Reverse Unit Procedure - Lionel Strasburg Passenger Owner's Manual

Running your train
Experiencing the features of the CW-80 Transformer (continued)
Bell
Direction
Starts or stops the tolling bell in any
Press the DIRECTION button to go forward
RailSounds or TrainSounds-equipped
or reverse, or to place the locomotive in
locomotive. Press BELL to begin the
"neutral" (no movement, headlight is on).
sound, again to stop it.
Power-on indicator
The green light
illuminates when the
CW-80 is on.
Whistle/Horn
Activates the whistle or horn sound
effect in your Lionel locomotives. Press Throttle
WHISTLE/HORN to begin the sound; Controls your locomotive's speed. Throw the
release the button to end it. throttle forward to increase locomotive speed,
backward to slow it down.
Figure 7. Transformer features
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Running your train

Reverse unit procedure

T
he electronic reverse unit inside your Lionel locomotive acts like the transmission in a car. When
you apply power to the track, the locomotive moves in the direction specified by the reverse
unit—or it sits in neutral, awaiting another power interruption. Power interruptions are the signal
that tells the reverse unit to sequence to the next operational state.
To interrupt power and sequence the locomotive's reverse unit, press the direction control button
or briefly bring the throttle lever all the way back to the OFF position. Refer to Figure 9 for the loca-
tion of these controls. The reverse unit alternates between three states: forward, neutral, and reverse.
Also, the locomotive can be "locked" into a certain mode of operation by throwing the reverse
unit switch located on the underside of the frame (see Figure 8). When the switch is thrown to the
OFF (PROG) position (towards the rear of the locomotive), the locomotive will be locked in the
next mode of operation in the sequence. To lock your locomotive into a specific operational state,
sequence the locomotive into the desired state and reduce track power without completely powering
down the locomotive, then throw the switch to the OFF position. The DIRECTION button will then
have no affect on the direction of the locomotive. If you would like to resume forward-neutral-
reverse operation, simply throw the reverse unit switch back to the ON (RUN) position.
Additionally, this reverse unit has a "power-up reset" feature. If the locomotive sits without power
for a short period of time, the reverse unit will automatically reset and start in the forward direction
when the transformer is turned on or "powered up," regardless of the reverse unit switch position. If
the switch is in the OFF position, the locomotive will start in the forward direction and be "locked"
there.
Smoke unit ON/OFF
Reverse unit ON/
switch (see page 9 ) OFF switch
Figure 8. Switch location
Direction control button
Whistle control button
Bell control button
Figure 9. Direction control button location
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CW-80 Transformer operation
Powering your layout with the CW-80 Transformer
Y
our CW-80 Transformer provides a total output of five amps. The track outputs will deliver
all of this power to the track when no accessories are connected to the Transformer. Keep
in mind that connected accessories borrow some of this power. For example, if the accesso-
ries require two amps of the total five-amp capacity of the Transformer, you have three amps
available for track power. This built-in flexibility will provide power for virtually any small- to
medium-sized railroad. Also, available voltage depends on how much load is on the two out-
puts. Generally, track voltage and accessory voltage are 0-18 volts (AC) each.
This Transformer is capable of operating trains up to and including dual-motored AC
locomotives. To operate at this level of track power, it may be necessary to disconnect any
accessories. You may also attempt to lower the accessory voltage settings. Refer to the "Setting
the accessory output" section on page 16.
You may momentarily approach or exceed the five-amp limit of the CW-80 Transformer
when pulling illuminated cars, fighting over grades with heavy loads, or operating acces-
sories. When you reach five amps, the green light on the Transformer will begin to flash. This
indicates that the Transformer is in "fold-back mode." In fold-back mode, the Transformer
is automatically reducing, or folding back, power. This gradual reduction in power provides
interruption-free operation while you bring the amperage back down to a safe level.
Throttle
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