Lionel Madison TrainSounds Baggage Car User manual

Lionel
Madison TrainSounds
Baggage Car
Owner’s Manual
72-5176-250
5/07
Rev.1

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Table of contents
Congratulations!
C
ongratulations on your purchase of the Lionel Madison TrainSounds Baggage Car
This baggage car is equipped with realistic TrainSounds and is designed for use on
conventional or Command layouts.
Baggage car operations
Coupling your TrainSounds car 3
Transformer operations
Switch and volume locations on your TrainSounds car 4
Conventional operation of TrainSounds 5
TrainMaster Command operations
Command Control operation of TrainSounds 6
TrainSounds command table 7
Sample scripts 8-9
Assigning your TrainSounds car a new ID# 10
Reprogramming the circuit boards to restore features 11
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 12
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Coupling your TrainSounds car
When coupling your cars, at least one of the mating couplers must be open as shown at the left in Figure 1. Press down on the lock release to open the coupler, then push the cars toward
each other until they lock together.
Keep in mind that it’s easier to couple cars on a straight stretch of track.
Lock release
Figure 1. Coupler operation
Note!
Baggage car operations

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Switch and volume locations on your TrainSounds car
SNDNO SND
PGM RUN
PGM/RUN switch
Figure 2. Switches and volume control locaitons
Transformer operations
Sounds switch
Volume control knob
Rear
Front

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Transformer operations
Conventional operation of TrainSounds
In conventional mode, short horn/whistle blasts (under one second) are used to activate the TrainSounds announcements. Table 1 below suggests the sequence of commands to be used
in conventional mode.
Trigger Car Speed Timing Effect
Short Horn/ Stop Over 15 seconds Train Departing
Whistle Blast #1 since stop (PA Announcement)
Short Horn/ Stop Over 15 seconds Train Departing
Whistle Blast #2 since stop (Conductor Announcement)
Short Horn/ Moving N/A Welcom e Aboard
Whistle Blast #1 (Conductor Announcement)
Short Horn/ Moving N/A Tickets Please
Whistle Blast #2 (Conductor Announcement)
Short Horn/ Moving N/A Please keep the aisles clear
Whistle Blast #3 (Conductor Announcement)
Short Horn/ Moving N/A Next Stop
Whistle Blast #4 (Conductor Announcement)
Short Horn/ Stop Within 5 seconds Train Arriving
Whistle Blast #1 of stopping (PA Announcement)
Short Horn/ Stop Within 15 seconds Watch Your Step
Whistle Blast #2 of stopping (Conductor Announcement)
Use the volume control knob on the bottom of the car (see Figure 2 on page 4) to set the
volume to your desired level.
Some announcements contain random phrases and pauses. You will note some
variation during operation.
Note!
Table 1. TrainSounds responses

TrainMaster Command operations
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Command Control operations of TrainSounds
To operate in the Command Control environment, you need a Command Base (6-12911) and a CAB-1 Remote Controller (6-12868). You can find them both at your authorized
Lionel dealer.
Place your TrainSounds car on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O gauge track (O-27 minimum curve).
• Make sure that the track power is OFF before placing the TrainSounds car on the
track.
• Make sure your Lionel Command Base is plugged in and its communications wire
is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel transformer or the U post on any
of your installed PowerMasters.
• Once positioned on the track, increase track voltage to FULL. If you are using any
PowerMasters, be sure to slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD.
Address your TrainSounds car using your CAB-1 Remote
Controller.
• Turn power on, then press ENG, 1. You are now ready to activate the Command
Control TrainSounds features. Your TrainSounds car announcements will respond
according to Table 2 on page 7.
All Lionel command-equipped products come factory-programmed with an ID# of
1. (To change the ID#, see page 12.) Even though your TrainSounds Car is not an
“engine,” it is still addressed using ENG on the CAB-1 Remote Controller. Use the
volume control on the bottom of the car (see Figure 4 on page 12) to set the volume
to your desired level.
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TrainMaster Command operations
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Trigger Car Speed Effect
First Stop Train Departing (PA Announcement)
Second Stop Train Departing (Conductor Announcement)
First Moving Welcome Aboard (Conductor Announcement)
Second Moving Tickets Please (Conductor Announcement)
3rd and subseqent Moving Please Keep The Aisles Clear(Conductor Announcement)
Moving Next Stop (Conductor Announcement)
Stop Train Arriving (PA Announcement)
Stop Watch Your Step (Conductor Announcement)
Table 2. TrainSounds command table
Some functions described above require you to press two keys in sequence, using the
AUX1 button as a “prefix” before the numeric key. Pressing the same numeric key
without the “prefix” will produce a different function. If you have pressed the AUX1
button for other reasons (e.g., to open the numerical keypad on your CAB-1 Remote
Controller), you can still trigger a “non-prefixed” function by pressing the number 6
(the unassigned numeric key) before triggering your desired function.
TrainSounds command table
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TrainMaster Command operations
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Example 1 below shows you how to perform a complete arrival/departure script to and from
an imaginary train station with a PA announcer.
Sample scripts
Train pulls into the station and stops:
Press * Station PA announces train arrival
Press * Conductor assists arriving passengers
Press * Station PA announces train departure
Press * Conductor calls “All Aboard!”
Train pulls out of station and starts trip:
Press Conductor welcomes the passengers
Press Conductor collects the tickets
Press Random Conductor announcements
Train approaches station:
Press Conductor informs passengers of next stop
Train pulls into station and stops.
*These functions may be repeated, if desired, by pressing the same key(s) again.
Note how the pattern can be repeated for multiple stops.
Example 1. Arrival/departure script

To make operation easier, program your TrainSounds car with the same number as your
engine (see page 10). Your engine will respond to the same commands if equipped with CrewTalk
communication and TowerCom announcements. If you wish to program your TrainSounds car into a
lash-up, you must assign it as a “front” engine to enable the announcements.
Assign the TrainSounds car the same number as the lead engine in a lash-up.
TrainSounds will not play if the car shares an ID# with the other engines.
As you experiment with your TrainSounds car, you will note that it is possible to have multiple
announcements running simultaneously. You will hear them overlap with almost as much commotion as
a real train station. If your engine has CrewTalk communication and TowerCom announcements, these
announcements will also “overlap” with your TrainSounds car, unless your engine is equipped with a seven
second delay on the TowerCom announcements.
If you would like to operate the car without the “over lap”, simply program the car with an ID# different
than the engines ID#. By addressing the cars unique ID# you can now activate its sounds without triggering
the engines sound features.
To return to engine control you must re-address the engines ID#.
Note!
TrainMaster Command operations
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IN STATION
“Now arriving”
“Watch your step”
“Now departing”
“All aboard”
“Welcome
aboard”
“Keep the
aisles clear”
“Tickets,
please”
“Next stop
coming up”
“Keep the
aisles clear”
“Bathroom located
at the back of the car”
EN ROUTE
Figure 3. TrainSounds on a round trip
Sample scripts (continued)
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TrainMaster Command operations
SNDNO SND
PGM RUN
Volume control knob
PGM/RUN switch Sounds switch
Figure 4. Switch and volume locations
Assigning your TrainSounds car a new ID#
As your fleet of Command-equipped equipment grows, you’ll want to give your TrainSounds car a unique ID#. Choose from any number between 1 and 99. Remember,
it is best to assign your TrainSounds car the same ID# as the locomotive with which it is
operating.
Set the TrainSounds Car PGM/RUN switch to PGM. Refer to Figure 4 for the location of that
switch. Plug in your Command Base, then place the TrainSounds car on the track. Set your
PowerMasters to CMD or set your traditional power supplies to FULL (no more than 19 volts).
Using your CAB-1 Remote Controller, press ENG, the TrainSounds car ID# (that you select),
then press the SET button located under your CAB-1 Remote Controller’s removable panel. Set
the PGM/RUN switch to RUN. Your TrainSounds car is ready for operation with its all-new ID#.
Rear
Front