Lionel American Flyer 2-8-2 Mikado Steam Locomotive and... User manual

2-8-2 Mikado Steam
Locomotive and Tender
Owner’s Manual
74-8036-250
11/04
featuring
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Congratulations!
Congratulations on your purchase of the American Flyer 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive and tender! On the outside, this locomotive features numerous prototypical details and expert
decoration in your favorite livery. Inside the body, this locomotive is equipped with some of the
most advanced sounds and controls in model railroading. This powerful locomotive is ready for
duty on your layout.
Features of this locomotive
• TrainMaster Command Control equipped—able to run in Command
Control Mode or in Conventional Transformer Control Mode with most
American Flyer and Lionel transformers
• RailSounds 5.0 sound system with new intelligible CrewTalk dialog and
more TowerCom announcements, each with different scenarios depending
on whether the locomotive is in motion or stopped
• Powerful maintenance-free motor with momentum flywheel
• Wireless Tether connection between locomotive and tender
• Directional lighting including operating headlight and back-up light on
rear of tender
• Illuminated classification lights on front of locomotive
• Traction tires
• Operating smoke unit
• Illuminated cab interior
• Operating coupler on rear of tender
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All rights reserved.
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StationSounds™, Pullmor®, ElectroCoupler™, Magne-Traction®, CAB-1®Remote Controller,
PowerMaster®, Lionel ZW®, ZW®, PowerHouse®, TMCC®, Lionelville™, Lockon®, Wireless Tether™,
LionMaster®, American Flyer®
The name FasTrack®is used with permission from Pitsco, Inc.

Table of contents
Quick Start
Transformer operations 4
TrainMaster Command Control operations 4
Conventional transformer operations
Conventional transformer operations 5
Operating your locomotive in the conventional environment 6
Locking your locomotive into a single direction 7
Coupling your tender 8
RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations 9
Installing the battery 10
Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the conventional environment 11
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button for conventional operation 12
Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements
in the conventional environment 13
Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the TrainMaster Command Control environment 14-15
Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements
in the Command Control environment 15-16
TrainMaster Command Control operations
TrainMaster Command Control operations 17
Operating your locomotive in the Command Control environment 17
CAB-1 Remote Controller commands 18
CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands 19
Tuning your locomotive’s performance 20-21
Assigning your locomotive a new ID# 22
Reprogramming your locomotive to restore features 23
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 24
Lubricating your locomotive 25
Maintaining your locomotive’s handrail antenna 26
Servicing your locomotive’s lamps 26
Replacing the traction tires 27
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 28
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Quick Start
Transformer operations
1. Place your locomotive on American Flyer or S gauge two-rail track.
The curves must have a minimum radius of at least 20”.
2. Power your locomotive at 8-18 volts with your alternating-current (AC)
transformer.
Do not power your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer. Damage to
sensitive electronic components may occur.
3. Wait three to eight seconds as your locomotive determines whether it is in
a conventional environment or a TrainMaster Command Control
environment.
4. Move ‘em out! Press the DIRECTION button on your transformer, then
throttle up.
TrainMaster Command Control operations
To operate your locomotive in the Command Control environment, you need a Command Base (available separately, 6-12911) and a CAB-1 Remote Controller (available separately,
6-12868). Both products are offered together in the TrainMaster Command Set (6-12969).
1. Turn off track power and plug-in the Command Base.
2. Place your locomotive on American Flyer or S gauge two-rail track.
The curves must have a minimum radius of at least 20”.
3. Increase track voltage to full power (no more than 19 volts AC).
Do not power your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer. Damage to
sensitive electronic components may occur.
4. Press ENG and 1 to address your locomotive with your CAB-1 Remote
Controller.
5. Throttle up and move ‘em out.
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Caution!
Caution!
Note!
Note!

Conventional transformer operations
Conventional transformer operations
Your locomotive is capable of operating in the conventional environment, controlled by
nothing more than a standard alternating-current (AC) transformer.
In the conventional environment, your locomotive cycles through a repeating pattern of
operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To advance to the next operation, press
the DIRECTION button on your transformer. Alternately, you could use the throttle to briefly
turn off track power so that the locomotive advances to the next operation when power is
restored.
Once you cycle the locomotive into forward or reverse, you control your locomotive’s speed
by varying track voltage with the transformer’s throttle. To increase the speed of the locomotive,
you increase track voltage. To decrease the speed, you decrease track voltage. To stop the
locomotive and to change directions (or to enter neutral), track voltage is turned off or
interrupted.
Use the WHISTLE and BELL buttons on your transformer (or separate buttons if your
transformer is not equipped with these controls) to activate these features.
To experience all of your locomotive’s features, we recommend operating in the TrainMaster
Command Control environment. With a simple one-wire connection, you can use the CAB-1
Remote Controller to access all of the functions of your locomotive. Refer to pages 17-23 to see
how to operate your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command Control environment.
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Conventional transformer operations
Operating your locomotive in the conventional environment
1. With your transformer turned off, place your locomotive on American
Flyer or S gauge two-rail track.
The curves must have a minimum radius of at least 20”.
2. Connect the drawbar between the locomotive and tender as illustrated in
Figure 1.
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Figure 1. Drawbar connection
3. Power your locomotive at 8-18 volts with your alternating-current
transformer.
Power your locomotive with an alternating-current (AC) transformer only.
Powering your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer may result in
damage to sensitive electronic components.
4. Wait three to eight seconds as your locomotive determines whether it is in
a conventional environment or a TrainMaster Command Control
environment. The headlight flickers as the locomotive searches for a signal from the
Command Base. When the locomotive has determined that a Command Base is not
connected to the track, the flickering will stop and the headlight will remain illuminated.
You are ready for operation in the conventional environment.
5. Move ‘em out! Press the DIRECTION button on your transformer to sequence your
locomotive through the repeating pattern of operations: 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.
When placing your locomotive on your layout for the first time, it will start out in
neutral. Thereafter, it will start in forward after every power interruption lasting five
seconds or longer.
Use the WHISTLE and BELL buttons on your transformer to activate those features. Refer
to page 12 if your transformer is not equipped with those buttons.
Caution!
Note!
Note!

Conventional transformer operations
Locking your locomotive into a single direction
When the Command reverse unit switch is in the RUN position, your locomotive sequences
through a repeating pattern of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on.
To “lock” your locomotive into a single direction (for example, to operate in forward only),
you can deactivate the Command reverse unit’s sequencing function. Refer to Figure 2 for the
location of the Command reverse unit switch inside the cab.
1. Use your transformer’s DIRECTION button or interruptions in track power to get your
locomotive moving in the desired direction.
2. Slow the locomotive down without stopping (reduce the throttle without turning off track
power).
3. Slide the Command reverse unit switch to the PROG position. At this point, the locomotive is
“locked” into your chosen direction. To restore the forward-neutral-reverse sequence, just
slide the Command reverse unit switch back to the RUN position.
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Figure 2. Locomotive switch locations
REAR OF LOCOMOTIVE
Command reverse
unit switch

Conventional transformer operations
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Your tender is equipped with an operating coupler. To open the coupler, push up on the uncoupling weight. Refer to Figure 3. To couple two cars together, place them on the track
with at least one of the couplers open, then slide them together. The couplers will close
automatically.
Coupling your tender
Figure 3. Coupler operation
Uncoupling weight
Bottom of the coupler

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RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
Your locomotive is equipped with the Lionel RailSounds 5.0 sound system, the most realistic
model railroad sound system in the world. The RailSounds 5.0 sound system brings the
sounds of the railroad to your layout through high quality digital samples of real locomotives.
When you operate your locomotive in the conventional environment, you get realistic
chuffing sounds, which automatically increase through 15 levels as the speed of the locomotive
increases. You can sound the locomotive’s whistle or activate the ringing of the bell. When you
are through with operations and power down the track, your locomotive’s RailSounds 5.0 sound
system starts a realistic steam shutdown sequence (a nine-volt battery is required for the
operation of the RailSounds 5.0 sound system when the track is powered down).
When you operate your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command Control environment, you
get full control of the RailSounds 5.0 sound system, including the whistle, air horn, and bell
sounds. The locomotive’s chuffing sounds automatically increase, but you can also set a
particular chuff intensity level using your CAB-1 Remote Controller. Use the BRAKE button,
and listen for the sound of squealing metal. You can also trigger CrewTalk dialog and
TowerCom announcements, which simulate the interaction between the locomotive crew and
the dispatcher. Whenever you choose to shutdown your locomotive, the realistic shutdown
sequence commences (a nine-volt battery is required for the operation of the RailSounds 5.0
sound system when the track is powered down).

RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
Installing the battery
While the RailSounds 5.0 sound system is powered through the track, we recommend that
you install a nine-volt alkaline battery in the tender to prevent the sound system from
shutting down during track power interruptions (for example, at a switch or a dirty section of
track). Follow these steps and refer to Figure 4 as you install the battery.
If the RailSounds sound system turns off during interruptions in track power, you
may need to replace the battery.
1. Remove the body screws from the underside of the tender. Refer to Figure 4 for the location
of the screws.
2. Lift the body off the frame. Be careful to avoid pulling on the wires that connect the body to
the frame.
3. Remove the protective cover from the battery harness.
4. Snap the battery harness onto the nine-volt alkaline battery’s terminals.
5. Slide the battery into the battery holder. Be sure that the wires from the battery harness are
routed below the battery in the holder.
6. Replace the body on the frame and secure it with the body mounting screws. Be careful to
avoid pinching wires between the body and the frame.
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Figure 4. Battery installation
Inside the tender
Underside of tender
Note!
Battery
harness
Body
screws Body
screws
Battery holder
REAR
REAR
FRONT
FRONT

RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the conventional
environment
When you first power up your locomotive, you will hear the sounds of the locomotive at rest. As the locomotive moves, the chuffing sounds automatically increase with the
locomotive’s speed. In the conventional environment, the whistle and bell sounds are activated
by your transformer controls.
To silence the chuffing sounds, slide the RailSounds 5.0 sound system switch located under
the hatches on top of the tender to the SIGNALSOUNDS position before you power up the
locomotive or after the locomotive has been powered down for a minimum of ten seconds. The
whistle and bell sounds will still be active. To adjust the volume, use the volume control knob
located under the hatch on top of the tender.
For proper operation of the RailSounds 5.0 sound system during track power
interruptions and for the locomotive shutdown sequence, you must install a nine-volt
alkaline battery. See page 10.
In the conventional environment, you will experience several features of the RailSounds 5.0
sound system.
• DynaChuff. Your locomotive’s speed automatically determines the level of chuffing
sounds. At low speeds, the chuffing intensity is relaxed. When you highball down the
mainline, the chuffing intensity is labored.
• MultiWhistle. A different whistle sound at different speeds—a RailSounds 5.0 sound
system exclusive.
• Authentic bell. Press BELL on your transformer to begin the effect, then press BELL a
second time to discontinue the effect.
• CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements. These brief conversations
between the train crew and the tower are triggered by short whistle blasts.
• Reverse unit reset sound. Power down your track, wait three seconds, and listen for
the air-release sound—that’s the locomotive telling you that its Lionel Command reverse
unit has reset to forward.
• Shutdown sequence. When you turn off track power, you have two seconds to power up
again after you hear the reverse unit reset sound. If you do not restore power, you will hear
the realistic shutdown sequence. Because track power is off, a battery is required for this
sequence to function.
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Note!

RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button for conventional operation
If your transformer lacks WHISTLE and BELL buttons, you will need to install Lionel
no. 610-5906-001 Sound Activation Buttons (available separately) to activate the locomotive’s
whistle and bell sounds.
You may find that the WHISTLE and BELL buttons control the opposite features. To
remedy this situation, you may swap the track power wires or run the locomotive in the opposite
direction.
Connect the buttons as shown below. Be sure that all track power passes through the Sound
Activation Button(s). Do not bypass the buttons.
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12
POWER
SUPPLY
POWER
SUPPLY
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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
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 Black wire
Wire
nut
Red wire
Red wire Existing wire
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
Common/Ground/U
Power/A

RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements in the
conventional environment
In the conventional environment, CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements are triggered by short whistle blasts and vary with the state of the locomotive.
• If the locomotive has been stopped for less than 30 seconds, a short whistle blast triggers a
“please standby” dialog.
• If the locomotive has been stopped for longer than 30 seconds, a short whistle blast triggers
a “cleared outbound” dialog.
• If the locomotive is moving, a short whistle blast triggers an “all clear ahead” dialog.
• If the locomotive is moving with the bell activated, a short whistle blast triggers a “slow to
caution” dialog.
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RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the TrainMaster Command
Control environment
To access all of the features of the RailSounds 5.0 sound system, you must operate your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command Control environment. The CAB-1 Remote
Controller is required to activate features such as TowerCom announcements, CrewTalk dialog,
and coupler release sounds. Refer to pages 17-21 to learn how the RailSounds 5.0 sound system
is integrated into TrainMaster Command Control operations.
For proper operation of the RailSounds 5.0 sound system during track power
interruptions and for the locomotive shutdown sequence, you must install a nine-volt
alkaline battery. See page 10.
In the TrainMaster Command Control environment, you will experience all of the features of
the RailSounds 5.0 sound system.
• DynaChuff. Your locomotive’s speed automatically determines the level of chuffing
sounds. At low speeds, the chuffing is relaxed. When you highball down the mainline, the
chuffing intensity is labored. You may also manually set the chuff sounds to a particular
level using your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
• MultiWhistle. A different whistle sound at different speeds—a RailSounds 5.0 sound
system exclusive.
• Authentic bell. Press BELL on your transformer to begin the effect, then press BELL a
second time to discontinue the effect.
• Squealing brakes. Press the BRAKE button and listen for the squealing of the
locomotive’s brakes as the locomotive slows down.
• Coupler release sounds. Use your CAB-1 Remote Controller to release the
ElectroCoupler, and you get the sounds of the coupler opening.
• TowerCom announcements. TowerCom announcements are a dispatcher-initiated radio
conversation with the engineer. Depending on the movement of the locomotive, the dialog
will change. The RailSounds 5.0 sound system will often use different words and phrases
when composing the conversation. See pages 15-16 for additional information.
• CrewTalk dialog. CrewTalk dialog is an engineer-initiated radio conversation with the
dispatcher. Depending on the movement of the locomotive, the dialog will change. The
RailSounds 5.0 sound system will often use different words and phrases when composing the
conversation. See pages 15-16 for additional information.
Note!

RailSounds sound system operations
Using the RailSounds 5.0 sound system in the TrainMaster Command
Control environment (continued)
• Shutdown sequence. When you turn off track power or press AUX1,5, you have two
seconds to power up again after you hear the reverse unit reset sound. If you do not restore
power, you will hear the realistic shutdown sequence. Because track power is off, a battery is
required for this sequence to function.
Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements in the
Command Control environment
With the RailSounds 5.0 sound system, CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements feature a variety of brief radio conversations between the engineer and dispatcher. All
dialog is intelligible, and each comment is followed by at least one automatic response.
CrewTalk dialog is an engineer-initiated radio conversation with the dispatcher. TowerCom
announcements are a dispatcher-initiated radio conversation with the engineer. Be sure to listen
for the different combinations of words and phrases that comprise these exchanges.
Refer to Table 1 for the dialog commands.
Locomotive Commands Feature Dialog
AUX1,2 CrewTalk dialog “Please stand by for clearance”
AUX1,7 TowerCom announcements
Stopped 2 CrewTalk dialog “Cleared for departure”
7 TowerCom announcements
AUX1,5 “Signing off,”shutdown sequence
AUX1,2 CrewTalk dialog “Clear inbound”
AUX1,7 TowerCom announcements
Moving 2 CrewTalk dialog “All clear ahead”
7 TowerCom announcements
AUX1,5 “Emergeny stop,”shutdown sequence
5 “Slow to caution”
Table 1. CAB-1 Remote Controller dialog commands
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“Welcome back”
“Stand by”
AUX1, 2 or 7
2 or 7
“Cleared for
departure”
2 or 7
2 or 7
“All clear ahead”
AUX1, 2 or 7
“Clear inbound”
EN ROUTE
STOPPED
Figure 5. RailSounds 5.0 sound system dialog on a round trip
RailSounds 5.0 sound system operations
Activating the CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements in the
Command Control environment (continued)
Refer to Figure 5 for a sample dialog script for the locomotive’s round trip.
You may also activate an arrival dialog. To cue the arrival dialog, press AUX1,2or AUX1,
7within 30 seconds of stopping, then press 2or 7after the locomotive stops.

TrainMaster Command Control operations
TrainMaster Command Control operations
TrainMaster Command Control is the advanced model railroad control system from Lionel. To
operate your locomotive in the Command Control environment, you need a Command Base
(available separately, 6-12911) and a CAB-1 Remote Controller (available separately, 6-12868).
Your commands are sent by the CAB-1 Remote Controller to the Command Base, which then
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.
Keep in mind that track power is like gasoline in the tank of a car—it gives you the power
to go places, but it doesn’t tell you where to go or how fast to get there.
Operating your locomotive in the Command Control environment
1. Turn off track power and plug-in the Command Base. Be sure that the TRACK U
terminal on the Command Base is connected to the BASE (or common) terminal on your
TRACK U terminal on the track power supply.
2. Place your locomotive on American Flyer or S gauge two-rail track.
3. Increase track voltage to full power (no more than 19 volts AC). If you are
operating with a PowerMaster, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD. Program any Track
Power Controllers to Command Control operation.
4. Press ENG and enter the ID# to address your locomotive with your CAB-1
Remote Controller. All Lionel locomotives come factory-programmed as ID# 1. To
change the ID#, see page 22.
5. Throttle up and move ‘em out! Your locomotive will respond to every command from
your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
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Note!
TrainMaster Command Control operations
CAB-1 Remote Controller commands
The CAB-1 Remote Controller commands are detailed below. The corresponding
RailSounds sound system effects are in bold italic type.
Coupler release sound.
Coupler release sound.
Activates the numeric keypad.
Short steam release sound.
Toggles the headlight on and off.
Accelerates the locomotive with a clockwise
rotation. Decelerates the locomotive with a counter-
clockwise rotation. Speed-dependent chuffing
sounds. DynaChuff dynamic chuffing effect.
Activates the locomotive’s whistle. Release the
button to discontinue the sound. MultiWhistle
steam whistle sound.
Toggles the bell sound on and off. Bell sound.
Changes the locomotive’s direction. The locomotive
decelerates to a stop and continues in the opposite
direction when you increase the throttle. Air release
sound.
We recommend that you wait a few moments
before adjusting the throttle after a direction
change.
Increases the locomotive’s speed while the button is pressed.
Release the button to return to the initial speed. Labored chuff.
Decreases the locomotive’s speed while the button is pressed. Squealing brake
sounds.
Shuts down all PowerMasters on your railroad. Stops all TrainMaster Command Control-
equipped locomotives in operation. Use HALT only in emergency situations.
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SET L M H
See page 21 for the
momentum settings.

TrainMaster Command Control operations
CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands
When you press the AUX1 button on your CAB-1 Remote Controller, you
turn the numeric keypad into ten command buttons. These commands
are specific to your locomotive, and an overlay is included to help you learn
these functions. After you press the AUX1 button, you will be able to press any
numbered button until you address a different product. The corresponding
RailSounds sound system effects are in bold italic type.
Stops and resets the locomotive. Resets the locomotive’s direction to forward. Resets the
RailSounds 5.0 sound system to Automatic Chuff Mode. Air release sound.
Raises the volume of the chuffing and boiler sounds. Sound volume increases. The
whistle, bell, CrewTalk dialog, and TowerCom announcements will play at full volume. Use
the volume control knob located under the hatch on top of the tender to adjust the volume.
CrewTalk dialog is an engineer-initiated radio conversation with the dispatcher. Depending
on the movement of the locomotive, the meaning of this dialog will change. The
RailSounds 5.0 sound system will often use different words and phrases when composing
the conversation. See page 15-16 for additional information. CrewTalk dialog
commences.
Starts the RailSounds 5.0 sound system if the locomotive was previously shutdown. Triggers
the water pump sounds. Activates Manual Chuff Mode (see page 20) to set the chuff
intensity manually. Water injector sounds.
Lowers the volume of the background effects. Sound volume decreases. The whistle,
bell, CrewTalk dialog, TowerCom announcements, and other user-controlled effects will
play at full volume. Use the volume control knob located under the hatch on top of the
tender to adjust the maximum volume of all effects.
Activates the steam locomotive shutdown sequence. If the locomotive is in motion, an
“emergency stop” dialog will play. If the locomotive is at rest, the engineer will sign-off.
Dialog and shutdown sequence.
Activates Manual Chuff Mode (see page 20) to set the chuff intensity manually.
Steam release sound.
TowerCom announcements are a dispatcher-initiated radio conversation with the engineer.
Depending on the movement of the locomotive, the dialog will change. The RailSounds 5.0
sound system will often use different words and phrases when composing the conversation. See
pages 15-16 for additional information. TowerCom announcement.
Turns off the smoke unit. Let-off sound.
Turns on the smoke unit if the smoke unit switch is in the ON position. Be sure to add
smoke fluid before turning on the smoke unit to prevent damage to your locomotive.
Let-off sound.
AUX1,8 and 9function only if the locomotive’s smoke unit switch is in the ON
position.
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Note!
AUX1

TrainMaster Command Control operations
Tuning your locomotive’s performance
TrainMaster Command Control allows you to fine-tune the performance of your locomotive.
Use your CAB-1 Remote Controller to make these adjustments.
These settings will be lost if you assign a new ID#.
Chuff intensity
Your locomotive is equipped with DynaChuff, the realistic steam chuffing sounds produced by
the RailSounds 5.0 sound system. Your locomotive’s chuff rate is always synchronized with the
drive wheels and the speed of the locomotive. The chuff intensity is also capable of varying
automatically with the speed of the locomotive in automatic chuff mode. You may also choose to
set a constant, or fixed, chuff intensity in manual chuff mode. There are 15 chuff intensity levels.
Automatic chuff mode
When you first throttle up, the intensity of the chuff sounds will vary with adjustments to the
throttle. When you stop the locomotive for two seconds or more, the sounds will return to their
initial intensity.
The initial chuff intensity simulates the sounds of the locomotive pulling a heavy string of
cars. Keep in mind that you may choose to reduce the initial intensity of the chuff sounds to
simulate a lighter load on the locomotive by pressing the BRAKE button while your locomotive
is at rest. This will reduce the initial chuff intensity to the lowest level.
Manual chuff mode
Manual chuff mode allows you to set a constant chuff intensity for your locomotive. The
intensity of the chuff sounds does not vary with the throttle settings or the speed of the locomotive.
To set a constant chuff intensity, get your locomotive moving, then press AUX1,3or AUX1,
6to enter manual chuff mode. The locomotive will be locked at the current chuff intensity. To
adjust this chuff intensity, press 3to increase the intensity of the chuffing or press 6to decrease
the intensity of the chuffing. The locomotive will save this intensity level.
If you press AUX1,3while the locomotive is at rest, the chuffing will be set to the
maximum intensity. If you press AUX1,6while the locomotive is at rest, the chuffing will be
set to the lowest intensity. Once the locomotive is in motion, you may use the 3and 6buttons
to increase and decrease the intensity of the chuff sounds.
When you press AUX1,3or AUX1,6, you have a ten-second “window” to adjust the chuff
intensity. During this time, the water injector (3) and the steam blow-down (6) sound will not be
triggered by the 3and 6buttons. After ten seconds, the 3and 6buttons will be reassigned to
activate the sounds. To adjust the chuff intensity after the ten seconds have elapsed, simply press
AUX1,3or AUX1,6again.
To exit manual chuff mode, turn off track power and allow the locomotive to reset, enter the
shutdown sequence (AUX1,5) or reset the locomotive (AUX1,0).
The water injector sounds (3) and the blow-down sounds (6) are inactive during the
first ten seconds of entering manual chuff mode. These sounds are restored after the
ten seconds have elapsed. If you wish to adjust the chuff intensity again, press AUX1,
3and AUX1,6to open another ten-second programming “window”.
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