Lionel Dash 9 Diesel Locomotive User manual

Lionel Dash 9
Diesel Locomotive
Owner’s Manual
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Table of contents
Transformer operations
Running your Dash 9 with a Lionel transfor mer
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Locking your Dash 9 into a single operational state
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UsingyourDash9’sElectrocouplersTM Pluscouplers
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YourDash9’sElectrocouplers inTrainmaster®Command environment
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A note on Magne-Traction 5
Your Dash 9’s Railsounds™system—the basics 5
Experiencing the range of your Dash 9’s Railsounds™system
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Notes on Railsounds™6
Installing the Lionel no. 610-5906-001 sound activation but-
ton 7
TrainMaster®Command operations
The Command™control environment 8
Running your Dash 9 in the TrainMaster®Command environment
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CAB-1 commands for your Dash 9 9
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your Dash 9 10
Tuning your Dash 9’s performance 11
Assigning your Dash 9 a new ID# 12
Maintaining and servicing your Dash 9
• Two powerful Lionel Pullmor®motors
• Lionel Command™reverse unit for use
with the Lionel TrainMaster®Command™
model railroad control system
•Railsounds™diesel sound system—digital
samples from a real Dash 9
• Magne-Traction®
• Die-cast Electrocouplers™
• Directional headlights and illuminated
interior
• CrewTalk™and TowerCom™
(in command mode)
• Oscillating ditch lights
(in command mode)
Y
ou own one of the most sophisticated
model trains ever built—the Lionel
TrainMaster Command-equipped Dash 9
diesel locomotive. From the crisp detail and
expert decoration on the outside to the
advanced technology and brute power
under the hood, the Lionel
Dash 9 is ready for duty on your model rail-
road. Experience the superiority of today’s
Lionel.
Congratulations! Transformer operations

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Running your Lionel Dash 9 with a Lionel transformer
Place your Dash 9 on Lionel or Lionel-
compatible
• Note the pull of Magne-Traction between your Dash 9 and the steel
track. Magnetized wheels and axles increase your pulling power (more
than 25 cars on straight and level track) and keep your Dash 9 on track
while passing swiftly through curves.
2Power up your Dash 9 with your transformer.
3Move ‘em out!
• Get your Dash 9 moving. Press the DIR button on your CAB-1 remote or
Lionel transformer. This sequences the Liontech Command reverse unit
(LCRU) to the next operating state. The LCRU alternates between three
states: forward, neutral, and reverse.
• Adjust track voltage until your Dash 9 moves at your desired speed. To
increase speed, increase track voltage. To decrease speed, reduce volt-
age. To stop the locomotive, cut track power.
• To select a single operating state (example: forward only), you can deac-
tivate the LCRU’s sequencing function. Get your Dash 9 moving in the
desired direction, then slide the reverse unit control switch on the
Dash 9’s underside to PROGRAM/LOCK. See page 4 for the switch loca-
tion and positioning.
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• Your Dash 9 is designed to operate on 7-18 volts alternating current.
Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current trans-
formers are suitable; we recommend the TrainMaster Command model
railroad control system.
• Do not power your Dash 9 with direct current (DC). Damage to sensitive
electronic components may occur.
• When you first power up your track, the Dash 9 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 (non Command) railroad, the Dash 9’s headlights will
illuminate and Railsounds will fire up. At this point, the Dash 9 is in
neutral. (This occurs when placing the Dash 9 on your railroad for the
first time. Thereafter, it starts in forward after every three-second
power interrupt.)
Congratulations! Transformer operations

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our Dash 9’s front and rear
Electrocoupler™will respond to the
coupler release buttons on your CAB-1
remote when operated in the TrainMaster
Command environment (see page 9 for
button location). During conventional
operation, the Electrocouplers will react
to the magnetic field generated by a
Lionel remote-control track section
(available separately).
In TrainMaster Command operation, sim-
ply press the
Coupler F (
front) or r (rear)
button on your CAB-1 remote, and the
coupler opens, accompanied by the
Railsounds coupler release sound.
In the conventional mode, place the cou-
pler’s“trigger disc”over the remote-control
track’s coil and press
unCouple
on the con-
troller. The magnetic field pulls the disc
downward, and the coupler opens.
One operating technique favored by
Lionel railroaders is the “moving uncou-
ple.” Press the
Coupler
R button on your
CAB-1 remote or, in the conventional mode,
press the
unCouple
button as the Dash 9
passes over a remote-control section. The
coupler will open and the consist will remain
behind as the locomotive moves on.
But be careful when uncoupling—the
speed of a newly uncoupled and moving
locomotive can increase dramatically.
program/loCk
Use this setting to
choose a single
operational state
like“forward.”
Reverse unit control switch
Railsounds
on/oFF
switch
Forward/run
Use this setting for
normal operations.
FOR
PGM
OFF
ON
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Locking your Dash 9 into a single operational state
Transformer operations
To select a single operational state for your Lionel Dash 9 (example: forward
only), you can deactivate the LCRU2’s
sequencing function with the reverse unit
control switch, located on the underside of
the locomotive.
Get your locomotive moving in the
desired direction, then slow it down with-
out stopping. Set the reverse unit control
switch to PROGRAM/LOCK. The Dash 9 is
now“locked”into your chosen direction.
When you no longer want single-direc-
tion operation, just slide the reverse unit
control switch back to FORWARD/ RUN.
Your Lionel Dash 9 is equipped w i t h f r o n t a n d r e a r
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 Dash 9’s ElectrocouplerTTM
PluscouplersintheTrainMasterCommand envi
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Front oF engine
UsingyourDash 9’sElectrocouplerTTM Pluscouplers

Transformer operations
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Your Dash 9 is equipped with Lionel Magne-Traction, magnetized wheel sets and axles that help increase tractive effort during operation. Because the wheel sets are
magnetized, take care to prevent small metallic objects from attaching to the wheel
sets and working their way into the Dash 9’s motor assembly. They can damage your
locomotive.
A note on Magne-Traction
Magne-Traction is not
effective on nonferrous
Note!
Your Dash 9’s Railsounds system—the basics
Lionel Railsounds is the most realistic model railroad sound system in the
world. Your Dash 9 features digital samples
from an authentic Dash 9 for the ultimate in
realism.
Begin by in-
stalling a 9-volt
alkaline battery
in your Dash 9.
This ensures int-
eruption free
operation of
Railsounds.
Slide open the
access panel as
shown in the
illustration.
Connect the
9-volt alkaline
battery to the
battery clip, and
place the bat-
tery in the cavi-
ty.Then replace the access panel.
When you first apply track power, the
Dash 9’s Railsounds system delivers an
authentic start-up sequence, followed by
the sounds of the locomotive at idle. As the
Dash 9’s speed increases, the RPMs move
through four
levels of roar.
Sounds return
to idle only after
the locomotive
has come to a
complete halt.
To silence the
diesel roar (horn
and bell remain
unaffected),
slide the
Railsounds
switch, located
underneath the
locomotive, to
the
oFF
position
before powering
up the locomo-
tive. See page 4 for the switch location and
positioning.
Your Dash 9’s ElectrocouplerTTM Pluscouplersin theTrainMaster Command envi-
Install an alkaline 9-volt battery in your Dash 9. Slide
open the panel, connect the battery to the power cord,
and place the batteryin thecavity. Close thepanel.
Although Railsounds is pow-
ered by track voltage, the bat-
tery is required for uninter-
rupted operation and shut-
down sequences. Use only
alkaline batteries.
Note!
Discontinue locomotive
power for 10 seconds before
changing the Railsounds
on/
oFF
switch position.
Note!
If Railsounds“drops out” dur-
ing track power interrupts
(direction change), replace the
battery.
Note!