Lionel DS-40T-2 User manual

Lionel
SD-40T-2
Diesel Locomotive
Owner’s Manual
72-8540-250
5/03
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SYSTEM
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You purchased a tough, durable loco- motive—theTrainMaster Command
Control and Odyssey System-equipped
SD-40T-2 diesel locomotive built by Lionel.
From the crisp detail and expert decoration on
the outside to the brute power under the hood,
the Lionel SD-40T-2 is ready for duty on your
model railroad. Experience the superiority of
today’s Lionel.
Congratulations!
Features of this locomotive
• Two powerful maintenance-free motors
with momentum flywheels
• 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 and marker lights
• Two ElectroCouplers (in Command)
• Fan-driven smoke unit
• Lighted cab interior
• Tire-Traction
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™
The name FasTrack®is used with permission from Pitsco, Inc.

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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 5
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button 6
RailSounds operations
Your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system—the basics 7
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system 8
Notes on the RailSounds sound system 8
Odyssey System operations
The Odyssey System 9
Odyssey System conventional (transformer) operation 9
Odyssey System Command operation 9
TrainMaster Command operations
The CommandControl environment 10
Running your locomotive in the TrainMasterCommand 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
Building a lash-up 16
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 17
Lubricating your locomotive 18
Replacing your locomotive’s LEDs 19
Replacing the traction tires 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.
Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
O-31 or larger 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 Command
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.
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 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 Track section
(available separately, 6-65530 for O gauge;
6-65149 or 6-12746 for O-27 gauge; and
6-12020 for FasTrack layouts). Place your
rolling stock’s coupler “trigger disc” over
the central coil of a Remote-Control Track
section and press UNCOUPLE on the
controller. As illustrated in Figure 2, the
magnetic field pulls the disc downward, and
the coupler opens.
See page 11 to learn how to release the
couplers in the Command Control
environment.
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
Remote-Control
Track section
Figure 2. Trigger disc operation
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state
Transformer operations
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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.
Note!
Note!
Figure 1. Switch locations
SND NO SND
NO SMKSMKRUN PRG
RailSounds
switch
Turn truck
for switches
RUN
PGM
SMK
NO SMK SND
NO SND
Smoke unit
switch
(see page 17
for details)
Command
reverse unit
switch

Transformer operations
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button
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POWER
SUPPLY
POWER
SUPPLY
For AC transformers with a bell button
For AC transformers lacking a bell and 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 the horn Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button for
the 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) 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 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
Please remove the protective cover from the battery harness.
Although the RailSounds sound system 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 the RailSounds sound system “drops out” during track power interruptions
(for example, during a direction change), replace the battery.
RailSounds operations
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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 the
RailSounds sound system. As illustrated in
Figure 3, the battery harness is located
under the radiator vents. Gently lift up and
unsnap the radiator vent panel to access the
battery harness and volume control knob.
Snap the battery harness onto the battery,
then slide the battery into the holder and
replace the radiator vent panel.
When you first apply track power, the
locomotive’s 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. Use the volume
control knob to adjust the volume. Refer to
Figure 3.
Figure 3. Battery installation and volume control knob location
Volume
control
knob
Battery
holder
Battery
harness

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RailSounds operations
With the RailSounds sound system, 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 automatically
determines the level of diesel RPM roar.
If you prefer, you may set the level to
idle, half throttle, three quarters, or full-
speed output using your CAB-1 Remote
Controller.
• MultiHorn. A different horn sound at
different speeds—a RailSounds sound
system exclusive.
•Mechanical bell. Press BELL on your
CAB-1 Remote Control 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
the RailSounds sound system. 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, the RailSounds sound
system 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 sound
system
Notes on the RailSounds sound system
• Turn the volume knob clockwise or
counter-clockwise in the location shown
in Figure 3 on page 7 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 locomotive
diesel sounds.
• Longer track-power interruptions
(including locomotive derailments)
cause the RailSounds sound system to
shut down after about seven seconds.
• For even more authentic RailSounds
effects, operate in the TrainMaster
Command Control environment. See
page 10-13 for more information.

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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.
The speed of the locomotive will increase slightly before returning to the set speed.
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
locomotive will respond to each signal from
the Command Base. For example, Address
the locomotive 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!

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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 (6-12868) and
a CAB-1 Remote Controller (6-12911).
Find them both at your authorized Lionel
retailer.
Place your locomotive on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O-31 or larger track.
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2Address your locomotive using your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
This command is sent by your CAB-1 Remote Controller 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 locomotives 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 Remote
Controller. Your locomotive will respond to your every command.
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1• 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 19 volts). On PowerMasters, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD.