Lionel Thomas & Friends User manual

Lionel
Thomas & Friends™
Remote Control Christmas
Ready-To-Run Set
Owner's Manual
73-0162-250
4/13
CAUTION—ELECTRIC TOY
NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER EIGHT YEARS OF AGE. AS WITH ALL
ELECTRIC PRODUCTS, PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE OBSERVED DURING HANDLING AND
USE TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK.
TRANSFORMER RATINGS—INPUT: 120-240 VAC 50/60 HZ.
OUTPUT: 18 VDC; 2000 MA.
Lionel
Thomas & Friends™
Remote Control Christmas
Ready-To-Run Set
Owner's Manual
©2013 Gullane (Thomas) Limited

Congratulations!
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Congratulations on your purchase of the Lionel Christmas Thomas & Friends™ Ready-To-Run Remote Control Train Set!
This set includes everything you need to run your train, including a generous FasTrack loop that
assembles in a flash. The power adapter plugs into the wall, and then connects directly to a special track
section. Thomas is controlled using his very own blue Lionel remote. Go forward, reverse, or stop. Sound
the whistle or bell — or have Sir Topham Hatt announce “All aboard!” at the press of a button. Thomas’
moving eyes ensure that your journey on everyone’s #1 engine is a safe one, and the removable roofs of
Annie and Clarabel allow you to load and unload your passengers.
Use this Owner’s Manual to learn how to set up, operate, and maintain your train set for years of reli-
able operation.
The wall-pack power supply included with this set should be
periodically examined for conditions that may result in the risk of
fire, electric shock, or injury to persons (such as damage to the
output cord, blades, housing, or other parts). In the event that such
conditions exist, the wall-pack power supply should not be used
until properly repaired.
Parents!
Train Set Features
• Electric locomotive controlled by remote
• Remote controller with forward and reverse speed control knob, whistle sound, bell sound, and
“All aboard!” announcement (requires three AAA alkaline batteries, not included)
• Steam background sounds
• Moving eyes on locomotive
• Removable Santa hat
• Powerful maintenance-free motor
• Traction tire
• Operating coupler on rear of locomotive
• Dual operating couplers on coaches
• Set Length: 21”
• Layout Dimensions: 40” x 50”

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Table of contents
Creating your layout
Operating your wall-pack power supply safely 4
Building your Lionel layout 5
Joining the FasTrack track sections 6
Powering your layout
Connecting your wall-pack power supply 7
Installing AAA batteries into the Remote Control 8
Running your train
Running your train set 9
Coupling 10
Attaching the three Thomas faces and Santa hat 11
Operating your train with the Lionel Remote 12
Silencing the steam chuffing sounds 13
Maintaining and servicing your set
Lubricating your locomotive 14
FCC Statement 15
Lionel Limited Warranty Policy & Service 16
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Operating your wall-pack power supply safely
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Your Lionel wall-pack power supply is listed by Underwriter’s Laboratory Inc. and has been carefully designed to ensure peak performance. When using electrical products, basic safety
precautions should be maintained.
Be sure to observe the following guidelines:
• Read the manual thoroughly before using this device.
• This device is not recommended for children under eight years of age.
• Parents should periodically inspect this product for potential hazards and, if necessary, have them
repaired by an authorized Lionel Service Center. In the event that such a condition exists, the
wall-pack power supply should not be used until it has been properly repaired.
• The wall-pack power supply is intended to be used indoors. Do not use this device if water is
present. Serious or fatal injuries may result.
• Use the wall-pack power supply only for its intended purpose.
• The wall-pack power supply was meant to operate on 120-240 volt AC, 50/60-Hertz power. Do not
connect this product to any other power supply.
• Do not operate the wall-pack power supply with a damaged cord, plug, or case.
• To avoid the risk of electrical shock, do not disassemble the unit. There are no user service-
able parts inside. If damaged, take this product to an authorized Lionel Service Center. Visit
www.lionel.com for a list of authorized Service Centers.
• Do not operate the wall-pack power supply on your layout unattended. Obstructed accessories or
stalled trains may overheat, resulting in damage to your layout.
• Always unplug the wall-pack power supply from the power source when not in use.
• Never insert objects into the ventilation slots on this product. Damage to sensitive
electronic components can result.
Creating your layout

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Building your Lionel layout
Your set comes with eight curved sections, one 10" straight section, and one wall-pack terminal section of track. Figure 1 shows the oval layout that you can build with these track sections.
You may choose to add more FasTrack track sections to create an endless number of exciting track
arrangements for more fun, action, and variety.
Creating your layout
Figure 1. Track layout

Joining the FasTrack track sections
FasTrack track sections join together easily. With interlocking roadbed sections and large rail tabs, the track fits together securely so you always have good electrical contact. Take a look at Figure 2
to see how to join the track sections.
1. Line up your two sections of track.
2. Insert the rail tabs into the openings at the ends of the corresponding rails.
3. Press the sections together until the interlocking roadbed snaps into place.
Figure 2. Joining the track sections
Creating your layout
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Rail tab

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Connecting your wall-pack power supply
Your trains are powered by a wall-pack power supply. To power the track, simply plug the wall- pack into an outlet and plug the jack into the terminal section as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Wall-pack power supply connection
Jack on wall-pack
power supply
Terminal track section
Powering your layout

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Installing AAA batteries into the Remote Control
Use a flathead screw driver to pry up the tab on the tab on the battery compartment hatch and lift the hatch to open battery compartment (as shown in Figure 4). Insert three AAA batteries
orientating the +/- as shown in the bottom of the battery compartment. Replace the battery door
and snap closed.
Use only Alkaline ‘AAA’ batteries. Use only new batteries. Never mix new and used batteries or use
different types together.
Remove all batteRies when the tRain will not be used foR an
extended peRiod of time.
Important!
Powering your layout
Figure 4. Opening and closing the battery compartment

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Running your train
Running your train set
With track power unplugged, place your train set on the track.
Refer to the following section for information on coupling the cars.
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Plug in your wall-pack power supply and switch on the remote.
Your locomotive is designed to operate on 18 VDC or VAC. You may choose
to operate the train set using the wall-pack power supply, or you may run the locomotive
on a layout powered by virtually any Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current
transformer.
Your locomotive is compatible with most direct-current (DC) and alternating-
current (AC) transformers.
Move ‘em out!
Use your remote to run your train. You can adjust the speed in forward or reverse,
blow the whistle, sound the bell, or trigger an announcement. Refer to page 12 for complete
details.
If your remote control is switched Off while the locomotive is still run-
ning, the locomotive will automatically come to a stop in 10 minutes.
To restart the locomotive, simply unplug the power cord at the terminal
section for a few moments, and then restore power to cycle the locomotive
back to normal operation. If you are done operating your trains, be sure to
unplug the wall-pack power supply from the outlet.
Switch the remote control off to conserve the batteries.
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Note!
Note!
4Unplug the wall-pack power supply when you are done running
your trains.

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Coupling
When coupling your cars, at least one of the mating couplers must be open as shown at the left in Figure 5. Press down on the lock release to open the coupler, then push the cars toward
each other until they lock together.
Keep in mind that it’s easier to couple cars on a straight stretch of track.
Lock release
Figure 5. Coupler operation
Note!
Running your train