Lionel FireCarwith Training/Support car Manual de usuario

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featuring and

Lionel FireCar

with Training/Support car

Owner’s Manual

Congratulations! You now own one

of the most sophisticated model

trains ever built—the Lionel

TrainMaster Command-equipped tan-

dem Firecar and Training Support car.

From the crisp detail and expert

decoration on the outside to the

advanced technology and brute

power under its hood, your Lionel

Firecar and Training Support car are

ready for duty on your model rail-

road.

Read this instruction manual thor-

oughly for important tips on operat-

ing and maintaining your Firecar and

Support car. When properly cared for,

they will last a lifetime. Experience

the superiority of today’s Lionel.

• Powerful Lionel Pullmor®motor

• LiontechCommandTM LCRU2reverseunit

forusewiththeLionelTrainMaster®

CommandTM modelrailroadcontrolsystem

(inthetraining/supportcar)

• Tire Traction

• Emergency strobe light

• RailsoundsTM diesel sound system—

digital samples and authentic rescue

sounds(inthetraining/supportcar)

• Die-cast magnetic uncouplers

• Rotating fireman figure

• Posable outriggers.

Table of contents

Transformer operations

Running your Firecar set with a Lionel transformer 3

Using your Firecar set’s magnetic uncouplers 4

Your Firecar set’s Railsounds system—the basics 5

Experiencing the range of your Firecar set’s Railsounds system 6

Notes on Railsounds 6

Installing the Lionel no. 610-5906-001 sound activation button 7

TrainMaster Command operations

The Command control environment 8

Running your Firecar set in the TrainMaster Command environment 9

CAB-1 commands for your Firecar set 9

CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your Firecar set 10

Tuning your Firecar set’s performance 11

Assigning your Firecar set a new ID# 12

Maintaining and servicing your Firecar set diesel locomotive

Lubricating your Firecar set 13

Lubricating your Firecar set’s Pullmormotor armature 14

Replacing your Firecar set’s lamps 15

Reprogramming LCRU circuit boards to restore features 15

Lionel Service 16

Congratulations!

Place your Firecar set on Lionel or Lionel-

compatible O gauge track.

• Note The plug between the Firecar and training support car must

be plugged in for the Firecar to operate.

3Move ‘em out!

• Get your Firecar set moving. Press the DIR button on your CAB-1

remote or Lionel transformer. This sequences the Lionel

Command reverse unit (LCRU) to the next operating state. The

LCRU alternates between three states: forward, neutral, and

reverse.

• Adjust track voltage until your Firecar set moves at your desired

speed. To increase speed, increase track voltage. To decrease

speed, reduce voltage. To stop the locomotive, cut track power.

• To select a single operating state (example: forward only), you

can deactivate the LCRU’s sequencing function. Get your Firecar

set moving in the desired direction, then slide the reverse unit

control switch on the training support car’s underside to PRO-

GRAM. See page 12 for the switch location and positioning.

Running your Firecar set with a Lionel transformer

2Power up your Firecar set with your transformer.

• Your Firecar set is designed to operate on 7-18 volts alternating

current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-cur-

rent transformers are suitable; we recommend the TrainMaster

Command model railroad control system.

• O NOT POWER YOUR FIRECAR SET WITH IRECT CURRENT (DC).

Damage to sensitive electronic components may occur.

• When you first power up your track, the Firecar set will wait

between 3 and 8 seconds as it “listens” for digital language from

the TrainMaster Command Base (available separately). When it’s

determined that it’s on a conventional (nonCommand) railroad, the

Firecar set’s flashing emergency light will start, and Railsounds will

fire up. At this point, the locomotive is in neutral. (This occurs when

placing the Firecar set on your railroad for the first time. Thereafter,

it starts in forward after every three-second power interrupt.)

Note!

WARNING The fire car must

be coupled to the training

support car, do not use the

tether hook-up to pull the car.

• The plugs are keyed to

only assemble one

way. Push extra cable

into the support car

Body mounting

screw

Transformer operations

Using your Firecar set’s magnetic couplers

Your Lionel Firecar set is equipped

with magnetic die-cast knuckle

couplers,

which react to

the magnetic

field generated

by a Lionel

remote-control

track section

(available sepa-

rately).

Place your locomotive’s coupler

trigger disc over the central coil of a

remote-control

track section and

press “uncou-

ple” on the con-

troller. The mag-

netic field pulls

the disc down-

ward, and the

knuckle opens.

Position your Training/support car’s rear trigger disc

over the remote-control track section, then press

“uncouple.” The coupler opens.

Remote-control

track section

Coupler trigger disc

Central coil

A note on Tire-Traction™

Your locomotive is equipped with

Tire-Traction. This means that

one of the drive wheels is fitted with

a rubber traction tire to enhance trac-

tive effort so your locomotive can

pull many cars at once.

Lionel locomotives with Tire-

Traction grip the track, enabling

them to pull heavy loads at higher

speeds.

WARNING The fire car must be coupled to the training

support car, do not use the tether hook-up to pull the car.

Your Firecar set’s Railsounds system—the basics

ionel Railsounds is the most realistic

model railroad sound system in the

world. Your Firecar set features authentic

digital rescue emergency samples for

the ultimate in

realism.

Begin by

installing a

9-volt alkaline

battery. This

ensures

interuption

free operation

of Railsounds.

Remove the

one screw on

the front of the

Training sup-

port car (see

the illustration

on page 3 for

its location), lift off the training car’s

body. Connect the 9-volt battery to the

battery clip and place the battery into

the holder. Replace the body and rein-

sert the screw.

Although track voltage pow-

ers Railsounds, the

battery is required for uninter-

rupted operation and shut-

down sequences. Use only

alkaline batteries; do not use

“heavy duty” batteries.

Apply track power and the Firecar set’s

Railsounds system delivers an authentic

start-up sequence, followed by sounds of

the locomotive at idle. As the Firecar set’s

speed increases,

the RPMs move

through four

levels of roar.

Sounds return

to idle only after

the locomotive

has come to a

complete halt.

To silence diesel

RPM roar (horn

and bell remain

unaffected),

slide the

Railsounds

switch to its

SIGNAL posi-

tion before powering up the locomotive. See

page 12 for the switch location and posi-

tioning. To return to the diesel RPM roar,

return the switch to the FULL position

before powering up the locomotive set.

Discontinue locomotive

power for 10 seconds before

changing the Railsounds

on off switch.

If Railsounds “drops out”

during track power inter-

rupts, replace the battery.

Note! Note!

Note!

Install a 9-volt alkaline battery in your Firecar set. Remove

the fmounting crew on the front of the car, lift up and push

back on the body, connect the battery to the power cord,

and place the battery into the holder.

Transformer operations

With Railsounds, 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 Firecar

set’s speed determines the level of diesel

RPM roar—automatically, if you prefer:

idle, slow, medium, or full-speed output.

• Mechanical bell. Press BELL on your

CAB-1 or transformer to begin the

effect; again to discontinue.

• Full control of RPMs. Prefer hands-on

control of diesel RPM roar? Want to

“ramp up” RPMs before pulling out, just

like real diesels do? It’s easy with

Railsounds. Place your Firecar set in

neutral and increase track voltage to

maximum. RPMs will continue to

increase as long as the Firecar set

remains in neutral, eventually reaching

their highest level. Now, within 3 sec-

onds, decrease track voltage to the

desired speed level, press DIR on your

CAB-1 remote or transformer, and head

out with your Firecar set at full churn,

just like the real thing. RPMs will remain

at that level until the locomotive has come to

a complete halt. Experiment with control-

lable RPMs—it’s a blast!

• Reverse unit reset sound. Power

down your track, wait for 3.5 seconds,

and listen for the air-release sound—

that’s the Firecar set telling you its

Lionel Command reverse unit has just

reset to forward operation.

• Shutdown sequence. No other

model railroad sound system shuts

down like Railsounds. Turn off track

power, and after the air-release reset

sound, you have 2 seconds to restart

your Firecar set. If you’re done with

operations, Railsounds will commence

with an authentic Firecar set shutdown

sequence about 2 seconds after the air-

release reset occurs.

Experiencing the range of your Firecar set’s Railsounds system

Notes on Railsounds

• Use the volume control knob on the

underside of the Firecar set to adjust

sound output. (See page 12 for its loca-

tion.)

• The 9-volt alkaline battery you installed

ensures continuous Firecar set diesel roar,

even during short track-power interrupts.

• Longer track-power interruptions

(including locomotive derailments) cause

Railsounds to shut down after about 7

seconds.

• For even more authentic Railsounds

effects, operate in the TrainMaster

Command environment.

LIONEL

For AC transformers with a horn/whistle button

For AC transformers lacking a horn/whistle button (two no. 5906s required)

Lionel no. 610-5906-001

sound activation button

for activating the bell

Lionel no.

610-5906-001

sound activa-

tion button

(for horn)

Lionel no.

610-5906-001

sound activa-

tion button

(for bell)

Black wire

Red wire

ATTACH TO GROUND TERMINAL

ATTACH TO POWER TERMINAL

TO YOUR TRANSFORMER

The no. 610-5906-001 sound activation button (available separately)

works with any Lionel AC transformer except no. 6-4690 Type MW.

Transformers made by other manufacturers may not be compatible with

Railsounds.

Note!

ATTACH TO GROUND TERMINAL

ATTACH TO POWER TERMINAL

Red wire

TO YOUR TRANSFORMER

CUSTOMER’S WIRE

BLACK WIRE

Note!

All track power must

feed through “Sound

Activation Button”

Do not bypass button

o operate the bell and whistle sounds

when operating your Firecar set with

conventional transformers, you’ll need

to install the Lionel no. 610-5906-001

sound activation button (available sepa-

rately). Connect the button(s) as shown

Installing the Lionel no. 610-5906-001 sound activation button

The Command control environment

ionel TrainMaster Command is the

advanced model railroad control

system from Lionel. Your Firecar set is

equipped with the Lionel Command

reverse unit and features digital

Railsounds control.

TrainMaster Command gives you the

power to operate multiple Command-

equipped locomotives on the same track,

at the same time.

TO OPERATE IN COMMAN , YOU NEE

ACOMMAN BASE AN A CAB-1

REMOTE. Find them both at your autho-

rized Lionel retailer.

TrainMaster Command operations

Place your Firecar set locomotive on Lionel or

Lionel compatible O gauge track.

• Make sure track power is OFF before placing your Firecar set on the

track.

• Make sure your Lionel Command Base is ON and its communi-

cations wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel

transformer or the U post on any of your installed PowerMasters.

• Once positioned on the track, increase track voltage to FULL (on

PowerMaster, slide the CMD CONV switch to CMD).

2Address your Firecar set locomotive using CAB-1.

• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 remote.

This command is sent by CAB-1 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 Lionels listen to this digital communica-

tion, 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 Lionels.

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 Lionels come factory-programmed with

an I # of “1.” To change the ID# of your Firecar set, see page 12.

3Move ‘em out!

• Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1. Your Firecar

set locomotive will respond to your every command. Read on.

Note! The flashing light on the firecar comes from the factory turned off.

See page 10 for instructions on how to turn it on.

Running your Firecar set in the TrainMaster Command environment

Activates keypad

(see page 10).

Press HALT to shut

down all Power-

Master electrical out-

put on your railroad.

Stops all Command-

equipped Lionels in

operation.

Turn the THROT-

TLE to the right to

accelerate, left to

decelerate.

Your Command-equipped

Firecar set comes factory-pro-

grammed with an ID# of “1.” To get

your Firecar set locomotive in

action, set PowerMasters to CMD

or set all power supplies on full.

Press ENG and “1” on CAB-1. Turn

the throttle or press any command

button; your Firecar set locomotive

is ready for Command operations.

address Locomotive #1

PowerMasters set to CMD or traditional

power supplies ON FULL

Press ENG

Press 1 (the ID#)

Throttle up/press any command button

Example

CAB-1 commands for your Firecar set

Press WSTL HRN to acti-

vate the Firecar set horn,

release it to discontinue.

ORN DIESEL HORN SOUND

Press DIR—the locomotive

decelerates to a complete

stop; turn the throttle up, and

the locomotive will accelerate

in the new, opposite direc-

tion. THERE IS NO NEUTRAL

STATE.

IESEL AIR

RELEASE SOUND

Press BELL once to activate

the bell, again to discontin-

ue.

IESEL MECHANICAL BELL SOUND

Press and hold BOOST for

extra power. Release BOOST

and return to the Firecar set’s

previous speed.

Press and hold BRAKE to

slow down or stop. Release

BRAKE and return to the

previous speed.

QUEALING BRAKE

SOUNDS

FIRECAR SET RAILSOUNDS EFFECTS

IN BOLD ITALIC

Stops and resets the Firecar set.

Resets the Firecar set’s direction to

FORWARD. Resets Railsounds to

automatic RPM operation.

ORN BLOWS

RPM

S RETURN TO AUTOMATIC

Raises the volume of Rail-

sounds.

OUND VOLUME INCREASES

CrewTalk™ is the sound of inaudible

walkie-talkie communication.

Raises Railsounds RPM level.

Starts up Railsounds.

RPM

S INCREASE

TARTUP SEQUENCE COMMENCES

Lowers the volume of Rail-

sounds.

OUND VOLUME DECREASES

Activates the Railsounds shut-

down sequence. Just like the real

thing, your Firecar set’s RPMs must be at

idle for shutdown to occur. Press 6 repeated-

ly to lower RPMs until they won’t

descend further. Your locomotive is now

at idle. Press 5 to initiate the shutdown

sequence.

IESEL SHUTDOWN COMMENCES

Remember, the horn, bell, and RPMs will

not sound until you restart Railsounds.

Lowers Railsounds RPM level.

RPM

S DECREASE

TowerCom™is an audible

announcement that includes that

engine’s road number and or name.

Turns siren sound and flashing

warning light off.

Turns siren sounds and flashing

warning light on.

When you press AUX1 on

CAB-1, you turn the

numeric keypad into 10 com-

mand buttons. The keypad

lets you control extra com-

mand features (until you

press any top-row button

like SW, ACC, RTE, TR, or ENG).

The CAB-1 keypad overlay

included with your Firecar

set are designed to help you

learn the auxiliary features

specific to this locomotive.

AILSOUNDS SOUNDS IN BOLD ITALIC

CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your Firecar set

TrainMaster Command operations

DIESEL ENGINE

RESET

VOLUME RPM

SHUT

CREW

TALK

TOWER

COM

DOWN

➠

START-UP

CREW

TALK

TOWER

COM

AUX1

Note! To enable the strobe light without the siren, press AUX1, 9 (to turn strobe

and siren on), then 5 (to turn sounds off), then 3 (to resart sounds). The

sounds will resume without the siren, and the light will flash.

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