Lionel 2545WS N&W Space-Freight User manual

L onel
#2545WS N&W
Space-Fre ght
Owner’s Manual
L onel
#2545WS N&W
Space-Fre ght
Owner’s Manual
73-1754-250
9/06
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Congratulat ons!
Congratulations on your purchase of the Lionel #2545WS N&W Space-Freight! This classic train set is updated with TrainMaster Command Control and the RailSounds 5.0 sound
system.
SET INCLUDES
• #746 steam locomotive and tender, #6175 flat car, #6470 exploding target
car, #3419 operating helicopter launch car, #6650 missile launching car,
#3540 radar car, #6517 bay window caboose
L C M TIVE FEATURES
• TrainMaster Command Control equipped—able to run in Command
Control Mode or in Conventional Transformer Control Mode
• RailSounds 5.0 sound system
• Powerful Pullmor motor
• Magne-Traction track gripping system
• Wireless Tether connection between locomotive and tender
• perating headlight with directional back-up light in tender
• Die-cast metal locomotive body, frame and trucks
• ElectroCoupler on rear of tender
• Traction tires
• Synchronized fan-driven smoke unit
• Separately applied metal details
• Glowing firebox in cab
• Engineer and fireman figures
• Die-cast metal tender body and trucks
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The following Lionel marks may be used throughout this instruction manual and are protected under law.
All rights reserved.
Lione ®, TrainMaster®, Odyssey®, Rai Sounds®, CrewTa k™, TowerCom™, DynaChuff™,
StationSounds™, Pu mor®, E ectroCoup er™, Magne-Traction®, CAB-1®Remote Contro er,
PowerMaster®, Lione ZW®, ZW®, PowerHouse®, TMCC®, Lione vi e™, Lockon®, Wire ess Tether™,
LionMaster®, FatBoy™, American F yer®, TrainSounds™
The name FasTrack®is used with permission from Pitsco, Inc.

Table of contents
Qu ck Start
Transformer operations 4
TrainMaster Command Control operations 4
Convent onal transformer operat ons
Conventional operations 5
Operating your train set in the conventional environment 6
Locking your locomotive into a single direction 7
Ra lSounds 5.0 sound system operat ons
RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations 8
nstalling the battery 8-9
Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the conventional environment 10
nstalling a Lionel Sound Activation Button for conventional operation 11
Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements
in the conventional environment 12
Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the TrainMaster Command Control environment 13
Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements
in the Command Control environment 14
RailSounds 5.0 sound system dialog on a round trip 15
Tra nMaster Command Control operat ons
TrainMaster Command Control operations 16
Operating your locomotive in the Command Control environment 16
CAB-1 Remote Controller commands 17
CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands 18
Tuning your locomotive’s performance 19-20
Assigning your locomotive a new D# 21
Reprogramming your locomotive to restore features 22
Operat ng and serv c ng your tra n set
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 23
Lubricating your locomotive 24
Adjusting the locomotive’s wire brush shunts on the motor 25
Replacing your locomotive’s headlight 26
Maintaining your locomotive’s handrail antenna 27
Replacing the traction tires 27
Setting the Exploding Boxcar 28-29
Triggering the Exploding Boxcar 29
Launching the helicopter 30
Loading the missile 31
Firing the missile 32
Replacing the Operating Radar Car’s lamp 33
Maintaining your Operating Radar Car 33
Replacing the caboose’s interior lamp 34
Replacing the caboose’s rear light 35
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 36
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Qu ck Start
Transformer operations
1. Place your train set on Lionel or Lionel-compatible -31 or larger track.
2. Connect the tether and drawbar between the locomotive and tender.
3. Power your locomotive at 8-18 volts with your alternating-current (AC)
transformer.
Do not power your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer. Damage to
sensitive electronic components may occur.
4. Wait three to eight seconds as your locomotive determines whether it is in
a conventional environment or a TrainMaster Command Control
environment.
5. Move ‘em out! Press the DIRECTI N button on your controller, then
throttle up.
TrainMaster Command Control operations
To operate your locomotive in the Command Control environment, you need a Command Base (available separately, 6-12911) and a CAB-1 Remote Controller (available separately,
6-12868). Both products are offered together in the TrainMaster Command Set (6-12969).
1. Turn off track power and plug in the Command Base.
2. Connect the drawbar between the locomotive and tender.
3. Place your train set on Lionel or Lionel-compatible -31 or larger track.
4. Increase track voltage to full power (no more than 19 volts AC).
Do not power your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer. Damage to
sensitive electronic components may occur.
5. Press ENG and 1 to address your locomotive with your CAB-1 Remote
Controller.
6. Throttle up and move ‘em out.
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Caution!
Caution!

Convent onal transformer operat ons
Conventional operations
Your locomotive is capable of operating in the conventional environment, controlled by nothing more than a standard Lionel alternating-current (AC) transformer.
n the conventional environment, your locomotive cycles through a repeating pattern of
operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To advance to the next operation, press
the DIRECTI N button on your transformer. Alternately, you could use the throttle to briefly
turn off track power so that the locomotive advances to the next operation when power is
restored.
Once you cycle the locomotive into forward or reverse, you control your locomotive’s speed
by varying track voltage with the transformer’s throttle. To increase the speed of the locomotive,
you increase track voltage. To decrease the speed, you decrease track voltage. To stop the
locomotive and to change directions (or to enter neutral), track voltage is turned off or
interrupted.
Use the WHISTLE and BELL buttons on your transformer (or separate buttons if your
transformer is not equipped with these controls, see page 11) to activate these features.
To experience all of your locomotive’s features, we recommend operating in the TrainMaster
Command Control environment. With a simple one-wire connection, you can use the CAB-1
Remote Controller to access all of the functions of your locomotive. Refer to pages 16-22 to see
how to operate your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command Control environment.
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