Lionel Coal Train Set User manual

Lionel
Coal Train Set
Owner’s Manual
73-1710-250
3/03
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Lionel Coal Train Set! This set includes
a sophisticated SD-70 locomotive that
features TrainMaster Command Control, the
RailSounds sound system, and the Odyssey
System for speed control. This locomotive
pulls a long coal drag that consists of six
bathtub gondolas.
Congratulations!
Features of the locomotive
• 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
• Diesel smoke generator
• Two ElectroCouplers (in Command)
• Two powerful flywheel-equipped
motors
• Interior lighting
• Operating ditch lights
• Tire-Traction
Features of the bathtub gondolas
• Dual rotary couplers (front car only)
• Single rotary couplers • Operating End-of-Train Device (rear
car only)
The following Lionel marks may be used throughout this instruction manual and are protected under
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StationSounds™, Pullmor®, ElectroCoupler™, Magne-Traction®, CAB-1 Remote Controller®,
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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 6
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button 7
RailSounds operations
Your locomotive’s RailSoundssystem—the basics 8
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds system 9
Notes on RailSounds 9
Odyssey System operations
The Odyssey System 10
Odyssey System conventional (transformer) operation 10
Odyssey System Command operation 10
TrainMaster Command operations
The CommandControl environment 11
Running your locomotive in the TrainMasterCommand environment 12
CAB-1 commands for your locomotive 12
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your locomotive 13
Tuning your locomotive’s performance 14
Assigning your locomotive a new ID# 15
Reprogramming the Command reverse unit to restore features 15
Maintaining and servicing your set
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 16
Lubricating your locomotive 17
Replacing your locomotive’s lamps 18
Replacing the traction tires 19
Operating your bathtub gondolas 19
Servicing the End-of-Train Device 19
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 20

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3Move ‘em out!
Get your locomotive 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.
See page 5 for information on locking your locomotive into a single
operational state.
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 five-second power interruption.)
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Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer
Transformer operations
Caution!
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 reverse unit switch.
Get your locomotive moving in the
desired direction, then slow it down
without stopping. Set the Command reverse
unit switch to PGM. 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
Transformer operations
Figure 1. Switch locations
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Note!
Smoke unit switch
(see page 16 for details)
FRONT
SND
NO SND
RUN
PGM
SMK
NO SMK
Command
reverse unit
switch
Smoke unit
switch
RailSounds
switch

Transformer operations
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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 that can be
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 or Uncoupling Track
section (available separately, 6-65530
for O gauge, 6-65149 or 6-12746 for
O-27 gauge). Place your rolling stock’s
coupler “trigger disc” over the central coil
of a Remote-Control or Uncoupling Track
section and press UNCOUPLE on the
controller. As illustrated in Figure 2, the
magnetic field pulls the disc downward, and
the coupler opens.
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
Note!
Remote-Control
Track section
Figure 2. Trigger disc operation

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 activating the
whistle Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation 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 RailSounds.
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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Your locomotive’s RailSounds 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
RailSounds. As illustrated in Figure 3, the
battery clip is located under the body
towards the front of the locomotive. Remove
the six body screws and lift away the body.
Refer to Figure 5 on page 17. Attach the
battery harness and slide the battery into the
holder. Reassemble in reverse order.
When you first apply track power, the
locomotive’s RailSounds sound 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
NO SND (refer to Figure 1 on page 5) 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
SND/NO SND 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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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 diesel-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 the 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 diesel
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 5 on page 17 to adjust sound
output.
• Listen for incidental locomotive sounds
during RailSounds 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 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 a quarter 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
flash corresponds to the first speed step. This
is the slowest speed of the locomotive.
Odyssey System Command operation
Caution!
Note!