Lionchief Plus System Features; Locomotive Control; Smoke; Lionchief Rc Sound System - Lionel LionChief Plus 2-8-2 Mikado Owner's Manual

LionChief Plus system features

Locomotive control

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ou may choose to control your LionChief Plus locomotive with the included LionChief remote
(using a transformer or power supply capable of supplying a constant 18 VAC or 18 VDC to the
track) or using a conventional three-rail AC transformer with a throttle and whistle/horn and bell
button. Use the TRANSFORMER control switch to select either LionChief remote operation or conven-
tional three-rail AC transformer operation.
If you choose to run your locomotive in LionChief remote mode, slide the TRANSFORMER switch to
OFF with the track power off. Your locomotive runs on fixed 18 VAC or 18 VDC voltage, which is opti-
mal for the sound system and smoke system. The locomotive listens to commands from its LionChief
remote at a specific frequency to increase or decrease speed, change directions, trigger sounds, or
operate the ElectroCoupler. That's why the locomotive and remote must be operated as a matched
pair.
If you choose to run your LionChief locomotive with a transformer, slide the TRANSFORMER switch
to ON with the track power off. The locomotive responds to the transformer's throttle, direction, horn,
and bell buttons.

Smoke

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our locomotive features an operating smoke unit that produces safe, clean, white smoke. Always
keep a small amount of smoke fluid in the smoke unit when you are running your locomotive
with the smoke unit in the ON position. Slide the smoke unit switch to the OFF position if you do not
want to operate the locomotive with smoke. We recommend using only Lionel Premium Smoke Fluid
(6-37841, available from your authorized Lionel dealer).

LionChief RC sound system

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our locomotive features a wide range of sounds to make operation even more realistic and inter-
active! The steam chuffing sounds are synchronized with the blasts of smoke from the smoke-
stack, and they increase with the speed of the locomotive. You may choose to turn the chuffing sounds
off by sliding the SOUND switch to the OFF position. See page 5 for switch locations.
Keep in mind that the speaker is housed in the tender. The drawbar carries the sig-
Note!
nals to the speaker, so be sure that the drawbar is connected properly. See page 8 for
more details.
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