Lionel 2-10-4 Texas Steam Locomotive User manual

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featuring and
2-10-4 ‘Texas’
Steam Locomotive and Tender
Owner’s Manual
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• Powerful Pittman®motor
• R2IR reverse unit for use with the
Lionel TrainMaster®CommandTM
model railroad control system
• Puffing smoke generator that produces
clean, safe and realistic smoke
• Die-cast ElectroCoupler
(rear of tender)
• Wireless Tether
• Odyssey System Speed Control
• Lighted cab interior
• RailSoundsTM digital sound system
• Brilliant Headlight and Marker Lights
• CrewTalkTM (in Command)
• TowerComTM (in Command)
• Tire-TractionTM
• Directional lighting
• Flickering Fire Box
You own one of the finest and most sophisticated model trains ever built—
the Lionel TrainMaster®Command and
Odyssey™System-equipped 2-10-4 ‘Texas.’
From its hand-applied scale details to the
advanced technology found inside, your loco-
motive is ready for duty on your model rail-
road layout. Experience the superiority of
today’s Lionel.
Congratulations!

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Table of contents
Transformer operations
Running your steam locomotive with a Lionel transformer 4
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state 5
Your locomotive’s Odyssey™System speed control 6
Using your tender-mounted ElectroCoupler in the non-Command environment 7
Your locomotive’s RailSounds system—the basics 8
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds system 9
Notes on RailSounds 10
Installing the Lionel Sound Activation Button 11
TrainMaster Command operations
Your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command environment 12
CAB-1 commands for your locomotive 13
RailSounds in the Command environment 14
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your locomotive 14
Tuning your locomotive’s performance 15
Your locomotive’s Odyssey System in the Command Control environment 15
Assigning your locomotive a new ID# 16
Reprogramming the R2IR circuit board to restore features 17
Maintaining your locomotive’s handrail antenna 17
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Lubricating your locomotive 18
Replacing your locomotive’s lamps - Pennsylvania 19
Replacing your locomotive’s lamps - Chesapeake & Ohio 20
Tire-Traction™ 21
Adding fluid to the smoke generator 21
Installing the ‘O’ gauge front coupler 22
Notes 23
Lionel Service 24

Transformer operations
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Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer
Place your locomotive on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O-72 or larger track.
• With track power OFF, connect the drawbar between locomotive and tender.
That’s all you have to do with Lionel’s Wireless Tether®, an infrared communica-
tion system that eliminates the plugs and wires of the past.
NOTE: Your locomotive is designed to operate on minimum 0-72 diameter track.
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Power up your locomotive with your transformer.
•Your locomotive is designed to operate on 8-18 volts alternating
current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current trans-
formers are suitable; we recommend the TrainMaster Command model railroad
control system.
•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 wait
between three and eight seconds as it “listens” for digital language from
the TrainMaster Command Base (available separately). When it’s determined that
it’s on a conventional (non-Command) railroad, the locomotive headlight will illu-
minate and RailSounds will start up. At this point, the locomotive is in neutral.
(This occurs when placing the locomotive on your railroad for the first time.
Thereafter, it starts in forward after every three-second power interrupt.)
Note!
Move ‘em out!
•Get your locomotive moving. Press the DIR button on your CAB-1 remote or
Lionel transformer. This sequences the R2IR to the next operating state.
•Adjust track voltage until your locomotive moves at your desired speed.
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SMOKE
Transformer operations
To select a single operational state for
your Lionel locomotive (example: for-
ward only), you can deactivate the R2IR’s
sequencing function with the Program/Run
switch, located on the right hand side, under
the boiler casting.
Get your locomotive moving in the desired
direction, then slow it down without stop-
ping. Set the Program/Run switch to PROG.
The locomotive is now “locked” into your
chosen direction.
When you no longer want single-direction
operation, just slide the Program/Run switch
back to RUN.
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state
Program/Run Switch Smoke Unit Switch
(see page 21 for details)
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Front
Rear

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Transformer operations
Your locomotive’s Odyssey™ System speed control
You can lock your locomotive into speed control mode (ideal for low speed opera-
tion) so it will automatically compensate for
grades, or to simply maintain a specific
speed setting. To turn on the speed
control, get your locomotive moving at the
desired speed, in forward or reverse. Let it
run at the desired speed for at least 5 sec-
onds. Press and hold the horn/whistle button
for 2-3 seconds as you increase the throttle
by at least 3 volts. Your locomotive will accel-
erate briefly, then will return to your set
speed once you release the horn/whistle but-
ton. As long as the throttle position is main-
tained at a higher setting than the initial
level, your engine will maintain a constant
speed. If the throttle is turned below the orig-
inal level, your locomotive will slow down
due to the available voltage decrease below
the “set” level. To check if the speed control
setting has been “accepted,” turn up the
throttle. You will see the lights brighten, but
the speed will remain constant. For best
results, adjust the track voltage about 3-4
volts above the “set” point. This will provide
enough spare voltage to compensate for
uphill grades, etc., but will prevent excessive
voltage to the lamps and smoke unit. (In
conventional mode, these operate at track
voltage, and excessive voltage may lead to
premature bulb burn-out.)
• If you wish to change the speed control
setting, you must deactivate the speed
control, then reactivate at the new
setting.
To turn speed control off, get your
locomotive into neutral for at least 5 seconds.
Press the horn/whistle button for 2-3 seconds
while lowering the throttle voltage to 1/4 of
full power or at least three volts. Do not turn
the throttle off or speed control may not
deactivate. This can be difficult if you have
established a low speed control setting. Once
you are in neutral, you can increase the
track voltage before pressing the horn/whis-
tle button and lowering the voltage. This will
give you more “room” to lower the voltage.
(The speed control deactivates when it sees a
3 volt change with the horn/whistle button
pressed, regardless of initial voltage level.)
Note! Speed control settings are retained in memory even if power is turned off.
They will remain present until deactivated.

Transformer operations
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Using your locomotive tender’s ElectroCoupler
in the non-Command environment
To use your locomotive tender’s Electro- Coupler in the non-Command environ-
ment, you must first couple a piece of rolling
stock equipped with Lionel magnetic cou-
plers directly to your locomotive tender’s rear
ElectroCoupler. The magnetic coupler on the
rolling stock will then react to the magnetic
field generated by a Lionel remote-control
track section (available separately). Place
your rolling stock’s coupler “trigger disc”
over the central coil of a remote-control
track section and press “uncouple” on the
controller. The magnetic field pulls the disc
downward, and the coupler opens.
Your locomotive tender’s
ElectroCoupler will NOT open
manually or by using a
remote-control track section.
Magnetic coupler on the rolling stock coupled
to the rear of your locomotive tender
Note!
Remote-control
track section

Transformer operations
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Your locomotive’s RailSounds system—the basics
Lionel RailSounds is the most realistic model railroad sound system in the
world. Your locomotive features digital sam-
ples from real-life steam locomotives for the
ultimate in realism.
Begin by installing a 9-volt alkaline bat-
tery in the tender. This ensures interruption-
free operation of RailSounds. The battery clip
is located in the tender. To remove the tender
body, refer to the diagram on page 10 for
location of mounting screws.
When you first apply track power, the loco-
motive’s RailSounds system produces sounds
of the locomotive at rest. As the locomotive
moves, chuffing begins, increasing with the
locomotive’s speed.
To silence the steam chuffing sound (whis-
tle/bell are unaffected), slide the RailSounds
switch, located on the underside of the tender
(see page 10 for location), to the OFF posi-
tion before powering up the locomotive.
The whistle is activated by using the lever or
button on your transformer or CAB-1. The
volume control knob to raise or lower the
level of sound is located on the underside of
the tender near the front truck (see page 10).
Installing a 9-volt alkaline battery in
your locomotive’s tender.
Please remove protective cover from battery clip before installing the battery.
Although RailSounds is powered by track voltage, the battery is required for
uninterrupted operation and shutdown sequences. Use only alkaline batteries.
Discontinue locomotive power for 10 seconds before changing the RailSounds
ON/OFF switch position.
If RailSounds “drops out” during track power interrupts (direction change),
replace the battery.

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With RailSounds, you experience the sounds of real railroading like never
before. Simply put, it’s the most sophisticat-
ed, authentic model railroad sound system in
the world. And remember—coming from
inside your Lionel locomotive’s tender are
the authentic sounds of the RailSounds digi-
tal sound system. No other electric train can
offer you authentic sounds. That’s the
power of Lionel.
• Variable chuff rate. Your locomotive
speed determines the steam chuff rate.
• MultiWhistleTM. Different whistles
every time—a RailSounds exclusive.
• Authentic bell. Press BELL on your
CAB-1 or transformer to begin the effect,
again to discontinue. Even the final “hit”
is muted like the real thing.
• Reverse unit reset sound. Power
down your track, wait for 3-5 seconds,
and listen for the air-release sound—
that’s the locomotive telling you its R2IR
Command reverse unit has just reset to
forward operation.
• Shutdown sequence. No other model
railroad sound system shuts down like
RailSounds. Turn off track power, and
after the air-release reset sound, you have
two seconds to restart your locomotive. If
you’re done with operations, RailSounds
will commence with an authentic shut-
down sequence about two seconds after
the air-release reset occurs.
NOTE: Battery must be installed for shut-
down sequence.
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds system
Transformer operations

Transformer operations
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Notes on RailSounds
• Use the volume control dial, located on
the underside of the tender, to adjust
sound output.
• Listen for incidental locomotive sounds
during RailSounds operation. They’re
automatic and, of course, authentic.
• The 9-volt alkaline battery you installed
ensures continuous sounds, even during
short track-power interrupts.
• Longer track-power interruptions
(including locomotive derailments)
cause RailSounds to shut down after
about 7 seconds.
• For even more authentic RailSounds
effects, operate your locomotive in the
TrainMaster Command environment. See
pages 12-13 for details.
Tender
Body
Screw
Tender
Body
Screws
Tender
Body
Screw
Tender
Body
Screws
Rear
Front
RailSounds
On/Off
Switch
RailSounds
volume
control
Tender
Body
Screw
Tender
Body
Screws
Tender
Body
Screw
Tender
Body
Screws
Rear
Front
RailSounds
On/Off
Switch
RailSounds
volume
control
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