Lionel FM TrainMaster User manual

Lionel
FM Trainmaster
Diesel Locomotive
Owner’s Manual
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Congratulations!
You own one of the most sophisticated model trains ever built—the Lionel
TrainMaster Command-equipped FM
Trainmaster diesel locomotive. From the
crisp detail and expert decoration on the
outside to the advanced technology and
brute power under the hood, the Lionel FM
Trainmaster is ready for duty on your model
railroad. Experience the superiority of
today’s Lionel.
Table of contents
Transformer operations
Running your FM Trainmaster with a Lionel transformer 3
Locking your FM Trainmaster into a single operational state 4
Using your FM Trainmaster’s ElectrocouplersTM 4
Your FM Trainmaster’s RailsoundsTM system—the basics 5
Experiencing the range of your FM Trainmaster’s Railsounds™system 6
Notes on RailsoundsTM 6
Installing the Lionel no. 610-5906-001 sound activation button 7
TrainMaster®Command operations
The CommandTM control environment 8
Running your FM Trainmaster in the TrainMaster®Command environment 9
CAB-1 commands for your FM Trainmaster 9
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your FM Trainmaster 10
Tuning your FM Trainmaster’s performance 11
Assigning your FM Trainmaster a new ID# 12
Maintaining and servicing your FM Trainmaster
Reprogramming R2LC Circuit boards to restore features 13
Lubricating your FM Trainmaster 14
Lubricating your FM Trainmaster’s Pullmor motor armatures 15
Replacing your FM Trainmaster’s lamps 15
Lionel Service 16
• Two powerful Lionel Pullmor®
motors
• Digital TrainMaster Command™
controlled
• Railsounds™diesel sound system—
digital samples from a real FM
Trainmaster
• Magne-Traction®
• Die-cast Electrocouplers™
• Directional headlights
• CrewTalk™and TowerCom™
(in command mode)

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Transformer operations
Running your Lionel FM Trainmaster with a Lionel transformer
Place your FM Trainmaster on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
• Note the pull of Magne-Traction between your FM Trainmaster and
the steel track. Magnetized wheels and axles increase your pulling power
(more than 25 cars on straight and level track) and keep your FM
Trainmaster on track while passing swiftly through curves.
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2Power up your FM Trainmaster with your
transformer.
• Your FM Trainmaster is designed to operate on 7-18 volts alternating
current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current
transformers are suitable; we recommend the TrainMaster Command
model railroad control system.
• Do not power your FM Trainmaster with direct current (DC).
Damage to sensitive electronic components may occur.
• When you first power up your track, the FM Trainmaster 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 (nonCommand) railroad, the FM
Trainmaster’s headlights will illuminate and Railsounds will fire up. At
this point, the FM Trainmaster is in neutral. (This occurs when placing
the FM Trainmaster on your railroad for the first time. Thereafter, it starts
in forward after every three-second power interrupt.)
Note!
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• Get your FM Trainmaster moving. Press the DIR button on your
CAB-1 remote or Lionel transformer. This sequences the R2LC to the next
operating state. The R2LC (Radio Board) alternates between three states:
forward, neutral, and reverse.
• Adjust track voltage until your FM Trainmaster moves at your desired
speed. To increase speed, increase track voltage. To decrease speed, reduce
voltage. To stop the locomotive, cut track power.
• To select a single operating state (example: forward only), you can
deactivate the R2LC’s sequencing function. Get your FM Trainmaster mov-
ing in the desired direction, then slide the reverse unit control switch on
the FM Trainmaster’s underside to PROG. See page 4 for the switch loca-
tion and positioning.
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Transformer operations
To select a single operational state for your Lionel FM Trainmaster (example:
forward only), you can deactivate the
R2LC’s sequencing function with the reverse
unit control switch, located on the under-
side of the locomotive.
Get your locomotive mov-
ing in the desired direction,
then slow it down without stopping. Set
the reverse unit control switch to PROG. The
FM Trainmaster is now “locked” into your
chosen direction.
When you no longer want single-direction
operation, just slide the reverse unit control
switch back to RUN.
Your FM Trainmaster 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 but-
ton location).
In TrainMaster Command operation, sim-
ply press the Coupler F (front) or R (rear)
button on your CAB-1 remote, and the cou-
pler opens, accompanied by the Railsounds
coupler release sound.
But be careful when uncoupling—the
speed of a newly uncoupled and moving
locomotive can increase dramatically.
Locking your FM Trainmaster into a single operational state
Using your FM Trainmaster’s Electrocouplers™
FULL
SIGNAL
RUN
PROG
RUN
PROG
FULL
SIGNAL
VOLUME

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Transformer operations
Lionel Railsounds is the most realistic model railroad sound system in the
world. Your FM Trainmaster features digital
samples from an authentic FM Trainmaster
for the ultimate in realism.
Begin by in-stalling a 9-volt alkaline bat-
tery in your FM Trainmaster. This ensures
interuption free operation of Railsounds.
Remove the cab by unscrewing the cab
mount screws (see diagram on page 14 for
location). Connect the 9-volt alkaline bat-
tery to the battery clip down inside on the
chassis. Recab.
When you first apply track power, the FM
Trainmaster’s Railsounds system delivers an
authentic start-up sequence, followed by the
sounds of the locomotive at idle. As the FM
Trainmaster’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 Rail-sounds
switch, located underneath the locomotive,
to the SIGNAL position before powering up
the locomotive. See page 4 for the switch
location and positioning.
Your FM Trainmaster’s Railsounds system—the basics
Note! Although Railsounds is powered by track voltage, the battery is required for uninterrupted
operation. Use only alkaline batteries.
Discontinue locomotive power for 10 seconds before changing the Railsounds ON/OFF
switch position.
If Railsounds “drops out” during track power interrupts (direction change), replace the
battery.
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With Railsounds, you experience the sounds of real railroading like never
before. Simply put, it’s the most sophisticat-
ed, authentic model railroad sound system in
the world.
• Four diesel-roar levels. Your FM
Trainmaster’s speed determines the level
of diesel RPM roar—automatically, if you
prefer: idle, medium, or full-speed output.
• MultiHorn™. A different horn sound at
different speeds—a Railsounds exclusive.
• Mechanical bell. Press BELL on your
CAB-1 or transformer to begin the effect,
again to discontinue.
• Full control of RPMs. Prefer hands-on
control of diesel RPM roar? Want to
“ramp up” RPMs before pulling out, just
like real diesels do? It’s easy with
Railsounds. Place your FM Trainmaster
in neutral and increase track voltage to
maximum. RPMs will continue to
increase as long as the FM Trainmaster
remains in neutral, eventually reaching
their highest level.
Now, decrease track voltage to the desired
speed level, press DIR on your CAB-1 remote
or transformer, and head out, your FM
Trainmaster at full churn, just like the real
thing. RPMs will remain at that level until
the locomotive has come to a complete halt.
Experiment with controllable RPMs—it’s a
blast!
• Reverse unit reset sound. Power down
your track, wait for 3-5 seconds, and lis-
ten for the air-release sound—that’s the
FM Trainmaster telling you its Lionel
Command reverse unit has just reset to
forward operation.
• Shutdown sequence. No other model rail-
road sound system shuts down like
Railsounds. Turn off track power, and
after the air-release reset sound, you have
two seconds to restart your FM
Trainmaster. If you’re done with opera-
tions, Railsounds will commence with an
authentic FM Trainmaster shutdown
sequence about two seconds after the air-
release reset occurs.
Experiencing the range of your FM Trainmaster’s
Railsounds system
Notes on Railsounds
• Turn the volume set screw clockwise or
counter clockwise in the location shown
to adjust sound output. (See page 14 for
location.)
• Listen for incidental locomotive sounds
during Railsounds operation. They’re
automatic and, of course, authentic.
• The 9-volt alkaline battery you installed
ensures continuous FM Trainmaster
diesel roar.
• Longer track-power interruptions
(including locomotive derailments)
cause Railsounds to shut down after
about 7 seconds.
• For even more authentic Railsounds
effects, operate in the TrainMaster
Command environment.
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Transformer operations
Installing the Lionel no. 610-5906-001 sound activation button
To operate the bell and horn sounds when operating your FM Trainmaster with
conventional transformers, you’ll need to
install the Lionel no. 610-5906-001 sound
activation button (available separately).
Connect the button(s) as shown below.
For AC transformers lacking a horn/whistle button (two no. 5906s required)
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
sound activation button for
activating the bell
Lionel no.
610-5906-001
sound activation
button (for horn)
Lionel no.
610-5906-001
sound activation
button (for bell)
Black wire
Red wire
Red wire attach to ground terminal
attach to power terminal
to your transformer
The no. 610-5906-001 sound activation button (available separately) works with any Lionel
AC transformer except no. 6-4690 Type MW. Transformers made by other manufacturers
may not be compatible with Railsounds.
Note!
attach to ground terminal
attach to power terminal
Red wire
to your transformer
Customer’s wire
Black wire
Note! All track power must feed
through “Sound
Activation Button”
Do not bypass button
For AC transformers with a horn/whistle button

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TrainMaster Command operations
The Command control environment
Lionel TrainMaster Command is the advanced model railroad control system
from Lionel. Your FM Trainmaster is
equipped with a Digital Trainmaster
Command unit.
TrainMaster Command gives you the
power to operate multiple Command-
equipped locomotives on the same track, at
the same time.
To operate in Command, you need
a Command Base and a CAB-1
remote. Find them both at your autho-
rized Lionel retailer.
Place your FM Trainmaster on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
• Make sure track power is OFF before placing on the track.
•Make sure your Lionel Command Base is ON and its communi-
cations wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel transformer
or the U on any of your installed PowerMasters.
• Once positioned on the track, increase track voltage to FULL (on
PowerMaster, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD).
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2Address your FM Trainmaster using
CAB-1.
• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 remote. This
command is sent by CAB-1 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
Lionels 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 Lionels. 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-equipped Lionels come factory-programmed
with an ID# of “1.” To change the ID# of your FM Trainmaster, see
page 12.
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• Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1. Your FM Trainmaster
will respond to your every command. Read on.
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TrainMaster Command operations
Running your FM Trainmaster in the
TrainMaster Command environment
Press AUX2 to turn
your FM
Trainmaster’s head-
light on and off.
Activates keypad.
Press HALT to shut
down all Power-Master
electrical output on
your railroad. Stops all
Command-equipped Lionels
in operation.
Your Command-equipped FM Trainmaster comes factory-
programmed with an ID# of “1.” To
get your FM Trainmaster in action,
set PowerMasters to CMD or set all
power supplies on full. Press ENG
and “1” on CAB-1. Turn the throttle
or press any command button; your
FM Trainmaster is ready for
Command operations.
address Locomotive #1
PowerMasters set to CMD or traditional
power supplies ON FULL
Press ENG
Press 1 (the ID#)
Throttle up/press any command button
Example
CAB-1 commands for your FM Trainmaster
Press WSTL/HRN to activate
the FM Trainmaster horn &
oscillating ditch lights. release it to
discontinue. MultiHorn diesel
horn sound.
Press DIR—the locomo-
tive decelerates to a com-
plete stop; turn the throttle up, and
the locomotive will accelerate in
the new, opposite direction. THERE IS
NO NEUTRAL STATE. Diesel air-
release sound.
Press BELL once to activate
the bell, again to discon-
tinue. Diesel mechani-
cal bell sound.
Press and hold BOOST for
extra power. Release
BOOST and return to the
FM Trainmaster’s previous speed.
Press and hold BRAKE to slow down or stop.
Release BRAKE and return to the previous speed.
Squealing brake sounds.
Rear coupler releases.
Coupler release
sounds.
Front coupler releases.
Coupler release
sounds.
Turn the THROTTLE to
the right to accelerate,
left to decelerate.

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TrainMaster Command operations
When you press AUX1 on CAB-1, you turn the
numeric keypad into 10 com-
mand buttons. The keypad lets
you control extra command fea-
tures (until you press any top-
row button like SW, ACC, RTE,
TR, or ENG). The CAB-1 keypad
overlays included with your FM
Trainmaster are designed to help
you learn the auxiliary features
specific to this locomotive.
Railsounds sounds in
bold italic.
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your FM Trainmaster
0Stops and resets the FM Trainmaster’s. Resets the FM Trainmaster’s direction to
FORWARD. Resets Railsounds to automatic
RPM operation. Horn blows. RPMs
return to automatic.
1Raises the volume of Rail- sounds. Sound volume increases.
2CrewTalk™ is the .sound of inaudible walkie-talkie communication.
3Raises Railsounds RPM level. Starts up Railsounds. RPMs increase.
Startup sequence commences.
4Lowers the volume of Rail- sounds. Sound volume decreases.
5Activates the Railsounds shut- down sequence. Just like the real
thing, your FM Trainmaster’s RPMs must be
at idle for shutdown to occur. Press 6
repeatedly to lower RPMs until they won’t
descend further. Your locomotive is now at
idle. Press 5 to initiate the shutdown
sequence. Diesel shutdown com-
mences. Remember, the horn, bell, and
RPMs will not sound until you restart
Railsounds. Crew Talk Sounds.
6Lowers Railsounds PM level. RPMs decrease.
7TowerCom™is an audible announce- ment that includes that engine’s road
number and/or name. There is a Four sec-
ond delay in this function.
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