Lionel B40-8 Owner'S Manual Download Page 2

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Table of contents

Transformer operations

Running your B40-8 with a Lionel transformer 

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      Locking your B40-8 into a single operational state  

                 

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        Using your B40-8’s Electrocouplers

TM

 

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      Your B40-8’s Electrocouplers in Trainmaster

®

 Command environment          

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Your B40-8’s Railsounds

 system—the basics 

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Experiencing the range of your B40-8’s Railsounds

 system 6

Notes on Railsounds

  

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

button 

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TrainMaster

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 Command operations

The Command

 control environment 

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Running your B40-8 in the TrainMaster

®

 Command environment 

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CAB-1 commands for your B40-8 

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CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your B40-8 

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Tuning your B40-8’s performance 

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Assigning your B40-8 a new ID# 

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Maintaining and servicing your B40-8

      Reprogramming LCRU 2 Circuit boards to restore features          

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      Lubricating your B40-8                                                               14

      Lubricating your B40-8’s Pullmor motor armatures                      

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Two powerful Lionel Pullmor

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motors

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Lionel Command

 

reverse unit for use 

with the Lionel TrainMaster

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Command

 

model railroad control system

 Railsounds

 

diesel sound system—digital 

samples from a real B40-8 

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Magne-Traction

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Die-cast Electrocouplers

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Directional headlights and illuminated 

interior

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CrewTalk

 and TowerCom

  (in command mode)

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Oscillating ditch lights

  (in command mode)

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ou own one of the most sophisticated 
model trains ever built—the Lionel 

TrainMaster Command-equipped B40-8 die-
sel locomotive. From the crisp detail and 
expert decoration on the outside to the 

advanced  technology  and  brute  power 
u n d e r   t h e   h o o d ,   t h e   L i o n e l  
B40-8 is ready for duty on your model rail-
road. Experience the superiority of today’s 
Lionel.

Congratulations!                                                                                 Transformer operations

Summary of Contents for B40-8

Page 1: ...Lionel B40 8 Diesel Locomotive Owner s Manual featuring and 71 8240 250 7 98...

Page 2: ...ntaining and servicing your B40 8 Reprogramming LCRU 2 Circuit boards to restore features 13 Lubricating your B40 8 14 Lubricating your B40 8 s Pullmor motor armatures Two powerful Lionel Pullmor moto...

Page 3: ...you can deac tivate the LCRU s sequencing function Get your B40 8 moving in the desired direction then slide the reverse unit control switch on the B40 8 s underside to PROGRAM LOCK See page 4 for th...

Page 4: ...switch Front of engine Transformer operations Forward Run Use this setting for normal operations FOR PGM OFF ON Using your B40 8 file Electrocouplers in the non Command environment To use your B40 8 s...

Page 5: ...locomotive at idle As the B40 8 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 the diesel roar horn...

Page 6: ...vel until the locomotive has come to a complete halt Experiment with controllable RPMs it s a blast Reverse unit reset sound Power down your track wait for 3 5 seconds and listen for the air release s...

Page 7: ...6 001 sound activa tion button for horn Lionel no 610 5906 001 sound activa tion button for bell Black wire Red wire Red wire attach to ground terminal attach to power terminal to your transformer The...

Page 8: ...FULL on PowerMaster slide the CMD CONV switch to CMD 2 Address your B40 8 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 whic...

Page 9: ...D or traditional power supplies ON FULL Press ENG Press 1 the ID CAB 1 commands for your B40 8 9 Press WSTL HRN to activate the B40 8 horn oscillating ditch lights release it to dis continue MultiHorn...

Page 10: ...Sound volume increases 2 CrewTalk is the sound of inaudible walkie talkie communication 3 Raises Railsounds RPM level Starts up Railsounds RPMs increase Startup sequence commences 4 Lowers the volume...

Page 11: ...e exhaust stack in the roof see page 6 for location Turn the set screw left or right to reach the desired volume level For quick remote control of volume below the master setting for example muting us...

Page 12: ...is on the bot tom of the fuel tank to aid in remem bering As your fleet of Command equipped Lionels grows you ll want to give your B40 8 a more individualized number Choose from any between 1 and 99 T...

Page 13: ...input locomotive s ID Press SET STEP 5 Press ENG then the ID AUX1 then press 5 and 0 for your B40 8 see list forotherengines STEP 6 Turn offpowertotrack wait ten sec onds STEP 7 Remove locomotive fro...

Page 14: ...nd avoid getting grease or oil on the B40 8 s wheels or your track You ll know your B40 8 requires lubrication when visual inspec tion reveals dryness on the parts indicat ed in the illustration Remov...

Page 15: ...matures If you hear excess noise during operation or if the locomotive slows down intermit tently you may need to oil the top arma ture bearings Start by removing only those screws with brackets at th...

Page 16: ...ocated in the pilot Also in the roof of the cab is a strobe light bulb Lionel part no 10 8803 009 During the course of normal operation they may require replacement We recom mend that you have your lo...

Page 17: ...of cab railing Slip the notched part of the hose bracket under screw as shown Tighten down screw and repeat procedure to attach hydraulic hose to the rear end of the loco motive Hydraulic Hose Attachm...

Page 18: ...the above exclusion may not apply to you This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING SERVICE If servi...

Page 19: ...Notes...

Page 20: ...1998 Lionel LLC Chesterfield MI 48051 2493 United States of America...

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