Lionel 6-19868 User manual

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Lionel
Shark Aquarium Car
With CarSounds
Owner’s Manual
featuring and
SYSTEM
&
CarSounds™

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Congratulations
Table of contents
Congratulations! You now own the most sophisticated, fun and entertaining
aquarium car ever built—the Lionel
TrainMaster®Command-equipped
CarSounds™ shark aquarium car.
From the crisp detail and expert decor-
ation on the outside to the advanced tech-
nology inside, your Lionel CarSounds shark
aquarium car is ready for duty on your
model railroad.
Read this instruction manual thoroughly
for important tips on operating and main-
taining your CarSounds shark aquarium
car. When properly cared for, it will last a
lifetime. Experience the superiority of
today’s Lionel.
• Lionel Command™ R2LC unit for
use with the Lionel TrainMaster®
Command™ model railroad con-
trol system
• CarSounds sound system—
digital recordings from our old
friends in California.
• Odyssey™ System
• Die-cast ElectroCouplers™
• Stamped metal frame.
• Die-cast trucks.
• New luminescent panel lighting.
Transformer operations
Running your CarSounds shark aquarium car with a Lionel transformer 3
Notes on CarSounds 3
Using your CarSounds shark aquarium car ElectroCouplers 4
Your CarSounds shark aquarium car’s ElectroCoupler
in the TrainMaster Command environment 4
Speed Control using your shark aquarium car’s Odyssey System 4
TrainMaster Command operations
The Command control environment 5
Running your CarSounds shark aquarium car in the TrainMaster Command environment 6
CAB-1 commands for your CarSounds shark aquarium car 6
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your CarSounds shark aquarium car 7
Tuning your CarSounds shark aquarium’s performance 8
Assigning your CarSounds shark aquarium a new ID# 9
Advanced TrainMaster Command operations
Building Trains 10
Lionel Service 12

Transformer operations
Running your CarSounds shark aquarium car
with a Lionel transformer
Place your CarSounds shark aquarium car on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
• Direction does not matter for your shark aquarium car except in
Command Control mode (for front & rear coupler identification).
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2Power up your CarSounds shark aquarium car with your transformer.
•Your CarSounds shark aquarium car is designed to operate on
7-18 volts alternating current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible
alternating-current transformers are suitable; we recommend the TrainMaster
Command model railroad control system.
•Do not power your CarSounds shark aquarium car with direct cur-
rent (DC). Damage to sensitive electronic components may occur.
•When you first power up your track, the CarSounds shark aquarium
car will wait between 3 and 8 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, CarSounds will start up, and
the light panel will illuminate. The sharks will be in “neutral”. To start the sharks
in motion, press the direction button on your transformer or CAB-1. This occurs
when you power up your shark car for the first time. Thereafter, motion will start
immediately with power applied to the track.
Note!
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3Move ‘em out!
•Get your CarSounds shark aquarium car moving, place it somewhere
within the train consist. Track voltage controls the speed of the sharks. A mini-
mum voltage of 5-7 vac is required to start the sharks “swimming”.
• Car motion activates the surf guitar song we call “The Shark’s Lament”, com-
posed for this product by one of our friends in northern California. If car motion
is slow and steady, the song will continue indefinitely. If you speed up the car
motion, the tempo of the song will increase, and it will culminate with a special
announcement from Val, the sharks’ trainer and constant companion.
• Random shark sounds and water rippling sounds will be heard throughout
operation.
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Notes on CarSounds
• Use the volume control knob on the underside of the CarSounds shark aquarium car to
adjust sound output. (See page 9 for its location.)
• For even more fantastic Railsounds effects, operate in the TrainMaster Command environment.
There are no sound features which will respond to a bell control
Note!
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• Horn/Whistle activation will override the car’s motion sensor, and “The Shark’s Lament”
will play at full tempo as long as the button is held.

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Transformer operations
Using your CarSounds shark aquarium car’s ElectroCouplers in the
non-Command environment
To use your CarSounds shark aquarium car’s ElectroCouplers in the non-
Command environment, you must first cou-
ple a piece of rolling stock equipped with
Lionel magnetic couplers directly to your
CarSounds shark aquarium. The magnetic
coupler on the rolling stock will then react
to the magnetic field generated by a Lionel
remote-control track section (available sep-
arately). 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 cou-
pler opens.
Your CarSound shark aquarium
ElectroCouplers will NOT open
manually or by using a remote-
control track section
Magnetic coupler on the rolling stock coupled to
your CarSounds shark aquarium car
Note!
Remote-
control track
section
Your CarSounds shark aquarium car’s ElectroCoupler in the
TrainMaster Command environment
Your Lionel CarSounds shark aquari- um car is equipped with front and
rear Electrocouplers that respond to the
COUPLER F (front) and COUPLER R
(rear) button on your CAB-1 remote
when operated in the Trainmaster
Command environment. Simply press
either button on your CAB-1 remote, and
that coupler opens.
Your CarSounds shark
aquarium ElectroCouplers are
NOT designed to be opened manually.
Speed Control using your shark aquarium car’s Odyssey System
To establish a speed control setting for your
sharks, use the following steps.
1. Set the track voltage to the desired speed.
2. Hold the Horn/Whistle button down, and
increase the voltage by 3 volts mini-
mum. (The song will play, and you will
see the sharks momentarily speed up,
then return to your set speed.)
3. Release the Horn/Whistle button. The
sharks will stay at this speed unless volt-
age is turned below the “set” level.
Speed control settings are retained
indefinitely until you deactivate this
feature.
4. To deactivate speed control, reduce the
voltage by 3 volts minimum while hold-
ing the Horn/Whistle button. (You may
need to increase the track voltage before
performing this step if you are operating
below 10 volts.)
Note!

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Transformer operations
The Command control environment
Place your CarSounds shark aquarium car on Lionel or
Lionel compatible O gauge track.
•Make sure track power is OFF before placing your CarSounds
shark aquarium car on the track.
• Make sure your Lionel Command Base is ON and its communications
wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel transformer or the U post
on any of your installed PowerMasters.
• Once positioned on the track, increase track voltage to FULL (on
PowerMaster, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD).
Address your CarSounds shark aquarium car using CAB-1.
• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 remote. This
command is sent by CAB-1 to the Command Base, which then translates your
command into digital code. That code is sent around your railroad’s outside rails
in the form of a digital “halo.” All Command-equipped Lionels listen to this digi-
tal communication, but they do not respond until they hear their individual ID
number—in this case, “1.”
• The digital language of TrainMaster Command—and not track power—controls
the actions of Command-equipped Lionels. Track power is simply like gasoline in
the tank of your car—it gives you the power to go places, but it doesn’t tell you
where to go or how fast to get there.
• All Command-equipped Lionels come factory-programmed with an
ID# of “1.” To change the ID# of your CarSounds shark aquarium car
(equipped with an R2LC, designed to control coil couplers, motor speed, and
Railsounds features), see page 9.
Move ‘em out!
• Throttle up using your CAB-1. The CarSounds will start, and the light will illumi-
nate. The sharks will automatically start to “swim” around your car. The throttle
can be used to slow or speed up the sharks, but they will not come to a complete
stop until power is turned off (the throttle has only a limited range of speed con-
trol). Your CarSounds shark aquarium car will respond to your every command.
Read on.
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Lionel TrainMaster Command is the advanced model railroad control system
from Lionel. Your CarSounds shark aquari-
um car is equipped with the Lionel R2LC for
shark swimming speed, coil coupler, and
lighting control, and access to additional
Railsounds features. TrainMaster Command
gives you the power to operate multiple
Command-equipped locomotives on the
same track, at the same time.
To operate in Command, you need
a Command Base and a CAB-1
remote. Find them both at your authorized
Lionel retailer.
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Transformer operations
Activates keypad
(see page7).
Press HALT to shut down all Power-Master electrical output on your railroad. Stops all
Command-equipped Lionels in operation.
CAB-1 commands for your CarSounds shark aquarium car
Press and hold BRAKE.
Squealing brake
sounds .
When programmed in a “con-
sist” (see page 10), the train
will slow simultaneously.
CarSounds shark aquarium RailSounds effects in bold italics.
Rear coupler releases.
(only when addressed as
engine)
Note: the brakewheel end of the
car has been designated as the
rear coupler. Coupler
sounds.
Front coupler releases.
Coupler sounds.
Your Command-equipped CarSounds shark aquarium car
comes factory-programmed with an
ID# of “1.”To get your CarSounds
shark aquarium car in action, set
PowerMasters to CMD or set all power
supplies on full. Even though it is a
“car”, your CarSounds shark aquari-
um car is referred to as an engine in
TrainMaster terminology, so press ENG
and “1” on CAB-1. Turn the throttle or
press any command button; your
CarSounds shark aquarium car is
ready for Command operations.
address Locomotive #1
PowerMasters set to CMD or traditional
power supplies ON FULL
Press ENG
Press 1 (the ID#)
Throttle up/press any command button
Example
Running your CarSounds shark aquarium car in the TrainMaster
Command environment
Press WSTL/HRN to
play music. Music will
respond per section on page 3.

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Transformer operations
0Resets the CarSounds shark aquarium car. No sound.
1Raises the volume of RailSounds. Sound volume increases.
2Scream sound.
3Restarts CarSounds.
4Lowers the volume of RailSounds. Sound volume decreases.
5Shuts down CarSounds.
6Shark Sound 1.
7Chomp Sound.
8Turns light panel off. (Shark Sound 2.)
9Turns light panel on. (Shark Sound 3.)
When you press AUX1 on CAB-1, you turn the numeric keypad
into 10 command buttons. The key-
pad lets you control extra command fea-
tures (until you press any top-row button
like SW, ACC, RTE, TR, or ENG). Refer
to the list below for these additional
command features. RailSounds
sounds in bold italic.
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your CarSounds
aquarium car
AUX1
Note! Random shark calls and sloshing sounds will occur.

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Transformer operations
Tuning your CarSounds shark aquarium car’s performance
Sound Quality
To achieve your preferred RailSounds
master volume level, use the volume control
knob on the underside of the CarSounds
shark aquarium (see page 9 for its loca-
tion). Turn the knob left or right to adjust
the volume to your liking.
For quick remote-control of volume below
the master setting—like muting—use the
CAB-1 numeric keypad’s volume control.
Pressing AUX1 and then 4 on the numeric
keypad lowers overall RailSounds output.

Transformer operations
Assigning your CarSounds shark aquarium car a new ID#
As your fleet of Command-equipped Lionels grows, give your CarSounds
shark aquarium car its own ID#. Choose
from any between 1 and 99. Slide the
CarSounds shark aquarium car reverse
unit control switch to PROGRAM (PGM).
Turn the Command Base On and place the
CarSounds shark aquarium car on track.
Then, power up.
Using CAB-1, press ENG, the locomotive
ID#, then press the SET button located
under CAB-1’s removable panel. Hear the
CarSounds shark aquarium CarSounds
start up; that’s your signal that the pro-
gramming has been accepted. Power down
track voltage. Leave car on track for 10
seconds before moving control switch back
to RUN position. Slide the control switch
to RUN. Your CarSounds shark aquarium
car is now programmed to respond to the
number you selected.
Assign a new I D# to your
R2LC-equipped CarSounds
shark aquarium car
Set the CarSounds shark aquarium
car reverse unit control switch to
PROGRAM (PGM)
Command Base ON
Place the CarSounds shark aquarium
car on track
PowerMasters set to CMD or
traditional power supplies on full
Turn track power on (PowerMasters):
Press BOOST
Program the CarSounds shark aquari-
um car with a new ID#:
Press ENG
Press a number you choose
(the ID#)
Press SET
Set reverse unit control switch to RUN
Your CarSounds shark aquarium car
remembers its ID# forever; change it
any time with these steps
Example
CarSounds shark
aquarium car’s
R2LC switch
CarSounds shark
aquarium car’s
volume knob.
Rear of shark
aquarium car
Set the CarSounds shark
aquarium’s reverse unit
program switch to PROGRAM.
When you’ve finished
programming the ID#, set the
switch to RUN.
We recommend that you choose an easy to
remember ID# for your shark aquarium.
Some possibilities are part of the road
number, your age, any two digit number
that is not used by another engine. If
you like, write the number on a small
piece of tape and put this on the bottom
of the frame to aid in remembering.
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Build a Train # (you select)
using engine numbers you
assigned.
All “ENGINES” reverse unit control
switches set to RUN
Position your train on the track as you
intend to run it.
“Front” locomotive should be positioned
in the forward direction (headlight in
front); aquarium car should be posi-
tioned within consist, with brake wheel
towards the rear of train.
In Train # (you select), assign the engine
using the F (front) button:
Press TR
Press ? (the train number you
select)
Press ?? (the engine number
you assigned it)
Press F
Press SET
Hear the horn/whistle blow
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Advanced TrainMaster Command operations
Building “TRAINS”
To experience the most from your Lionel CarSounds shark aquarium,
you should program it as part of a
“TRAIN” so your aquarium will work
together with a RailSounds equipped
engine.
In the TrainMaster Command system,
“TRAINS” are addressed using the TR
button on CAB-1. When you build
“TRAINS” with TrainMaster Command,
several Command equipped cars or
engines are grouped under a single TR
ID#. “TRAIN” building should be
attempted only after you’ve mastered ordi-
nary TrainMaster Command operations.
Position your train on the track as you
intend to run it. (Remember rear of your
aquarium car is the end with the brake-
wheel). Select a “TRAIN”number you will
use for programming. Because CAB-1’s TR
button also means ”TRACK” for
PowerMaster control, select a TRAIN (TR)
ID# that is NOT a number identifying
PowerMaster TRACKs. For example, if
you’re using four PowerMasters and have
named their TRACKs 1,2,3, and 4, choose
a number between 5 and 9 for your TRAIN
ID#.
Finally, make certain the locomotive’s
and CarSounds shark aquarium’s direc-
tion switch is set to RUN.
Example
“Wrong” ENTRIES.
If you press a
wrong button while building a
train, start over with that par-
ticular locomotive assignment
at the TR command; the assign-
ment isn’t sent until you press
SET.
Note!
RailSounds engine CarSounds shark aquarium car