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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Power Controller 300™, TPC 300™, Track Power Controller 400™, TPC 400™, Block Power
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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!