Lionel VISION Horse Car User manual

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Lionel VISION
Horse/Reindeer Car
Owner’s Manual
Lionel VISION
Horse/Reindeer Car
Owner’s Manual

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Thank You!
Thank you for your purchase of these Lionel VISION Horse/Reindeer Cars! On the outside, these cars are accurately de e sound car is equipped with the latest technology
to bring you realistic loading and unloading sounds, and true-to-life freight car sounds. Many of the
sounds are activated through your cab control unit, and many of them by the actual movement of the
cars on your layout. Enjoy the realistic train sounds, and have lots of fun loading and unloading your
horse/reindeer cars while you listen to ent loading scenarios and unloading scenario
sounds!
All horse/reindeer cars feature
• Die-cast metal sprung trucks and operating couplers
• Hidden uncoupling tabs
• Separately applied under frame details
• Wire formed individually applied grab irons
• Minimum curve: O-54
The sound equipped horse/reindeer car feature
• LEGACY Command Control operation including volume control, sound
activation, and minimum / maximum sound control.
• LEGACY Railsounds sound system with horse/reindeer car, Freight, Train brake,
and Flat wheel sounds.
e following Lionel marks are used throughout this Owner’s Manual and are protected under law.
All rights reserved.
Lionel®, LionChief®, LionChief Plus®, FlyerChief®, TMCC®, LEGACY®, FasTrack®, TrainMaster®, Odyssey®,
RailSounds®, CrewTalk™, TowerCom™, ElectroCoupler™, CAB-1® Remote Controller,Wireless Tether™,
SensorTrack™
• Play sounds in reaction to movement and track layout.

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Table of Contents
VISION Horse/Reindeer Car basics
VISION Horse/Reindeer Car switch locations 4-5
LEGACY and Command Control remote operations
LEGACY control operations 6
Choosing an IDfor your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car 6
Setting up your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car with yourCAB-2 remote 7-10
e LEGACY CAB-2 remote controller 11
TrainMaster Command Control (TMCC) operations 12
Creating a Train with theoriginal (grey)CAB-1 remote 12
Creating a Train with theCAB-1L (blue) remote 13
Operating yourVISION Horse/Reindeer Carwith the CAB-1 orCAB-1L remote 14
CAB-1 remote controller commands 15
Adjusting the volumefrom yourLEGACY remote 16
Adjusting the volumefrom yourCAB-1 orCAB-1L remote 17
Shut down and Start up commands 17
Loading scenarios1, 2, and 3 18-19
Unloading 20
Loading and Unloading in Conventional Operation only 20
Sound System operations
Freight Sounds 21
Rail Sounds 21
Grind 21
Bump 21
Flat Wheel 21
LEGACY Sound System operations
Train Brake 22
Notes 23
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 24

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VISION Horse/Reindeer Car switch locations
The sound equipped VISION Horse/Reindeer Car contains RailSounds programming switches. Refer to Figure 1. e instructions below are speci to this particular car; note that
available features (and switches) may di from other cars and rolling stock.
Program / Run Switch
Your horse/reindeer car is automatically assigned an ID#1 when y st receive it. Assign it
erent from the locomotive pulling it. To assign a new ID # to the horse/reindeer car
in LEGACY and Command operation follow these steps:
1. Slide the Program/Run switch to the “PROG” position.
2. Place the horse/reindeer car on the track.
3. Connect the Command Base and plug it in.
4. Power up the track to 18 Volts AC (50 or 60 Hz).
5. Press ENG on your CAB controller.
6. Enter an unique ID#. Choose any number from 1 to 98 that has not been assigned to another
engine or freight car.
7. Press the SET button on your CAB controller.
8. Slide the Program/Run switch back to the RUN position.
horse/reindeer car’s ID# has been set. Be sure to record the new ID# for your reference.
Min/Max Switch
Used to make the sound, simulating standard FreightSounds, less or more active. When the switch is
in the MIN position, the dialog and some background motion sounds will tur s allows you
to put more than one sound-equipped car on the same ID. To do this, set one car to MAX and then
trigger ects will come from all cars; however dialog will only come
from one.
Volume Pot
To adjust the overall volume of sounds, turn over the car and insert a small Flathead screwdriver
into the Volume Pot adjustment post and turn. To increase the volume, turn the post clockwise. To
decrease the volume, turn the post counter-clockwise. Your CAB-remote can also adjust volume; the
setting of this physical control will limit the maximum volume your car can produce.
Power your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car with an alternating-current (AC) transformer
only. Powering your horse/reindeer car with a direct-current (DC) transformer, or in
excess of 19 volts AC, may result in damage to sensitive electronic components.
Note!
VISION Horse/Reindeer Car basics

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VISION Horse/Reindeer car switch locations continued
Figure 1. Switch locations
VISION Horse/Reindeer Car basics
RUN/PGRM
MAX/MIN
Volume Pot
PGRM/RUN
MAX/MIN
RUN/PGRM
MIN/MAX
LIGHTS
OFF ON

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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations
1. Turn o track power, and then plug in the LEGACY Base and connect it to the
track.
2. Place your horse/reindeer car on the track.
3. Increase track power (no more than 18 volts AC) . If a circuit breaker trips when you
turn on the Lionel power supply, check the wheels of your car to make sure they are all
securely on the track. Check to make sure the track is free of all metals that may cause a short
circuit.
4. Moving your Vision powering up the track automatically
turns on the sound.
LEGACY Control operations
Choosing an ID for your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car
Your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car is designed for operation with the Lionel LEGACY system. It will also operate on the original Lionel Trainmaster System (TMCC1) with limited features and also
on the LEGACY Cab-1L / Base-1L operating system (again with reduced features.) Using a Lionel
r.
Your commands are sent by the Remote Controller to the Command Base, which broadcasts a
radio frequency that is distributed through the outside rails of the track to your sound equipped
car
The VISION Horse/Reindeer Car must be given a unique Engine ID. Use the Program / Run switch and follow the instructions on Page 4. Setting it to the same LEGACY or TMCC ID as the locomotive
pulling it will result in undesired operation. Once a unique ID is set, the VISION Horse/Reindeer Car
should be assigned to a train along with your locomotive.
If you have more than one VISION Horse/Reindeer Car, for best results set them all to unique ID’s.
You may also choose to set them all to the same ID. In this case, set one horse/reindeer car’s min/max
switch to the MAX position (see page 5) and all others to MIN.

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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations
Setting up your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car in your CAB-2 remote
For best operation, your VISION Horse/Reindeer car should be set to TYPE FRT (Freight Sounds). is will display a special set of touch screen icons specically designed for use with this type of car.
1. Press ENGand the 1or 2digit TMCC ID you assigned to your Horse/Reindeer car
following the instructions on page 4.
2. Press INFO (see page 11 for button location).
3. Press SCROLL buttonuntil you see the TYPE Tab (DSL STM DSW SSW)
4. Press the small black down-facing triangle to the right of SSW. iswill scroll
down through several pages of engine types.
5. e third page includes Accessory, Passenger, BreakDown BUnit and Freight
(ACC PAS BDU FRT)
6. Choose FRT. Your screen should looklike this:
7. Press INFO to complete the operation.

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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations
Setting up your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car in your CAB-2 remote continued
Adding Your Horse/Reindeer car to a Train
For best operation, your VISION Horse/Reindeer car should be assigned to a Train. Be sure it has a
To add a horse/reindeer car to a train:
1. Press the TR button and enter a 1 or 2 digit number for your new train. (2, in
this example)
2. Press the INFO button. Your screen will look like this:
3. Press BUILD.
4. Enter the TMCC ID of the locomotive that will head up this train. (20 in this
example)

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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations
Setting up your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car in your CAB-2 remote continued
Adding Your Horse/Reindeer car to a Train
5. Press ADD to add a secondmember to the Train
6. Enter the TMCC ID of the freight car.
7. Press SET andwait for the Ready To Run message.
To move your locomotive, select the Train by its ID number and use the throttle, boost, and brake
to run it. Apply your CAB2 Train brake and hear the brakes operating on your VISION Horse/Reindeer
car. For more prototypical action, stopping with the train brake applied (in any amount) will keep your
freight consist stretched-out and prevents stress on the coupler when starting. Your train simulates
this eect. If you stop without using Train Brake, you’ll hear the impact of your freight car hitting
the coupler in front of it. And when you move the next time, you’ll hear another impact sound as the
coupler slack is taken up.

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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations
Setting up your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car in your CAB-2 remote continued
Using Train Link
To send a command specifically to your VISION Horse/Reindeer car, such as triggering loading/
unloading, press the Train Link button (see page 11 for button location).
Select one or more commands then press the Train Link button to continue controlling your train.
In order to send commands directly to your car, you must press Train Link. e
remote will show the screen above. In this mode, the train itself (ie. the engine) will not
respond because you are sending commands directly to the horse/reindeer car.
Note!
CAR COMMANDS
If you wish to control the train press Train Link again. In this mode you will be able to adjust speed,
apply the train brake, access TowerCom and CrewTalk, blow the engine’s horn or whistle, and ring the
engine’s bell.

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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations
MainDisplay
Displays real-time information about your railroad
system. Displays real-time feedback of operation.
Train BrakeSlider
Horse/reindeer car air
brake equipment sounds.
Select Button “A” On
Enable rail clatter sounds.
Select Button “A” Off
Disable rail clatter sounds.
Select Button<R>
Reset horse/reindeer car to initial settings
(unloaded).
Select Button
Raises the overall master
volume of your VISION Horse/
Reindeer car. To independently
adjust the level of the background
sounds only(rail clatter,
grinding and bumping
sounds), tap AUX1and then
this key.
Select Button “controller”
Flat wheel sounds ON
(while running).
InfoButton
Selecting the engine type and
building a train.
Select Button “arrow down”
Loading scenarios 1, 2and 3.
See page 18 for explanation
(only when stationary).
Select Button “arrow up”
Unloading scenario (only when
stationary).
Select Button
Lowers the overall
master volume of your
VISION Horse/Reindeer car.
To independently adjust the
level of the background
sounds only(rail clatter,
grinding and bumping
sounds), tap AUX1 and
then this key.
Train Link Button
Displays buttons that
send commands to
your “Train Linked”
horse/reindeer car(s).”
Select Bell/WhistleSlider
Quillable Cow sound
(down)
No sound activation (up)
Select Button “No Sound”
Shutdown while stopped.
Select Button “B” On
Enable curve grind sounds.
Select Button “B” Off
Enable wheel flange grinding
sounds
Select Button “R” Coupler
Coupler activates, with coupler
sounds.
Aux 3
Special Sound
Select Button AUX 1
High metallic air release
sound.
The LEGACY CAB-2 Remote Controller

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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations
TrainMaster Command Control (TMCC) operations
For best operation, your VISION Horse/Reindeer car should be assigned to a Tr e following sections explain howto create a Train using an original (grey) CAB-1 remote, or the newer (blue)
CAB-1L remote. Before proceeding,be sure you have assigned your horse/reindeer car a unique ID
following the instructions on page 4 of this manual.
Creating a Train with the original (gray) CAB-1 remote
se examples show creating a train consisting of a single locomotive and single VISION
Horse/Reindeer car. A train may include multiple locos or cars.
Note!
Assign the head-end locomotive to the Train:
Assign the VISION Horse/Reindeer car to the Train:
1. Be sure the VISION Horse/Reindeer car and the locomotive are on the track, powered
up and operational. eir RUN/PROGRAM switches should all be in the RUN
position.
2. Press the TR button and press a single digit from 1-9. s number will be the
ID of your new train.
3. Enter the one or two digit TMCC IDof the head locomotive.
4. Press the Fcoupler butt is identi the locomotive as the Front of the
train.
5. Press the SET button, whichis located under the plastic cover below your CAB-
1’s big red throttle knob. Listen for the locomotive to sound its whistle.
1. Press the TR button and press a single digit, 1-9. Use the same digit you chose
when assigning the head-end locomotive.
2. Enter the one or two digit TMCC ID of the VISION Horse/Reindeer car.
3. (Optional Step) Press the R coupler button to set as Rear.
4. Press the SET button, located under the plastic cover below your CAB-1’s
big red throttle knob. Listen for the horse/reindeer car to sound its reply (a
metallic “thunk.”)

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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations
Creating a Train with the CAB-1L (blue) remote
Assign the head-end locomotive to the Train:
1. Be sure the VISION Horse/Reindeer car andthe locomotive are on thetrack, powered
up and operational. eir RUN/PROGRAM switches should all bein theRUN
position.
2. Press the TR button and press two digits (from 01-99). istwo-digit number
will be the ID ofyour new train.Be sure to include a leading zero for Train
ID’s 01-09.(Note: TMCC locomotives only support Train ID’s 1-9.)
3. Enter the one or twodigit TMCC ID of the head locomotive.
4. Press the F coupler button. is identies thelocomotive as the Front of the
train.
5. Press the SETbutton, which is located under the plastic cover below your CAB-
1L’s big red throttle knob. Listen for the locomotive to sound itswhistle.
Assign the Vision Horse/Reindeer car to the Train:
1. Press the TR button and press two digits (from 01-99). Use the same number
youchose when assigning the head-end locomotive.
2. Enter the one or twodigit TMCC ID of the VISION Horse/Reindeer car.
3. (Optional Step) Press the R coupler button to setas Rear.
4. Press the SETbutton, which is located under the plastic cover below your
CAB-1L’s big redthrottle knob.Listen for the horse/reindeer car to sound its reply
(a metallic “thunk.”)

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Operating your VISION Horse/Reindeer car with your CAB-1 or CAB-1L remote
Running the Train
Triggering Loading and other Horse/Reindeer car Functions
1. Press TR
2. Enter the train ID
3. Use throttle, boost and brake to move the train. eBrake button will cause
brake squealing sounds to emanate from both the locomotive and yourVISION
Horse/Reindeer car.
1. Press ENG
2. Enter the horse/reindeer car ID
3. Press the CAB key for the feature you want to trigger.
4. Press the TR button toreturn to Train operation.
LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations

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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations
CAB-1 Remote Controller commands
The CAB-1 Remote Controller commands aredetailed below. e corresponding RailSounds sound system eects are in bold italictype.
Select Button <1> Volume up.
Select Button <AUX1><2> Flat wheel sounds ON (whilerunning).
Select Button <AUX1><3> Loading scenarios 1, 2 and 3 See note below for
explanation (only when stationary).
Select Bell No Sound Activation.
Select Button <6> Unloading scenario (only when stationary).
Select Button <5> Shutdown while stopped.
Select Button R coupler Coupler activates, with coupler sounds.
Select Button Whistle/Horn Animal sound.
Select Button <4> Volume Down.
Select Button <0> To reset horse/reindeer car to initial settings
(unloaded).
Select Button AUX 1
High metallic air releasesound.

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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations
Adjusting the volume from your LEGACY remote
In addition to the physical volume control on the bottom side of your VISION Horse/Reindeer car (see page 5), your remote can be used to adjust the overall volume, or just the volume of the
background sounds (which include bump, grind, and rail clatter).
Pressing the volume up or down buttons (see pages 11 or 15) adjusts the overall volume of your
VISION Horse/Reindeer car. A single bell ring will be heard each time the volume is raised or lowered,
except that no ring will be heard once the volume reaches the minimum or maximum levels.
Be aware that if your Min/Max switch is in the Min position, adjusting the master volume
or blend volume from your remote will have essentially the same result.
To adjust the overall volume of the horse/reindeer car, follow the instructions above except
do not press AUX1. Only press the volume up or down buttons.
To adjust only the levels of the background sounds in LEGACY mode, such as rail clatter, bump and
grind sounds:
1. If assigned to a Train, press Train Link, or address your horse/reindeer car directly by pressing ENG
and its ID.
2. Press AUX1 rst, then press the volume up or down keys on your remote.
3. Press the Train Link button to continue controlling your train.
In this case, a metallic clank sound will conrm the background or “blend” sound volume is being
adjusted. Again, this conrming sound will not be heard when the background/blend sound volume
reaches its minimum or maximum level.
Note!
Note!

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To adjust the overall volume of the horse/reindeer car, follow the instructions above except
do not press AUX1. Only press the volume up or down buttons.
To adjust only the levels of the background sounds in CAB-1 or CAB-1L mode, such as rail clatter,
bump and grind sounds:
1. Press ENG and enter the horse/reindeer car ID.
2. Press AUX1 rst, then press the volume up or down keys on your remote.
In this case, a metallic clank sound will conrm the background or “blend” sound volume is being
adjusted. Again, this conrming sound will not be heard when the background/blend sound volume
reaches its minimum or maximum level.
Note!
LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations
Adjusting the volume from your CAB-1L, or CAB-1 remote
Be aware that if your Min/Max switch is in the Min position, adjusting the master volume
or blend volume from your remote will have essentially the same result.
Note!
Shut down and Start up commands
Like a LEGACY locomotive, you can shut down the VISION Horse/Reindeer car to turn o the sounds. Refer to pages 7 through 11 for LEGACY and 13-15 for TMCC.
To restart aer shut down:
As illustrated in Figure 2, press ENG and 1 (if you have not already programmed
the horse/reindeer car a dierentID #) to address the car with your LEGACY CAB-2,
CAB-1L, or CAB-1 Remote Controller.
Figure 2. LEGACY engine selection Figure 3. LEGACY start-up

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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations
Loading scenarios 1, 2, and 3
Your V scenario is activated, the loading scenario reverts back to scenario 1 to start the process again.
Each of the three loading steps must be played in sequence. You can play any loading sequence one or
more times. To advance from one step to the next, play a loading scene and then move your horse/
Load Step 1:
With your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car powered up and making sound (see page 6) move your train
to the desired location on your layout for stock loading. CAB-2 users should use Train Link (page 10),
CAB-1L operators will need to enter the engine ID assigned your horse/reindeer car.
Press the Train Link button, then tap and release the load button on your LEGACY remote. Press the
Train Link button again to continue controlling your train. On your CAB-1 or CAB-1L remote, press
y. Press TR to return to controlling your
train. Listen as the foreman directs the crew to begin loading stock. Listen for the background sounds
of men herding stock and the stock moving into the car. e loading sequence will run about 6
seconds and include 2-3 lines of dialog from the foreman, concluding with an order to close up and
head to the next stop.
By pressing and holding the Load button on your Legacy remote or 3 on your CAB-1 or CAB-1L
remote, you can extend the loading sequence indefinitely. As the longer sequence plays, listen for a
variety of orders from the foreman. If he thinks the loading is taking too long, you’ll hear him order-
ing his crew to work faster.

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LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations
Loading scenarios 1, 2, and 3 continued
Load Step 2:
You must go through the first loading scene before you get to the next loading point. Once the stock are
loaded, move the VISION Horse/Reindeer Car to the next desired location on your layout. It’s OK to
stop and start more than once on the way to each stop.
Follow the instructions for Load Step 1, but this time the dialog will include orders to load additional
stock and give the stock water. Again, a tap of the load button plays a short scene, pressing and hold-
ing extended the loading sequence as long as you like. But the foreman will complain if it takes too
long! Repeat the stock loading scene if you like, or move the train towards your final destination.
Load Step 3:
En-route to your destination you may want to add additional stock. e next loading scene is trig-
gered in the same way as the previous two scenes. Load Step 3 is the final loading sequence and will
repeat each time you trigger it, even if you move your VISION Horse/Reindeer Car between triggers. In
order to reset the loading sequence back to Load Step 1, the car must be unloaded (see next section). A
reset command or removing track power will also reset the load sequence to the first step.

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Loading and Unloading in Conventional Operation Only
In conventional (transformer-controlled) operation, the short horn or short whistle command will trigger loading and unloading. Note that locomotive dialog is also triggered by a short horn.
Within the rst 15 seconds of stopping, a short horn will play an unloading scene. When stopped for
more than 15 seconds, a short horn will trigger a loading scene. Load Step 2 and Load Step 3 scenes
are not available in conventional operation.
Unloading
The unloading scene can be triggered at any time. It’s not necessary to load the car prior to unloading, although it would be more prototypical (and fun!) to load rst. With your VISION
Horse/Reindeer Car powered up and making sound (see page 6) move your train to the desired location
on your layout for unloading stock. CAB-2 users should use Train Link (page 12), CAB-1L operators
will need to enter the engine ID assigned your horse/reindeer car.
On your Legacy remote, press the Train Link button. Tap and release the Unload button. Press the
Train Link button again to continue controlling your train.
On your CAB-1 or CAB-1L remote, press TR, ENG, and the horse/reindeer car ID. Press the 6 key. Press
TR to continue controlling your train.
Listen as the foreman directs the crew to unload the stock. Listen for the background sounds of men
working. e loading sequence will run about 6 seconds and include 2-3 lines of dialog from the
foreman.
By pressing and holding and hold the Unload button or the 6 key, you can extend the unloading
sequence indenitely. As the longer sequence plays, listen for a variety of orders from the foreman. If
he thinks the unloading is taking too long, you’ll hear him ordering his crew to work faster.
LEGACY and Command Control Remote Operations