Lionel SD-70 Diesel Locomotive Owner’s Manual2 You purchased a tough, durable locomotive—the...

Lionel SD-70 Diesel Locomotive

Owner’s Manual

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You purchased a tough, durable locomotive—the Lionel TrainMaster Command Control andOdyssey System-equipped SD-70 diesel locomotive. From the crisp detail and expert decoration

on the outside to the brute power under the hood, the Lionel SD-70 is ready for duty on your modelrailroad. Experience the superiority of today’s Lionel.

Congratulations!

Features of this locomotive

• Two powerful maintenance-free motors with momentum flywheels• TrainMaster Command Control equipped• RailSounds sound system with CrewTalk communication and TowerCom

announcements (in Command)• Odyssey System for speed control• Directional lighting including front and rear headlights• Operating marker lights• Diesel smoke generator• Two ElectroCouplers (in Command)• Lighted cab interior• Tire-Traction

The following Lionel marks may be used throughout this instruction manual and are protected underlaw. All rights reserved.

Lionel®, TrainMaster®, Odyssey®, RailSounds™, CrewTalk™, TowerCom™, DynaChuff™,StationSounds™, Pullmor®, ElectroCoupler™, Magne-Traction®, CAB-1 Remote Controller®,PowerMaster®, Lionel ZW®, ZW®, PowerHouse®, TMCC®, Lionelville™, Lockon®

The name FasTrack® is used with permission from Pitsco, Inc.

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Table of contentsTransformer operationsRunning your locomotive with a Lionel transformer 4Locking your locomotive into a single operational state 5Using your locomotive’s ElectroCouplers in the non-Command environment 6Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button 7

RailSounds operationsYour locomotive’s RailSounds sound system—the basics 8Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system 9Notes on the RailSounds sound system 10

Odyssey System operations The Odyssey System 11Odyssey System conventional (transformer) operation 11Odyssey System Command operation 12

TrainMaster Command operationsThe Command Control environment 13Running your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command Control environment 14CAB-1 Remote Controller commands for your locomotive 14CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands for your locomotive 15Tuning your locomotive’s performance 16Assigning your locomotive a new ID# 17Reprogramming the Command reverse unit to restore features 18Building a lash-up 19

Maintaining and servicing your locomotiveAdding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 20Lubricating your locomotive 21Replacing your locomotive’s LEDs 22Replacing the traction tires 23Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 24

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33Move ‘em out!

Get your locomotive moving. Press the DIRECTION button on your Lioneltransformer. This sequences the Command reverse unit to the next operating state.

Adjust track voltage until your locomotive moves at your desired speed. Toincrease speed, increase track voltage. To decrease speed, reduce voltage. To stop thelocomotive, turn-off track power.

Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-31 or larger track.

22Power up your locomotive with your transformer.

Your locomotive is designed to operate on 8-18 volts alternatingcurrent. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current transformers are suitable.

Do not power your locomotive with direct current (DC). Damage to sensitive electronic components may occur.

When you first power up your track, the locomotive will waitbetween three and eight seconds as it “listens” for digital language from theTrainMaster Command Base (available separately). When it has determined that it’son a conventional (non-Command) railroad, the locomotive’s headlight willilluminate and the RailSounds sound system will fire up. At this point, thelocomotive is in neutral. (This occurs when placing the locomotive on your railroadfor the first time. Thereafter, it will start in forward following every five-secondpower interruption.)

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Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer

Transformer operations

Caution!

Note!

To select a single operational state for your Lionel locomotive (for example, forward only), youcan deactivate the Command reverse unit’s sequencing function with the Command reverse

unit switch. Get your locomotive moving in the desired direction, then slow it down without stopping.

Set the Command reverse unit switch to PGM. Refer to Figure 1 for the location of the switch.The locomotive is now “locked” into your chosen direction.

When you no longer want single-direction operation, just slide the Command reverse unitswitch back to RUN.

Your locomotive’s reverse unit will “reset” to forward after any power interruptionlasting five seconds or longer, regardless of the original locked-out direction.

Locking your locomotive into a single operational state


Figure 1. Switch locations

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FRONT

Smoke unit switch(see page 20 for details)

Command reverse unit switch

Odyssey System switch

RailSounds sound systemswitch

RUN

PGM

SMK

NO SMK

Note!

SND

NO SND

ODY

NO ODY


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Using your locomotive’s ElectroCouplers in the non-Command environment

To uncouple rolling stock from your locomotive’s ElectroCouplers in the non-Commandenvironment, you must rely on a piece of rolling stock equipped with Lionel magnetic

couplers coupled directly to your locomotive’s ElectroCouplers. The magnetic coupler on therolling stock will then react to the magnetic field generated by a Lionel Remote-Control Tracksection (available separately, 6-65530 for O gauge; 6-65149 or 6-12746 for O-27 gauge; 6-12020 for FastTrack layouts). Place your rolling stock’s coupler “trigger disc” over thecentral coil of a Remote-Control Track section and press UNCOUPLE on the controller. Asillustrated in Figure 2, the magnetic field pulls the disc downward, and the coupler opens.

See page 14 to learn how to release the couplers in Command Control.

Your locomotive’s ElectroCouplers will NOT open manually or by using a Remote-Control Track section.

Magnetic coupler on the rollingstock coupled to your locomotive

Remote-Control Track section

Figure 2. Trigger disc operation

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Transformer operationsInstalling a Lionel Sound Activation Button

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POWERSUPPLY

POWERSUPPLY

For AC transformers lacking a bell button

For AC transformers lacking bell and horn/whistle buttons

Existing wireBlack wire

Red wire

Lionel no. 610-5906-001Sound Activation Button for activating the bell

Lionel no. 610-5906-001Sound Activation Buttonfor activating the whistle

Lionel no. 610-5906-001Sound Activation Button for activating the bell

Black wire

Wirenut

Red wire

Red wire

The no. 610-5906-001 button works with any Lionel AC transformer except no. 6-4690 Type MW. Transformers made by other manufacturers may not becompatible with the RailSounds sound system.

Note!

To activate the bell and whistle sounds when operating your locomotive set withconventional transformers, you may need to install Lionel no. 610-5906-001 Sound

Activation Buttons (available separately) if your transformer is not equipped to activate thesefeatures. Connect the button(s) as shown below.

All track power must feed through the Sound Activation Buttons. Do not bypass thebuttons.

Note!

Existing wire

Common/Ground/U

Power/A

Common/Ground/U

Power/A

Note!

Note!

Note!

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Your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system—the basics

The Lionel RailSounds sound system is the most realistic model railroad sound system inthe world. Your locomotive features digital samples from real-life diesel locomotives for

the ultimate in realism.You may choose to install a nine-volt alkaline battery in your locomotive. This ensures

interruption-free operation of the RailSounds sound system. As illustrated in Figure 3, thebattery harness is located inside the body. Remove the body screws from the locations shown inFigure 5 on page 21 and carefully lift away the body. Snap the battery harness onto the battery,then slide the battery into the holder. Replace the body, securing it with the body screws.

When you first apply track power, the locomotive’s RailSounds sound system producessounds of the locomotive at rest. As the locomotive moves, the RPM’s increase with thelocomotive’s speed.

To silence the diesel roar (the horn and bell remain unaffected), slide the RailSounds switchon the underside of the locomotive to NO SND (refer to Figure 1 on page 5) before poweringup the locomotive. Use the volume control knob located on the underside of the locomotive toadjust the volume. Refer to Figure 5 on page 21.

Please remove the protective cover from the battery harness.

Although the RailSounds sound system is powered by track voltage, the batteryis required for uninterrupted operation and the shutdown sequence. Use onlyalkaline batteries.

Discontinue locomotive power for ten seconds before changing the RailSoundssound system (SND/NO SND) switch position.

If the RailSounds sound system “drops out” during track power interruptions(for example, during a direction change), replace the battery.

RailSounds operations

Figure 3. Battery installation

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Inside the body

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RailSounds operations

W ith the RailSounds sound system, you experience the sounds of real railroading likenever before. Simply put, it’s the most sophisticated, authentic model railroad sound

system in the world.

• Four diesel-roar levels. Your locomotive’s speed automatically determines the level ofdiesel RPM roar. If you prefer, you may set the level to idle, half throttle, three quarters, orfull-speed output using your CAB-1 Remote Controller.

• MultiHorn. A different horn sound at different speeds—a RailSounds sound systemexclusive.

• Mechanical bell. Press BELL on your CAB-1 Remote Controller or transformer to beginthe effect, again to discontinue.

• Reverse unit reset sound. Power down your track, wait three to five seconds, andlisten for the air-release sound—that’s the locomotive telling you that its LionelCommand reverse unit has just reset to forward operation.

• Shutdown sequence. No other model railroad sound system shuts down like theRailSounds sound system. Turn off track power, and after the air-release reset sound, youhave two seconds to restart your locomotive. If you’re done with operations, the RailSoundssound system will commence with a realistic diesel shutdown sequence about two secondsafter the air-release reset occurs. (Battery installation required.)

Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds soundsystem

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RailSounds operationsNotes on the RailSounds sound system

• Turn the volume knob clockwise or counter-clockwise in the location shown in Figure 5 onpage 21 to adjust sound output.

• Listen for incidental locomotive sounds during RailSounds sound system operation.They’re automatic and, of course, authentic.

• The nine-volt alkaline battery you installed ensures continuous locomotive diesel sounds.• Longer track-power interruptions (including locomotive derailments) cause the

RailSounds sound system to shut down after about seven seconds.• For even more authentic RailSounds sound system effects, operate in the TrainMaster

Command Control environment. See pages 13-16 for more information.

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Setting Speed Control1. Slide the Odyssey System switch to the ON position. Refer to Figure 1 on page 5 for the

location of the switch.2. Run the engine at the desired speed for approximately five seconds.3. Press and hold the horn button.4. While holding the horn button, increase the track voltage by at least three volts (at

least a quarter turn).5. At this point, speed control is set.

The speed of the locomotive will increase slightly before returning to the set speed.

Turning Off Speed Control:1. While the engine is in neutral, turn your controller up to the maximum power (no

more than 19 volts), wait one second, then press and hold the horn button.2. While holding the horn button, slowly reduce track voltage to one-fourth of full power.3. Release the horn button.4. Cycle the engine to forward or reverse. The engine is now out of speed control mode.

Sliding the Odyssey System switch to the OFF position will disable the OdysseySystem. We recommend that you keep the Odyssey System switch in the OFF positionunless you want to activate the locomotive’s speed control.

In conventional operation, the smoke unit and lights are connected directly totrack power. Do not exceed 14-16 volts for extended periods. Doing so will causedamage to the locomotive.

Odyssey System operations

Odyssey System conventional (transformer) operation

The Odyssey System

The Odyssey System is a “cruise control” for your engine. Once the speed is set (see below),your engine will maintain a constant speed, no matter what loads the locomotive pulls or

what grades you have on your layout. This digitally-controlled system also allows forextremely slow movement that will amaze any “scale” enthusiast.

Caution!

Note!

Note!

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Odyssey System operations

Use your CAB-1 Remote Controller to turn the Odyssey System speed control on or off. Theposition of the Odyssey switch (see Figure 1 on page 5) is the Odyssey

System default setting when you power up the locomotive. You may override thedefault with the following commands. The override settings will be cleared and the defaultsettings will be restored when the locomotive is powered down.

Odyssey System Command operation

Turns off Odyssey System speed control

When you press 7, you will activate a TowerCom announcement. This has noimpact on the Odyssey System function.

Turns on Odyssey System speed control

Do not wait longer than two or three seconds between pushing the buttons in each sequence.If the command is not accepted, repeat the sequence.

The locomotive must not be in motion while enabling or disabling the OdysseySystem speed control.

Note!

Note!

When you press 9, you will activate the Air Release sound and turn on the smokeunit (if it was off). This has no impact on the Odyssey System.

Note!

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TrainMaster Command operationsThe Command Control environment

TrainMaster Command Control is the advanced model railroad control system from Lionel.TrainMaster Command Control gives you the power to operate multiple Command-

equipped locomotives on the same track, at the same time. To operate in Command mode, you need a Command Base (6-12911) and a

CAB-1 Remote Controller (6-12868). Find them both at your authorized Lionel retailer.

Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-31 or larger track.

22Address your locomotive using your CAB-1 RemoteController.• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 Remote Controller.

This command is sent by the CAB-1 Remote Controller to the Command Base,which then translates your command into digital code. That code is sent aroundyour railroad’s outside rails in the form of a digital “halo.” All Command-equipped Lionel locomotives listen to this digital communication, but they donot respond until they hear their individual ID number—in this case, “1.”

• The digital language of TrainMaster Command Control—and nottrack power—controls the actions of Command-equipped Lionelengines. Track power is simply like gasoline in the tank of your car—it givesyou the power to go places, but it doesn’t tell you where to go or how fast to getthere.

• All Command locomotives come factory-programmed with an ID#of “1.” To change the ID# of your locomotive, see page 17.

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• Throttle up or press any command button on the CAB-1 RemoteController. Your locomotive will respond to your every command.

11• Make sure track power is OFF before placing on the track.• Make sure your Lionel Command Base is plugged-in and its

communications wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lioneltransformer or the U terminal on any of your installed PowerMasters.

• Once positioned on the track, increase track voltage to FULL (no morethan 19 volts). On PowerMasters, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD.

Running your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command Controlenvironment

Press AUX2 to turnyour locomotive’sheadlights on andoff.

Activates thenumeric keypad.Air-releasesound.

Press HALT to shutdown all PowerMasterelectrical output onyour railroad. Stops allCommand-equippedlocomotives inoperation.

Turn the THROTTLEto the right to accelerate, left todecelerate.

Y our Command-equippedlocomotive comes factory-

programmed with an ID# of “1.” Tooperate your locomotive, set yourPowerMasters to CMD or set all powersupplies on full (no more than 19 volts). Press ENG and 1 on yourCAB-1 Remote Controller. Turn thethrottle or press any command button;your locomotive is ready for Commandoperations.

Address Locomotive #1

Set PowerMaster to CMD or traditionalpower supplies to full throttle (no morethan 19 volts)

Press ENG

Press 1 (the ID#)

Throttle up/press any command button

Example

CAB-1 Remote Controller commands for your locomotive

Press WSTL/HRN toactivate the locomotive’shorn, release it to

discontinue. MultiHorn dieselhorn sound.

Press DIRECTION—thelocomotive decelerates toa complete stop; turn the

throttle up, and the locomotive willaccelerate in the opposite direction.There is no neutral state. Dieselair-release sound.

Press BELL once to acti-vate the bell, again todiscontinue. Diesel

mechanical bell sound.

Press and hold BOOSTfor extra power. ReleaseBOOST and return to the

locomotive’s previous speed.

Press and hold BRAKEto slow down or stop.Release BRAKE and

return to the previous speed.Squealing brake sounds.

Front coupler releases.Coupler releasesounds.

Rear coupler releases.Coupler releasesounds.

TrainMaster Command operations

SET L M H

Beneath this panelUse HALT only inemergency situations.

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W hen you press AUX1 on your CAB-1 Remote Controller, you turnthe numeric keypad into ten command buttons. The keypad lets

you control extra command features (until you press any top-rowbutton like SW, ACC, RTE, TR, or ENG). The CAB-1 RemoteController keypad overlay included with this locomotive will help youlearn the features specific to this unit. RailSounds sound systemeffects in bold italic.

CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands for yourlocomotive


DIESELENGINERESET

VOLUME

SMOKE

RPMS

SHUT

CREWTALK

TOWERCOM

DOWN

OFF ON

➠

➠

➠

➠

START-UP

AUX1

0 Stops and resets the locomotive. Resets the locomotive’s direction to FORWARD. Resets theRailSounds sound system to automatic RPM operation. Horn blows. RPM’s returnto automatic.

1 Raises the volume of the RailSounds sound system. Sound volume increases.

2 CrewTalk communication is the sound of unintelligible walkie-talkie dialogue.

3 Raises the RailSounds sound system RPM level. Starts up the RailSounds sound system.RPM’s increase. Start-up sequence commences.

4 Lowers the volume of the RailSounds sound system. Sound volume decreases.

5 Activates the RailSounds sound system shutdown sequence. Just like the real thing, yourlocomotive’s RPM’s must be at idle for shutdown to occur. Press 6 repeatedly to lowerthe RPM’s until they won’t descend further. Your locomotive is now at idle. Press 5 toinitiate the shutdown sequence and listen for the CrewTalk sound. CrewTalk sounds,Diesel shutdown commences. Remember, the horn, bell, and RPM’s will not sounduntil you restart the RailSounds sound system by pressing 3.

6 Lowers RailSounds sound system RPM level. RPM’s decrease.

7 TowerCom announcements are messages that includes that engine’s road numberand/or name. Pressing 7 the first time triggers a “hold for clearance” announcement.Press 7 again, and a “clear for departure” message plays. There is a four second delayin this function.

8 Turns smoke off. Air-release sounds.

9 Turns on the smoke generator. See the section on filling or turning off the smokegenerator on page 20. Air-release sounds.

Note! AUX1, 8 and 9 work only if the smoke unit switch is in the ON position.

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Tuning your locomotive’s performance

MOMENTUMTrainMaster Command Control’s momentum feature simulates the labored performance of a

locomotive pulling a heavy load. Press L, M, or H (located under the CAB-1 RemoteController’s removable panel) for light, medium, or heavy momentum. The locomotive’sCommand reverse unit remembers this setting until you change it. For quick locomotiveresponse, choose L.

BRAKING AND BOOSTINGThere’s more to starting and stopping than just turning the CAB-1 Remote Controller

throttle. Use the BOOST and BRAKE command buttons—they give you incremental controlof speed and are the superior way to handle grades, gradual stops-and-starts, and more. Plus,using BRAKE in the Command environment gives you a bonus RailSounds sound systemeffect—the ultra-realistic sound of squealing brakes.

SOUND QUALITYTo achieve your preferred RailSounds master volume level, we recommend that you adjust

your locomotive volume control knob (see Figure 5 on page 21 for the location). Turn theknob left or right to reach the desired volume level.

For quick remote-control of volume below the master setting—for example, muting—usethe CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad’s volume control. Press AUX1 and then 4 onthe numeric keypad to lower the overall RailSounds sound system output.

HIGH VOLTAGE SETTINGPress SET, and the headlight will flash. Get your locomotive moving to the maximum speed

you want it to run, then press BOOST. Use this to keep your locomotive from derailing atexcessive speeds. Turn off the high voltage setting by pressing SET, then BOOST, holdingeach for one second.

STALLMake your locomotive feel more responsive by setting a “stall,” or minimum, voltage. Address

your locomotive by pressing ENG and entering the ID#, then press SET. Use the throttle to getyour locomotive moving at your desired minimum speed, and then press SET again. Thelocomotive will stop. The next time you throttle up, the locomotive will start at the speed youset. The Command reverse unit remembers the stall setting until you change it. To clear thestall setting, press SET twice, holding it for one second each time.

These settings will be lost when you assign a new engine ID number.Note!


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Assign a new ID# to yourCommand-equippedlocomotive

Set the Command reverse unit switch toPGM

Command Base plugged inPlace the locomotive on trackPowerMasters set to CMD or traditional

power supplies ON FULL (no more than19 volts)

Turn track power on (PowerMasters):

Press BOOST

Program the locomotive with a new ID#:

Press ENG

Press a number you choose (the ID#)

Press SET

Set the Command reverse unit switch toRUN

Your locomotive remembers its ID#forever; change it any time with thesesteps

Example

We recommend that you choose an easy toremember ID# for your engine. Some possi-bilities are part of the engine road number,your age, or any two digit number that is notused by another engine. Write the number on asmall piece of tape and put this on the bottomof the fuel tank to aid in remembering.

As your fleet of Command-equippedLionel locomotives grows, you’ll want

to give your locomotive a moreindividualized number. Choose from anybetween 1 and 99. To make things easy, usea portion of your locomotive’s cab number.

Set the locomotive’s Command reverseunit switch to PGM (see Figure 1 on page 5). Plug in the Command Base andplace the locomotive on track, then powerup. Using your CAB-1 Remote Controller,press ENG, the locomotive ID# that youselect and then press the SET buttonlocated under your CAB-1 RemoteController’s removable panel. Hear the hornblow (or see the headlight flash if theRailSounds sound system is off); that’s theCommand reverse unit confirming the newID#. Set the Command reverse unit switchto RUN. Your locomotive is ready foroperations with its all-new ID#.

Assigning your locomotive a new ID#

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TrainMaster Command operationsReprogramming the Command reverse unit to restore features

Due to the inevitable derailments and static, it is possible that your Command reverse unitcould someday lose its setup program. The symptom of this condition would be

unresponsiveness in Command mode. This can be easily remedied by “reprogramming” yourCommand reverse unit using the following steps.

STEP 1: Move the switch on your locomotive from RUN to PGM.

STEP 2: Plug in your Command Base.

STEP 3: Place the locomotive on track, then turn on power to your track.

STEP 4: Press ENG then input the locomotive’s ID#. Press SET.

STEP 5: Press ENG, the ID#, AUX1, then press 8 for this particular locomotive.

STEP 6: Turn off power to your track and wait ten seconds.

STEP 7: Remove the locomotive from your track, and move the switch from PGM to RUN.

STEP 8: Place the locomotive back on track, then turn power on to the track.

STEP 9: Press ENG and the ID#, then operate as normal.

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TrainMaster Command Control allows you to couple your Command Control equippedlocomotives together, forming a multiple unit lash-up. Just like with the real railroads,

lash-ups allow you to pull longer trains and climb up steeper grades. You will find that thelighting operates prototypically—the lead unit's headlight and interior lights are illuminatedwhen the train is in forward, and the rear unit's headlight and interior lights are illuminatedwhen the train is in reverse. For more information, refer to your TrainMaster CommandControl Manual.

To build a lash-up, assign a unique engine (ENG) ID# to each unit. Arrange the units onthe track and couple them together. The Command reverse unit switches must be set toRUN/FORWARD.

If you press a wrong button, start over with that particular unit; the assignment isn’tsaved until you press SET on the CAB-1 Remote Controller.

Start with the lead unit.

1. On your CAB-1 Remote Controller, press TR, then enter your lash-up ID# (1-9).

No other track or lash-up should be assigned that ID#.

2. Enter the lead unit’s unique ID#.

3. Press F.

4. Press SET beneath the front panel on the CAB-1 Remote Controller.

Add the middle units, one at a time


2. Enter the unique ID# of one of the middle units.


4. Repeat these steps for any other unit.

Complete the lash-up by adding the rear unit.


2. Enter the last unit’s unique ID#, then press R.

3. Press the DIRECTION button if the unit is facing backward.


If any locomotive in the lash-up faces backwards, press DIR before SET.

You are now ready to operate your locomotives as a lash-up. Simply press TR and enter thelash-up ID#, then use your CAB-1 Remote Controller to operate your locomotives. To operatean individual unit within the lash-up, press ENG and enter the ID# for that unit.

Building a lash-up

Note!

Note!

Note!

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Maintaining and servicing your locomotive

Figure 4. Stack location

Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator

Your locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe, clean, white smokeduring operation.

The smoke generator requires the periodic addition of Lionel smoke fluid in order tofunction. A small bottle of smoke fluid is included with your locomotive. Press down andunscrew the cap, then add 10-15 drops of fluid into the stack as illustrated in Figure 4. Smokeproduction will commence momentarily, faster if you run your locomotive at speed. Whensmoke production decreases, add more fluid (four to eight drops).

If you prefer to operate the locomotive without smoke, locate the switch on the bottom ofthe engine under the cab marked SMK/NO SMK (see Figure 1 on page 5 for the location).Move the switch to NO SMK and your locomotive will stop smoking.

When the smoke unit is on, always keep a small amount of smoke fluid in the locomo-tive’s smoke generator; the generator’s element can become damaged if operated without fluid.Smoke production is greater at higher voltages and when the locomotive is pulling a heavyload or long consist.

Never operate the smoke unit when dry. This will cause the smoke unit tooverheat and may damage your engine.

Caution!

Add fluid here

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Maintaining and servicing your locomotiveLubricating your locomotive

Help your Lionel locomotive lead a long and productive life on your railroad bymaintaining it properly.

We recommend that you purchase a Lionel Lubrication and Maintenance Kit (6-62927), available from your Lionel dealer. Two basic rules to keep in mind: never over-lubricate (a small amount will do), and avoid getting grease or oil on the locomotive’s wheelsor your track. You’ll know your locomotive requires lubrication when visual inspection revealsdryness on the parts indicated in Figure 5. Remove accumulated dirt and dust beforelubricating, and always lubricate any locomotive emerging from prolonged storage.

Figure 5. Underside details and lubrication points

Front

Rear

Body screws

Body screwslocated under

pilot

Body screws locatedunder pilot

Lubricate withLionel oilsparingly

Lubricatewith Lionel

grease sparingly

Lubricate withLionel oilsparingly

Lubricate withLionel grease

sparingly

Volume controlknob

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Maintaining and servicing your locomotiveReplacing your locomotive’s LEDs

Your locomotive is illuminated by two LED circuit boards. During the course of normaloperations, they may require replacement.

We recommend that you have the LED replacement done at an authorized Lionel ServiceCenter. See the Lionel Service section on page 24 for more information.

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Maintaining and servicing your locomotiveReplacing the traction tires

Your locomotive is equipped with four traction tires. These rubber tires increase the tractiveeffort of your locomotive, allowing it to pull more cars at once. During the course of

normal operations, the traction tires may become worn out. Because you must remove thetrucks and the side frames to access the wheels, we recommend that you have the traction tiresreplaced by your authorized Lionel Service Center. See the Lionel Service section on page 24for more information.

Limited Warranty/Lionel Service

This Lionel product, including all mechanical and electrical components, moving parts, motors andstructural components, except for light bulbs, is warranted to the original consumer-purchaser, for one

year against original defects in materials or workmanship when purchased through an authorized Lionelmerchant.

This warranty does NOT cover normal wear and tear, light bulbs, defects appearing in the course ofcommercial use, or damage resulting from abuse or misuse of the product by the purchaser. Transfer of thisproduct by the original consumer-purchaser to another person voids this warranty. Modification of thisproduct voids this warranty.

Any warranted product which is defective in original materials or workmanship and is delivered by theoriginal consumer-purchaser to Lionel L.L.C. or an authorized Lionel L.L.C. Service Center, together with proofof original purchase will, at the option of Lionel L.L.C., be repaired or replaced, without charge for parts orlabor. In the event the defective product cannot be repaired, and a replacement is not available, a refund of theoriginal purchase price will be granted. Any products on which warranty service is sought must be sent freightor postage prepaid, as transportation and shipping charges are not covered by the warranty.

In no event shall Lionel L.L.C. be liable for incidental or consequential damages.Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above

exclusion may not apply to you.This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights which vary from state

to state.

Instructions for Obtaining ServiceIf service for this Lionel L.L.C. product is required, bring the item, along with your dated sales receipt and

completed warranty information to the nearest Authorized Lionel Service Center. Your nearest Lionel ServiceCenter can be found by calling 1-800-4-Lionel, or by accessing our Website at www.lionel.com.

If you prefer to send your product back to Lionel L.L.C. for repair in Michigan, you must first call 586-949-4100 or FAX 586-949-5429, or write to Customer Service, P.O. Box 748, New Baltimore, MI 48047-0748, stating what the item is, when it was purchased and what seems to be the problem. You will besent a return authorization letter and label to ensure your merchandise will be properly handled upon receipt.

Once you have received your return authorization and label, make sure that the item is packed to preventdamage during shipping and handling. We suggest that you use the product’s original packaging. Thisshipment must be prepaid and we recommend that it be insured.

Please make sure you have followed all of the above instructions carefully before returning anymerchandise for service. You may choose to have your product repaired by one of our Authorized LionelService Centers after its warranty has expired. A reasonable service fee will be charged.

Warranty InformationPlease complete the information below and keep it, along with your dated sales receipt. You must present

this and your dated sales receipt when requesting warranty service.

Name ________________________________________________________________________

Address ______________________________________________________________________

Place of Purchase ________________________________________________________________

Date of Purchase ________________________________________________________________

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