Lionel Flatcar User manual

Flatcar with
Operating Billboard
Owner’s Manual
Flatcar with
Operating Billboard
Owner’s Manual
LIONEL
LIONEL
73-7006-250
10/19

Congratulations on your purchase of the VISION Line™ Flatcar with LCD
Billboard! This technically advanced freight car features an operating 3.5 inch LCD billboard
that displays customized images, plays picture slideshows, video clips, and more. The LCD
billboard can be removed from the flatcar, so place it anywhere on your layout. Recharge the
battery easily with the included 120 volt power adapter, and connect the billboard to your
computer with the included USB cable. An easy way to add a new dimension to your layout,
this VISION Line freight car gives you the chance to personalize your train environment with a
slideshow of your own making.
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Table of Contents
First Look 3
Charge the Battery 4
View Preloaded Images 4
View Images that are on a SD/MM Card 5
Customize Image Default Settings 5
Connect to a PC 6
Other Features— Video, Calendar, Text Read, Sleep 7-11
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 12

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SD/MMC Port
Insert SD or MultiMedia card in this slot to play additional media
USB Port
Connect to a USB cable to charge the billboard battery and to connect to your PC
Power/Confirm Button
Hold down for a few seconds to turn the power on and off
Press once to confirm selections and settings
Menu Button
Press once to return to the Main Menu screen
Press twice to connect to a PC
When in any play mode, press twice to return to the main menu
Scroll Arrow Buttons
Press either arrow button to scroll through the icons on the Main Menu
or through files on an inserted SD/MM Card
Press either button to customize settings within the SETUP menu
First Look
Please take a few minutes to review the main controls and ports on the LCD
billboard
USB
Port
USB
Port
SD/MMC
Port
Power/Confirm Scroll Arrows
Menu
Figure 1
Figure 2
Reset hole.
Figure 3
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Note!
Charge the Battery
1. Connect the USB end of the cable into the USB port on the side of the billboard
(see Figure 4)
2. Plug the other end into a power outlet. At the top of the display screen, you will see a
"Charging" message.
3.Charge the unit until you see the message at the top of the display screen change to
"Charge Complete".
Figure 4
View Preloaded Images
1. Press and hold down Power/Confirm button for a few seconds to turn the billboard on. The
main Menu Screen will appear. (see Figure 5)
2. Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the Main Menu options until the Pictures icon is
highlighted, and then press the Power/Confirm button to activate
3. Your display screen will now play the preloaded pictures at default settings
Note: If the billboard remains powered on in the Main Menu, after a few minutes the display
screen will automatically begin to display the preloaded image, even if you do not choose the
Pictures icon.
You can also charge the billboard by connecting your billboard directly
to your PC with the USB 2.0 Cable
Figure 5
Plug this end into wall socket.
Plug this end into billboard USB port.

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View Images that are on a SD/MM Card
You can also insert play you own images that are on an SD/MM Card:
1. Insert an SD or MultiMedia card into the memory card port(see Figure 2)
2. Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the Main Menu options until the Pictures icon is
highlighted, and then press the Power/Confirm button to activate
3. Your display screen will now play the pictures on the memory card at default settings
Images on the memory card will begin to play automatically immediately after it is
inserted into the SD/MMC slot
Customize Image Default Settings
You can also customize image and slideshow settings on your billboard (for example, chang-
ing the Transition effects or the Interval time between images, Brightness, etc):
1. On the Main Menu screen, scroll through options until the SETUP icon is highlighted, and
then press the Power/Confirm button to activate. A new SETUP Screen will appear
2. Use Power/Confirm button to scroll through the various settings until you reach the setting
you wish to customize
3. Use the left and right arrow buttons to customize the desired setting
4. Press the Menu button to return to the Main Menu screen
5. Use the arrow buttons to scroll through the Main Menu options until the Pictures icon is
highlighted, and then press the Power/Confirm button to activate
6. Your display screen will now play the pictures at your new customized settings
Figure 6
Note! For a complete list of customize settings see page 10 and 11
Note!

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Connect to a PC
Transferring files to external SD/MM card
You can transfer images, videos and text files directly to the external SD/MM card by connect-
ing the billboard to your computer via the USB cable included.
1. Insert a SD/MM card into the billboard (one has been provided)
2. Connect USB 2.0 cable into the USB slot on the side of the billboard.
3. Connect the other end into the USB slot on your PC.
4. Turn your billboard on by holding the Power/Confirm button down a few seconds.
5. Press the menu button twice to connect to your PC.
6. In your computer browser, you will notice the SD/MM card will be mounted as an external
device.
7. Drag and drop images directly to the removable SD/MM card.
8. To dismount the SD/MM card, press the Power/Confirm button one time.
To transfer files to the internal memory using the DPFMate350.exe utility
Files can only be transferred to the internal memory using the DPFMate350.exe utility pro-
vided on the unit. The utility will be automatically run when you connect the billboard to your
computer. The available memory space is limited to ~500Kb. This utility will not transfer files
to the external SD/MM card.
1. To add pictures, simply drag an image into the upper right box. Repeat to add more pic-
tures, and then press "Download" to copy the images onto the billboard.
2. To remove pictures, simply click on any image to select and press the "Delete" button on
the screen.
3. To exit, press the Power/Confirm button one time.

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Video Mode
Creating Videos
The Billboard can display MJP (MotionJPG) formatted videos. A utility has been
provided to convert other video formats to MJP formatted files. Once a MJP file is cre-
ated, transfer it to the removable SD media card and select Video Mode.
The MotionJPG conversion software is contained in the MotionJPG.rar archive file.
This software is located on the external SD/MM card included with the billboard.
Unpack the RAR by double clicking on the file. A MotionJPG folder will be created
containing the following files.
pthreadGC2.dll
MotionJPG.exe
xvidcore.dll
avutil.dll
avcodec.dll
swscale.dll
avformat.dll
avfilter.dll
Double click on MotionJPG.exe to launch program.
Press the select button to select an input video file to be converted.
Push the convert button to convert the video to a MJP file in the specified directory.
Drag and drop the file to your Billboard removable media card.
Clock Mode
1. Insert SD or MM card into memory card slot.
2. Go to main interface and choose clock mode.
3. Clock will play automatically.
Other Features

Clock and Calendar set up
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Time / Calendar mode
1. Choose clock mode in the main menu and push the Power / confirm button once.
2. Press the Power / Confirm button once and the year will start blinking press the
scroll button to the desired year, then press the Power / Confirm button to set.
3. Press the Power / Confirm button once and the month will start blinking press the
scroll button to the desired month, then press the Power / Confirm button to set.

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Book / Text mode
1. Simple book or text (.txt) files can be displayed on your billboard using this
feature.
Other Features
Sleep mode
1. Choose sleep mode in the main menu and push the Power / confirm button once.
This will turn off the unit.

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Setup operations
Items Setting Explanation
Photo Interval time Set the time to change picture from 5 seconds to 2
minutes.
To set manual, you need to change picture manual.
Transition Effect Random Change effect of pictures randomly
No effect
Up Down
Display picture with no effect
Show picture from top to bottom
Black Show a picture from left to right as black
/white, then with color from right to left
Shutter 1 Shutter from top to bottom
Shutter 2 Shutter from left to right
Roll Roll down
Push up Push up from bottom to top
Fade out Fade from one picture to next
Comb Comb from left to right
Center From center to side
Plus Expand like a cross
Cheese Show pictures like cheese
Two line Two line change
Four line Four line change
Eight line Comb from left to right
Buttery Four line change and cross
Browse Fit Display at full size
Full Display at full screen
Origin Display at original size.
Note: If picture has larger resolution than
the screen, it will display at fit size.
English, Chinese
From 1 to 8, Default 5
From 1 to 8, Default 5
Off Power to go to main interface
Photo Power to go to photo
Display setting OSD Languages
Custom Auto play
Brightness
Contrast