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Operating the car doors in the TMCC environment Conventional transformer operations Operating your Subway in the conventional environment Operating the car doors in the conventional environment Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Lubricating your Subway Servicing your Subway's lamps Limited Warranty/Lionel Service...
LEGACY Control Subway 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, 6-14295. 1. Turn off track power and plug in the LEGACY Base. 2. Place your Subway Set on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-36 or wider track and connect the drawbar and tether between the cars as illustrated in Figure 1. Note that the tether is ‘keyed’ and will plug in only one way. Connection is marked “UP” for clear identification. 3. Increase track power voltage to full power (no more than 19 volts AC). 4. Press ENG and 1 to address your Subway Set with your LEGACY CAB-2 Remote Controller.
TrainMaster Command Control operations o operate your in the Command Control environment, you need a Command Base Subway (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 Subway Set on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-36 or wider track and connect the drawbar and tether between the cars as illustrated in Figure 1 on page 4. Note that the tether is ‘keyed’ and will plug in only one way. Connection is marked “UP” for clear identification. 3. Increase track voltage to full power (no more than 19 volts AC). 4. Press ENG and 1 to address your Subway Set with your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
LEGACY Control System operations–overview OPERATING THE CAR DOORS IN THE LEGACY ENVIRONMENT ach car features a lighted interior and opening doors. In the LEGACY environment, the doors are opened and closed using the CAB-2. Press the doors OPEN and CLOSE icon on the CAB-2 after loading the Subway module.
Locomotive switch function overview Switch overview Interior Lights Switch This switch can be used to turn the lights off in the interior of the cars. This switch will not turn the lights on if they have been turned off with the CAB1 or CAB2. Door Lock Switches Used to lock the doors in the open or closed position.
Powering your Subway set with a direct-current (DC) transformer, or in excess of 19 volts AC, may result in damage to sensitive electronic components. 4. Press ENG and enter the ID# to address your Subway with your CAB-1 Remote Controller. All Lionel Subway sets come factory-programmed as ID# 1. 5. Throttle up and move ‘em out! Your Subway set will respond to every command from your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
Conventional transformer operations Operating your Subway in the conventional environment our Subway is capable of operating in the conventional environment with nothing more than a standard Lionel alternating-current (AC) transformer. 1. Place your Subway on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-36 or larger track. 2. Power your Subway at 12-18 volts with your alternating current (AC) transformer. Power your Subway with an alternating-current (AC) transformer only. Powering your...
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Lubricating your Subway elp your Lionel Subway lead a long and productive life on your railroad by maintaining it properly. To keep your Subway lubricated, we recommend that you purchase a Lionel Lubrication and Maintenance Kit (6-62927), available from your authorized Lionel dealer.
Removing the screws as show in Figure 6 on page 10 will allow access to the interior of the cars. Due to the complexity of the disassembly required, we recommend that you take your Subway to your authorized Lionel Service Center for any lamp replacement. Lamp Numbers:...
LLC), if available. In the event a comparable model is not available the customer will be refunded the original purchase price (requires proof of purchase from the Lionel Authorized Retailer* it was originally purchased). Any products on which warranty service is sought must be sent freight or postage prepaid (Lionel will refuse any package when postage is due). Transportation and shipping charges are not covered as part of this warranty.
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