Lionel LionMaster 4-6-6-4 Challenger User manual

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4-6-6-4 Challenger
Steam Locomotive and Tender
Owner’s Manual
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SYSTEM
featuring
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Features of the LionMaster Challenger
• Two powerful maintenance-free motors
• Command reverse unit for use with the Lionel
TrainMaster Command Control system
• Fan-driven smoke generator that produces
clean, safe, realistic smoke
• Die-cast ElectroCoupler (rear of tender)
• Wireless Tether connection between locomotive
and tender
• Odyssey System for speed control
• RailSounds digital sound system
• Brilliant headlight
• CrewTalk (in Command)
• TowerCom (in Command)
• Tire-Traction
• Directional lighting
• Flickering firebox
You own one of the finest and most sophisticated model trains ever built—
the Lionel TrainMaster Command and
Odyssey System-equipped LionMaster
Challenger. 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™

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

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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-31 or larger 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.)
To experience all of your locomotive’s features, we recommend using the
TrainMaster Command Control system, available at your authorized Lionel dealer.
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Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer
Transformer operations
Caution!
Note!
With track power OFF,
connect the drawbar between
locomotive and tender as
illustrated in Figure 1. That’s all
you have to do with Lionel’s
Wireless Tether, an infrared
communication system that
eliminates the plugs and wires of
the past. Figure 1. Drawbar connection

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 2 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 second or
longer, regardless of the original
locked-out direction.
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state
Transformer operations
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Note!
Figure 2. Switch locations
Command reverse unit
Smoke Unit Switch
(see page 19 for details)
Front
Rear

Transformer operations
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Using your tender-mounted ElectroCoupler in the
non-Command environment
To uncouple rolling stock from your locomotive tender’s ElectroCoupler in
the non-Command environment, you must
rely on a piece of rolling stock equipped
with Lionel magnetic couplers coupled
directly to your locomotive tender’s
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 as
illustrated in Figure 3.
Your locomotive tender’s
ElectroCoupler 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 3. 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 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 activate the bell and whistle sounds when operating your locomotive with
conventional transformers, you’ll need to
install a 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/A
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
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RailSounds operations
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Note!
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Your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system—the basics
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 9-volt alkaline
battery in the tender as illustrated in Figure 4
on page 9. 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 from the bottom
of the tender and then lift off the top of the
tender. Refer to the Figure 4 on page 9 for the
location of the 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, located on the underside
of the tender (see page 9 for the location), to
the SIGNAL SOUNDS position before
powering up the locomotive. 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 bottom of
the tender (see page 9).
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 10 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 in the Command environment
Your locomotive’s RailSounds system gives you even more 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 let-off and steam release effects.

RailSounds operations
RailSounds in the Command environment (continued)
Figure 4. Tender details
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Tender Body Screws
Tender Body Screws
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RAILSOUNDSIGNALSOUNDS
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Rear
Front
RailSounds volume
control RailSounds On/Off
Switch
Installing a 9-volt alkaline battery in
your locomotive’s tender.
RailSounds
SignalSounds

Notes on RailSounds
• Use the volume control knob, located on
the bottom of the tender, to adjust sound
output. Refer to Figure 4 on page 9. Use
a flat-blade screwdriver to adjust the
volume level.
Do not force the volume control
knob past the point where it will
easily turn, or damage to the
volume control will result.
• Listen for incidental locomotive sounds
during the operation of the RailSounds
sound system. They’re automatic and, of
course, authentic.
• The 9-volt alkaline battery you installed
ensures continuous sounds, even during
short track-power interruptions. The
battery must be installed for the shut-
down sequence.
• Longer track-power interruptions
(including locomotive derailments)
cause RailSounds to shut down after
about seven seconds.
• For even more authentic RailSounds
effects, operate your locomotive in the
TrainMaster Command environment. See
pages 14-16 for details.
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RailSounds operations
With RailSounds, you experience the sounds of real railroading like never
before. Simply put, it’s the most
sophisticated, authentic model railroad
sound system in the world.
• Variable chuff rate. The speed of
your locomotive determines the steam
chuff rate.
• MultiWhistle. Different whistles
for different speeds—a RailSounds
exclusive.
• Authentic bell. Press BELL on your
CAB-1 or transformer to begin the effect,
again to discontinue. Even the final
“hit” is muted like the real thing.
• Reverse unit reset sound. Power
down your track, wait for three to five
seconds, and listen for the air-release
sound—that’s the locomotive telling
you its Command reverse unit has just
reset to forward operation.
• Shutdown sequence. No other model
railroad sound system shuts down like
RailSounds. Turn off track power, and
after the air-release reset sound, you
have two seconds to restart your
locomotive. If you’re done with
operations, RailSounds will commence
with an authentic shutdown sequence
about two seconds after the air-release
reset occurs.
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds system
Note! A 9-volt alkaline battery must be
installed for the shutdown
sequence.
Note!