Lionel Alco PA-1 User manual

Alco PA-1
diesel locomotive
Owner’s Manual
71-8961-250
08/99
®
featuring
LIONEL

Congratulations!
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You own one of the most sophisticated model trains ever built—the Lionel
TrainMaster Command-equipped Alco PA-1
diesel locomotive. From the crisp detail and
expert decoration on the outside to the
advanced technology and brute power under
the hood, the Lionel Alco PA-1 is ready for
duty on your model railroad. Experience the
superiority of today’s Lionel.
• Two powerful Lionel Pullmor®Direct™
motors
• Lionel Command™reverse unit for use
with the Lionel TrainMaster®Command™
model railroad control system
•SignalSounds Digital horn and bell
• Tire-Traction®
• Electrocouplers
• Directional headlights,and illuminated
marker lights
Table of contents
Transformer operations
Running your Lionel Alco PA-1 with a Lionel transformer 3
Using your PA-1’s ElectroCouplers in the non-Command environment 3
Locking your Alco PA-1 into a single operational state 4
Installing the Lionel no. 610-5906-001 sound activation button 5
TrainMaster®CommandTM operations
Your Alco PA-1 in the TrainMaster Command environment 6
Running your Alco PA-1 in the TrainMaster Command environment 7
CAB-1 commands for your Alco PA-1 7
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your Alco PA-1 8
Tuning your Alco PA-1’s performance 8
Assigning your Alco PA-1 a new ID# 9
Maintaining and servicing your Alco PA-1
Replacing your Alco PA-1’s lamps 10
Tire-Traction™ 10
Lubricating your Alco PA-1 11
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 12

Using your PA-1’s ElectroCouplers in the
non-Command environment
To use your PA-1 ElectroCouplers in the non-Command environment, you must
first couple a piece of rolling stock equipped
with Lionel magnetic couplers directly to your
PA-1. The magnetic coupler on the rolling
stock will then react to the magnetic field
generated by a Lionel remote-control track
section (available separately). 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.
Magnetic coupler on the rolling
stock coupled to your PB-1 unit
Your Alco PA-1 Electrocouplers will NOT
open manually or by using a remote-
control track section
Note!
Remote-control
track section
Transformer operations
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Running your Lionel Alco PA-1 with a Lionel transformer
Place your Alco PA-1 on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
O gauge track.
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Power up your Alco PA-1 with your transformer.
• Your Alco PA-1 is designed to operate on 7-18 volts alternating cur-
rent. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current transformers
are suitable; we recommend the TrainMaster Command model railroad control sys-
tem.
• Do not power your Alco PA-1 with direct current (DC). Damage to sensi-
tive electronic components may occur.
• When you first power up your track, the Alco PA-1 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 conven-
tional (nonCommand) railroad, the Alco PA-1’s headlight will illuminate. At this
point, the Alco PA-1 is in neutral. (This occurs when placing the Alco PA-1 on your
railroad for the first time. Thereafter, it starts in forward after every three-second
power interrupt.)
Note!
Move ‘em out!
• Get your Alco PA-1 moving. Press the DIR button on your CAB-1 remote or
Lionel transformer. This sequences the Liontech Command reverse unit (DCDR) to
the next operating state.
• Adjust track voltage until your Alco PA-1 moves at your desired speed.
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1• Your Alco PA-1 will operate on 031 radius track. We recommend 042
radius minimum.

Transformer operations
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To select a single operational state for your Lionel Alco PA-1 (example: forward
only), you can deactivate the DCDR’s
sequencing function with the reverse unit
control switch, located on the underside of
the locomotive.
Get your locomotive moving in the desired
direction, then slow it down without stop-
ping. Set the reverse unit control switch to
OFF. The Alco PA-1 is now “locked” into your
chosen direction.
When you no longer want single-direction
operation, just slide the reverse unit control
switch back to ON.
OFF Use this setting to
choose a single
operational state
like“forward.”
Reverse unit control switch Front of engine
ON Use this setting for
normal operations.
ON OFF
OFF
ON
Locking your Alco PA-1 into a single operational state
Using your Alco PA-1 Electrocouplers in the
TrainMaster Command environment
Your Lionel Alco PA-1 is equipped with front and rear Electro-
couplers and it will 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.
YourPA-1’s Electrocouplers are not designed to be opened manually.
Note!

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Installing the Lionel no. 610-5906-001 sound activation button
To operate the bell and horn sounds when operating your Alco PA-1 with conven-
tional transformers, you’ll need to install the
Lionel no. 610-5906-001 sound activation
button (available separately). Connect the
button(s) as shown below.
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For AC transformers lacking a horn/whistle button (two no. 5906s required)
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
sound activation button for
activating the bell
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
sound activation
button (for horn) Lionel no. 610-5906-001
sound activation button (for
bell)
Black wire
Red wire
Red wire attach to ground terminal
attach to power terminal
to your transformer
The no. 610-5906-001 sound activation button (available separately) works with
any Lionel AC transformer except no. 6-4690 Type MW. Transformers made by other
manufacturers may not be compatible with Signalsounds.
Note!
attach to ground terminal
attach to power terminal
Red wire
to your transformer
Customer’s wire
Black wire
Note! All track power must feed through
“SoundActivation Button”
Do not bypass button
For AC transformers with a horn/whistle button
Transformer operations