Conventional transformer operations
Operating your locomotive set in the conventional environment
Y
our locomotive set is capable of operating in the conventional environment with nothing more
than a standard Lionel alternating-current (AC) transformer.
In the conventional environment, your powered A-unit locomotive cycles through a repeating
pattern of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To advance to the next operation,
press the
DIRECTION
button on your transformer. Alternately, you could use the throttle to briefly
turn off track power so that the locomotive advances to the next operation when power is restored.
Once you cycle the powered A-unit locomotive into forward or reverse, you control your
locomotive set’s speed by varying track voltage with the transformer’s throttle. To increase the speed
of the locomotive, you increase track voltage. To decrease the speed, you decrease track voltage. To
stop the locomotive and to change directions (or to enter neutral), track voltage is turned off or
interrupted.
Use the
HORN
and
BELL
buttons on your transformer to activate these features. If your
transformer is not equipped with these controls, separate buttons are available (610-5906-001).
Only the powered A-unit is equipped with sounds. Please refer to page 30 of this manual.
To experience all of your locomotive set’s features, we recommend operating in the LEGACY
Command Control environment. With a simple one-wire connection, you can use the CAB-2 Remote
Controller to access all of the functions of your locomotive set. Refer to
pages 5-11 to see how to operate your locomotive set in the LEGACY Command Control
environment.
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