Lionel Bay WindowCrew Talk Caboose User manual

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Lionel Bay Window
Crew Talk Caboose
Owner’s Manual

Table of contents
Congratulations! Transformer operations
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Congratulations! You now own the most sophisticated model train
caboose ever built—the Lionel
TrainMaster™ Command-equipped
Crewtalk™ Caboose.
From the crisp detail and expert deco-
ration on the outside to the advanced
technology inside, your Lionel CrewTalk™
caboose is ready for duty on your model
railroad.
Read this instruction manual thor-
oughly for important tips on operating
and maintaining your CrewTalk™
caboose. When properly cared for, it will
last a lifetime. Experience the superiority
of today’s Lionel.
• Lionel CommandTM LCRX unit for use
with the Lionel TrainMaster®
CommandTM model railroad control
system
• CrewTalkTM sound system—
digital samples from our old friends
in California.
(command operation only)
• Die-cast ElectrocouplersTM
• Interior illumination, running lights,
and flashing end of train light.
• Stamped metal frame.
Transformer operations
Running your CrewTalk™caboose with a Lionel transformer3
Using your CrewTalk™caboose’s ElectrocouplersTM 4
Your CrewTalk™caboose’s Railsounds system—the basics 4
Notes on Railsounds 4
TrainMaster Command operations
The Command control environment 5
Running your CrewTalk™ caboose in the
TrainMaster Command environment 6
CAB-1 commands for your CrewTalk™ caboose 6
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your CrewTalk™ caboose
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Tuning your CrewTalk™ caboose’s performance 8
Assigning your CrewTalk™ caboose a new ID# 9
Advanced TrainMaster Command operations 10
Maintaining and servicing your CrewTalk™ caboose
Lubricating your CrewTalk™ caboose 12
Replacing your CrewTalk™ caboose’s lamps 13
Lionel Service 14

Congratulations! Transformer operations
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Running your CrewTalk™ caboose with a Lionel transformer
Place your CrewTalk™ caboose on Lionel or
Lionel-
• For prototypical operation your CrewTalk caboose should have the run-
ning lights and flashing end of train light towards the rear.
2Power up your CrewTalk™ caboose with your
transformer.
• Your CrewTalk™ caboose is designed to operate on 7-18 volts alternating
current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current
transformers are suitable; we recommend the TrainMaster Command
model railroad control system.
•
Donot power your Crewtalk™ Caboose with DireCt Current
(DC). Damage to
sensitive electronic components may occur.
• When you first power up your track, the CrewTalk™ caboose 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 conventional (nonCommand) railroad, the CrewTalk™
caboose’s interior lights will illuminate, and an air release sound will
occur.
3Move ‘em out!
• Get your CrewTalk™ caboose moving, attach it to the end of a train. As
your train moves along, any stop will produce an air release sound
automatically.
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Notes on Railsounds
• Use the volume control knob on the
underside of the CrewTalk™ caboose to
adjust sound output. (See page 12 for its
location.)
• For even more authentic
Railsounds effects, operate in the
TrainMaster Command environment.
Your CrewTalk™ caboose’s Railsounds system—the basics
Lionel Railsounds is the most realistic model railroad sound system in the
world. Your CrewTalk™ caboose features
digital samples, for
the ultimate in realism. Apply track power
and the CrewTalk caboose delivers an
authentic air release sound. This occurs at
start up, and every time you stop the
train.
Transformer operations
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Using your CrewTalk™ caboose’s Electrocouplers in the non-Command
To use your CrewTalk™ caboose’s Electrocoupler in the non-Command
environment, you must first couple a
piece of rolling stock equipped with
Lionel magnetic couplers directly to your
CrewTalk™ caboose. The magnetic cou-
pler 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 cou-
pler “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.
Your CrewTalk™ caboose
Electrocouplers will NOT open manually
or by using a remote-control track sec-
Magnetic coupler on the rolling stock cou-
pledtoyourCrewTalk™caboose
Note!
Remote-control tracksection
Using your CrewTalk™ caboose’s Electrocoupler in theTrainMaster Command
Your Lionel CrewTalk™ caboose is equipped with front and rear
Electrocouplers that 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.
Your CrewTalk™ caboose
Electrocouplers are NOT
designed to be opened
manually.
Note!
There are no features in your CrewTalk caboose which
respond to the horn or bell controls.
Note!
TrainMaster Command opera-

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Transformer operations
The Command control environment
Lionel TrainMaster Command is the advanced model railroad control sys-
tem from Lionel. Your CrewTalk™ caboose
is equipped with the Lionel LCRX for coil
coupler and lighting control, and access
to additional Railsounds features.
TrainMaster Command gives you the
power to operate multiple
Command-equipped locomotives on the
same track, at the same time.
tooperate in CommanD, you neeD a
CommanD base anD aCab-1 remote.
Find
them both at your authorized Lionel
retailer.
Place your CrewTalk™ caboose on Lionel or
Lionel-
• Make sure track power is OFF before placing your CrewTalk™ caboose on the
track.
• Make sure your Lionel Command Base is ON and its communications
wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel transformer or
the U post on any of your installed PowerMasters.
• Once positioned on the track, increase track voltage to FULL (on
PowerMaster, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD).
2Address your CrewTalk™ caboose using CAB-
1.
• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 remote. This com-
mand is sent by CAB-1 to the Command Base, which then translates your
command into digital code. That code is sent around your railroad’s out-
side rails in the form of a digital “halo.” All Command-equipped Lionels lis-
ten 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—and not track power—con-
trols the actions of Command-equipped Lionels. 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-equipped Lionels come factory-programmed with an ID# of
“1.”To change the ID# of your CrewTalk™ caboose (equipped with an LCRX,
designed to control lighting, coil couplers, and Railsounds features), see
page 9.
3Move ‘em out!
• Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1. Your CrewTalk™
caboose will respond to your every command. Read on.
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TrainMaster Command opera-

Press AUX2 to turn
your CrewTalk™
caboose’s interior
lights on and off.
Activates keypad (see
page 10).
Press HALTto shut down
all Power-Master electrical
output on your railroad.
Stops all Command-
equipped Lionels in oper-
ation.
CAB-1 commands for your CrewTalk™ caboose
HALT
PressandholdBRAKE.
squealing brake sounDs.
(Occurswhentrainisinmotion)
Crewtalk™ Caboose
railsounDs effeCts in bolD
Rear couplerreleases.
Coupler release sounDs.
Front couplerreleases.
Coupler release sounDs.
Your Command-equipped CrewTalk™ caboose comes facto-
ry-programmed with an ID# of “1.”To
get your CrewTalk™ caboose in action,
set PowerMasters to CMD or set all
power supplies on full. Even though it
is a “car”, your CrewTalk caboose is
referred to as an engine in TrainMaster
terminology, so press ENG and “1” on
CAB-1. Turn the throttle or press any
command button; your CrewTalk™
caboose set is ready for Command
operations.
address Locomotive #1
PowerMasters set to
CMD or traditional
power supplies ON FULL
Press ENG
Press 1 (the ID#)
TrainMaster Command operations TrainMaster Command operations
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Running your CrewTalk™ caboose in the TrainMaster Command envi-

TrainMaster Command operations TrainMaster Command operations
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0
 Resets the CrewTalk™ caboose.
air
release sounD
1
 Raise s th e volu me o f R ai l-
sounds.
sounD vol
-
ume inCreases.
2  CrewTalk™ is the sound of inaudible
walkie-talkie communica-
tion. When your CrewTalk
caboose is programmed as part of a “train”
(see pages 10-11) with an engine equipped
with CrewTalk, the caboose and engine will
“talk”to each other.
4   Lowers the volume of Rail- sounds.
sounD volume DeCreases.
7   In your CrewTalk™ caboose, this command
produces a status announcement which
preceeeds the delayed TowerCom™
announcement from an engine equipped
with TowerCom™ feature. We call this
Caboose Chatter.
8 Turns strobe light off.
9 Turns strobe light on.
When you press AUX1 on CAB- 1, you turn the numeric
keypad into 10 command but-
tons.The keypad lets you control
extra command features (until
you press any top-row button
like SW, ACC, RTE, TR, or ENG).
The CAB-1 keypad overlays
included with your CrewTalk™
caboose are designed to help you
learn the auxiliary features spe-
cific to this locomotive.
railsounDs sounDs in bolD italiC.
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your CrewTalk™ caboose
DIESEL
ENGINE
RESET
VOLUME
STROBE
RPMS
SHUT
DOWN
OFF ON
➠
➠
➠
➠
START-UP
TOWER
COM
There are different announcements which are activated by
the numeric commands 2 and 7. See how many variations
you can detect.
Note!

Tuning your CrewTalk™ caboose’s performance
SOUND QUALITY
To achieve your preferred Rail-
sounds master volume level, use the vol-
ume control knob on the underside of the
CrewTalk™ caboose (see page 12 for its
location). Turn the knob left or right to
adjust the volume to your liking.
For quick remote-control of volume
below the master setting—like muting—
use the CAB-1 numeric keypad’s volume
control. Pressing AUX1 and then 4 on the
nu m eri c k eyp ad lo we rs overall
Railsounds output.
TrainMaster Command operations TrainMaster Command operations
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TrainMaster Command operations TrainMaster Command operations
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Assigning your CrewTalk™ caboose a new ID#
As your fleet of Command-equipped Lionels grows, give your CrewTalk™
caboose its own ID#. Choose from any
between 1 and 99. Turn the Command
Base O
n
and place the CrewTalk™ caboose
on track. Power up, then slide the
CrewTalk™ caboose reverse unit control
switch to PROGRAM.
Using CAB-1, press ENG, the locomotive
ID#, then press the SET button located
under CAB-1’s removable panel. See the
CrewTalk™ caboose’s interior lights flash;
that’s your signal that the programming
has been accepted. Slide the control
switch to RUN. Your CrewTalk™ caboose is
now programmed to respond to the num-
ber you selected.
Set the CrewTalk caboose’s
reverse unit program
switch to PROGRAM. When
you’ve finished program-
ming the ID#, set the
switch to RUN.

Assign a new I D# to your
LCRX-equippedCrewTalk
caboose
Command Base ON
Place the CrewTalk caboose on track
PowerMasters set to CMD or
traditional power supplies ON FULL
Set the CrewTalk caboose reverse unit
control
switch to PROGRAM
Turntrack power on (PowerMasters):
Press BOOST
Program the CrewTalkcaboosewitha
new ID#:
Press ENG
Press a number you choose
(the ID#)
Press SET
Set reverse unit control switch to
FORWARD/RUN
We recommend that you choose an
easy to remember ID# for your
caboose. Some possibilities are part of
the road number, your age, any two
digit number that is not used by anoth-
er engine. If you like, write the number
on a small piece of tape and put this on
the bottom of the frame to aid in
remembering.
CrewTalk Caboose’s
LCRX switch
Front of caboose Rear of caboose
PROG LOCK
FORWARD RUN
CrewTalk volume con-
trol adjustment knob

Building “TRAINS”
Advanced TrainMaster Command operations Advanced TrainMaster Command operations
To experience the most from your Lionel CrewTalk™ caboose, you
should program it as part of a ”TRAIN” so
your caboose will work together with a
CrewTalk equipped engine.
In the TrainMaster Command system,
”TRAINS” are addressed using the TR
button on CAB-1. When you build
”TRAINS” with TrainMaster Command,
several Comand equipped cars or
engines are grouped under a single TR
ID#. ”TRAIN” building should be
attempted only after you’ve mastered
ordinary TrainMaster Command opera-
tions.
Position your train on the track as you
intend to run it. Select a “TRAIN”number
you will use for programming. Because
CAB-1’s TR button also means ”TRACK”for
PowerMaster control, select a TRAIN (TR)
ID# that is NOT a number identifying
PowerMaster TRACKs. For example, if
you’re using four PowerMasters and have
named their TRACKs 1,2,3, and 4, choose a
number between 5 and 9 for your TRAIN
ID#.
Finally, make certain the locomotive’s
and CrewTalk caboose’s direction switch
is set to FORWARD/RUN.
All “ENGINES” reverse unit control
switches set to FORWARD
Position your train on the track as
In Train # (you select), assign the
engine using the F (front) button:
H e a r the horn/whis-
Press TR
Press SET
Press ? (the train num-
ber you select)
Press F
”Front“ locomotive should be
positioned in the forward direc-
tion (headlight in front); caboose
should be positioned at the end of
your train with the running lights
build a Train # (you select)
using engine numbersyou
”Wrong” ENTRIES. If you
press a wrong button while
building a train, start over
with that particular locomotive assign-
ment at the TR command; the assign-
ment isn’t sent until you press SET.
Note!
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CrewTalk engine CrewTalk
Press ?? (the engine
number you assigned