Lionel American Flyer 2-8-8-2 Steam Locomotive User manual

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American Flyer
2-8-8-2 Steam Locomotive
Owner’s Manual
DCC Addendum
American Flyer
2-8-8-2 Steam Locomotive
Owner’s Manual
DCC Addendum

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DCC operations
DC and DCC operation
Your locomotive will operateon pureDC and DCC. DC operation provides directional control and directional lighting based on track polarity. When operating on DC power,
the smoke unit is disabled and the only sounds that are available are theautomaticsounds,
such as the prime mover(other sounds, including horn and bell, are not controllable). To
fully experience the features on your locomotive, a DCC command station is required.
When operating on DC, as thevoltageisincreased, thesounds and lighting will activate
before motion. The motion is delayed to allow direction changes without losing sound or
lighting. Simply lower the track voltage unitl the locomotive stops, change the direction
switch, wait for the lighting to reverse, and then increasethe voltage to activatemotion.
When operating under a DCC system, the featuresare controlled by thenumerical
Function keys. Both short and long addressing modesare supported, as well as advanced
consisting, which is easily configured in the Lionel DCC implementation.
When a locomotive is powered up on theDCC system, the Function keys may not
be in “sync” with the locomotive state, and may require a couple of presses to sync
the operation. This is an artifact of theDCC systems, and is a common situation
with DCC decoders.
The NCE system will need a bit of configuration for optimal performance. Refer to the NCE
system manual and the information below.
Under the “Setup Command Station” menu
1. Number of Stop Packets: set to 8 (default)
2. Number of Horn Stop Packets: set to 8 from default of 2
3. Number of Program Packets: set to 8 from default of 4
4. Momentum Multiplier: set to 1 from default of 8
OPTIONAL– set this if you wish to “Quill theHorn or Whistle”
5. Under the “Setup the Cab Parameters” menu: Analog Horn Channel: set any channel from
1 to 9 from default of 0
Note!Be sure to set CV 47 to match!
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DCC Mode Operating Features
The Function keys are similar to the LEGACY touch pad. Thereare many Function keyson
the remotes, mapped to ten physical buttons – F0 to F9. Note that some DCC controllers have
additional Function keys above F9.
F0 (0 key) Toggles Headlight On/Off
F1 (1 key) Toggles Bell On/Off
F2 (2 key) Horn/Whistle sound
F3 (3 key) RPM up (and Startup)
F6 (6 key) RPM down
F4 (4 key) Master volume up
F7 (7 key) Master volume down
F5 (5 key) Shutdown (and Emergency Stop when moving)
F8 (8 key) Toggles smoke On/Off
F9 (9 key) Reset, resets operating modes, re-fueling (only when stopped)
F10 (shift+0) Sequence Control Trigger (only whilestopped)
F11 (shift +1) Toggles cab light On/Off
F12 (shift + 2) Toggles strobe light or MARS light On/Off
DCC operations
Setting the consist position (CV50) in DCC mode
Another great Lionel feature is CV50, “Consist Position.” When creating a consist on a DCC controller, one onlygets to enter the default “direction” of travel.Once the consist
is created, tedious lighting tweaks are the norm. On the Lionel DCC implementation,
simply select each locomotive ID in the Consist (not the consist ID!) and enter CV50 per
the following selections, and all lighting, sound masking, and general operations are
configured. CV50 values: 1 for lead loco, 2 for mid loco(s), and 3 for end loco.
Setting the locomotive address in DCC mode
The locomotive address maybe set bymodifying the CVs or by using the locomotive Program/Run switch. Using the Program/Run switch makes ID changes a snap!
Simply slide the switch to PROGRAM, enter the loco ID (short or long) and press theHorn/
Whistle button (F2). Thelocomotive will blowthe Horn or Whistle, and then the ID is set!
Slide the switch back to RUN, and use the selected ID for your loco.

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Lionel Specific CV Settings
Lionel’s Manufacturer ID is73 (TheElectric Railroad Co.)
1. CV 1, Short Address
2. CV 3, Acceleration Rate
3. CV 4, Deceleration Rate
4. CV 7, Code Version
5. CV 8, Manufacturer ID (73) [write to 08 => full decoder reset]
6. CV 17 & 18, Long Address
7. CV 19, Consist Address
8. CV 29, Operating Modes, see DCC spec.
9. CV 47, Analog Horn Channel (Quilling)
10. CV 50, Consist Position (1 = Lead, 2 = Mid, 3= End)
11. CV 54, BrakeSqueal Sound (set zero (0) to disable or one(1) to enable)
12. CV 58, Control and Consist Filter Setting* (default = 3)
13. CV 59, Speed Step 128 Filter Setting*(default = 5)
14. CV 60, Speed Step 28 &14 FilterSetting* (default = 5)
15. CV 61, Function Groups Filter Setting* (default = 3)
16. CV 62, Config Variables Filter Setting* (default = 3)
17. CV 67 to 94, Speed Table 28 (active for 14 and 28 step modeonly)
* Filter valid settings are 1 to 8. The filter settings are used to help prevent dirty track from
affecting loco operation by rejecting commands that do not repeat for the selected count
within a short period of time. For example, if the loco is on speed step 20 and theuser sets
speed step 30, the default filtersetting of 5 requires fivespeed step 30 commands to change to
speed step 30. Normally commands are repeated often enough in DCC controllers to pass the
default filter settings selected.
If your locomotive stops occasionally, increase the filter setting for CV59 and
CV60. If the loco does notrespond toall speedcommands, decrease the filter
setting for CV59 andCV60.
The locomotive supportsthe CV 19 high orderbit forreversing the direction of the
locomotive travel. Normally thisbit is used in consisting of diesels, however may be used to
reverse any locomotive's default direction behavior.
DCC operations

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Lionel Specific CV Settings (continued)
CV29 supports the following (default is 18 decimal, 12 hex):
Bit 0 = Locomotive Direction: "0"= normal, "1" = reversed. This bit controls the
locomotive's forward and backward direction in DCC mode only.
Bit 1 = FL location: set to "0" in bit 4 to allow Speed and Direction instructions
control the FL, "1" = bit 4 in function group one instruction controls FL. The
recommended setting is“1”.
Bit 2 = Power Source Conversion: Set to"0" = DCC Capable Only. Set to "0", this bit is not
supported. However the locomotive will operate on DC only environments.
Bit 3 = Bi-Directional Communications: Set to "0", single direction communication.
Bit 4 = Speed table: In this loco, the Speed Table set byconfiguration variables66-95
is always active in 14 and 28 speed steps, and neveractive in 128 speed steps.
Bit 4 is not used.
Bit 5 = "0" = one byte addressing, "1" = two byte addressing (also known as extended
addressing) . Both modesare supported.
Bit 6 = Reserved forfuture use
Bit 7 = Accessory Decoder: "0" = Multifunction Decoder, "1" = AccessoryDecoder, this bit
is set to “0”.
•Set CV29 to 18 (12 hex) forshort locomotive address.
•Set CV29 to 50 (32 hex) forextended (long) locomotive address.
DCC operations