Lionel 6-38057 User manual

73-8057-250
10/02
featuring
and
Lionel
Shay Steam
Locomotive and Tender
Owner’s Manual

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Features of the Shay steam locomotive
• Maintenance-free powerful motor
• Command reverse unit for use with the Lionel
TrainMaster Command Control system
• Fan-driven smoke generator that produces
clean, safe, realistic smoke
• ElectroCouplers on the front of the locomotive
and rear of the tender
• RailSounds digital sound system with CrewTalk
communication and TowerCom announcement
(in Command)
• Brilliant headlight
• Tire-Traction
• Directional lighting
• Glowing firebox
• Tender back-up light
You own one of the finest and most sophisticated model trains ever built—
the Lionel TrainMaster Command-equipped
Shay steam locomotive. From its many
hand-applied scale details to the advanced
technology found inside, your locomotive is
ready for duty on your model railroad
layout. Experience the superiority of today’s
Lionel.
Congratulations!
The following Lionel marks maybe 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™

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Table of contents
Transformer operations
Running your locomotive with aLionel transformer 4
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state 5
Using your ElectroCouplers in the non-Command environment 6
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button 7
RailSounds operations
Your locomotive’s RailSoundssystem—the basics 8
RailSounds in the Command environment 8-9
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds system 10
Notes on RailSounds 10
TrainMaster Command operations
The CommandControl environment 11
Running your locomotive in the TrainMasterCommand environment 12
CAB-1 commands for your locomotive 12
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your locomotive 13
Tuning your locomotive’s performance 14
Assigning your locomotive a new ID# 15
Reprogramming the Command reverse unit to restore features 16
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Maintaining your locomotive’s handrail antenna 17
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 17
Lubricating your locomotive 18
Replacing your locomotive’s lamps 19
Replacing your tender’s lamps 19
Tire-Traction 19
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 20

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Move ‘em out!
Get your locomotive moving. Press the DIRECTION button on your CAB-1
Remote Controller or Lionel transformer. This sequences the Command reverse unit
to the next operating state.
Adjust track voltage until your locomotive moves at your desired speed. To
increase speed, increase track voltage. To decrease speed, reduce voltage. To stop the
locomotive, turn-off track power.
See page 5 for information on locking your locomotive into a single
operational state.
Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
O-54 or larger track.
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
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 wait
between three and eight seconds as it “listens” for digital language from the
TrainMaster Command Base (available separately). When it has determined that it’s
on a conventional (non-Command) railroad, the locomotive’s headlight will
illuminate and RailSounds will fire up. At this point, the locomotive is in neutral.
(This occurs when placing the locomotive on your railroad for the first time.
Thereafter, it will start in forward following every three-second power
interruption.)
To experience all of your locomotive’s features, we recommend using the
TrainMaster Command Control system, available at your authorized Lionel dealer.
Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer
Transformer operations
Caution!
Note!
With track power OFF, plug the
tether from the locomotive into
the socket in the front of the
tender.The plug is “keyed” to fit only
one way. Next, connect the drive
coupling between the engine and tender,
and then insert the peg on the bottom of
the tender frame into the hole in the
drawbar. Figure 1. Tender and drive coupling connection
Tender Engine
Drive
coupling
Tether
Drawbar
Peg

To select a single operational state for your Lionel locomotive (example:
forward only), you can deactivate the
Command reverse unit’s sequencing
function with the Command reverse unit
(PROG/RUN) switch.
Get your locomotive moving in the
desired direction, then slow it down
without stopping. Set the Command reverse
unit switch to PROG. Refer to Figure 2 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
unit switch back to RUN.
Your locomotive’s reverse unit will
“reset” to forward after any power
interruption lasting five seconds
or longer, regardless of the
original locked-out direction.
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state
Transformer operations
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Note!
Figure 2. Switch locations
Program/Run Switch
Smoke unit switch
(see page 17 for details)

Transformer operations
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Using your ElectroCouplers in the non-Command environment
To uncouple rolling stock from the ElectroCouplers at the front of your
locomotive or the rear of the tender in the
non-Command environment, you must rely
on a piece of rolling stock equipped with
Lionel magnetic couplers coupled directly to
the 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, 6-65530 for O gauge, 6-65149 or
6-12746 for O-27 gauge). 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 as
illustrated in Figure 3.
Your locomotive’sElectroCouplers
will NOT open manually or by
using a Remote-Control Track
section.
Magnetic coupler on the rolling stock coupled
to your locomotive or tender
Note!
Remote-Control
Track section
Figure 3. Trigger disc operation

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Transformer operations
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button
For AC transformers with a horn/whistle button
For AC transformers lacking a horn/whistle button
Existing wire
Black wire
Red wire
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button for
activating the bell
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button
for activating the
whistle Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button for
activating the bell
Black wire
Wire
nut
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 be
compatible with RailSounds.
Note!
To activate the bell and whistle sounds when operating your locomotive with
conventional transformers, you may need to
install Lionel no. 610-5906-001 Sound
Activation Buttons (available separately) if
your transformer is not equipped to activate
these features. Connect the button(s) as
shown below.
All track power must feed through
the Sound Activation Buttons. Do
not bypass the buttons.
Note!
Existing wire
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
Common/Ground/U
Power/A

RailSounds operations
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Your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system—the basics
The RailSounds sound system is the most realistic model railroad sound system in
the world. Your locomotive features digital
samples from real-life steam locomotives for
the ultimate in realism.
Begin by installing a nine-volt alkaline
battery in the tender as illustrated in Figure 4
on page 9. This ensures interruption-free
operation of the RailSounds sound system. The
battery clip is located inside the tender. To
access the battery clip, you must first remove the
four body screws from the bottom of the tender
and then lift off the body. Refer to Figure 4 on
page 9 for the location of the body screws.
When you first apply track power, the
locomotive’s RailSounds sound system will
produce the sounds of the locomotive at rest.
As the locomotive moves, chuffing begins,
increasing with the locomotive’s speed.
To silence the steam chuffing sound
(whistle and bell are unaffected), slide the
RailSounds switch, located on the underside
of the tender (see Figure 4 on page 9 for the
location), to the SIGNALSOUNDS position
before powering up the locomotive. The
whistle and bell are activated by using the
lever or button on your transformer or CAB-1
Remote Controller. The volume control knob
is located on the underside of the tender (see
Figure 4 on page 9).
Please remove the protective cover from the 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 ten seconds before changing the
RAILSOUNDS/SIGNALSOUNDS switch position.
If the RailSounds sound system “drops out” during track power interruptions
(direction changes, switches, crossings, etc.), replace the battery.
Do not force the volume control knob past the point where it will easily turn, or
damage to the volume control will result.
RailSounds in the Command environment
Your locomotive’s RailSounds system gives you even more in the TrainMaster
Command environment.
•DynaChuff. Real steam locomotive
chuffing depends on the locomotive’s
load. DynaChuff simulates both labored
and relaxed chuffing sounds. Highball
down the mainline and hear the labored
chuffing of a locomotive battling
inertia. Reduce your throttle setting, and
chuffing relaxes to a more sedate sound,
as though the load placed on the
locomotive has decreased. Experience
DynaChuff on steep grades, at yard
crawls, and at speed. Another
RailSounds exclusive.
• Bonus sounds like squealing brakes
with the CAB-1 BRAKE command.
• Incidental sounds you control with
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands, like
steam blow-off and steam release effects.

RailSounds operations
RailSounds in the Command environment (continued)
Figure 4. Underside of the tender, control locations, and battery installation
RailSounds/
SignalSounds
Switch
Volume Control
Knob
Body
Screws
Body
Screws
Inside the
tender
REAR
Front of the Tender
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Notes on RailSounds
• Use the volume control knob, located
on the underside of the tender, to adjust
sound output. Refer to Figure 4 on page 9.
Use a flat-blade screwdriver to adjust the
volume level.
Do not force the volume control
knob past the point where it will
easily turn, or damage to the
volume control will result.
• Listen for incidental locomotive sounds
during the operation of the RailSounds
sound system. They’re automatic and, of
course, authentic.
• The nine-volt alkaline battery you
installed ensures continuous sounds,
even during short track-power
interruptions. The battery must be
installed for the shut-down sequence.
• Longer track-power interruptions
(including locomotive derailments)
cause RailSounds to shut down after
about seven seconds.
• For even more authentic RailSounds
effects, operate your locomotive in the
TrainMaster Command environment. See
pages 11-14 for details.
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RailSounds operations
With RailSounds, you experience the sounds of real railroading like never
before. Simply put, it’s the most
sophisticated, authentic model railroad
sound system in the world.
• Variable chuff rate. The speed of
your locomotive determines the steam
chuff rate.
• MultiWhistle. Different whistles
for different speeds—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 three to five
seconds, and listen for the air-release
sound—that’s the locomotive telling
you its 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 shutdown sequence
about two seconds after the air-release
reset occurs.
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds system
Note! A nine-volt alkaline battery must
be installed for the shutdown
sequence.
Note!