Lionel Century Club II User manual

Century Club II
Union Pacific M-10000
Owner’s Manual
75-1007-250
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Table of contents
Transformer operations
Running your M-10000 with a Lionel transformer 3
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state 4
Coupling your M-10000 5
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button 6
RailSounds operations
Your locomotive’s RailSounds system—the basics 7
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds system 8
Notes on RailSounds 8
Odyssey System operations
The Odyssey System 9
Odyssey System conventional (transformer) operation 9
Odyssey System Command operation 9
TrainMaster Command operations
The Command Control environment 10
Running your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command environment 11
CAB-1 commands for your locomotive 11
CAB-1 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
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 16
Lubricating your locomotive and passenger cars 17
Servicing the lamps on your M-10000 18
Replacing the traction tires 19
Caring for the locomotive’s antenna 19
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 20
Congratulations on your purchase of the Lionel Century Club II M-10000! The famous M-10000 locomotive is equipped with TrainMaster Command Control and the Odyssey System
for speed control. Riding on shared trucks, two articulated passenger cars follow the locomotive.
Congratulations!
Features of the M-10000
• TrainMaster Command Control
equipped
• RailSounds sound system with
CrewTalk communication and
TowerCom announcements
(in Command)
• Odyssey System for speed control
• Two maintenance-free, powerful motors
with flywheels
• Fan-driven smoke unit
• Operating headlight and rear marker
lights
• Interior lighting
• Tire-Traction
• Gold-plated details
• Gold Century Club II markings
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™

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3Move ‘em out!
Get your M-10000 moving. Press the DIRECTION button on your CAB-1
Remote Controller or 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 gauge 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 RailSounds 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 three-second power
interruption.)
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Running your M-10000 with a Lionel transformer
Transformer operations
Caution!
Caution!
Note!
Curves must have a minimum diameter of 72”.
To couple the articulated M-10000 consist, connect a vestibule to one of
the cars at each articulation by pressing the vestibule assembly onto the end of one
car. The clasp slides over and catches the brass ring, and the contacts lock around
the post. Next, arrange the cars on the track and, holding them horizontally, slide
the vestibules into the ends of the cars. Once again, the clasp will catch the brass
ring and the contacts will lock around the post. Refer to Figure 2 on page 5.
Be sure that track power is off before coupling the cars to prevent accidental short
circuits.
Note!

To select a single operational state for your Lionel locomotive (example:
forward only), you can deactivate the
Command reverse unit’s sequencing
function with the reverse unit switch. The
switch is located beneath the locomotive’s
roof panel. To access the switch, remove the
two roof screws with a flat head screwdriver
and lift away the roof. Take care not to
disconnect the wire that connects the roof to
the circuit board.
Get your locomotive moving in the
desired direction, then slow it down
without stopping. Set the Command reverse
unit switch to PROG. Refer to Figure 1 for
the location of the switch. The locomotive is
now “locked” into your chosen direction. Be
sure to replace the insulating washers with
the screws.
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
Transformer operations
Figure 1. Switch locations
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SS
RS
OFF
ON
-
+
PROG
RUN
Note!
Insulating
washer
Smoke unit
switch
Volume
control
Command
reverse
unit switch
RailSounds/
SignalSounds
switch

True to the prototype, the Lionel M-10000 features cars that are connected at
shared trucks. Connect a vestibule to one of
the cars at each articulation by pushing the
vestibule assembly into the end of the car.
The clasp slides over and catches the brass
ring, and the contacts lock around the post.
Next, arrange the cars on the track and,
holding them horizontally, slide the
vestibules into the ends of the cars. Once
again, the clasp will catch the brass ring
and the contacts will lock around the post.
Be sure track power is off
before coupling the cars to
prevent accidental short
circuits.
Coupling your M-10000
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Transformer operations
Figure 2. Coupling the M-10000
Brass ring
Clamp
Vestibule
Contact
post
Contact
Caution!

Transformer operations
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button
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POWER
SUPPLY
POWER
SUPPLY
For AC transformers with a horn/whistle button
For AC transformers lacking a horn/whistle button
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 whistle Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button for bell
Black wire
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 RailSounds.
Note!
To activate the bell and horn sounds when operating your locomotive with
conventional transformers, you’ll need to
install a Lionel no. 610-5906-001 Sound
Activation Button (available separately).
Connect the button(s) as shown below.
All track power must feed through
the Sound Activation Button. Do
not bypass the button.
Note!
Existing wire
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
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Note!
Note!
Note!
Note!
Your locomotive’s RailSounds system—the basics
Lionel RailSounds is the most realistic model railroad sound system in the
world. Your locomotive features the
incredible sounds of a Winton distillate
engine.
You may choose to install a 9-volt alkaline
battery in your locomotive. This ensures
interruption-free operation of RailSounds. As
illustrated in Figure 3, the battery clip is
located inside the body. To access the battery
compartment, remove the two roof screws
with a flathead screwdriver and lift away the
roof. Take care not to disconnect the wire
that connects the roof to the circuit board.
Attach the battery harness and slide the
battery into the holder. Reassemble in reverse
order. Be sure to replace the insulating
washers with the screws.
When you first apply track power, the
locomotive’s RailSounds system produces
sounds of the locomotive at rest. As the
locomotive moves, the RPM’s increase with
the locomotive’s speed.
To silence the diesel roar (the horn and bell
remain unaffected), slide the RailSounds
switch on the underside of the locomotive to
SS (refer to Figure 1 on page 4) before
powering up the locomotive.
Please remove the protective cover from the battery clip.
Although RailSounds 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
RS/SS switch position.
If RailSounds “drops out” during track power interruptions (for example,
during a direction change), replace the battery.
RailSounds operations
Figure 3. Battery installation
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SS
RS
OFF
SMOKE
ON
-
+
PROG
RUN
Insulating
washer

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RailSounds operations
With RailSounds, 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 engine-roar levels. Your
locomotive’s speed determines the level
of diesel RPM roar—automatically, if
you prefer: idle, half throttle, three
quarters or full-speed output.
• MultiHorn. A different horn sound at
different speeds—a RailSounds
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
RailSounds. 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, RailSounds
will commence with a realistic engine
shutdown sequence about two seconds
after the air-release reset occurs. (Battery
installation required.)
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds system
Notes on RailSounds
• Turn the volume knob clockwise or
counter-clockwise in the location shown
in Figure 1 on page 4 to adjust sound
output.
• Listen for incidental locomotive sounds
during RailSounds operation. They’re
automatic and, of course, authentic.
• The 9-volt alkaline battery you installed
ensures continuous engine locomotive
sounds.
• Longer track-power interruptions
(including locomotive derailments)
cause RailSounds to shut down after
about seven seconds.
• For even more authentic RailSounds
effects, operate in the TrainMaster
Command environment.

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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 1/4 turn).
4. At this point, speed control is set.
Engine speed will increase slightly before returning to the set speeds.
Turning Off Speed Control:
1. While the engine is in neutral, turn your controller up to the maximum power (no
more than 20 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
engine will respond to each signal from the
Command Base. Example: Address the
engine and slowly turn the throttle. The first
light flash corresponds to the first speed
step. This is the slowest speed of the
locomotive.
Odyssey System Command operation
Caution!
Note!

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 and a CAB-1
Remote Controller. Find them both at
your authorized Lionel retailer.
Place your locomotive on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
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2Address your locomotive using CAB-1.
• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1. This command 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 outside rails in the form of
a digital “halo.” All Command-equipped Lionel engines 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—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. Your locomotive will
respond to your every command. Read on.
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1Curves must have a minimum diameter of 72”.
• To couple the articulated M-10000 consist, connect a vestibule to one
of the cars at each articulation by pushing the vestibule assembly into the end of
the car. The clasp slides over and catches the brass ring, and the contacts lock
around the post. Arrange the cars on the track and, holding them horizontally,
slide the vestibules into the ends of the cars. Once again, the clasp will catch the
brass ring and the contacts will lock around the post.
Be sure that track power is off before coupling the cars to prevent accidental short
circuits.
• 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 20 volts). On PowerMasters, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD.
Note!
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Caution!