Lionel E-6 User manual

Lionel E-6 AA
Diesel Locomotive
Owner’s Manual
71-4521-250
12/01
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Table of contents
Features of your E-6 AA Diesel Locomotive Set
Transformer operations
Running your E-6 set with a Lionel transformer 3
Locking your E-6 into a single operational state 4
Using your E-6’s ElectroCouplers in the non-Command environment 5
Installing the Lionel no. 610-5906-001 Sound Activation Button 6
Maintaining and servicing your E-6
Lubricating your E-6 set 7-8
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 9
Servicing your E-6’s lamps 9
Odyssey System operations
Odyssey System operations 10
RailSounds operations
Your E-6’s RailSounds system—the basics 11
Experiencing the range of your E-6’s RailSounds system 12
Notes on RailSounds 12
TrainMaster Command operations
The Command Control environment 13
Running your E-6 set in the TrainMaster Command environment 14
CAB-1 commands for your E-6 14
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your E-6 15
Tuning your E-6’s performance 16
Assigning your Powered and Non-Powered E-6 units new ID#s 17
Reprogramming the Command reverse unit circuit board to restore features 17
Advanced TrainMaster operations
Building a Lash-Up 18-19
Lionel Service 20
• Odyssey System Speed Control
• Two powerful flywheel-equipped
can motors (in powered unit)
• Digital TrainMaster Command
Control system
• RailSounds digital sound system
• Tire-Traction
• Die-cast ElectroCouplers
• Illuminated headlights/interior light
• CrewTalk (in Command)
• TowerCom (in Command)
• Diesel smoke generator
• Directional lighting
You purchased a tough, durable loco- motive—the E-6 diesel locomotive set
built by Lionel. From the crisp detail and
expert decoration on the outside, to the
brute power under the hood, the Lionel E-6
set is ready for duty on your model railroad.
Experience the superiority of today’s Lionel.
Congratulations!
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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®

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3Move ‘em out!
Place your E-6 set on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
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2Power up your E-6 set with your transformer.
• Your E-6 set is designed to operate on 8-18 volts alternating cur-
rent. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current transform-
ers are suitable.
• Do not power your E-6 set with direct current (DC). Damage to sensi-
tive electronic components may occur.
• When you first power up your track, the E-6 will pause between three and
eight seconds. After this pause, RailSounds in the powered E-6 unit will fire up,
the headlight of the powered E-6 unit will turn on, and the cab lights in both
units will illuminate. At this point, your E-6 set is in neutral. This occurs only
when placing your E-6 set on the track for the first time. Thereafter, they start in
forward after every three-second interruption of power.
Note!
Note!
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Transformer operations
• Get your E-6 set moving. Press the DIR button on your CAB-1 remote or
Lionel transformer. This sequences the Lionel reverse unit to the next operating
state.
• Adjust track voltage until your E-6 set 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 4 for information on locking your E-6 in a single operat-
ing state.
Running your Lionel E-6 set with a Lionel transformer

To select a single operational state for your Lionel E-6 set (example: forward
only), you can deactivate the reverse unit’s
sequencing function with the reverse unit
control switch.
Get your locomotive moving in the
desired direction, then slow it down without
stopping. Set the reverse unit control switch
on the Powered E-6’s underside to PRG. The
E-6 is now “locked” into your chosen direc-
tion.
When you no longer want single-direc-
tion operation, just slide the reverse unit
control switch back to RUN.
Your locomotive’s reverse unit will
“reset” to forward after any five
second or longer power interruption, regard-
less of original locked-out direction.
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Transformer operations
Locking your E-6 into a single operational state
SND NO SND
NO SMKSMKRUN PRG
NO SMKSMKRUN PRG
RUN/ SMK/ PRG No SMK RUN/ SMK/
PRG No SMK
SND No SND
Smoke Unit
(see page 9 for
details)
FRONT
FRONT
Note!
Powered Unit
Non-Powered Unit

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Transformer operations
Using your Powered and Non-Powered E-6 Set’s ElectroCouplers in the
non-Command environment
The front of each E-6 unit features an ElectroCoupler that responds to com-
mands from your CAB-1 remote in
Command Control.
To use the ElectroCoupler on your
Powered and Non-Powered E-6 set in the
non-Command environment, you must cou-
ple a piece of rolling stock equipped with
Lionel magnetic couplers directly to your E-
6 set’s ElectroCouplers. The magnetic cou-
pler on the rolling stock–not the
ElectroCouplers on the engines–will then
react to the magnetic field generated by a
Lionel remote-control track section (avail-
able separately). Place your rolling stock’s
coupler “trigger disc” over the central coil
of a remote-control track section (available
separately) and press UNCOUPLE on the
controller. The magnetic field pulls the disc
downward, and the coupler opens.
Your E-6’s ElectroCouplers
will NOT open manually or
by using a remote-control
track section.
Magnetic coupler on the rolling stock coupled
to your E-6
Note!
Remote-control
track section

Transformer operations
Installing the Lionel Sound Activation Button
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POWER
SUPPLY
A
POWER
SUPPLY
A
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 operate the bell and horn sounds when operating your locomotive with conven-
tional transformers, you’ll need to install the
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
Common/Ground/U
Power
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Help your Lionel E-6 set lead a long and productive life on your railroad by
maintaining it properly.
We recommend that you purchase a
Lionel Lubrication and Maintenance Kit
(no. 6-62927), available from your Lionel
dealer. Two basic rules to keep in mind:
never over-lubricate (a small amount will
do), and avoid getting grease or oil on the
E-6’s wheels or your track. You’ll know your
E-6 requires lubrication when visual inspec-
tion reveals dryness on the parts indicated in
the illustration. Remove accumulated dirt
and dust before lubricating, and always
lubricate any locomotive emerging from
prolonged storage.
SND NO SND
NO SMKSMKRUN PRG
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Lubricating your Powered and Non-Powered E-6 Set
Maintaining and servicing your E-6
Oil
(sparingly)
Grease
(sparingly)
Grease
(sparingly)
Oil
(sparingly)
Body Screws
Body Screws
Body Screws
Body
Screws
FRONT
REAR
Powered E-6

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Maintaining and servicing your E-6
NO SMKSMKRUN PRG
Oil
(sparingly)
Oil
(sparingly)
Body
Screws
Body
Screws
FRONT
Body Screws
Body Screws
Non-Powered E-6
Lubricating your Powered and Non-Powered E-6 Set (continued)

Servicing your E-6’s lamps
Your E-6 units are illuminated by an L.E.D. circuit board and several small
lamps. During the course of normal opera-
tion, the L.E.D. and lamps may require
replacement.
Due to the delicate wiring and soldering
operations, we recommend that you have
the replacement done at a Lionel Service
Station. See the Lionel Service section on
page 20 for more information.
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Adding smoke fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator
Both “A” units are equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe,
clean, white smoke during operation.
Periodically, you will need to add smoke
fluid to the locomotives; a small tube of
smoke fluid and a special tip are included
with this set.
To add smoke fluid, pierce the end of the
tube with a pin, then apply the special tip.
Before you begin, be sure that your locomo-
tive is on a level surface with the smoke
generator off. Twist and pull off the plug at
the center of the locomotive, then insert the
tip into the hole. The tip must point to the
rear of the locomotive. Lean the tube
toward the front of the engine, then add 4-8
drops of fluid. Experiment with the flow of
the smoke fluid to prevent overfilling the
smoke generator. When smoke production
wanes, add 4-8 drops of smoke fluid in the
same manner. Additional smoke fluid (no.
6-62909) is available from your Lionel deal-
er. Save the tube and the special tip for use
with this set.
To turn off the smoke generators, slide
the SMK/NO SMK switch at the bottom of
each locomotive to the NO SMK position (see
page 4 for the location of this switch). When
the smoke generator is on, be sure that there
is smoke fluid in the smoke generator to
avoid damage. Smoke production is greater
when the locomotive is pulling a heavy load
and at higher voltages.
Maintaining and servicing your E-6 Set
Plug
Special tip
Front
Rear
Lean the tube
toward the
front of the
engine.
WARNING: Never operate the smoke unit when dry. This will cause the smoke unit to over-
heat and may damage your engine.
Note!

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Conventional Operation
• Setting Speed Control
1. Run the engine at the desired speed for approximately five seconds.
2. Press and hold the horn button on your transformer or CAB-1.
3. While holding the horn button, increase the track voltage by at least three volts (at
least 1/4 turn on CAB-1).
4. Speed control is set. (NOTE: Engine speed will increase slightly, then will return to the
set speed.)
• Turning Off Speed Control:
1. While the engine is in neutral, turn your transformer or CAB-1 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 1/4 the full power.
3. Release the horn button.
4. Cycle the engine to forward/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.
Command Operation
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 red light flash on the Command Base corresponds to the first speed step. This is the slow-
est speed of the locomotive.
Odyssey™ System operations
Odyssey System operations
Odyssey System operations
Odyssey System is a “cruise control” for your engine. Once the speed is set (see
below), your engine will maintain a con-
stant speed, no matter what loads or grades
you have on your layout. This digitally-con-
trolled system also allows for extremely slow
movement that will amaze any “scale”
enthusiasts.
Caution!