‘Mikado’ 2-8-2 Steam Locomotive & Tender Owner’s Manual

1 71-8079-25012/08 featuringand Mikado 2-8-2 Steam Locomotive & TenderOwner s ManualSYSTEM2 High torque Pittman motor Command reverse unit for use with the lionel TrainMaster Command model railroad control system Fan-driven smoke generator that produces clean, safe and realistic smoke Die-cast ElectroCoupler (rear of Tender ) Wireless Tether Odyssey system Speed control RailSounds digital sound system Brilliant Headlight and Marker Lights CrewTalk (in Command) TowerCom (in Command) Tire-Traction Directional lighting Fire Box GlowYou own one of the most sophisticated model trains ever built the lionel TrainMaster Command and Odyssey system -equipped Mikado. From its hand-applied scale details to the advanced technology found inside, your Locomotive is ready for duty on your model railroad layout.

2 Experience the superiority of today s ! The following lionel marks may be used throughout this instruction Manual and are protected under law. All rights , TrainMaster , Odyssey , RailSounds , CrewTalk , TowerCom , DynaChuff , StationSounds , Pullmor , ElectroCoupler , Magne-Traction , CAB-1 Remote Controller, PowerMaster , lionel ZW , ZW , PowerHouse , TMCC , Lionelville , Lockon , Wireless Tether , LionMaster , FatBoy , American Flyer , TrainSounds , PowerMax , LEGACY , PowerMax Plus, Odyssey II , LEGACY RailSounds The name FasTrack is used with permission from Pitsco, of contentsTransformer operationsRunning your Steam Locomotive with a lionel transformer 4 Odyssey system 5 Odyssey system conventional (transformer) operation 5 Locking your Locomotive into a single operational state 6 Using your Tender -mounted ElectroCoupler in the non-Command environment 7 Your Locomotive s RailSounds system the basics 8 Experiencing the range of your Locomotive s RailSounds system 9 Notes on RailSounds 9 Installing the lionel Sound Activation Button 10 TrainMaster Command operationsYour Locomotive in the TrainMaster Command environment 11 Running your Locomotive in the TrainMaster Command environment 12 CAB-1 commands for your Locomotive 12 RailSounds in the Command environment 13 CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your Locomotive 14 Tuning your Locomotive performance 15 Your Locomotive s Odyssey system in the Command control environment 15 Assigning

3 Your Locomotive a new ID# 16 Reprogramming the Command reverse unit board to restore features 17 Maintaining your Locomotive s handrail antenna 17 Maintaining and servicing your locomotiveLubricating your Locomotive 18 Replacing your Locomotive s lamps 19 Replacing your Tender 's lamp 20 Tire-Traction 21 Adding fluid to the smoke generator 21 Installing the O gauge front coupler 22 Notes 23 lionel Limited Warranty Policy & Service 24 Transformer operations4 Running your Locomotive with a lionel transformerPlace your Locomotive on lionel or lionel -compatible O-42 or larger track. With track power OFF, connect the drawbar between Locomotive and Tender . That s all you have to do with lionel s Wireless Tether, an infrared communication system that eliminates the plugs and wires of the : Your Locomotive is designed to operate on minimum 0-42 diameter up your Locomotive with your transformer.

4 Your Locomotive is designed to operate on 8-18 volts alternating current. Virtually all lionel and lionel -compatible alternating-current transformers are suitable; we recommend the TrainMaster Command model railroad control system . Do not power your Locomotive with direct current (DC). Damage to sensitive electronic components may occur. When you first 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 it s determined that it s on a conventional (non-Command) railroad, the Locomotive headlight will illuminate and RailSounds will start up. At this point, the Locomotive is in neutral. (This occurs when placing the Locomotive on your railroad for the first time.)

5 Thereafter, it starts in forward after every three-second power interrupt.)Note!Move em out! Get your Locomotive moving. Press the DIR button on your CAB-1 remote or lionel transformer. This sequences the Command reverse unit to the next operating state. Adjust track voltage until your Locomotive moves at your desired speed. 1 Figure 1. Drawbar connection5 Transformer operationsThe Odyssey system is automatically operational when you operate your Locomotive in conventional (non-Command control ) mode, as long as the Odyssey switch is in the ON position (see Figure 2 on page 6). This means that your Locomotive will maintain a constant speed, compensating for grades, loads, and turns. Simply use your transformer s throttle to adjust the speed of your Locomotive .

6 If you would like to deactivate the speed control feature, slide the Odyssey switch to the OFF position while the Locomotive is not in conventional operation, the lights in both the engine and Tender are connected directly to track power. Do not exceed 14-16 volts for extended periods. Doing so will reduce the life of your of the way that speed control operates in conventional mode, you will notice a slight delay between adjusting your transformer throttle and the change in the speed of your Locomotive . If you desire instantaneous response to throttle changes, turn off the Odyssey system conventional (transformer) operationThe Odyssey system The Odyssey system is a cruise control for your Locomotive . Once the speed is set (see below), your Locomotive will maintain a constant speed, no matter what loads the Locomotive pulls or what grades you have on your layout.

7 This digitally-controlled system also allows for extremely slow movement that will amaze any scale !Note!6 Transformer operations To select a single operational state for your lionel Locomotive (example: forward only), you can deactivate the Command reverse unit's sequencing function with the Program/Run switch, located on the right hand side, under the boiler casting. Get your Locomotive moving in the desired direction, then slow it down without stopping. Set the Program/Run switch to PROG. The Locomotive is now locked into your chosen you no longer want single-direction operation, just slide the Program/Run switch back to RUN. Locking your Locomotive into a single operational state REAR OF LOCOMOTIVEOFFONSMOKEPROGRUNOFFODYF igure 2.

8 Switch locationsSmoke Unit Switch (see page 21 for details)Program/Run SwitchTransformer operations 7 Using your Locomotive Tender s ElectroCoupler in the non-Command environmentTo use your Locomotive Tender s Electro Coupler in the non-Command environment, you must first couple a piece of rolling stock equipped with lionel magnetic couplers directly to your Locomotive Tender s rear ElectroCoupler. The magnetic coupler on the rolling stock will then react to the magnetic field generated by a lionel remote- control track section (available separately). Place your rolling stock s coupler trigger disc over the central coil of a remote- control track section and press uncouple on the controller. The magnetic field pulls the disc downward, and the coupler Locomotive Tender s ElectroCoupler will NOT open manually or by using a remote- control track !

9 Remote- control track sectionFigure 3. Magnetic coupler operation8 Note!Note!Note!Note!Your Locomotive s RailSounds system the basicsLionel RailSounds is the most realistic model railroad sound system in the world. Your Locomotive features digital samples from real-life Steam locomotives for the ultimate in by installing a 9-volt alkaline battery in the Tender . This ensures interruption-free operation of RailSounds. The battery clip is located in the Tender . To remove the six Tender body mounting screws, refer to the diagram on page 9 for location of mounting you first apply track power, the Locomotive s RailSounds system produces sounds of the Locomotive at rest. As the Locomotive moves, chuffing begins, increasing with the Locomotive s speed.

10 To silence the Steam chuffing sound (whistle/bell are unaffected), slide the RailSounds switch, located on the underside of the Tender (see page 9 for location), to the OFF position before powering up the Locomotive . The whistle is activated by using the lever or button on your transformer or CAB-1. The volume control knob to raise or lower the level of sound is located on the underside of the Tender near the front truck (see page 9). 9-volt alkaline battery Please remove protective cover from battery clipAlthough RailSounds is powered by track voltage, the battery is required for uninterrupted operation and shutdown sequences. Use only alkaline Locomotive power for 10 seconds before changing the RailSounds on/off switch RailSounds drops out during track power interrupts (direction change), replace the 4.