Lionel Non-Powered LEGACY RailSounds Super Bass F3... User manual

Lionel
Non-Powered F3 A-Unit
Owner’s Manual
71-4584-250
9/03
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Table of contents
Transformer operations
Operating your non-powered locomotive 3
Using your locomotive’s ElectroCoupler in the non-Command environment 4
TrainMaster Command Control operations
The TrainMaster CommandControl environment 5
Addressing your non-powered A-unit in the TrainMasterCommand Control environment 6
CAB-1 Remote Controller commands for your locomotive 6
Assigning your non-powered A-unit a new ID# 7
Building a lash-up 8
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Reprogramming the Command reverse unit to restore features 9
Lubricating your locomotive 10
Replacing your F3 A-unit’s lamps 11
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 12
Congratulations on your purchase of the Lionel Non-Powered F3 A-Unit! Featuring directional lighting and an ElectroCoupler, this locomotive is ready for duty on your
model railroad. Operate this unit in a lash-up with a powered F3 A-unit or another
locomotive.
Congratulations!
Features of the Non-Powered F3 A-Unit
•TrainMaster Command Control equipped
•Front headlight
•ElectroCoupler (in Command)
•Interior lighting
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3Move ‘em out!
Get your train moving. Press the DIRECTION button on your Lionel
transformer. This sequences the Command reverse unit in the powered locomotive
to the next operating state.
Place your powered locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-
compatible O-31 or larger track.
For prototypical operation, we recommend that you operate this unit behind a
powered F3 A-unit.
The ElectroCoupler should be towards the rear of the train.
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2Power up the locomotives 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.
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Operating your non-powered locomotive
Transformer operations
Caution!
Operate your non-powered (non-motorized) A-unit with any powered F3 A-unit locomotive.
Note!
This unit features directional lighting. When the locomotive is in reverse or neutral,
the headlight (facing the rear of the train) will illuminate. The headlight is off
when the unit is in forward.
Note!

Transformer operations
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Using your locomotive’s ElectroCoupler in the
non-Command environment
To uncouple rolling stock from your non-powered A-unit’s rear ElectroCoupler in the non- Command environment, you must rely on a piece of rolling stock equipped with Lionel
magnetic couplers coupled directly to your A-unit’s ElectroCoupler. As illustrated in Figure 1,
the magnetic coupler on the rolling stock will then react to the magnetic field generated by a
Lionel Remote-Control or Uncoupling Track section (available separately, 6-65530 for
O gauge; 6-65149 or 6-12746 for O-27 gauge; and 6-12020 for FasTrack layouts).
To release the magnetic coupler, place your rolling stock’s coupler “trigger disc” over the
central coil of a Remote-Control or Uncoupling Track section and press UNCOUPLE on the
controller. The magnetic field pulls the disc downward, and the coupler opens.
Your A-unit’s ElectroCoupler will NOT open manually or by using a
Remote-Control Track section.
Magnetic coupler on the rolling stock coupled
to your locomotive
Remote-Control
Track section
Figure 1. Trigger disc operation
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TrainMaster Command Control operations
The TrainMaster Command Control environment
TrainMaster Command Control is the advanced model railroad control system from Lionel. TrainMaster Command Control gives you the power to operate multiple Command-
equipped locomotives on the same track, at the same time.
To operate in Command mode, you need a Command Base (6-12911) and a
CAB-1 Remote Controller (6-12868). Find them both at your authorized Lionel retailer.
Place your locomotive on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O-31 or larger track.
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2Address your locomotive or lash-up using the CAB-1
Remote Controller.
• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 Remote Controller to
address the non-powered A-unit. These commands are sent by the CAB-1 Remote
Controller to the Command Base, which then translates your commands into
digital code. That code is sent around your railroad’s outside rails in the form of a
digital “halo.” All Command-equipped Lionel locomotives listen to this digital
communication, but they do not respond until they hear their individual or lash-
up ID#.
•The digital language of TrainMaster Command Control—and not
track power—controls the actions of Command-equipped Lionel
engines.
•Your locomotive comes factory-programmed with an ENG ID# of
“1.” To change the ID# of your locomotive, see page 7.
•For prototypical operation, we recommend that you place this unit
behind a powered F3 A-unit. See page 8 for additional information about
operating the A-unit in a lash-up
• The headlight and the ElectroCoupler on the non-powered A-unit
should be positioned towards the rear of the train.
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3Move ‘em out!
• Throttle up or press any command button on the CAB-1 Remote Controller. Your
A-unit will respond to your every command.
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• Make sure track power is OFF before placing 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 terminal on any of your installed PowerMasters.
• Once positioned on the track, increase track voltage to FULL (no more than
19 volts). On PowerMasters, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD.
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Addressing your non-powered A-unit in the TrainMaster Command
Control environment
Your Command-equipped non-powered A-unit comes
factory-programmed with an ID# of
“1.” To get your locomotive in action,
set PowerMasters to CMD or set all
power supplies on full (no more than
19 volts). Press ENG and 1on your
CAB-1 Remote Controller.
Address Locomotive #1
Set PowerMaster to CMD or traditional
power supplies to full throttle (no more
than 19 volts)
Press ENG
Press 1 (the ID#)
Throttle up/press any command button
Example
TrainMaster Command Control operations
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Press AUX2 to turn
your locomotive’s
headlight on and off.
Activates the
numeric keypad.
CAB-1 Remote Controller commands for your locomotive
Press DIRECTION to
turn on the headlights.
Because this unit faces
the rear of the train, the headlight
is on when the train is in reverse.
Rear coupler releases.
SET L M H
Beneath this panel

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TrainMaster Command Control operations
Assign a new ID# to your
Command-equipped
locomotive
Set the Command reverse unit switch to
PGM
Command Base plugged in
Place the locomotive on track
PowerMasters set to CMD or traditional
power supplies ON FULL (no more than
19 volts)
Turn track power on (PowerMasters):
Press TR
Enter the PowerMaster’s
ID#
Press BOOST
Program the locomotive with a new ID#:
Press ENG
Press a number you choose
(the ID#)
Press SET
Set the Command reverse unit switch to
RUN
Your locomotive remembers its ID#
forever; change it any time with these
steps
Example
We recommend that you choose an easy to
remember ID# for your engine. Some possi-
bilities are part of the engine road number,
your age, or any two digit number that is not
used by another engine. Write the number on
a small piece of tape and put this on the
bottom of the fuel tank to aid in
remembering.
As your fleet of Command-equipped Lionel locomotives grows, you’ll want
to give your locomotive a more
individualized number. Choose from any
between 1 and 99. To make things easy, use
a portion of your locomotive’s cab number.
Set the A-unit’s Command reverse unit
switch to PGM (see Figure 2 below). Plug in
the Command Base and place the
locomotive on track, then power up. Using
your CAB-1 Remote Controller, press ENG,
the locomotive ID# that you select and then
press the SET button located under your
CAB-1 Remote Controller’s removable
panel. Set the Command reverse unit switch
to RUN. Your A-unit is ready for operation
with its all-new ID#.
See page 9 to restore your
locomotive’s features.
Assigning your non-powered A-unit a new ID#
Figure 2. Switch location
RUN
PGM
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TrainMaster Command Control operations
Your F3 A-unit was factory-programmed as a lash-up for operation with the Powered F3 A-units. When you address the lash-up by pressing TR and entering the unique lash-up
ID# on the CAB-1 Remote Controller, the locomotives will respond together, allowing the
headlight and back-up lights to work together. Remember, you can always address an
individual unit in a lash-up using its ENG ID#.
You will need to build a new lash-up if you want to change the lash-up (TR) ID#, add an
additional locomotive, or assign new individual ID#’s to any part of the consist.
To build a lash-up, assign a unique engine (ENG) ID# to all units. Arrange the units on the
track and couple them together. The Command reverse unit switches must be set to
RUN/FORWARD.
If you press a wrong button, start over with that particular unit; the assignment isn’t
saved until you press SET on the CAB-1 Remote Controller.
Start with the lead powered unit.
1. On your CAB-1 Remote Controller, press TR, then enter your lash-up ID# (1-9).
No other track or lash-up should be assigned that ID#.
2. Enter the lead unit’s unique ID#, then press F.
3. Press SET beneath the front panel of the CAB-1 Remote Controller. The horn will sound to
indicate that the lead locomotive has been assigned the first position.
Complete the lash-up by adding the rear non-powered A-unit.
1. On your CAB-1 Remote Controller, press TR, then enter your lash-up ID# (1-9).
2. Enter the last unit’s unique ID#, then press R.
3. Press SET beneath the front panel of the CAB-1 Remote Controller.
You are now ready to operate your locomotives as a lash-up. Simply press TR and enter the
lash-up ID#, then use the CAB-1 Remote Controller to operate your locomotives. To operate an
individual unit within the lash-up, simply press ENG and enter the ID# for that unit.
Building a lash-up
Note!
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TrainMaster Command Control operations
Reprogramming the Command reverse unit to restore features
Due to the inevitable derailments and static, it is possible that your Command reverse unit could someday lose its setup program. The symptom of this condition would be
unresponsiveness in Command mode. This can be easily remedied by “reprogramming” your
Command reverse unit using the following steps.
STEP 1: Move the switch on your locomotive from RUN to PGM.
STEP 2: Plug in your Command Base.
STEP 3: Place the locomotive on track, then turn on power to your track.
STEP 4: Press ENG then input the locomotive’s ID#. Press SET.
STEP 5: Press ENG, the ID#, AUX1, then press 6 for this particular locomotive.
STEP 6: Turn off power to your track and wait ten seconds.
STEP 7: Remove the locomotive from your track, and move the switch from PGM to RUN.
STEP 8: Place the locomotive back on track, then turn power on to the track.
STEP 9: Press ENG and the ID#, then operate as normal.

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Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Lubricating your locomotive
Help your Lionel locomotive lead a long and productive life on your railroad by maintaining it properly.
We recommend that you purchase a Lionel Lubrication and Maintenance Kit (6-62927),
available from your Lionel dealer. Two basic rules to keep in mind: never over-lubricate (a
small amount will do), and avoid getting grease or oil on the locomotive’s wheels or your
track. You’ll know your locomotive requires lubrication when visual inspection reveals dryness
on the parts indicated in Figure 3. Remove accumulated dirt and dust before lubricating, and
always lubricate any locomotive emerging from prolonged storage.
Lubricate with Lionel oil
sparingly
Lubricate with Lionel oil
sparingly
Lubricate with Lionel oil
sparingly
Lubricate with Lionel oil
sparingly
Underside of F3 non-powered A-unit
Figure 3. Underside details and lubrication points