Lionel 78-1317-250 User manual

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Lionel
Plug-n-Play Accessory
Activator Track Pack
Owner’s Manual
Lionel
Plug-n-Play Accessory
Activator Track Pack
Owner’s Manual
Featuring

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Table of contents
Plug-n-Play track pack basics
Connecting your track pack to FasTrack 3
The LED indicator 4
Connecting your Plug-n-Play accessory 5
Wiring options
Connecting an Animated Accessory 6-7
Connecting Crossing Flashers 8-10
Connecting Crossing Gates with Flashers 10-11
Lionel Limited Warranty Policy & Service 12
Congratulations on your purchase of this Plug-n-Play Accessory Activator Track Pack! These 3 pieces of track allow you to connect your Plug-n-Play equipped accessories to your layout, allow-
ing them to be activated by a passing train. Use this track pack to replace any two 10" straight sec-
tions on your layout, plug in your accessory, and move 'em on out!

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Connecting your track pack to FasTrack
Plug-n-Play track pack basics
FasTrack track and Plug-n-Play sections join together easily. With interlocking roadbed sections and large rail tabs, the track fits together securely so you always have good electrical contact.
Take a look at Figure 1 to see how to join the track sections.
1. Line up your lock-on and a section of track.
2. Insert the rail tabs into the openings at the ends of the corresponding rails.
3. Press the sections together until the interlocking roadbed snaps into place.
Figure 1. Joining the track sections

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The LED indicator
Your Plug-n-Play lock-on provided with this track pack includes a green LED to indicate that power is being supplied to the track. When power is applied to your track the LED will turn ON.
When power is removed or not present, the LED will turn OFF.
This LED is designed to last the life of your lock-on. Should the LED need to be replaced, contact
Lionel Service.
Lock-on
LED power indicator
10"Track
5"Track 5"Track
Figure 2. LED power indicator
Plug-n-Play track pack basics

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Connecting your Plug-n-Play accessory
Plug-n-Play track pack basics
3-pin male connector from
Plug-n-Play accessory
Figure 3. Connecting a Plug-n-Play accessory
When the train passes into the insulated section, your accessory will turn on. Once the train has
left the isolated section, accessory will turn off. Note that power will be supplied to your accessory
constantly.
Lock-on
5"track 10"trackBreak
Break
FasTrack FasTrack
5"track
Your Plug-n-Play Accessory Activator Track pack allows you to easily connect your Plug-n-Play accessories. Each Plug-n-Play accessory has a cable attached to its base that can plug into any of
the lock-on's 3-pin female connector. This lock on provides constant power to your accessory (from
the track) and has a separate wire connected to the insulated outside rail. The insulated rail wire is
what triggers your accessory when the train passes by. Included with your track pack are two 5" pieces
with a break in each outside rail that isolate power from one break to the other.
The 10" piece of FastTrack included with your track pack uses all of the terminals in the attached
lock-on; red, black, and white connected under the track. The red wire connects to the center rail to
supply power to the accessory. The black wire connects to the outside rail to supply ground power to
the accessory.. The white wire connects to the opposite outside rail, triggering the accessory's activa-
tion when your train goes by.
To set up your track pack with your layout, follow these steps:
1. Attach any piece of FasTrack to one of the 5" track pack pieces.
2. Attach the other end of the 5" piece to the 10" straight lockon. Make sure
that the break in the outside rail is opposite of the lock-on.
3. Attach the last 5" track pack piece to the other end of the 10" track section. Make sure
that this 5" piece also has the break in the outside rail opposite of the lock-on.
4. Attach any piece of FasTrack to the other end of the 5" track piece.
Red wire
(Power)
White wire
(Trigger/
Insulated Rail)
OUTSIDE RAIL
CENTER RAIL
LOCK-ON
Black wire
(Ground)
Underside of Track
Do NOT forcefully connect your accesso-
ry's 3-pin male connector into the 3-pin
female connector on the lock-on. Doing
so will damage the pins on the accessory
and/or the lock-on. Make sure that you
are also inserting the connectors with
the proper orientation. Lionel's Limited
Warranty does NOT cover this type of
damage to your products.
Note!

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Wiring options
Connecting an Animated Accessory
Your Plug-n-Play Accessory Activator Track pack allows you isolate power from the rest of your layout so that your accessory is activated by the presence of a passing train. See page 5 for track
assembly instructions. In this scenario, the Automatic Gateman accessory will be described.
When your Automatic Gateman is connected to your lock-on, power will be constantly supplied
(the light in the building will be on constantly). Once your train passes into the insulated section of
track (crossing the break in the 5" piece of track), the gateman will appear from the door (the light
will remain ON). Once the train leaves the insulated section (crossing the next break in the other 5"
piece of track), the gateman will return to the inside of the building (the light will remain ON). See
figure 4 on page 7.
Do NOT forcefully connect your accessory's 3-pin male connector into the 3-pin female
connector on the lock-on. Doing so will damage the pins on the accessory and/or the
lock-on. Make sure that you are also inserting the connectors with the proper orienta-
tion. Lionel's Limited Warranty does NOT cover this type of damage to your products.
Note!
Note!
Please be aware that adding additional accessories will take power away from the track,
thus resulting in less available power for running trains. If your power supply shorts out
(turns off) when using this cable it is most likely caused by overdrawing the available
power the transformer can provide. Should this occur you will be required to increase
the size of the transformer powering the track.
Note!
To extend your accessory activator section you must use an insulated straight section!
Regular FasTrack sections between the 5" isolator sections will constantly activate the
accessory. You must use must use a 6-12027 Accessory Activator Extender.

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Wiring options
Connecting an Animated Accessory continued
Automatic Gateman
Accessory
Automatic Gateman
Accessory
Automatic Gateman
Accessory
3-pin male connector
Lock-on
5"track
with break
5"track
with break
10"track
FasTrack
Train
Train
FasTrack
As the Automatic Gateman is connected to the
lock-on, power is supplied through the track to the
accessory and the light is ON.
As the train passes over the 5" track section, the
door opens and the gateman comes out of the
building to greet the train as it passes by. The light
remains ON.
As the train leaves the other 5" track section, the
gateman returns to his post in the building and the
door closes. The light remains ON.
Figure 4. Animated Gateman Accessory

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Wiring options
Connecting Crossing Flashers
See figures 5-6 for more examples of animated accessory connections with your Plug-n-Play Accessory Activator Track Pack. Refer to page 5 for track connection instructions.
The following scenario, figure 5 (pages 8-9), explains wiring for traditionally wired Crossing
Flashers. To connect these acccessories to your lock-on, you will need two 3' Male Pigtail Power
Cables (item 6-82039) and a multi-port 36" Power Tap cable (item 6-82046; this allows you to con-
nect multiple accessories to a single port lock-on).
Crossing Flasher
Red
wire
Red wire
White
wire
White wire
Crossing Flasher
Lock-on
Male Pigtail
Power tap
cable
Male Pigtail
5"track
with break
5"track
with break
10"track
FasTrack
FasTrack
Once the Crossing Flashers are plugged into your lock-on, power
will be constantly supplied. The flashers will not blink.
Plugging in your flashers
Under Flasher
Under Flasher

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Wiring options
Connecting Crossing Flashers continued
Crossing Flasher
Train
Crossing Flasher
As the train leaves the 5" track section, the Flashers stop
blinking.
Figure 5. Crossing Flashers
Do NOT forcefully connect your accessory's 3-pin male connector into the 3-pin female
connector on the lock-on. Doing so will damage the pins on the accessory and/or the
lock-on. Make sure that you are also inserting the connectors with the proper orienta-
tion. Lionel's Limited Warranty does NOT cover this type of damage to your products.
Note!
Crossing Flasher
Train
Crossing Flasher
As the train passes over the 5" track section, the Flashers
blink, alternating lights for each signal.

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Wiring options
Crossing
Gate
White
wire
White
wire
Black wire
Black wire
Black wire
Red wire
Red wire
Red wire
Red wire
Crossing Gate
Lock-on
Male Pigtail
Power tap
cable
Male Pigtail
5"track
with break
5"track
with break
10"track
FasTrack
FasTrack
Once the Crossing Gates are plugged into your lock-on, power
will be constantly supplied. The flashers will not blink and the
gate will be up.
Plugging in your crossing gates
Connecting Crossing Flashers continued
Please be aware that adding additional accessories will take power away from the track,
thus resulting in less available power for running trains. If your power supply shorts out
(turns off) when using this cable it is most likely caused by overdrawing the available
power the transformer can provide. Should this occur you will be required to increase
the size of the transformer powering the track.
Note!
Connecting Crossing Gates with Flashers
The following scenario, figure 6 (pages 10-11), explains wiring for traditionally wired Crossing Gates with Flashers. To connect these acccessories to your lock-on, you will need two 3' Male
Pigtail Power Cables (item 6-82039) and a multi-port 36" Power Tap cable (item 6-82046; this
allows you to connect multiple accessories to a single port lock-on).
Under Gate
Under Gate
Yellow
wire
Yellow
wire
Black wire