Lionel ALCo S-2 User manual

Lionel
ALCo S-2/S-4
Diesel Switcher
Owner’s Manual
72-8530-250
6/03
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Congratulations on your purchase of the TrainMaster Command Control and
Odyssey System-equipped ALCo S-2/S-4
Diesel Switcher! From the separately applied
details and expert decoration on the outside,
to the powerful maintenance-free motor
under the hood, this locomotive is ready for
duty on your model railroad.
Congratulations!
Features of this locomotive
•Powerful maintenance-free motor with
momentum flywheel
•TrainMaster Command Control
equipped
•RailSounds sound system with
CrewTalk communication and
TowerCom announcements (in
Command)
•Odyssey System for speed control
•Directional lighting including front and
rear headlights and marker lights
•Two ElectroCouplers (in Command)
•Fan-driven smoke unit
•Lighted cab interior
•Tire-Traction
The following Lionel marks may be 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™, Lockon®
The name FasTrack®is used with permission from Pitsco, Inc.

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Table of contents
Transformer operations
Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer 4
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state 5
Using your locomotive’s ElectroCouplers in the non-Command environment 5
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button 6
RailSounds sound system operations
Your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system—the basics 7
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system 8
Notes on the RailSounds sound system 8
Odyssey System operations
The Odyssey System 9
Odyssey System conventional (transformer) operation 9
Odyssey System Command operation 9
TrainMaster Command operations
The CommandControl environment 10
Running your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command Control environment 11
CAB-1 Remote Controller commands for your locomotive 11
CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands for your locomotive 12
Tuning your locomotive’s performance 13
Assigning your locomotive a new ID# 14
Reprogramming the Command reverse unit to restore features 15
Building a lash-up 16
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 17
Lubricating your locomotive 18
Replacing your locomotive’s lamps and LEDs 19
Replacing the traction tires 19
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 20

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3Move ‘em out!
Get your locomotive moving. Press the DIRECTION button on your 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.
Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
O-31 or larger track.
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2Power 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 the RailSounds sound system 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 five-second
power interruption.)
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Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer
Transformer operations
Caution!
Note!

Using your locomotive’s ElectroCouplers in the non-Command
environment
To uncouple rolling stock from your locomotive’s ElectroCouplers in the non-
Command environment, you must rely on a
piece of rolling stock equipped with Lionel
magnetic couplers coupled directly to your
locomotive’s ElectroCouplers. 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; and 6-12020 for
FasTrack layouts). Place your rolling stock’s
coupler “trigger disc” over the central coil
of a Remote-Control Track section and press
UNCOUPLE on the controller. As illustrated
in Figure 2, the magnetic field pulls the disc
downward, and the coupler opens.
See page 11 to learn how to release the
ElectroCouplers in the Command Control
environment.
Your locomotive’s ElectroCouplers will NOT open manually or by using a
Remote-Control Track section.
Magnetic coupler on the rolling stock
coupled to your locomotive
Remote-Control
Track section
Figure 2. Trigger disc operation
Note!
To select a single operational state for your Lionel locomotive (for example, forward
only), you can deactivate the Command
reverse unit’s sequencing function with the
Command reverse unit switch.
Get your locomotive moving in
the desired direction, then slow it
down without stopping. Set the
Command reverse unit switch to
PRG. Refer to Figure 1 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
Note!
Transformer operations
Figure 1. Switch locations
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RUN PRG
NO SMK
SMK
NO SNDSND
Smoke unit
switch (see
page 17 for
details)
FRONT
Command
reverse unit
switch
RailSounds sound
system switch

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Transformer operations
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button
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POWER
SUPPLY
POWER
SUPPLY
For AC transformers lacking a bell button
For AC transformers lacking bell and horn/whistle buttons
Existing wire
Black wire
Red wire
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
Sound Activation Button for
activating the bell
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
Sound Activation Button
for activating the
horn
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
Sound Activation 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 the RailSounds sound system.
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

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Note!
Your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system—the basics
The Lionel RailSounds sound system is the most realistic model railroad sound
system in the world. Your locomotive
features digital samples from real-life diesel
locomotives for the ultimate in realism.
You may choose to install a nine-volt
alkaline battery in your locomotive. This
ensures interruption-free operation of the
RailSounds sound system. As illustrated in
Figure 3, the battery holder is located inside
the cab. To access the battery, squeeze in the
side windows and lift off the roof. Attach the
battery to the battery harness, then slide the
battery into the holder. Replace the roof, and
the battery installation is complete.
When you first apply track power, the
locomotive’s RailSounds sound system
produces sounds of the locomotive at rest. As
the locomotive moves, the RPMs increase
with the locomotive’s speed.
To silence the diesel roar (the horn and bell
remain unaffected), slide the RailSounds
sound system switch on the underside of the
locomotive to NO SND (refer to Figure 1 on
page 5) before powering up the locomotive.
Please remove the protective cover from the battery harness.
Although the RailSounds sound system 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
sound system switch position.
If the RailSounds sound system “drops out” during track power interruptions
(for example, during a direction change), replace the battery.
RailSounds sound system operations
Figure 3. Battery installation
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REAR
Squeeze in the side
windows and lift off
the roof.
Battery holder
Battery harness

With the RailSounds sound system, 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.
• Four diesel-roar levels. Your
locomotive’s speed determines the level
of diesel RPM roar. If you prefer, you
may set the level to idle, half throttle,
three quarters, or full-speed output.
• MultiHorn. A different horn sound at
different speeds—a RailSounds sound
system exclusive.
•Mechanical bell. Press BELL on your
CAB-1 Remote Controller or transformer
to begin the effect, again to discontinue.
• 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
that its Lionel Command reverse unit has
just reset to forward operation.
• Shutdown sequence. No other model
railroad sound system shuts down like
the RailSounds sound system. 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, the RailSounds sound
system will commence with a realistic
diesel shutdown sequence about two
seconds after the air-release reset occurs.
(Battery installation required.)
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds sound
system
RailSounds sound system operations
Notes on the RailSounds sound system
• Turn the volume knob clockwise or counter-
clockwise to adjust sound output. As
illustrated in Figure 4, it is located behind
the door in the front of the locomotive.
• Listen for incidental locomotive sounds
during the RailSounds sound system
operation. They’re automatic and, of course,
authentic.
• The nine-volt alkaline battery you installed
ensures continuous diesel locomotive
sounds.
• Longer track-power interruptions (including
locomotive derailments) cause the
RailSounds sound system to shut down after
about seven seconds.
• For even more authentic RailSounds sound
system effects, operate in the TrainMaster
Command Control environment. See pages
11-14 for more information.
Figure 4. Volume control knob location
Volume
control
knob
Front of the locomotive
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Setting Speed Control
1. Run the engine at the desired speed for approximately five seconds.
2. Press and hold the horn button.
3. While holding the horn button, increase the track voltage by at least three volts (at
least a quarter turn).
4. At this point, speed control is set.
The speed of the locomotive will increase slightly before returning to the set speed.
Turning Off Speed Control:
1. While the engine is in neutral, turn your controller up to the maximum power (no
more than 19 volts), wait one second, then press and hold the horn button.
2. While holding the horn button, slowly reduce track voltage to one-fourth of full power.
3. Release the horn button.
4. Cycle the engine to forward or reverse. The engine is now out of speed control mode.
In conventional operation, the smoke unit and lights are connected directly to
track power. Do not exceed 14-16 volts for extended periods. Doing so will cause
damage to the locomotive.
Odyssey System operations
Odyssey System conventional (transformer) operation
The Odyssey System
The Odyssey System is a “cruise control” for your engine. Once the speed is set
(see below), your engine will maintain a
constant speed, no matter what loads the
locomotive pulls or what grades you have on
your layout. This digitally-controlled system
also allows for extremely slow movement
that will amaze any “scale” enthusiast.
While in the Command Control environment, the speed control
feature of the Odyssey System is always on.
When turning the throttle, the speed of the
locomotive will respond to each signal from
the Command Base. For example, address
the locomotive and slowly turn the throttle.
The first flash of the red light on the
Command Base corresponds to the first
speed step. This is the slowest speed of the
locomotive.
Odyssey System Command operation
Caution!
Note!

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TrainMaster Command operations
The Command Control environment
TrainMaster Command Control is the advanced model railroad control system
from Lionel. TrainMaster Command Control
gives you the power to operate multiple
Command-equipped locomotives on the
same track, at the same time.
To operate in Command mode, you
need a Command Base (6-12868) and
a CAB-1 Remote Controller (6-12911).
Find them both at your authorized Lionel
retailer.
Place your locomotive on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O-31 or larger track.
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2Address your locomotive using your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
This command is sent by your CAB-1 Remote Controller 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 Lionel locomotives listen to this digital communication, but they do
not respond until they hear their individual ID number—in this case, “1.”
• The digital language of TrainMaster Command Control—and not
track power—controls the actions of Command-equipped Lionel
engines. 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 locomotives come factory-programmed with an ID#
of “1.” To change the ID# of your locomotive, see page 14.
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3Move ‘em out!
• Throttle up or press any command button on the CAB-1 Remote
Controller. Your locomotive will respond to your every command.
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• Make sure track power is OFF before placing on the track.
• Make sure your Lionel Command Base is plugged-in and its
communications wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel
transformer or the U terminal on any of your installed PowerMasters.
• Once positioned on the track, increase track voltage to FULL (no more
than 19 volts). On PowerMasters, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD.