Lionel 2-8-2 Mikado User manual

Lionel
2-8-2 Mikado
Steam Locomotive
Owner’s Manual
71-1100-250
10/06
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Congratulations!
Congratulations on your purchase of the Lionel 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive and tender! From the crisp die-cast metal detail on the outside to the advanced technology and power
inside the boiler, your Lionel steam locomotive is ready for duty on your layout.
Features of the locomotive
• TrainMaster Command Control equipped—able to run in the TrainMaster
Command Control environment or in the conventional environment with a
standard transformer
• RailSounds 5.0 sound system with CrewTalk communication, TowerCom
announcements, and DynaChuff synchronized chuffing
• Powerful maintenance-free motor with momentum flywheel
• Two traction tires
• Operating headlight
• Puffing smoke unit
• ElectroCoupler on rear of tender
• Minimum Curve: O-27
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The following Lionel marks may be used throughout this instruction manual and are protected under
law. 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®, Wireless Tether™,
LionMaster®, FatBoy™, American Flyer®, TrainSounds™
The name FasTrack®is used with permission from Pitsco, Inc.

Table of contents
Quick Start
Transformer operations 4
TrainMaster Command Control operations 4
Conventional transformer operations
Conventional operations 5
Operating your locomotive in the conventional environment 6
Locking your locomotive into a single direction 7
RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations 8
Installing the battery 9-10
Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the conventional environment 11
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button for conventional operation 12
Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements in the
conventional environment 13
Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the TrainMaster Command Control environment 14
Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements in the
Command Control environment 15
RailSounds 5.0 sound system dialog on a round trip 16
TrainMaster Command Control operations
TrainMaster Command Control operations 17
Operating your locomotive in the Command Control environment 17
CAB-1 Remote Controller commands 18
CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands 19
Tuning your locomotive’s performance 20-21
Assigning your locomotive a new ID# 22
Reprogramming your locomotive to restore features 23
Operating and servicing your locomotive
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 24
Lubricating your locomotive 25
Maintaining your locomotive’s handrail antenna 26
Replacing the traction tires 26
Replacing your locomotive’s lamp 27
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 28
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Quick Start
Transformer operations
1. Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-27 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 DIRECTION 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. Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-27 or larger track.
3. Connect the drawbar and tether between the locomotive and tender.
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!

Conventional transformer operations
Conventional operations
Your locomotive is capable of operating in the conventional environment, controlled by nothing more than a standard Lionel alternating-current (AC) transformer.
In 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 DIRECTION 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 12) 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 17-23 to see how to operate your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command Control
environment.
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Conventional transformer operations
Operating your locomotive in the conventional environment
1. With your transformer turned off, place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-
compatible O-27 or larger track.
2. Connect the drawbar and tether between the locomotive and tender as
illustrated in Figure 1.
If the smoke unit switch is in the ON position, add fluid to your locomotive’s stack to
prevent damage to the smoke unit. Refer to page 24 for additional information.
3. Power your locomotive at 8-18 volts with your alternating-current (AC)
transformer.
Power your locomotive with an alternating-current (AC) transformer only. Powering
your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer may result in damage to
sensitive electronic components.
4. Wait three to eight seconds as your locomotive determines whether it is in a
conventional environment or a TrainMaster Command Control environment.
The headlight flickers as the locomotive searches for a signal from the Command Base.
When the locomotive has determined that a Command Base is not connected to the track, the
flickering will stop and the headlight will remain illuminated. You are ready for operation in the
conventional environment.
5. Move ‘em out! Press the DIRECTION button on your transformer to sequence your
locomotive through the repeating pattern of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and
so on. You may also briefly turn off track power to advance the locomotive to the next operating
state. Adjust the throttle until your locomotive moves at your desired speed.
When placing your locomotive on your layout for the first time, it will start out in
neutral. Thereafter, it will start in forward after every power interruption lasting five
seconds or longer.
Use the WHISTLE and BELL buttons on your transformer to activate those features. Refer to
page 12 if your transformer is not equipped with those buttons.
Note!
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Figure 1. Drawbar connection
Caution!
Caution!

Conventional transformer operations
Locking your locomotive into a single direction
When the Command reverse unit switch is in the ON position, your locomotive sequences through a repeating pattern of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on.
To “lock” your locomotive into a single direction (for example, to operate in forward
only), you can deactivate the Command reverse unit’s sequencing function. Refer to Figure 2
for the location of the Command reverse unit switch.
1. Use your transformer’s DIRECTION button or interruptions in track power to get your
locomotive moving in the desired direction.
2. Slow the locomotive down without stopping (reduce the throttle without turning off track
power).
3. Slide the Command reverse unit switch to the OFF position. At this point, the locomotive is
“locked” into your chosen direction. To restore the forward-neutral-reverse sequence, just
slide the Command reverse unit switch back to the ON position.
Your locomotive will “reset” to forward after any power interruption lasting five
seconds or longer, regardless of the direction you set.
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Note!
Figure 2. Switch locations
RUN PGM
SMOKE
OFFON
Command reverse
unit switch
Smoke ON/
OFF switch
Rear of locomotive

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RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
Your locomotive is equipped with the Lionel RailSounds 5.0 sound system, the most realistic model railroad sound system in the world. The RailSounds 5.0 sound system
brings the sounds of the railroad to your layout through high quality sound recordings of real
locomotives.
When you operate your locomotive in the conventional environment, you get realistic
chuffing sounds, which automatically increase through 15 levels as the speed of the
locomotive increases. You can sound the locomotive’s whistle or activate the ringing of the
bell. When you are through with operations and power down the track, your locomotive’s
RailSounds 5.0 sound system starts a realistic steam shutdown sequence (a nine-volt battery
is required for the operation of the RailSounds 5.0 sound system when the track is powered
down).
When you operate your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command Control environment,
you get full control of the RailSounds 5.0 sound system, including the whistle and bell
sounds. The locomotive’s chuffing sounds automatically increase, but you can also set a
particular chuff intensity level using your CAB-1 Remote Controller. In the Command Control
environment, the release of the ElectroCoupler is accompanied by a coupler release sound.
Use the BRAKE button, and listen for the sound of squealing metal. You can also trigger
CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements, which simulate the interaction between the
locomotive crew and the dispatcher. Whenever you choose to shutdown your locomotive, the
realistic shutdown sequence commences (a nine-volt battery is required for the operation of
the RailSounds 5.0 sound system when the track is powered down).

RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
Installing the battery
While the RailSounds 5.0 sound system is powered through the track, we recommend that you install a nine-volt alkaline battery in the tender to prevent the sound system from
shutting down during track power interruptions (for example, at a switch or a dirty section of
track). Follow these steps and refer to Figure 3 on page 10 as you install the battery.
If the RailSounds sound system turns off during interruptions in track power, you
may need to replace the battery.
1. Remove the body screws from the underside of the tender. Refer to Figure 3 on page 10 for
the location of the screws.
2. Lift the body off the frame. Be careful to avoid pulling on the wires that connect the body
to the frame.
3. Remove the protective cover from the battery harness.
4. Snap the battery harness onto the nine-volt alkaline battery’s terminals.
5. Slide the battery into the battery clip.
6. Replace the body on the frame and secure it with the body mounting screws. Be careful to
avoid pinching any wires between the body and the frame.
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Note!

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Figure 3. RailSounds controls and battery installation
RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
Installing the battery (continued)
SND NO SND
Body screws Body screws
Volume control knob
RailSounds switch
Inside the tender
Battery harness
Battery holder
FRONT REAR