Lionel AC6000 User manual

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Lionel
AC6000 Non-Powered
Diesel Locomotive
Owner’s Manual
Lionel
AC6000 Non-Powered
Diesel Locomotive
Owner’s Manual

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Congratulations!
Congratulations on your purchase of this Lionel Non-Powered LEGACY diesel locomotive! On the outside, this locomotive features numerous details and expert decoration in your favorite livery.
Inside the body, this locomotive is equipped with some of the most advanced controls in model rail-
roading. This non-powered locomotive is ready for duty on your layout.
The following Lionel marks are used throughout this catalog and are protected under law. All rights
reserved.
Lionel®, LEGACY™, FasTrack™, TrainMaster®, Odyssey®, RailSounds®, CrewTalk™, TowerCom™,
DynaChuff™, StationSounds™, Pullmor®, ElectroCoupler™, Magne-Traction®, CAB-1® Remote
Controller, American Flyer®, Lionel ZW®, ZW®, MagniVision®, TMCC®, Lionelville®, Wireless
Tether™, Powerhouse™, LionMaster®, Conventional Classics™, Postwar Celebration Series™,
TruRail™, PH-1 Powerhouse®, Powermaster®, Powerstation-Powerhouse®, Accessory Motor
Controller™, AMC™, Accessory Switch Controller™, ASC™, Action Recorder Controller™, ARC™,
Track Power Controller 300™, TPC 300™, Track Power Controller 400™, TPC 400™, Block Power
Controller™, BPC™, Operating Track Controller™, OTC™, FatBoy™, Lionel Lines®, Joshua Lionel
Cowen Series™, Lockon®, TrainSounds™, MultiHorn™, MultiHorn™, Choo-Choo™
Features of the non-powered locomotive
• LEGACYControlSystemequipped—abletorunwiththenewLEGACY
Controlsystem,intheTrainMasterCommandControlenvironment,orin
theconventionalenvironmentwithonlyastandardtransformer
• DirectionallightingincludingoperatingLEDheadlights
• Oscillatingditchlights
• Groundlights
• TwoElectroCouplers
• Fan-drivensmokeunit
• Lightednumberboards
• Lightedcabinterior
• Minimumcurve:O-42
Contents of your locomotive box
1 Locomotive
1 Owner'smanual
1 Enginememorymodule

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Table of contents
Running your locomotive
LEGACY Control operations 4
TrainMaster Command Control (TMCC/Command) operations 5
Conventional transformer operations 6
Locomotive basics
Adding smoke fluid to your locomotive's smoke generator 7
Locomotive switch locations 8
Assigning your locomotive a new ID# (LEGACY and TMCC) 9
Lash-ups (for LEGACY operations only) 10
LEGACY Control System operations
The LEGACY CAB-2 Remote Controller 11
TrainMaster Command Control operations
CAB-1 Remote Controller commands 12
CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands 13
Setting the smoke level 13
Conventional transformer operations
Uncoupling your non-powered locomotive in the conventional environment 14
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Reprogramming your locomotive to restore features 15
Lubricating your locomotive 16
Servicing your locomotive’s LEDs 17
Ditch light operation 18
Locomotive diagnostics 19
Lionel Warranty 20

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Power your locomotive with an alternating-current (50-60Hz AC) transformer only.
Powering your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer, or in excess of
19 volts AC, may result in damage to sensitive electronic components.
Your locomotive requires Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-42 or larger track curves.
1. Turnofftrackpower,andthenpluginthe
LEGACYBaseandconnectittothetrack.
2. Placeyourlocomotiveonthetrack.
3. Increasetrackpowervoltagetofullpower
(nomorethan19voltsAC).If a circuit breaker
trips when you turn on the Lionel power supply, check
the wheels of your locomotive to make sure they are all
properly on the track. Check to make sure the track is free
of all metals that may cause a short circuit.
4. AsillustratedinFigure1,pressENGand1
(oryourselectedENGID#)toaddressthe
locomotivewithyourLEGACYCAB-2Remote
Controller.
5. PresstheStartUpbuttononyourLEGACY
CAB-2Remote,showninFigure2.Then,
throttleupandmove'emout!Your engine sound
will start up, and the locomotive-specific touch screen
buttons will populate the remote. For more information
on operating your locomotive with the LEGACY system,
please refer to the LEGACY section of this manual.
Additional information is also found in the LEGACY
System Manual, available online at www.lionel.com.
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Note!
Note!
Running your locomotive
Figure 1. LEGACY engine selection
Figure 2. LEGACY start-up
LEGACY Control operations
For the finest operating experience, your locomotive is fully compatible with the LEGACY Control System. To operate in LEGACY mode, you need a LEGACY Command Base and LEGACY CAB-2
Remote Controller (6-14295).
Your commands are sent by the CAB-2 Remote Controller to the Command Base, which sends
a digital code through the rails to your locomotive. Your locomotive will not respond until it
recognizes its unique ID#, so you can operate multiple Command-equipped locomotives on the
same track at the same time.
Note! Couple your non-powered locomotive to a LEGACY-equipped powered locomotive for
operation in the LEGACY Control System environment.

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Running your locomotive
Power your locomotive with an alternating-current (50-60Hz AC) transformer only.
Powering your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer, or in excess of
19 volts AC, may result in damage to sensitive electronic components.
Your locomotive requires Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-42 or larger track curves.
TrainMaster Command Control (TMCC) operations
For operation in the TrainMaster Command Control environment, you need a TrainMaster Command Base (6-12911) and a CAB-1 Remote Controller (6-12868). Refer to your TMCC
System Manual for complete information. Toaccessallthelocomotive'sfeatures,you
mustoperateintheLEGACYenvironment,asdiscussedonthepreviouspage.
Your commands are sent by the CAB-1 Remote Controller to the Command Base, which
translates the command into digital code. That code is sent through the outside rails to your
locomotive, which will not respond until it recognizes its unique ID#. TrainMaster Command
Control gives you the power to operate multiple Command-equipped locomotives on the same track
at the same time.
Note! Couple your non-powered locomotive to a Command Control-equipped powered
locomotive for operation in the TMCC environment.
1. Turnofftrackpower,andthenplugintheCommandBaseandconnectittothe
track.
2. Placeyourlocomotiveonthetrack.
3. Increasetrackvoltagetofullpower(nomorethan19voltsAC). If a circuit
breaker trips when you turn on the Lionel power supply, check the wheels of your locomotive to
make sure they are all securely on the track. Check to make sure the track is free of all metals
that may cause a short circuit.
4. PressENGand1(ortheENGID#youset)toaddressyourlocomotivewith
yourCAB-1RemoteController.
5. Throttleupandmove‘emout.
For more information, please refer to the TrainMaster Command Control operations section of
this manual or the TMCC System Manual, available online at www.lionel.com.
Note!
Note!

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Running your locomotive
Conventional transformer operations
For Conventional operation, a Command Base must not be powered up anywhere in
the area, even if it is not connected to the track. If a base is detected, your
locomotive will default to Command mode.
Power your locomotive with an alternating-current (50-60Hz AC) transformer only.
Powering your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer, or in excess of
19 volts AC, may result in damage to sensitive electronic components.
Your locomotive requires Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-42 or larger track curves.
Note! Couple your non-powered locomotive to a powered locomotive.
1. Withtrackpoweroff,placeyourlocomotiveonthetrack.
2. Powerupthetrack. If a circuit breaker trips when you turn on the Lionel power supply,
check the wheels of your locomotive to make sure they are all securely on the track. Check to
make sure the track is free of all metals that may cause a short circuit.
3. Move‘emout! When the locomotive’s headlight illuminates and the LEGACY RailSounds
sound system starts, press the DIRECTION button on your transformer to sequence your
locomotive through the repeating pattern of operations: neutral, 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.
Note!
Note!
Note!

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Locomotive basics
Your locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe, clean, white smoke dur- ing operation. Add 10-20 drops to either stack (shown in Figure 3) to prime the unit the first
time you run the locomotive or after being stored for an extended period of time, and then add 10
to 20 drops to refill when smoke production decreases. When refilling, DO NOT EXCEED 20 DROPS
as this can cause your smoke units to become oversaturated allowing leakage onto the electronics.
Note that operating your locomotive's smoke unit without smoke fluid will cause damage to the
heating element.
If you prefer to operate your locomotive without smoke, locate the smoke unit switch and slide it
to the NO SMK position. Refer to Figure 4 on page 8 for the location of the switch.
For best performance, we recommend using Lionel smoke fluid only. Do NOT use smoke
fluid from ready-to-run train sets.
Adding smoke fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator
Figure 3. Smoke fluid locations
Note!
FRONT
Add fluid to either
exhaust stack.
REAR

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SMK NO SMK
RUN PGM
The functions of your locomotive's switches are outlined below. Refer to Figure 4 for the location of the switches. The instructions below are specific to this particular locomo-
tive; note that available features (and switches) may differ from other loco-
motives and locomotive sets.
SmokeUnitSwitch(SMK/NOSMK)
Used to turn the smoke unit function on and off.
Program-RunSwitch(RUN/PGM)
Used to assign an ID# and to reprogram the locomotive for LEGACY and Command operation
when the switch is in the PGM position.
Figure 4. Locomotive switch locations
Locomotive basics
Locomotive switch locations
Command reverse unit
switch
Radiator
hatch
Smoke unit
On/Off switch

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For operation in the LEGACY or TMCC environment, you will want to give each unit a unique ID#. The locomotive will respond to commands associated with its ID# while all other units will
disregard these commands. This procedure is not necessary for conventional (non-
Command) operation.
1. SlidetheCommandreverseunitswitchonyourlocomotivetothePGM
position.SeeFigure4onpage8.
2. Placethelocomotiveonthetrack.
3. ConnecttheCommandBaseandplugitin.
4. Powerupthetrack.
5. PressENGontheCAB-1orCAB-2remote.
6. EntertheuniqueID#.Chooseanynumberfrom1to98thathasnotbeen
assignedtoanotherlocomotive(ENG).Werecommendusingapartofyour
locomotive’sroadnumber.
All LEGACY locomotives respond to ENG 99. We recommend that you reserve ID# 99 as a
"universal" ID#.
7. PressSET.Thelocomotive'sheadlightswillflash.
8. SlidetheCommandreverseunitswitchbacktotheRUNposition.
The locomotive’s ID# has been set. Be sure to record the new ID# for your reference.
Locomotive basics
Assigning your locomotive a new ID#
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Locomotive basics
Lash-ups (for LEGACY operations only)
In the Command environment, you will need to build a lash-up with a powered locomotive to control your locomotive as one in a prototypical manner. It is still possible to control
any of the engines in the lash-up individually. When you issue a train command, the
individual engine you were controlling will return to the group. If there is a difference in
speed, the individual Engine will return to the speed of the lash-up at the rate set in the train
momentum.
Tobuildalash-up,assignauniqueengine(ENG)ID#toeachunit.See
page9fordetails.
1. Address the train ID# you wish to create or edit, 1 to
99.
2. Press INFO.
3. Press BUILD softkey (button directly under BUILD).
4. Enter the front engine number. It is not necessary
to enter ENG, just enter the #. It will appear in the
blinking box.
5. Press ADD to add the front engine. The engine will
move to the right and the blinking box will be ready
for your next engine to be added.
6. Enter the second engine ID# in the blinking box.
7. Press ADD to add the second engine. The engine will
move to the right and the blinking box will be ready
for your next engine to be added.
8. Add all the engines you want in your lash-up in this
manner.
9. To change the direction of an engine in your lash-up,
turn the Velocity Throttle to move the engine you want
into the blinking box. Then press DIR to change the
direction of the engine.
10. To delete an engine in your lash-up, turn the red
Velocity Throttle knob to move the engine you want
to delete into the blinking box. Then press DEL.
11. To save your lash-up, press SET. Watch the
on-screen prompts and wait until you see the message
TRAIN CREATED.
12. Press CTC to exit to the operating screen.
See reference numbers 1 and 2
See reference number 4
See reference number 3
See reference numbers 6 and 7