Lionel Heisler User manual

Lionel
Heisler Steam
Locomotive
and Tender
Owner’s Manual
Lionel
Heisler Steam
Locomotive
and Tender
Owner’s Manual
73-8027-250
3/03
®
featuring
and

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Features of the Heisler steam locomotive
• Maintenance-free powerful motor
• Command reverse unit for use with
the Lionel TrainMaster Command
Control system
• Puffing fan-driven smoke generator
that produces clean, safe, realistic
smoke
• Die-cast ElectroCouplers on the
front of the locomotive and the rear
of the tender
• RailSounds digital sound system
• Brilliant headlight
• CrewTalk communication and
TowerCom announcements (in
Command)
• Tire-Traction
• Tender back-up light
You own one of the finest and most sophisticated model trains ever built—
the Lionel TrainMaster Command-equipped
Heisler steam locomotive. From its many
hand-applied scale details, to the advanced
technology found inside, your locomotive is
ready for duty on your model railroad layout.
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®, PowerHouse®, TMCC™, Lionelville™

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Table of contents
Transformer operations
Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer 4-5
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state 6
Using your ElectroCouplers in the non-Command environment 7
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button 8
RailSounds operations
Your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system—the basics 9
RailSounds in the Command environment 10
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds system 11
Notes on RailSounds 11
TrainMaster Command operations
The CommandControl environment 12
Running your locomotive in the TrainMasterCommand environment 13
CAB-1 commands for your locomotive 13
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your locomotive 14
Tuning your locomotive’s performance 15
Assigning your locomotive a new ID# 16
Reprogramming the Command reverse unit to restore features 17
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 18
Maintaining your locomotive’s handrail antenna 19
Lubricating your locomotive 20
Servicing your locomotive’s lamps 21
Replacing your tender’s lamp 22
Tire-Traction 23
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 24

Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
O-31 or larger track.
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Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer
Transformer operations
Plug the five-pin connector into
the back of the locomotive. Note
that the connector is keyed to fit only
one way. Insert the drive shaft into the
coupling on the locomotive. Carefully
turn over the locomotive and tender,
resting them on a soft surface to
prevent damage to the finish. Remove
the screw that is screwed into the
boss on the bottom of the locomotive.
Slide the drawbar from the tender over the boss. Reinstall the screw to hold the
drawbar in place. With track power off, place the locomotive and tender on the track.
Couple the locomotive to the tender before operating the locomotive. Uncoupled,
the drive shaft may drag and short circuit the track.
For proper operation through O-31 curves and switches, we
recommend that you allow plenty of slack in the tether cable that
runs between the locomotive and tender. Refer to Figure 2 to determine the
proper amount of slack and gently pull the tether cable out of the tender as needed.
Be sure that the tether cable slack is arched upward between the locomotive and
tender, otherwise the tender will not track straight behind the locomotive. If you
still have difficulties operating your Heisler through O-31 curves and switches, you
may need to increase or decrease the amount of slack in the tether cable.
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Figure 1. Joining the locomotive and tender
Note!
Locomotive Tender
Connector
Coupling
Drawbar
Drive shaft
Remove
Boss
Figure 2. Tether wire connection
Tether cable

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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.
See page 6 for information on locking your locomotive in a single
operational state.
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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 start 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.)
To experience all of your locomotive’s features, we recommend using the
TrainMaster Command Control system, available at your authorized Lionel dealer.
Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer (continued)
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 Command reverse unit
(PROG/RUN) 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 3 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 power
interruption lasting five seconds
or longer, regardless of the
original locked-out direction.
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state
Transformer operations
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Note!
PROG
RUN
Figure 3. Switch locations
Top of the locomotive
(cab roof)
OFF
ON
Smoke unit switch
(see page 17)
Command reverse
unit switch
Boiler front
PROG RUN
OFF ON

Transformer operations
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Using your ElectroCouplers in the non-Command environment
To uncouple rolling stock from the ElectroCouplers at the front of your
locomotive or the rear of your tender in the
non-Command environment, you must rely
on a piece of rolling stock equipped with
Lionel magnetic couplers coupled directly to
the ElectroCoupler. 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). Place your rolling
stock’s coupler “trigger disc” over the central
coil of a Remote-Control Track section and
press UNCOUPLE on the controller. The
magnetic field pulls the disc downward, and
the coupler opens.
Your ElectroCouplers will NOT
open manually or by using a
Remote-Control Track section.
Magnetic coupler on the rolling stock coupled
to your locomotive
Note!
Remote-Control
Track section
Figure 4. Trigger disc operation

Transformer operations
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button
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POWER
SUPPLY
POWER
SUPPLY
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 activating the
whistle Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button for
activating the bell
Black wire
Wire
nut
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 whistle sounds when operating your locomotive with
conventional transformers, you may need to
install Lionel no. 610-5906-001 Sound
Activation Buttons (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 Buttons. Do
not bypass the buttons.
Note!
Existing wire
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
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RailSounds operations
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Note!
Note!
Note!
Note!
Your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system—the basics
The Lionel RailSounds sound system is the most realistic model railroad sound
system in the world. Your locomotive
features digital samples from real-life steam
locomotives for the ultimate in realism.
Begin by installing a nine-volt alkaline
battery in the tender as illustrated in Figure 5
on page 10. This ensures interruption-free
operation of the RailSounds sound system.
The battery clip is located inside the tender.
To access the battery clip, you must first
remove the four body screws and two truck
screws from the bottom of the tender. Refer to
Figure 5 on page 10 for the location of the
screws. After removing the body and truck
screws, slide back the truck to remove the
coupler from the rear pilot beam, then lift the
frame away from the body. Be careful with the
wires that connect the truck, frame, and body.
Connect the battery and position it in the
holder, then reassemble the tender in reverse
order. Be careful to avoid pinching any wires
between the body and the frame. Note that
the two small ladders are held in place by the
two rear body screws.
When you first apply track power, the
locomotive’s RailSounds sound system will
produce the sounds of the locomotive at rest.
As the locomotive moves, chuffing begins,
increasing with the locomotive’s speed.
To silence the steam chuffing sound
(whistle/bell are unaffected), slide the
RailSounds switch, to the SIGNALSOUNDS
position before powering up the
locomotive. This switch is located on the
top of the tender beneath the hatch (see
page 10 for the location). The whistle is
activated by using the lever or button on
your transformer or CAB-1 Remote
Controller. The volume control knob is
located on the top of the tender beneath the
lid of the “tool box” (see page 10).
Please remove the protective cover from the battery clip before installing the battery.
Although RailSounds 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
ON/OFF switch position.
If the RailSounds sound system “drops out” during track power interruptions
(during direction changes, switches, crossings, etc.), replace the battery.

RailSounds operations
RailSounds in the Command environment
Your locomotive’s RailSounds system gives you even more sounds in the
TrainMaster Command environment.
•DynaChuff. Real steam locomotive
chuffing depends on the locomotive’s
load. DynaChuff simulates both labored
and relaxed chuffing sounds. Highball
down the mainline and hear the labored
chuffing of a locomotive battling
inertia. Reduce your throttle setting, and
chuffing relaxes to a more sedate sound,
as though the load placed on the
locomotive has decreased. Experience
DynaChuff on steep grades, at yard
crawls, and at speed. Another
RailSounds exclusive.
• Bonus sounds like squealing brakes
with the CAB-1 BRAKE command.
• Incidental sounds you control with
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands, like
steam blow-off and steam release effects.
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SignalSounds
RailSounds
+
–
Figure 5. Underside of the tender and control locations
Top of the tender
Volume control
knob
RailSounds
switch
Tool box
SignalSounds RailSounds
Battery
Holder
Body screws
Truck screws
Ladders
REAR
REAR
FRONT
FRONT