Lionel Railroad Speeder User manual

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Lionel
Railroad Speeder
Owner’s Manual
Lionel
Railroad Speeder
Owner’s Manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of the Lionel Railroad Speeder! This motorized vehicle features a powerful maintenance-free motor. You can operate it in Command Control or
Conventional mode. With plenty of scale details, your Railroad Speeder will look great on your
layout.
Congratulations!
Features of this vehicle
•CommandControlequipped
•Directionallighting
•Interiorlighting
•Roofmountedflashingstrobelight
•1:48Scale
•Driverfigure
•Windowinserts
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Table of contents
TrainMaster Command operations
The CommandControl environment 4
CAB-2/CAB-1 commands for your vehicle 5
Assigning your vehicle a new ID# 6
Reprogramming the Command reverse unit to restore features 6
Transformer operations
Running your vehicle with a Lionel transformer 7
Command Reverse Unit switch 8
Maintaining and servicing your vehicle
Lubricating your vehicle 9
Replacing your vehicle’s lamps 10
Notes 11
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 12

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Command Control operations
TheCommandControlenvironment
Command Control is the advanced model railroad control system from Lionel. Command Control gives you the power to operate multiple Command-equipped vehicles on the same
track, at the same time.
To operate in Command mode, you need a Command Base and a CAB
Remote Controller. Find them both at your authorized Lionel retailer.
When operating your Speeder in the LEGACY Command Control environment, you
must use LEGACY software version 1.5 and select “R100” control mode setting.
Place your vehicle on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
2Address your vehicle using your CAB-2/CAB-1.
• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-2/CAB-1. This
command is sent by the remote to the Command Base, which then
translates your command into digital code. That code is sent around your
railroad’s outside rails in the form of a digital “halo.” All Command-
equipped Lionel engines listen to this digital communication, but they do
not respond until they hear their individual ID number—in this case, “1.”
• The digital language of TrainMaster Command—and not track
power—controls the actions of Command-equipped Lionel
engines. Track power is simply like gasoline in the tank of your car—it
gives you the power to go places, but it doesn’t tell you where to go or how
fast to get there.
• All Command-equipped vehicles come factory-programmed
with an ID# of “1.” To change the ID# of your vehicle, see page 6.
3Move ‘em out!
• Throttle up or press any command button on the CAB-2/CAB-1. Your
vehicle will respond to your every command. Read on.
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• Make sure track power is OFF before placing your vehicle 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.
Note!

The CAB-2/CAB-1 commands for the vehicle are outlined below.
THROTTLE
Turn the THROTTLE to the right to accelerate, left to decelerate.
AUX1, 0
Stops and resets the vehicle to the idle position; ready to start in the forward direction.
AUX1, 8
Turns the strobe light off.
AUX1, 9
Turns the strobe light on.
AUX2
Toggles the headlights on and off.
DIR
The DIR key is used to change the directional state of your vehicle. Use the DIR button to decelerate to a
complete stop; turn the throttle up, and the vehicle will accelerate in the opposite direction. There is no
neutral state.
BRAKE AND BOOST
The BOOST and BRAKE command buttons give you incremental control of speed and are the superior
way to handle grades, gradual stops-and-starts, and more.
In the TrainMaster Command Control environment, the Boost and Brake keys will increase and decrease
the speed of your vehicle only as long as the keys are held down.
When operating your Speeder with the LEGACY system, the Brake feature can be set to maintain the
speed without reverting back to the previous set speed.
These settings will be lost when you assign a new engine ID number.
HALT
Press HALT to shut down all PowerMaster electrical output on your railroad. Stops all Command-
equipped Lionel vehicles in operation.
Use HALT only in emergency situations.
Command Control operations
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CAB-2/CAB-1commandsforyourvehicle
Note!
Note!

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.
Your Speeder can be programmed as either an engine (ENG) or accessory (ACC).
STEP 1: Move the Command Reverse Unit switch on your vehicle to the PGM position.
STEP 2: Plug in your Command Base.
STEP 3: Place the vehicle on track, then turn on power to your track.
STEP 4: Press ENG or ACC then input the vehicle’s ID#. Press SET.
STEP 5: Turn off power to your track and wait ten seconds.
STEP 6: Remove the vehicle from your track, and move the Command Reverse Unit switch to
the RUN position.
STEP 7: Place the vehicle back on track, then turn power on to the track.
STEP 8: Press ENG or ACC and the ID#, then operate as normal.
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Command Control operations
AssigningyourvehicleanewID#
We recommend that you choose an easy to remember ID# for your engine. You may choose 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 underside of the unit to aid in remembering.
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s your fleet of Command-equipped Lionel vehicles grows, you’ll want to give your vehicle
a more individualized number. Your Speeder can be programmed as either an engine
(ENG) or accessory (ACC). Choose any number between 1 and 98.
Set the vehicle’s Command reverse unit switch to PGM (see Figure 1 on page 8). Plug in
the Command Base and place the vehicle on track, then power up. Using your CAB-2/CAB-
1, press ENG or ACC, the vehicle ID# that you select and then press the SET button on the
remote. Set the Command reverse unit switch to RUN. Your vehicle is ready for operations with
its all-new ID#.
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3Move ‘em out!
Get your vehicle moving. Press the DIRECTION button on your Lionel
transformer. This sequences the Command reverse unit to the next operating state.
Adjust track voltage until your vehicle moves at your desired speed. To increase
speed, increase track voltage. To decrease speed, reduce voltage. To stop the vehicle,
turn-off track power, or cycle it to neutral.
Place your vehicle on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
O gauge track.
2Power up your vehicle with your transformer.
Your vehicle is designed to operate on 7-18 volts alternating current
(AC). Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current
transformers are suitable.
Do not power your vehicle with direct current (DC). Damage to
sensitive electronic components may occur.
When you first power up your track, the vehicle 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 vehicle’s headlight will
illuminate. At this point, the vehicle is in neutral. (This occurs when placing
the vehicle on your railroad for the first time. Thereafter, it will start in forward
following every three-second power interruption.)
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RunningyourvehiclewithaLioneltransformer
Transformer operations
Caution!
Note!

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Transformer operations
Switchoverview
Use the Command Reverse Unit Switch to “lock” your vehicle in a single direction, or neutral, in the Conventional environment when the switch is placed in the PGM position.
See Figure 1 below.
Also, the switch is used to assign an ID# and reprogram the vehicle in Command operation
when the switch is in the PGM position.
RUN PGM
Figure 1. Command Reverse Unit switch
Command reverse
unit switch

RUN PGM
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Maintaining and servicing your vehicle
Lubricatingyourvehicle
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elp your Lionel vehicle lead a long and productive life on your railroad by maintaining it
properly.
We recommend that you purchase a Lionel Lubrication and Maintenance Kit (no. 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 vehicle’s wheels or your track. You’ll know
your vehicle requires lubrication when visual inspection reveals dryness on the parts indicated in
Figure 2 below. Remove accumulated dirt and dust before lubricating, and always lubricate any
vehicle emerging from prolonged storage.
Figure 2. Underside details and lubrication points
Lubricate with Lionel oil
sparingly

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Maintaining and servicing your vehicle
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Your vehicle is illuminated by several LEDs that are expected to last for the life of the vehicle. The LED’s are not user serviceable. If service is required, we recommend that you
have your vehicle serviced at a Lionel Factory Trained Authorized Service Station.
Replacingyourvehicle’sLEDs
Before having the headlamp in your vehicle serviced, be sure to check that
the AUX2 command was not used to turn the headlamp off.
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