Lionel RS-11 User manual

Lionel
RS-11 Diesel Locomotive
Owner’s Manual
Lionel
RS-11 Diesel Locomotive
Owner’s Manual
72-8544-250
9/03
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You purchased a tough, durable locomotive—the TrainMaster Command Control and Odyssey System-equipped RS-11 diesel locomotive built by Lionel. From the crisp detail and expert
decoration on the outside to the brute power under the hood, the RS-11 is ready for duty on your
model railroad. Experience the superiority of today’s Lionel.
Congratulations!
Features of this locomotive
• Two powerful maintenance-free motors with momentum flywheels
• TrainMaster Command Control equipped
• RailSounds sound system with CrewTalk communication and TowerCom
announcements (in Command)
• Odyssey System for speed control
• Directional lighting including front and rear headlights and marker lights
• Two ElectroCouplers (in Command)
• Fan-driven smoke unit
• Lighted cab interior
• Tire-Traction
The following Lionel marks may be used throughout this instruction manual and are protected under
law. All rights reserved.
Lionel®, TrainMaster®, Odyssey®, RailSounds®, CrewTalk™, TowerCom™, DynaChuff™,
StationSounds™, Pullmor®, ElectroCoupler™, Magne-Traction®, CAB-1 Remote Controller®,
PowerMaster®, Lionel ZW®, ZW®, PowerHouse®, TMCC®, Lionelville™, Lockon®
The name FasTrack®is used with permission from Pitsco, Inc.

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Table of contents
Transformer operations
Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer 4
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state 5
Using your locomotive’s ElectroCouplers in the non-Command environment 5
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button 6
RailSounds sound system operations
Your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system—the basics 7
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system 8
Notes on the RailSounds sound system 8
Odyssey System operations
The Odyssey System 9
Odyssey System conventional (transformer)operation 9
Odyssey System Command operation 9
TrainMaster Command operations
The CommandControl environment 10
Running your locomotive in the TrainMasterCommand environment 11
CAB-1 Remote Controller commands for your locomotive 11
CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands for your locomotive 12
Tuning your locomotive’s performance 13
Assigning your locomotive a new ID# 14
Reprogramming the Command reverse unit to restore features 15
Building a lash-up 16
Maintaining and servicing your locomotive
Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator 17
Lubricating your locomotive 18
Replacing your locomotive’s LEDs 19
Replacing the traction tires 19
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 20

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3Move ‘em out!
Get your locomotive 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 locomotive moves at your desired speed. To
increase speed, increase track voltage. To decrease speed, reduce voltage. To stop the
locomotive, turn-off track power.
Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
O-31 or larger track.
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2Power 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
transformers are suitable.
Do not power your locomotive with direct current (DC). Damage to
sensitive electronic components may occur.
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 has determined that it’s
on a conventional (non-Command) railroad, the locomotive’s headlight will
illuminate and the RailSounds sound system will fire up. At this point, the
locomotive is in neutral. (This occurs when placing the locomotive on your railroad
for the first time. Thereafter, it will start in forward following every five-second
power interruption.)
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Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer
Transformer operations
Caution!
Note!

To select a single operational state for your Lionel locomotive (for
example, forward only), you can
deactivate the Command reverse unit’s
sequencing function with the
Command reverse unit switch.
Get your locomotive moving in
the desired direction, then slow it
down without stopping. Set the
Command reverse unit switch to
PGM. Refer to Figure 1 for the
location of the switch. The
locomotive is now “locked” into
your chosen direction.
When you no longer want single-direction operation, just slide the Command reverse unit
switch back to RUN.
Your locomotive’s reverse unit will “reset” to forward after any power interruption
lasting five seconds or longer, regardless of the original locked-out direction.
Using your locomotive’s ElectroCouplers in the non-Command
environment
To uncouple rolling stock from your
locomotive’s ElectroCouplers in the non-
Command environment, you must rely on a piece
of rolling stock equipped with Lionel magnetic
couplers coupled directly to your locomotive’s
ElectroCouplers. The magnetic coupler on the
rolling stock will then react to the magnetic field
generated by a Lionel Remote-Control Track
section (available separately, 6-65530 for O
gauge; 6-65149 or 6-12746 for O-27 gauge; and
6-12020 for FasTrack layouts). Place your rolling
stock’s coupler “trigger disc” over the central coil
of a Remote-Control Track section and press
UNCOUPLE on the controller. As illustrated in Figure 2, the magnetic field pulls the disc
downward, and the coupler opens.
See page 11 to learn how to release the couplers in the Command Control environment.
Your locomotive’s ElectroCouplers 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 2. Trigger disc operation
Locking your locomotive into a single operational state
Transformer operations
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Note!
Note!
SND
NO SND
RUN
SMK
PGM
NO SMK
Smoke unit switch
(see page 17 for details)
Command reverse
unit switch
RailSounds sound
system switch
Figure 1. Switch location

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Transformer operations
Installing a Lionel Sound Activation Button
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POWER
SUPPLY
POWER
SUPPLY
For AC transformers lacking a bell button
For AC transformers lacking bell and horn/whistle buttons
Existing wire
Black wire
Red wire
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button for
activating the bell
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button
for activating the
horn Lionel no. 610-5906-001
SoundActivation Button for
activating the bell
Black wire
Wire
nut
Red wire
Red wire
The no. 610-5906-001 button works with any Lionel AC transformer except
no. 6-4690 Type MW. Transformers made by other manufacturers may not be
compatible with the RailSounds sound system.
Note!
To activate the bell and whistle sounds when operating your locomotive with conventional transformers, you may need to install Lionel no. 610-5906-001 Sound Activation Buttons
(available separately) if your transformer is not equipped to activate these features. Connect
the button(s) as shown below.
All track power must feed through the Sound Activation Buttons. Do not bypass the
buttons.
Note!
Existing wire
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
Common/Ground/U
Power/A

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Note!
Note!
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Your locomotive’s RailSounds sound system—the basics
Please remove the protective cover from the battery harness.
Although the RailSounds sound system is powered by track voltage, the battery
is required for uninterrupted operation and shutdown sequences. Use only
alkaline batteries.
Discontinue locomotive power for ten seconds before changing the RailSounds
sound system switch position.
If the RailSounds sound system “drops out” during track power interruptions
(for example, during a direction change), replace the battery.
RailSounds sound system operations
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The Lionel RailSounds sound system is the most realistic model railroad sound system in the world. Your locomotive features digital samples from real-life diesel locomotives for
the ultimate in realism.
You may choose to install a nine-volt alkaline battery in your locomotive. This ensures
interruption-free operation of the RailSounds sound system. The battery harness is located
inside the body. Remove the body screws (illustrated in Figure 5 on page 18) and lift away the
body to access the battery harness. As illustrated in Figure 3, snap the battery harness onto the
battery, then slide the battery into the holder and replace the body.
When you first apply track power, the locomotive’s sound system produces sounds of the
locomotive at rest. As the locomotive moves, the RPMs increase with the locomotive’s speed.
To silence the diesel roar (the horn and bell remain unaffected), slide the RailSounds sound
system switch on the underside of the locomotive to NO SND (refer to Figure 1 on page 5) before
powering up the locomotive.
Figure 3. Battery installation
Battery harness
Battery holder

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RailSounds sound system operations
With the RailSounds sound system, 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.
• Four diesel-roar levels. Your locomotive’s speed determines the level of diesel RPM
roar. If you prefer, you may set the level to idle, half throttle, three quarters, or full-speed
output.
• MultiHorn. A different horn sound at different speeds—a RailSounds sound system
exclusive.
•Mechanical bell. Press BELL on your CAB-1 Remote Control or transformer to begin
the effect, again to discontinue.
• Reverse unit reset sound. Power down your track, wait for three to five seconds, and
listen for the air-release sound—that’s the locomotive telling you that its Lionel Command
reverse unit has just reset to forward operation.
• Shutdown sequence. No other model railroad sound system shuts down like the
RailSounds sound system. Turn off track power, and after the air-release reset sound, you
have two seconds to restart your locomotive. If you’re done with operations, the
RailSounds sound system will commence with a realistic diesel shutdown sequence about
two seconds after the air-release reset occurs. (Battery installation required.)
Experiencing the range of your locomotive’s RailSounds sound
system
Notes on the RailSounds sound system
• Turn the volume control knob clockwise or counter-clockwise in the location shown in
Figure 5 on page 18 to adjust sound output.
• Listen for incidental locomotive sounds during RailSounds sound system operation.
They’re automatic and, of course, authentic.
• The nine-volt alkaline battery you installed ensures continuous locomotive diesel sounds.
• Longer track-power interruptions (including locomotive derailments) cause the
RailSounds sound system to shut down after about seven seconds.
• For even more authentic RailSounds sound system effects, operate in the TrainMaster
Command Control environment. See page 10-13 for more information.

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Setting Speed Control
1. Run the engine at the desired speed for approximately five seconds.
2. Press and hold the horn button.
3. While holding the horn button, increase the track voltage by at least three volts (at
least a quarter turn).
4. At this point, speed control is set.
The speed of the locomotive will increase slightly before returning to the set speed.
Turning Off Speed Control:
1. While the engine is in neutral, turn your controller up to the maximum power (no
more than 19 volts), wait one second, then press and hold the horn button.
2. While holding the horn button, slowly reduce track voltage to one-fourth of full power.
3. Release the horn button.
4. Cycle the engine to forward or reverse. The engine is now out of speed control mode.
In conventional operation, the smoke unit and lights are connected directly to
track power. Do not exceed 14-16 volts for extended periods. Doing so will cause
damage to the locomotive.
Odyssey System operations
Odyssey System conventional (transformer) operation
The Odyssey System
The Odyssey System is a “cruise control” for your engine. Once the speed is set (see below), your engine will maintain a constant speed, no matter what loads the locomotive pulls or
what grades you have on your layout. This digitally-controlled system also allows for
extremely slow movement that will amaze any “scale” enthusiast.
While in the Command Control environment, the speed control feature of the Odyssey System is always on. When turning the throttle, the speed of the locomotive will respond
to each signal from the Command Base. For example, Address the locomotive and slowly turn
the throttle. The first flash of the red light on the Command Base corresponds to the first speed
step. This is the slowest speed of the locomotive.
Odyssey System Command operation
Caution!
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TrainMaster Command operations
The 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 (6-12868) and a
CAB-1 Remote Controller (6-12911). 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 using your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
This command is sent by your CAB-1 Remote Controller 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 locomotives 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 Control—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 locomotives come factory-programmed with an ID#
of “1.” To change the ID# of your locomotive, see page 14.
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3Move ‘em out!
• Throttle up or press any command button on the CAB-1 Remote
Controller. Your locomotive will respond to your every command.
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1• 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.