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Lionel VISION
Auxiliary Water Tender
Owner’s Manual
Lionel VISION
Auxiliary Water Tender
Owner’s Manual

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Thank You!
Thank you for your purchase of the Lionel VISION Auxiliary Water Tender! On the outside, this tender is accurately detailed and 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 Auxiliary Water
Tender on your layout. It also comes equipped with an ElectroCoupler on one end, so you can acti-
vate the coupler by your remote control cab unit anywhere on your layout. Enjoy the realistic train
sounds, and have lots of fun adding maintenance dialog scenes to your steam locomotive!
Visionline Auxiliary Tender Features
• Die-cast metal sprung trucks
• Rear electrocoupler
• Dummy O gauge front coupler
• Directional reverse LED
• LEGACY Command Control operation including volume control, sound
activation, and minimum/maximum sound control
• LEGACY RailSounds sound system with Steam Locomotive maintenance
dialog, train brake, and flat wheel sounds
• Automatically plays sounds in reaction to movement and track layout
• Minimum curve: O-31
The following Lionel marks are used throughout this Owner’s Manual and are protected under law.
All rights reserved.
Lionel®, TMCC®, LEGACY®, FasTrack®,TrainMaster®, RailSounds®, CrewTalk™, TowerCom™,
ElectroCoupler™, CAB-1®Remote Controller
LEGACY®Control System
This revolutionary control system allows you to run your LEGACY®Control System-
equipped locomotive just like a real engineer runs his trains. With its enhanced sounds
and 200 speed steps, this system allows properly equipped engines to function with
unparalleled options. The CAB-2 Remote Controller has an LCD screen display, vibration
that simulates the effort of the locomotive, and other exciting operating features. The
new CAB-IL Remote Controller is a simplified alternative to unlock many LEGACY®
features.
LEGACY®RailSounds®
Widely regarded as the industry standard, the impressive RailSounds®sound system
brings the real sounds of the railroad to your layout. From the mechanical symphony of
the locomotives, to the commotion of the station, you will be impressed by the digitally
recorded samples of these special and authentic sounds.

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Table of Contents
VISION Auxiliary Water Tender basics
VISION Auxiliary Water Tender switch locations 4-5
LEGACY and Command Control remote operations
LEGACY control operations 6
Choosing an ID for your VISION Auxiliary Water Tender 6
Setting up your VISION Auxiliary Water Tender with your CAB-2 remote 7-10
The LEGACY CAB-2 remote controller 11
TrainMaster Command Control (TMCC) operations 12
Creating a Train with the original (gray) CAB-1 remote 12
Creating a Train with the CAB-1L (blue) remote 13
Operating your VISION Auxiliary Water Tender with the CAB-1 or CAB-1L remote 14
CAB-1 remote controller commands 15
Adjusting the volume from your LEGACY remote 16
Adjusting the volume from your CAB-1 or CAB-1L remote 16
Shut down and Start up commands 17
Pre-run Maintenance Scene 17
Post-run Maintenance Scene 17
Sound System operations
Freight Sounds 18
Rail Sounds 18
Grind 18
Bump 18
Flat Wheel 18
LEGACY Sound System operations
Train Brake 19
Limited Warranty/Lionel Service 20

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VISION Auxiliary Water Tender switch locations
The sound equipped VISION Auxiliary Water Tender contains RailSounds programming switches. Refer to Figure 1. The instructions below are specific to this particular water
tender; note that available features (and switches) may differ from other
water tenders.
Program / Run Switch
Your Auxiliary Water Tender is automatically assigned an ID#1 when you first receive it. Assign
it a new ID different from the locomotive pulling it. To assign a new ID # to the tender in LEGACY
and Command operation follow these steps:
1. Slide the Program/Run switch to the “PROG” position.
2. Place the Auxiliary Water Tender 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.
The tender’s ID# has been set. Be sure to record the new ID# for your reference.
Min/Max Switch
Used to make the sound, simulating the scraping and banging of the contents of the Auxiliary Water
Tender, less or more frequent. When the switch is in the MIN position, the dialog and some back-
ground motion sounds will turn off. This allows you to put more than one sound-equipped tender
on the same ID. To do this, set one car to MAX and then trigger loading/unloading. Sound effects
will come from all cars; however dialog will only come from one.
Volume Pot
To adjust the overall volume of sounds, open the hatch at the top of the Auxiliary Water Tender,
as shown in Figure 2, 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 tender can produce.
Power your VISION Auxiliary Water Tender with an alternating-current (AC) transformer
only. Powering your tender with a direct-current (DC) transformer, or in excess of 19
volts AC, may result in damage to sensitive electronic components.
Note!
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VOL
Figure 1. Switch locations
Program/Run
switch
MIN/MAX
switch
Figure 2. Volume Pot
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Volume control
(concealed under
hatch)

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LEGACY and Command Control Remote
Operations
1. Turn off track power, and then plug in the LEGACY Base and connect it to the
track.
2. Place your Auxiliary Water Tender 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 tender 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 Auxiliary Water Tender after powering up the track
automatically turns on the sound.
LEGACY Control operations
Choosing an ID for your VISION Auxiliary Water Tender
Your VISION Auxiliary Water Tender 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
LEGACY set (6-14295) will allow you to access ALL the features this tender has to offer.
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
tender. Moving your train after you power up your track will turn the sounds on.
The VISION Auxiliary Water Tender 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 Auxiliary
Water Tender should be assigned to a train along with your locomotive.
If you have more than one VISION Auxiliary Water Tender, 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 tender’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 Auxiliary Water Tender in your CAB-2 remote
For best operation, your VISION Auxiliary Water Tender should be set to TYPE FRT (Freight Sounds). This will display a special set of touch screen icons specifically designed for use with this
type of car.
1. Press ENG and the 1 or 2 digit TMCC ID you assigned to your Auxiliary Water
Tender following the instructions on page 4.
2. Press INFO (see page 11 for button location).
3. Scroll the big red knob until you see the TYPE Tab (DSL STM DSW SSW)
4. Press the small black down-facing triangle to the right of SSW. This will scroll
down through several pages of engine types.
5. The third page includes Accessory, Passenger, BreakDown B Unit and Freight
(ACC PAS BDU FRT)
6. Choose FRT. Your screen should look like this:
7. Press INFO to complete the operation.

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LEGACY and Command Control Remote
Operations
Adding Your Auxiliary Water Tender to a Train
For best operation, your VISION Auxiliary Water Tender should be assigned to a Train. Be sure it has a
different engine ID from any active locomotives on your layout.
To add a tender 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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Adding Your Auxiliary Water Tender to a Train
5. Press ADD to add a second member to the Train
6. Enter the TMCC ID of the freight car.
7. Press SET and wait 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 Auxiliary Water
Tender. 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 effect. 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.
LEGACY and Command Control Remote
Operations
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Using Train Link
To send a command specifically to your VISION Auxiliary Water Tender, such as a coupler command
or to trigger 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 tender, you must press Train Link. The
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 tender.
Note!
TENDER 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.
LEGACY and Command Control Remote
Operations
Setting up your VISION Auxiliary Water Tender in your CAB-2 remote
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