Battery
harness
Battery
holder
Note!
Note!
Note!
Note!
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 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
Figure 3. Battery installation and volume control knob location
Your locomotive set’s RailSounds sound system—the basics
T
he Lionel RailSounds sound system is the
most realistic model railroad sound
system in the world. Your powered 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 the powered locomotive
set. This ensures interruption-free operation
of the RailSounds sound system. The battery
harness is located at the rear of the engine
beneath the rear hatch. Gently lift up and
unsnap the rear hatch as shown in Figure 3
below to access the battery harness. Snap the
battery harness onto the battery terminals,
then slide the battery into the holder and
replace the hatch. The volume control knob
is located behind the door on the “nose” of
the locomotive.
When you first apply track power, the
locomotive set’s sound system produces
sounds of the locomotive at idle. As the
locomotive set moves, the RPM sounds begin
increasing with the locomotive’s speed.
To silence the diesel roar (horn and bell
remain unaffected), slide the RailSounds
sound system switch on the underside of the
locomotive to NO SND (see Figure 1 on
page 5)
before powering up the locomotive
.
Volume
control knob
8
Powered unit
