Remote Operations; Running Your Locomotive With The Lionchief Remote - Lionel LionChief Plus 2-8-2 Mikado Owner's Manual

Remote operations

Running your locomotive with the remote
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Slide the TRANSFORMER switch to the OFF position. Refer to Figure 1 on
page 5 for the location of this switch.
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With track power turned off, place your
locomotive and tender on the track. Couple
the locomotive to the tender as show in Figure 3.
Power up the track to 18 volts (AC or DC) and move the remote power
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switch to ON. When the locomotive is powered up, it will beep until it syncs with the
remote. When the locomotive is synced up with the remote, the locomotive start-up
sounds will begin to play.
Caution!
When in remote mode and powered up on the track, the
locomotive will continue to beep until it is synced up with its
Note!
remote. If the locomotive beeps during operation, be sure
that fresh batteries are installed properly in the remote and
the remote On/Off switch is in the On position.
Move 'em out! Use your remote to run your train. You can adjust the speed in for-
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ward or reverse, blow the whistle, sound the bell, or trigger an announcement. Refer to
page 14 for complete details.
Turn off the power supply when you are done running your trains.
5
Switch off your remote control to conserve the batteries.
If the smoke unit switch is in the ON position, add smoke fluid to your
locomotive's stack to prevent damage to the smoke unit. Refer to page 13
for additional information.
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Figure 3. Drawbar connection