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H-7 Class 2-8-8-2

Steam Locomotive and Tender

Owner’s Manual

Summary of Contents for H-7 Class 2-8-8-2

Page 1: ...73 8058 250 11 03 SYSTEM featuring and Lionel H 7 Class 2 8 8 2 Steam Locomotive and Tender Owner s Manual...

Page 2: ...ebox Flickering ashpan glow Back up light Marker lights on the UP tender Illuminated boiler top number boards You own one of the finest and most sophisticated model trains ever built the Lionel TrainM...

Page 3: ...nd system 14 Odyssey System operations The Odyssey System 15 Odyssey System conventional transformer operation 15 Odyssey System Command operation 16 TrainMaster Command operations The TrainMaster Com...

Page 4: ...t power up your track the locomotive will wait between three and eight seconds as it listens for digital language from the TrainMaster Command Base available separately When the locomotive has determi...

Page 5: ...location of the switch The locomotive is now locked into your chosen direction When you no longer want single direction operation just slide the Command reverse unit switch back to RUN Your locomotive...

Page 6: ...rated by a Lionel Remote Control Track section available separately 6 65530 for O gauge 6 65149 or 6 12746 for O 27 gauge or 6 12020 for FasTrack layouts Place your rolling stock s coupler trigger dis...

Page 7: ...nut Red wire Red wire The no 610 5906 001 button works with any Lionel AC transformer except no 6 4690 Type MW Transformers made by other manufacturers may not be compatible with the RailSounds sound...

Page 8: ...ry into the holder and replace the tender body securing it with the body screws When you first apply track power the locomotive s RailSounds sound system will produce the sounds of the locomotive at r...

Page 9: ...re 4 RailSounds sound system controls and battery installation for the C O tender Body screw Front Rear Rear Rear Inside the tender Bottom of the tender Volume control knob RailSounds sound system swi...

Page 10: ...S O U N D S S IG N A L S O U N D S Figure 5 RailSounds sound system controls and battery installation for the UP tender Body screw Front Front Rear Rear Rear Inside the tender Bottom of the tender Vol...

Page 11: ...ge 20 MultiWhistle Different whistles for different speeds a RailSounds sound system exclusive Authentic bell Press BELL on your CAB 1 Remote Controller or transformer to begin the effect again to dis...

Page 12: ...and TowerCom announcements feature a variety of brief radio conversations between the engineer and dispatcher All dialogue is intelligible and each comment is followed by at least one automatic respo...

Page 13: ...All clear ahead AUX1 2 or 7 Clear inbound EN ROUTE STOPPED Figure 6 RailSounds 5 0 sound system dialogue on a round trip Refer to Figure 6 for a sample dialogue script for the locomotive s round trip...

Page 14: ...d ensures continuous sounds even during short track power interruptions The battery must be installed for the shutdown sequence Longer track power interruptions including locomotive derailments cause...

Page 15: ...track power Do not exceed 14 16 volts for extended periods Doing so will reduce the life of your lamps Because of the way that speed control operates in conventional mode you will notice a slight dela...

Page 16: ...Odyssey System Command operation Turns off Odyssey System speed control When you press 7 you will activate a TowerCom announcement This has no impact on the Odyssey System function Turns on Odyssey Sy...

Page 17: ...ed Lionel locomotives listen to this digital communication but they do not respond until they hear their individual ID number in this case 1 The digital language of TrainMaster Command Control and not...

Page 18: ...locomotive s whistle release to discontinue Multi Whistle steam whistle sound Press DIR the loco motive decelerates to a complete stop turn the throttle up and the locomotive moves in the opposite di...

Page 19: ...CrewTalk dialogue and TowerCom announcements will play at full volume Use the volume control knob under the water hatch to adjust the volume 2CrewTalk dialogue is an engineer initiated radio conversat...

Page 20: ...intensity manually Blow down sound 7TowerCom announcements are a dispatcher initiated radio conversation with the engineer Depending on the movement of the locomotive the meaning of this dialogue will...

Page 21: ...tant chuff intensity get your locomotive moving then press AUX1 3 or AUX1 6 to enter manual chuff mode The locomotive will be locked at the current chuff intensity To adjust this chuff intensity press...

Page 22: ...ored upon power up Press AUX1 1 and 4 to adjust the volume Press AUX1 0 to return to the factory default settings The whistle bell CrewTalk dialogue and TowerCom announcement sounds play at full volum...

Page 23: ...her engine Write the number on a small piece of tape and put this on the bottom of the tender frame to aid in remembering As your fleet of Command equipped Lionel locomotives grows you ll want to give...

Page 24: ...following steps STEP 1 Move the switch on your locomotive from RUN to PROG STEP 2 Plug in your Command Base STEP 3 Place the locomotive on track then turn on power to your track STEP 4 Press ENG then...

Page 25: ...tive carefully to avoid handrail damage To ensure optimum reception both handrails are insulated from the die cast metal shell If your locomotive experiences difficulty receiving Command Base communic...

Page 26: ...ff the next time you power it up If the smoke unit was on before you powered down the locomotive the smoke unit will be on the next time you power it up When operating your locomotive in the TrainMast...

Page 27: ...o and avoid getting grease or oil on the locomotive wheels contact rollers or your track You ll know your locomotive requires lubrication when visual inspection reveals dryness on the parts indicated...

Page 28: ...Lubrication points Remove the screws and lubricate with Lionel grease sparingly FRONT REAR Lubricate on both sides with Lionel oil sparingly Lubricate on both sides of the locomotive with Lionel oil...

Page 29: ...n page 28 will allow access to the inside of the cab and the expired lamps However due to the close fit of many components and the inter connected wiring we recommend that you take your locomotive to...

Page 30: ...can pull many cars at once Lionel has provided extra traction tires to replace the installed traction tires if they ever wear out Simply unscrew the drive rod nut from the wheel using a 3 16 nut driv...

Page 31: ...ith a pair of needle nose pliers The coupler pin runs through the scale coupler Using a 1 8 hex head nut driver loosen and remove the screw holding the scale coupler Remove the scale coupler Position...

Page 32: ...th your dated sales receipt and completed warranty information to the nearest Authorized Lionel Service Center Your nearest Lionel Service Center can be found by calling 1 800 4 Lionel or by accessing...

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