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Setting the smoke level Conventional transformer operations Uncoupling your non-powered locomotive in the conventional environment Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Reprogramming your locomotive to restore features Lubricating your locomotive Servicing your locomotive’s LEDs Ditch light operation Locomotive diagnostics Lionel Warranty...
19 volts AC, may result in damage to sensitive electronic components. Note! Your locomotive requires Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-42 or larger track curves. LEGACY Control operations or the finest operating experience, your locomotive is fully compatible with the LEGACY Control System.
3. Increase track voltage to full power (no more than 19 volts AC). If a circuit breaker trips when you turn on the Lionel power supply, check the wheels of your locomotive to make sure they are all securely on the track. Check to make sure the track is free of all metals that may cause a short circuit.
1. With track power off, place your locomotive on the track. 2. Power up the track. If a circuit breaker trips when you turn on the Lionel power supply, check the wheels of your locomotive to make sure they are all securely on the track. Check to make sure the track is free of all metals that may cause a short circuit.
If you prefer to operate your locomotive without smoke, locate the smoke unit switch and slide it to the NO SMK position. Refer to Figure 4 on page 8 for the location of the switch. For best performance, we recommend using Lionel smoke fluid only. Do NOT use smoke Note! fluid from ready-to-run train sets.
Locomotive basics Locomotive switch locations he functions of your locomotive's switches are outlined below. Refer to Figure 4 for the location of the switches. The instructions below are specific to this particular locomo- tive; note that available features (and switches) may differ from other loco- motives and locomotive sets.
Locomotive basics Assigning your locomotive a new ID# or operation in the LEGACY or TMCC environment, you will want to give each unit a unique ID#. The locomotive will respond to commands associated with its ID# while all other units will disregard these commands.
Locomotive basics Lash-ups (for LEGACY operations only) n the Command environment, you will need to build a lash-up with a powered locomotive to control your locomotive as one in a prototypical manner. It is still possible to control any of the engines in the lash-up individually. When you issue a train command, the individual engine you were controlling will return to the group.
LEGACY Control System operations The LEGACY CAB-2 Remote Controller Main Display Info Button Displays real-time information about your railroad Used to enter/view the info/options of system. Displays real-time feedback of operation. selected components. CTC Button Scroll Button Press and hold to turn your remote Navigates through the entire list on and off.
TrainMaster Command Control operations CAB-1 Remote Controller commands he CAB-1 Remote Controller commands are detailed below. The corresponding RailSounds sound system effects are in bold italic type. Releases the ElectroCoupler on the front of the locomotive. Releases the ElectroCoupler on the rear of the locomotive.
TrainMaster Command Control operations CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands hen you press the AUX1 button on your CAB-1 Remote Controller, you turn the numeric keypad into ten command buttons. After you press the AUX1 button, you will be able to press any numbered button until you address a different product.
ElectroCoupler is closed. Keep in mind that you may still make use of Lionel Remote-Control Track sections (6-65530 for O gauge; 6-12746 and 6-65149 for O-27 gauge; and 6-12020 and 6-12054 for FasTrack layouts) with the magnetic couplers on the rolling stock.
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Reprogramming your locomotive to restore features f your locomotive is unresponsive to your commands in the Command Control environment, we recommend that you follow this procedure to reset your locomotive. All factory default settings will be restored when you reprogram the locomotive.
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive Lubricating your locomotive elp your Lionel locomotive lead a long and productive life on your railroad by maintaining it properly. To keep your locomotive lubricated, we recommend that you purchase a Lionel Lubrication and Maintenance Kit (6-62927), available from your authorized Lionel dealer.
LEDs that are expected to last for the life of the locomotive. The LED’s are not user serviceable. If service is required, we recommend that you have your locomotive serviced at a Lionel Factory Trained Authorized Service Station.
Maintaining and servicing your train set Ditch light operation our locomotive is equipped with functional ditch lights on the front of the locomotive. There are four operational states for the ditch lights: ditch lights on with oscillation when the horn sounds, ditch lights on with no oscillation when the horn sounds, ditch lights off with oscillaiton when the horn sounds, and ditch lights off with no oscillation when the horn sounds.
Note that smoke-related errors can be reset a maximum of three times. On the third try, if the problem still persists, the smoke unit will be shut down and must be returned to Lionel Service for repair.
(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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