Lionel Pennsylvania 4-6-2 K4 User manual

Pennsylvania 4-6-2 K4
Owner’s Manual
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You own one of the finest and most sophisticated model trains ever built—the Lionel TrainMaster®Command and Odyssey™System-equipped 4-6-2 K4. From its 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!
• Powerful Pittman®motor
• Command reverse unit for use with the Lionel TrainMaster®CommandTM model railroad
control system
• Fan-driven smoke generator that produces clean, safe and realistic smoke
• Die-cast ElectroCoupler (rear of tender)
• Wireless Tether
• Odyssey System Speed Control
• Lighted cab interior
• RailSoundsTM digital sound system
• Brilliant Headlight and Marker Lights
• CrewTalkTM (in Command)
• TowerComTM (in Command)
• Tire-Traction™
• Flickering fire box
Features of the 4-6-2 K4 locomotive
The following Lionel marks are used throughout this Owner’s Manual and are protected under
law. All rights reserved.
Lionel®, LionChief™, LionChief Plus™, LEGACY™, FasTrack®,TrainMaster®, Odyssey®, RailSounds®,
CrewTalk™, TowerCom™, DynaChuff™, StationSounds™, Pullmor®, ElectroCoupler™, Magne-
Traction®, CAB-1®Remote Controller, American Flyer®, Lionel ZW®, ZW®, MagniVision®, TMCC®,
Lionelville®, Wireless Tether™, Powerhouse™, LionMaster®, Conventional Classics™, Postwar
Celebration Series™, TruRail™, PH-1 Powerhouse®, Powermaster®, Powerstation-Powerhouse®,
Accessory Motor Controller™, AMC™, Accessory Switch Controller™, ASC™, Action Recorder
Controller™, ARC™, Track Power Controller 300™, TPC 300™, Track Power Controller 400™, TPC
400™, Block Power Controller™, BPC™, Operating Track Controller™, OTC™, FatBoy™, Lionel
Lines®, Joshua Lionel Cowen Series™, Lockon®, TrainSounds™, MultiHorn™, MultiWhistle™,
Choo-Choo™, SensorTrack™
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Table of Contents
Transformer operations
Running your steam locomotive with a Lionel transformer 4
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state 5
Your locomotive’s Odyssey™System speed control 6
Using your tender-mounted ElectroCoupler in the non-Command environment 7
Your locomotive’s RailSounds system—the basics 8
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds system 9
Notes on RailSounds 10
Installing the Lionel Sound Activation Button 11
TrainMaster Command operations
Your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command environment 12
Running your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command environment 13
CAB-1 commands for your locomotive 13
RailSounds in the Command environment 14
CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your locomotive 14
Tuning your locomotive performance 15
Your locomotive’s Odyssey System in the Command Control environment 15
Assigning your locomotive a new ID# 16
Reprogramming the command reverse unit to restore features 17
Maintaining your locomotive’s handrail antenna 17
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Lubricating your locomotive 18
Servicing your locomotive’s lamps 17
Replacing your tender’s lamp 17
Tire-Traction™ 19
Adding fluid to the smoke generator 20
Installing the ‘O’ gauge front coupler 20
Notes 21
Limited Warranty/ Lionel Service 22
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Transformer operations
Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer
Place your locomotive on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O-54 or larger track.
• With track power OFF, connect the drawbar between locomotive and tender.
That’s all you have to do with Lionel’s new Wireless Tether®, an infrared commu-
nication system that eliminates theplugs and wires of the past.
NOTE:Your locomotive is designed to operate on minimum 0-54 diameter track.
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Power 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 trans-
formers are suitable; we recommend the TrainMaster Command model railroad
control system.
• 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’s determined that
it’s on a conventional (non-Command) railroad, the locomotiveheadlight will
illuminate and RailSounds will start up. At this point, the locomotive isin neu-
tral. (This occurs when placing thelocomotive on yourrailroad for thefirst time.
Thereafter, it starts in forward after every three-second power interrupt.)
• To experience all of your locomotive’s features, we recommend using
TrainMaster Command Control, available at your authorized Lionel Dealer.
• Do not power your locomotive with direct current (DC). Damage to
sensitive electronic components mayoccur.
Note!
Move ‘em out!
• Get your locomotive moving. Press the DIR button on your CAB-1 remote or
Lionel transformer. Thissequences the Command reverse unit to the next operat-
ing state.
• Adjust track voltage until your locomotive moves at your desired speed.
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Figure 1. Drawbar connection
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OFF ON
SMOKE
PROG RUN
Transformer operations
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 Program/Run switch, locat-
ed on the right hand side, under the locomotive’s cab.
Get your locomotive moving in the desired direction, then slow it down without stopping. Set the
Program/Run switch to PROG. The locomotive is now “locked” into your chosen direction.
When you no longer want single-direction operation, just slide the Program/Run switch back to
RUN.
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state
Program/Run Switch Smoke Unit Switch
(see page 22 for details)
Rear
When powered down, the Command reverse unit will reset to forward approximately five seconds
regardless of the locked-out direction.
Note!
Figure 2. Switch location

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Transformer operations
Your locomotive’s Odyssey™ System speed control
You can lock your locomotive into speed control mode (ideal for low speed operation) so it will automatically compensate for grades, or to simply maintain a specific speed setting. To turn on
the speed control, get your locomotive moving at the desired speed, in forward or reverse. Let it run
at the desired speed for at least 5 seconds. Press and hold the horn/whistle button for 2-3 seconds as
you increase the throttle by at least 3 volts. Your locomotive will accelerate briefly, then will return to
your set speed once you release the horn/whistle button. As long as the throttle position is maintained
at a higher setting than the initial level, your locomotive will maintain a constant speed. If the throt-
tle is turned below the original level, your locomotive will slow down due to the available voltage
decrease below the “set” level. To check if the speed control setting has been “accepted,” turn up the
throttle. You will see the lights brighten, but the speed will remain constant. For best results, adjust
the track voltage about 3-4 volts above the “set” point. This will provide enough spare voltage to
compensate for uphill grades, etc., but will prevent excessive voltage to the lamps and smoke unit.
(In conventional mode, these operate at track voltage, and excessive voltage may lead to premature
bulb burn-out.)
• If you wish to change the speed control setting, you must deactivate the speed control, then reacti-
vate at the new
setting.
To turn speed control off, get your locomotive into neutral for at least 5 seconds. Press the horn/
whistle button for 2-3 seconds while lowering the throttle voltage to 1/4 of full power or at least three
volts. Do not turn the throttle off or speed control may not deactivate. This can be difficult if you have
established a low speed control setting. Once you are in neutral, you can increase the track voltage
before pressing the horn/whistle button and lowering the voltage. This will give you more “room” to
lower the voltage. (The speed control deactivates when it sees a 3 volt change with horn/whistle
pressed, regardless of initial voltage level.)
Note! Speed control settings are retained in memory even if power is turned off. They will remain
present until deactivated.

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Transformer operations
Using your locomotive tender’s ElectroCoupler in the non-Command
environment
To use your locomotive tender’s ElectroCoupler in the non-Command environment, you must first couple a piece of rolling stock equipped with Lionel magnetic couplers directly to your locomo-
tive tender’s rear ElectroCoupler. The magneticcoupleron therolling stock will then react to the
magnetic field generated by a Lionel remote-control track section (available separately). 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 locomotive tender’s ElectroCoupler will NOT open manually or by
using a remote-control track section.
Magnetic coupler on the rolling stock coupled
to the rear of your locomotive tender
Note!
Remote-control
track section
Figure 3. Magnetic coupler operation

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Note!
Note!
Note!
Note!
Lionel RailSounds 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. This ensures interruption-free operation
of RailSounds. The battery clip is located in the tender. To remove the tender body, refer to the dia-
gram on page 10 for location of the four mounting screws.
When you first apply track power, the locomotive’s RailSounds system produces sounds of the loco-
motive 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 10 for location), to the OFF position before power-
ing up the locomotive. The whistle is activated by using the lever or button on your transformer or
CAB-1. The volume control knob to raise or lower the level of sound is located on the underside of the
tender near the front truck (see page 10).
Please remove protective cover from 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 RailSounds “drops out” during track power interrupts (direction change),
replace the battery.
Your locomotive’s RailSounds system—the basics
Transformer operations
Installing a 9-volt alkaline battery in
your locomotive’s tender.
Figure 4. Battery installation

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Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds system
Transformer 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. And remem-
ber—coming from inside your Lionel locomotive’s tender are the authentic sounds of the
RailSounds digital sound system. No other electric train can offer you authentic sounds. That’s the
power of Lionel.
• Variable chuff rate. Your locomotive speed determines the steam chuff rate.
• MultiWhistleTM. Different whistles every time—a RailSounds exclusive.
• Authentic bell. Press BELL on your CAB-1 or transformer to begin the effect, again to discon-
tinue. Even the final “hit” is muted like the real thing.
• Reverse unit reset sound. Power down your track, wait for 3-5 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 locomo-
tive. If you’re done with operations, RailSounds will commence with an authentic shutdown
sequence about two seconds after the air-release reset occurs.
NOTE: A 9V alkaline battery must be installed for shutdown sequence.

Notes on RailSounds
• Use the volume control dial, located on the underside of the tender, to adjust sound output.
• Listen for incidental locomotive sounds during RailSounds operation. They’re automatic and, of
course, authentic.
• The 9-volt alkaline battery you installed ensures continuous sounds, even during short
track-power interrupts.
• Longer track-power interruptions (including locomotive derailments) cause RailSounds to shut
down after about 7 seconds.
• For even more authentic RailSounds effects, operate your locomotive in the TrainMaster
Command environment. See page 14-16 for details.
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Transformer operations
Tender Body
Screw
Tender Body
Screw
Rear
Front
RAIL SOUND SIGNSL SOUNDS
Tender
Body
Screw
Tender
Body
Screw
Volume
Control
RailSounds
ON/OFF
Switch
Figure 5. Underside of tender