Lionel GP-7 diesel locomotive User manual

Lionel GP-7/GP-9
Diesel Locomotive
Owner’s Manual
72-8536-250
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You purchased a tough, durable loco- motive—the GP-7/GP-9 diesel
locomotive built by Lionel. From the crisp
detail and expert decoration on the outside to
the brute power under the hood, the Lionel
GP-7/GP-9 is ready for duty on your model
railroad. Experience the superiority of today’s
Lionel.
Congratulations!
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®
Features of this locomotive
• TrainMaster Command Control
equipped
• RailSounds sound system with
CrewTalk communication and
TowerCom announcement (in
Command)
• Directional lighting including front and
rear headlights
• Two ElectroCouplers (in Command)
• Powerful Pullmor motor
• Magne-Traction track gripping system
• Operating strobe light

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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 6
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button 7
RailSounds operations
Your locomotive’s RailSoundssystem—the basics 8
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds system 9
Notes on RailSounds 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
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Lubricating your locomotive 16
Lubricating your locomotive’s Pullmor motor armature 17
Replacing your locomotive’s lamps 18
Notes 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 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.
•See page 5 for information on locking your locomotive in a single
operational state.
Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
O gauge 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 three-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 (example:
forward only), you can deactivate the
Command reverse unit’s sequencing
function with the reverse unit switch.
Get your locomotive moving in the
desired direction, then slow it down
without stopping. Set the Command reverse
unit switch to PROG. 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.
Your locomotive’s reverse unit will
“reset” to forward after any five
second or longer power
interruption, regardless of the
original locked-out direction.
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state
Transformer operations
Figure 1. Switch locations
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Note!
RailSounds/SignalSounds Switch
Command Reverse Unit Switch
Volume Control Knob
FULL
RS
SIGNAL
RUN LCRU PROG
Underside of GP-7/GP-9