the HORN icon to enable/disable the horn for this ENG. In a LEGACY Control System Lashup, Crew Talk, Tower Comm dialog and Warning Sounds Press the TRAIN LINK icon to add this device to the TRAIN LINK list.

  • Page 32: Train Addressing Methods

    LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM Controlling Your Layout: TRAINS (continued) Controlling Your Layout: TRAINS (continued) Road Number Traditional ID # 11. Press ADD to add the second Engine a. The Engine will move to the right and the blinking box will be 1.

  • Page 33: Building A Train

    LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM Controlling Your Layout: TRAINS (continued) Controlling Your Layout: TRAINS (continued) Add a Freight Car to the Train BUILDING A TRAIN 5. Press the "ADD" softkey to create a new train location Building a train is an extension of building a lashup described in the previous section by 6.

  • Page 34: Accessories

    LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM Controlling Your Layout: ACCESSORIES Controlling Your Layout: ACCESSORIES (Continued) Accessory Options Road Number Toggle Enter all the options in the Accessory Options 1. Press SELECT 1.

  • Page 35: Routes

    LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM Controlling Your Layout: SWITCHES (continued) Controlling Your Layout: SWITCHES (continued) Switch Addressing Methods Toggle Try these Switch Addressing Methods. If your switch's info has not been entered in 1.
  • Page 36 LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM Controlling Your Layout: ROUTES (continued) Controlling Your Layout: ROUTES (continued) Building a Route Route Addressing Methods There is one way to address and throw Routes: Traditional ID#.

  • Page 37: Track Power

    LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM Controlling Your Layout: ROUTES (continued) 8. Add another Switch ID# a. The previous Switch ID# will move to the left and the blinking box will be ready for your next Switch to be added 9.

  • Page 38: Railroad System Management

    4. While holding down the SET button, NOTE: Supplied with your LEGACY Control System are 4 modules, two tan modules for generic TMCC steam or Press the CTC Button to turn the Power on to begin the update.
  • Page 39 Note: that if you do a full reprogram it is suggested that you perform a 'clear database' command from the CTC menu once the LEGACY Control System update is complete. Any additional instructions or steps will be included in the Update Module you received.

  • Page 40: Remote To Base Binding

    LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM REMOTE TO BASE BINDING Remote To Base Binding (continued) Introduction When you are operating in a club environment or a display environment with two or more...
  • Page 41 The following Table of Options shows the possibilities that are available to you While Charging The Remote in tuning the performance of your LIONEL products. From time to time, more Options may be added to particular product types.

  • Page 42: Table Of Options

    LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM Table Of Options (continued) ACCESSORY INFO OPTIONS ROUTE INFO OPTIONS Goes Right to Naming Screen NAME Assign Name Build Route SWITCH INFO OPTIONS Clear Route...
  • Page 43 LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM NOTES V1.3 TOUCH-SCREEN ICONS REFERENCE Load Unload Tower Enable Enable Disable Disable Flat Wheel Comm Rail Curve Rail Curve Clatter Grinding Clatter Grinding Crew...

  • Page 44: Index

    LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM LIONEL LEGACY CONTROL SYSTEM INDEX ACC 53 Grey-Bar 18 Scroll 5, 10, 62 Accessory 65 Select 5, 10 Accessory Addressing 66 Shut-Down 34 Halt 10, 27 Accessory Options 66 Sleep Timer 50 HighBall 32 Acela 40...

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