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Transformer operations

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

T

o operate the bell and horn sounds
when operating your FT with conven-

tional transformers, you’ll need to install

the Lionel no. 610-5906-001 sound activa-
tion button (available separately). Connect
the button(s) as shown below. 

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

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

C

USTOMER

S WIRE

B

LACK WIRE

Note!

All track power must

feed through “Sound

Activation Button”

Do not bypass button

For AC transformers with a horn/whistle button

Содержание FT A-A

Страница 1: ...grade your FT with These available Kits Railsounds part No 6 22964 Command Control part No 6 22960 Electrocouplers part No 6 22957 71 8169 250 04 99 LIONEL I N S T RUCTION S H E E T Lionel FT A A Diesel Locomotive Owner s Manual ...

Страница 2: ...nd environment 15 CAB 1 commands for your FT 15 CAB 1 numeric keypad commands for your FT 16 Tuning your FT s performance 17 Assigning your FT a new ID 18 Programming your FT A unit to use the Electrocoupler 19 Reprogramming R2LC circuit boards to restore or change features 19 Lionel Service 20 Two powerful flywheel equipped can motors Lionel electronic reversing unit SignalSounds horn and bell Ti...

Страница 3: ...e until your FT moves at your desired speed To increase speed increase track voltage To decrease speed reduce voltage To stop the locomotive cut track power See table on page 5 for information on locking your FT in a sin gle operating state Place your FT locomotives on Lionel or Lionel compatible O 027 gauge track 2 2 Power up your FTs with your transformer Your FT is designed to operate on 10 16 ...

Страница 4: ...table on the next page is the direction sequence pattern that your 104 E unit will follow under the given conditions As always a lockout switch is included to deactivate the 104 E s sequencing func tion for switch location see illustration on the next page A new feature is that now you will have a neutral available even when the reversing unit is off In addition you no longer have to slow the engi...

Страница 5: ...position locks your engine into its last moving direction plus neutral Positioning the switch in the RUN position resumes normal sequencing operation Your FT s 104 E Reverse unit 5 5 Reverse unit control switch Volume control knob Railsounds Signalsounds ON OFF switch has no function until Railsounds upgrade is installed Battery clip on motherboard Note Shown with Upgrade installed on board Front ...

Страница 6: ...nel 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 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...

Страница 7: ...your track You ll know your FT requires lubrication when visual inspec tion reveals dryness on the parts indicated in the illustration Remove accumulated dirt and dust before lubricating and always lubricate any locomotive emerging fromprolongedstorage 7 7 Maintaining and servicing your FTs LUBRICATE WITH LIONEL OIL SPARINGLY LUBRICATE WITH LIONEL OIL SPARINGLY TURN TRUCKS TO REMOVE FRONT BODY MOU...

Страница 8: ...ired lamp It s held in position by a plastic housing carefully remove the expired lamp from the socket Replace it with Lionel part no 12 3011 311 avail able from your authorized Lionel Service Center or Lionel Service See the Lionel Service section on page 20 for more information Reinstall the shell Remove the FT s shell pull the lamp assembly from its retaining clip and replace the expired lamp N...

Страница 9: ... Plug the RailSounds sound card to the slot marked AUDIO The sound card can be identified by the large square chips receptacle on both sides Plug the power supply card to the slot marked POWER The power supply card has the large coil NOTE Besurethesearepluggedincorrectly or RailSounds will not function Damage may occur if the engine is operated with these circuits in the wrong locations If no othe...

Страница 10: ...y clip and then replace the access panel When you first apply track power the FT s Railsounds system delivers an authentic start up sequence followed by the sounds of the locomotive at idle As the FT s speed increases the RPMs move through four levels of roar Sounds return to idle only after the locomotive has come to a com plete halt To silence the diesel roar horn and bell remain unaffected slid...

Страница 11: ... as long as the FT remains in neutral eventually reaching their highest level Now decrease track voltage to the desired speed level press DIR on your CAB 1 remote or transformer and head out your FT 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 con trollable RPMs it s a blast Reverse unit reset sound Power dow...

Страница 12: ...nplug the 104E unit circuit board and set it aside This circuit board is mounted sideways on the main cir cuit board pull straight back from its mount ing pins to remove it Next plug in the circuit board R2LC into the slot marked Radio same slot as the 104E unit used Command Control Upgrade Command Control board R2LC Electronic revesing unit 104E Front of FT Rear of FT NOTE Both rows of pins must ...

Страница 13: ... through the frame following the same path taken by the truck pickup wires Once the wires are routed install the coil coupler leads into the white 2 pin connec tor included with your upgrade kit See illustration below for correct installation Plug the connector into the main circuit board at the location shown Finally make sure the wires are clear of the motor and the truck guides Neatly bundle th...

Страница 14: ...e track voltage to FULL on PowerMaster slide the CMD CONV switch to CMD 2 2 Address your FT 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 digit...

Страница 15: ...N FULL Press ENG Press 1 the ID Throttle up press any command button Example CAB 1 commands for your FT Press WSTL HRN to acti vate the FT horn release it to discontinue MULTIHORN DIESEL HORN SOUND Press DIR the locomotive decelerates to a complete stop turnthethrottleup and thelocomotivewillaccelerate in the new opposite direc tion THERE IS NO NEUTRAL STATE DIESEL AIR RELEASE SOUND Press BELL onc...

Страница 16: ...le walkie talkie communication 3 Raises Railsounds RPM level Starts up Railsounds RPMS INCREASE STARTUP SEQUENCE COMMENCES 4 Lowers the volume of Rail sounds SOUND VOLUME DECREASES 5 Activates the Railsounds shut down sequence Just like the real thing your FT s RPMs must be at idle for shutdown to occur Press 6 repeatedly to lower RPMs until they won t descend further Your locomotive is now at idl...

Страница 17: ...t screw under the removable roof panel see page 5 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 use the CAB 1 numeric key pad s volume control Press AUX1 and then 4 on the numeric keypad to lower overall Railsounds output HIGH VOLTAGE SETTING Press SET headlight will flash Get your loco...

Страница 18: ...uel tank to aid in remembering As your fleet of Command equipped Lionels grows you ll want to give your FT a more individual ized number Choose from any between 1 and 99 To make things easy use a por tion of your FT s cab number Turn the Command Base ON and place the FT on track Power up then set the FT s reverse unit control switch to PROGRAM LOCK see the illustra tion Using CAB 1 press ENG the l...

Страница 19: ...r R2LC using the following steps If you have installed the coupler upgrade kit on your powered FT A unit you will need to program a 1 engine consist so you can take advantage of the remote coupler feature Place the non powered A unit in the lead facing forward connected to the powered A unit with the front facing rearward and follow these simple steps shown on the right After you have programmed y...

Страница 20: ...ves you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING SERVICE If service for this Lionel L L C product is required bring the item along with your dated sales receipt and completed warranty informa tion to the nearest Authorized Lionel Service Center Your nearest Lionel Service Center can be found by calling 1 800 4 Lionel or by con ta...

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