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Lionel M-497 Owner's Manual

Lionel M-497 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 73-8401-250 3/10 Lionel M-497 Jet-Powered Rail Car Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Congratulations! Congratulations on the purchase of your M-497 Jet-Powered Rail Car. With the streamlined cowl on the font end and the eye-catching jet engine pod on the roof, this new jet-powered car is a strikingly unique car to add to your layout.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Transformer operations Running your locomotive with a lionel transformer Locking your locomotive into forward direction only operation Using your locomotive’s magnetic coupler Activating the sounds in the Jet-Powered Rail CAr Operating and servicing your locomotive Lubricating your locomotive Lubricating your locomotive’s Pullmor motor armature...

  • Page 4: Transformer Operations

    Transformer operations Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer Do not power your locomotive with direct current (DC). Damage to Caution! sensitive electronic components may occur. PLACE YOUR LOCOMOTIVE ON LIONEL OR LIONEL- COMPATIBLE O GAUGE TRACK. THROTTLE UP YOUR LOCOMOTIVE WITH YOUR TRANSFORMER.

  • Page 5: Locking Your Locomotive Into Forward Direction Only Operation

    Transformer operations Locking your locomotive into forward direction only operation hen the Electronic E-unit Direction Lock switch is in the RUN position, your locomotive sequences through a repeating pattern of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so To lock your locomotive into forward direction only operation, you can deactivate the Electronic E-unit’s sequencing function.

  • Page 6: Using Your Locomotive's Magnetic Coupler

    Lionel locomotive is equipped with an operating magnetic knuckle coupler, a revolutionary design first introduced by Lionel in 1945. Lionel magnetic couplers react to the magnetic field generated by a Lionel Remote-Control Track section (available separately, 6-65149 or 6-12746 for O-27 gauge; 6-65530 for O gauge; or 6-12020 and 6-12054 for FasTrack layouts).

  • Page 7: Activating The Sounds In The Jet-Powered Rail Car

    Transformer operations Activating the sound in the Jet-Powered Rail Car lace the sound switch in the SND position. Refer to Figure 1 on page 5 for the location of the switch. As the Jet-Powered Rail Car moves around the track, the sound level will increase. To adjust the Jet sounds, use the volume control knob located on the underside of the locomotive.

  • Page 8: Operating And Servicing Your Locomotive

    Figure 3 on page 8 before running the locomotive for the first time. Put a small dab of Lionel Lubricant at all points marked “L”. Using the point of a pin or a thin wire, put a drop of Lionel Oil at points marked “O”.

  • Page 9: Lubricating Your Locomotive's Pullmor Motor Armature

    1. Remove the locomotive’s body screws. See Figure 3 on page 8 for the screw locations. Carefully lift the shell away from the frame. 2. Apply a small amount of Lionel oil (two drops) in the hole at the top of the motor. See Figure 4. 3. Replace the body, securing it with the two body screws.

  • Page 10: Replacing Your Locomotive's Lamps And Leds

    2. To remove the lamp, gentley push the lamp down and turn counter counter clockwise to disengage the lamp from the socket 3. Replace it with Lionel part no. 600-0363-300, available from your authorized Lionel dealer or service station, or from Lionel Customer Service in Chesterfield, MI. See Instructions for Obtaining Service on page 12 for more information.

  • Page 11: Replacing The Traction Tires

    We recommend that you have the traction tires (610-6001-065) replaced by an authorized Lionel dealer or service station because the truck and side frames must be removed to access the wheels. See Instructions for Obtaining Service on page...

  • Page 12: Lionel Limited Warranty Policy And Service

    (or copy) from an Authorized Lionel Retailer*, will at the discretion of Lionel LLC, be repaired or replaced, without charge for parts or labor. In the event the defective product cannot be repaired, and a suitable replacement is not available, Lionel will offer to replace the product with a comparable model (determined by Lionel LLC), if available.

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