Lionel Trains 71-8340-250 - Manual (Page 6)

Conventional transformer operations
Operating your locomotive set in the conventional environment
1. Slide the Odyssey System switch to the NO ODY position to operate without
speed control. To operate your locomotive with speed control, slide the Odyssey System
switch to the ON position and refer to pages 14 and 15.
Keep the Odyssey System switch in the NO ODY position when you are not running
your locomotive with speed control. If the Odyssey System switch remains in the ODY
position, your locomotive may lock into an unwanted speed setting as you adjust
your throttle to control train speed. This effect may be caused by variations in your
power supply and/or conditions on your layout. To operate your locomotive with the
Odyssey System for speed control, slide the Odyssey System switch to the ODY position
and refer to the procedures on pages 14 and 15. Be sure that the locomotive is not in
motion and track power is turned off when you engage the Odyssey System switch.
2. Place your locomotive set on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-31 or larger
track. Be sure that the unit numbered TM-2 faces the rear of the train.
3. Power your locomotive set at 8-18 volts with your alternating current (AC)
transformer.
Power your locomotive set with an alternating-current (AC) transformer only.
Powering your locomotive set with a direct-current (DC) transformer may result
in damage to sensitive electronic components.
4. Wait three to eight seconds as your locomotive set determines whether it
is in a conventional environment or a TrainMaster Command Control
environment.
When the locomotive set has determined that a TrainMaster Command Base is not connected
to the track, the locomotive set’s headlight will illuminate and the RailSounds sound system
will start. You are ready for operation in the conventional environment.
5. Move ‘em out!
Press the DIRECTION button on your transformer to sequence your locomotives through
the repeating pattern of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. You may
also briefly turn off track power to advance the locomotive set to the next operating state.
Adjust the throttle until your locomotive set moves at your desired speed. You will find that
the radiator fans rotate when the locomotive is in forward or reverse. The fans are off when
the locomotive is in neutral.
When placing your locomotives on your layout for the first time, they will start out in
neutral. Thereafter, they will start in forward after every power interruption lasting
five seconds or longer.
Use the HORN and BELL buttons on your transformer to activate those features. Refer to
page 12 if your transformer is not equipped with those buttons.
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