Lionel F3B Manuel utilisateur

Lionel F3A powered and

F3B non-powered

diesel locomotive set

Owner’s Manual

featuring and

73-8100-250

04/99

LIONEL

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Table of contents

Transformer operations

Running your F3 set with a Lionel transformer 3

Using your F3’s ElectroCouplers 4

A note on Magne-Traction 4

Your F3’s Railsounds system—the basics 5

Experiencing the range of your F3’s Railsounds system 6

Notes on Railsounds 6

Installing the Lionel no. 610-5906-001 sound activation button 7

TrainMaster Command operations

The Command control environment 8

Running your F3 in the TrainMaster Command environment 9

CAB-1 commands for your F3 9

CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your F3 10

Tuning your F3’s performance 11

Assigning your F3A-B units a new ID# 12

Maintaining and servicing your F3A-B set

Replacing your F3A unit’s lamps 13

Replacing your F3B unit’s rear lamp 14

Lubricating your F3A-B set 15

Lubricating your F3’s Pullmormotor armatures 15

Lionel Service 16

You own one of the most sophisticat-

ed model trains ever built—the

Lionel TrainMaster Command-equipped

F3 A-B diesel locomotive set From the

crisp detail and expert decoration on the

outside to the advanced technology and

brute power under the hood, the Lionel

F3 A-B set is ready for duty on your

model railroad Experience the superiori-

ty of today’s Lionel

• Two powerful Lionel Pullmor®motors

(in powered A unit)

• Lionel Command™reverse unit for use with

the Lionel TrainMaster®Command™model rail-

road control system

•Railsounds™diesel sound system—digital

samples from a real Electro-Motive Division F3

(in non-powered B unit)

• Magne-Traction® (in powered A unit)

• Die-cast Electrocouplers™(Front of A unit,

back of B unit)

• Directional headlight and illuminated interior

on A unit, directional backup light on B unit.

• CrewTalk™and Two Part TowerCom™

(in command mode)

Transformer operations

Running your Lionel F3 set with a Lionel transformer

Place your F3 set on Lionel or Lionel-compatible

O gauge track.

• Note the pull of Magne-Traction between your powered F3A and

the steel track Magnetized wheels and axles increase your pulling

power (more than 25 cars on straight and level track) and keep

your F3 set on track while passing swiftly through curves

2Power up your F3 set with your transformer.

Note!

3Move ‘em out!

• Get your F3 set moving. Press the DIR button on your CAB-1

remote or Lionel transformer This sequences the Liontech

Command reverse unit (LCRU) to the next operating state The

LCRU alternates between three states: forward, neutral, and

reverse

• Adjust track voltage until your F3 set moves at your desired

speed To increase speed, increase track voltage To decrease

speed, reduce voltage To stop the locomotive set, cut track power

• To select a single operating state (example: forward only), you

can deactivate the LCRU’s sequencing function Get your F3 set

moving in the desired direction, then slide the reverse unit control

switch on the powered F3A’s underside to PROGRAM/LOCK

See page 12 for the switch location and positioning

• our F3 set is designed to operate on 7-18 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 OUR F3 SET WITH DIRECT CURRENT (DC) Damage to

sensitive electronic components may occur

• When you first power up your track, the F3 set will wait between

3 and 8 seconds as it “listens” for digital language from the

TrainMaster Command Base (available separately) When it’s

determined that it’s on a conventional (nonCommand) railroad,

the powered F3A’s headlight and cab light will illuminate and the

F3B’s Railsounds will fire up At this point, the F3A is in neutral

(This occurs when placing the F3A on your railroad for the first

time Thereafter, they start in forward after every three-second

power interrupt )

To use your F3A-B set’s

Electrocouplers in the non-

Command environment, you must first

couple a piece of rolling stock equipped

with Lionel magnetic couplers directly to

your F3A-B set 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 opens

Transformer operations

A note on Magne-Traction

Your powered F3 is equipped with

Lionel Magne-Traction, magne-

tized wheelsets and axles that help

increase tractive effort during opera-

tion Because the wheelsets are mag-

netized, take care to prevent small

metallic objects from attaching to the

wheel sets and working their way

into the F3’s motor assembly They

can damage your locomotive

Magne-Traction is not effective

on nonferrous track

Note!

Using your F3A-B set’s Electrocouplers in the non-Command environment

Your F3A-B Electrocouplers will NOT

open manually or by using a remote-con-

trol track section

Note!

Remote-control track section

Using your powered and non-powered F3A set’s Electrocouplers in the

TrainMaster Command environment

The front of your Lionel powered

F3A and the rear of the non-

powered F3Bunit are each

equipped with an Electrocoupler™

that responds to either the COU-

PLER F (front) or COUPLER R (rear)

button on your CAB-1 remote

when operated in the Trainmaster

Command environment Simply

press either button on your CAB-1

remote, and that coupler opens

Magnetic coupler on the rolling

stock coupled to your F3A-B set

Your F3A-B set’s

Electrocouplers are

NOT designed to be

opened manually

Note!

Your F3’s Railsounds system—the basics

Lionel Railsounds is the most realistic

model railroad sound system in the

world Your F3A-B set features digital

samples from an authentic F3 for

the ultimate in

realism

Begin by

installing a 9-

volt alkaline

battery in the

F3 B unit This

ensures

interuption

free operation

of Rail-Sounds

Remove the

two end

screws, lift off

the B unit’s

body Connect

the 9-volt bat-

tery to the bat-

tery clip and

place the battery into the holder

Replace the body and reinsert the end

screws

Although track voltage

powers Railsounds, the

battery is required for uninter-

rupted operation and shut-

down sequences Use only

alkaline batteries; do not use

“heavy duty” batteries

Apply track power and the F3’s

Railsounds system delivers an authentic

start-up sequence, followed by sounds of

the locomotive at idle As the F3’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 diesel

RPM roar (horn

and bell remain

unaffected), slide

the Railsounds

switch to its SIG

(signal) position

before powering

up the locomotive

See page 12 for

the B unit’s switch location and positioning

To return to the diesel RPM roar, return the

switch to the FULL position

Discontinue locomotive

power for 10 seconds before

changing the Railsounds

on/off switch

If Railsounds “drops out”

during track power inter-

rupts, replace the battery

Install a 9-volt alkaline battery in your F3 B unit Remove

the two end screws, lift off the body, connect the battery to

the power cord, and place the battery into the holder

Note! Note!

Note!

Volume adjustment knob

With Railsounds, you experience

the sounds of real railroading

like never before Simply put, it’s the

most sophisticated, authentic model

railroad sound system in the world

•Four diesel-roar levels. Your F3’s

speed determines the level of diesel RPM

roar—automatically, if you prefer: idle,

slow, medium, or full-speed output

• MultiHornTM. A different horn sound

every time—a Railsounds exclusive

• Mechanical bell. Press BELL on your

CAB-1 or transformer to begin the

effect; again to discontinue

• Full control of RPMs. Prefer hands-

on control of diesel RPM roar? Want to

“ramp up” RPMs before pulling out,

just like real diesels do? It’s easy with

Railsounds Place your F3 set in neutral

and increase track voltage to maxi-

mum RPMs will continue to increase

as long as the F3 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 with your F3 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 controllable RPMs—it’s a blast!

• Reverse unit reset sound. Power

down your track, wait for 3-5 seconds,

and listen for the air-release sound—

that’s the F3 set telling you its Liontech

Command reverse unit has just reset to

forward operation

• Shutdown sequence. No other

model railroad sound system shuts

down like Railsounds Turn off track

power, and after the air-release reset

sound, you have 2 seconds to restart

your F3 If you’re done with opera-

tions, Railsounds will commence with

an authentic F3 shutdown sequence

about 2 seconds after the air-release

reset occurs

Experiencing the range of your F3’s Railsounds system

Notes on Railsounds

• Use the non-powered F3B unit’s

roof-mounted “radiator fan” volume

control to adjust sound output (See

page 11 for its location )

• Listen for incidental locomotive

sounds during Railsounds opera-

tion They’re automatic and, of

course, authentic

• The 9-volt alkaline battery you

installed ensures continuous F3

diesel roar

• Longer track-power interruptions

(including locomotive derailments)

cause Railsounds to shut down after

about 7 seconds

• For even more authentic Railsounds

effects, operate in the TrainMaster

Command environment

Transformer operations

Battery must be installed for

shutdown sequence

Note!

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

To operate the bell and horn sounds

when operating your F3 set with con-

ventional transformers, you’ll need to

install the Lionel no 610-5906-001 sound

activation button (available separately)

Connect the button(s) as shown below

LIONEL

SOUND

ACTIVATION

BUTTON

LIONEL

SOUND

ACTIVATION

BUTTON

LIONEL

SOUND

ACTIVATION

BUTTON

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

CUSTOMER’S WIRE

BLACK WIRE

Note!

All track power must

feed through “Sound

Activation Button”

Do not bypass button

For AC transformers with a horn/whistle button

The Command control environment

Lionel TrainMaster Command is

the advanced model railroad

control system from Lionel Your F3A

is equipped with an LCRU unit, and

the F3B with an LCRX for digital

Railsounds control TrainMaster

Command gives you the power to

operate multiple Command-equipped

locomotives on the same track, at the

same time

TO OPERATE IN COMMAND, OU NEED

ACOMMAND BASE AND A CAB-1

REMOTE. Find them both at your

authorized Lionel retailer

TrainMaster Command operations

Place your F3 set on Lionel or Lionel-compatible

O gauge track.

• Make sure track power is OFF before placing them on the track.

• Make sure your Lionel Command Base is ON and its communi-

cations wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel

transformer or the U on any of your installed PowerMasters

• Once positioned on the track, increase track voltage to FULL (on

PowerMaster, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD)

2Address your F3 set 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 trans-

lates 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 digital communication, but they do not

respond until they hear their individual ID number—in this case, “1 ”

• The digital language of TrainMaster Command—and not track

power—controls the actions of Command-equipped Lionels Track

power is simply like gasoline in the tank of your car—it gives you the

power to go places, but it doesn’t tell you where to go or how fast to

get there

• All Command-equipped Lionels come factory-programmed with

an ID# of “1.” To change the ID#s of both your F3A (equipped

with an LCRU) and F3B (equipped with an LCRX, designed to

control Railsounds digital sound systems), see page 12

3Move ‘em out!

• Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1 Your F3 set

will respond to your every command Read on

Running your F3 in the TrainMaster Command environment

Press AUX2 to

turn your F3’s

headlight on and

off

Activates keypad

IESEL AIR

RELEASE SOUND

Press HALT to shut

down all Power-Master

electrical output on your

railroad Stops all

Command-equipped Lionels in

operation

Turn the THROTTLE

to the right to acceler-

ate, left to decelerate

Engine RPMs will

increase or decrease

with throttle settings

address Locomotive #1

PowerMasters set to CMD or traditional

power supplies ON FULL

Press ENG

Press 1 (the ID#)

Throttle up/press any command button

Example

CAB-1 commands for your F3

Press WSTL/HRN to acti-

vate the F3 horn, release it

to discontinue

ULTI

ORN

DIESEL HORN SOUND

Press DIR—the locomotive

decelerates to a complete

stop; turn the throttle up, and

the locomotive will accelerate

in the new, opposite direc-

tion THERE IS NO NEUTRAL

STATE

IESEL AIR

RELEASE SOUND

Press BELL once to activate

the bell, again to discontin-

IESEL MECHANICAL BELL SOUND

Press and hold BRAKE to slow

down or stop Release BRAKE

and return to the previous

speed Engine RPMs decrease

once stopped RPMs will

increase once brake is released

and train begins moving

QUEALING BRAKE SOUNDS

Non-powered F3B unit

rear coupler releases

OUPLER RELEASE SOUNDS

Powered F3Aunit

front coupler releases

OUPLER RELEASE SOUNDS

Press and hold BOOST for

extra power Release BOOST

and return to the F3’s previ-

ous speed

Your Command-equipped F3A-B

set comes factory-programmed

with an ID# of “1 ” (Both the LCRU

and LCRX are ID#1 ) To get your

F3A-B set in action, set PowerMasters

to CMD or set all power supplies on

full Press ENG and “1” on CAB-1

Turn the throttle or press any com-

mand button; your F3A-B set is ready

for Command operations

CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your F3

TrainMaster Command operations

Stops and resets the F3’s Resets

the F3’s direction to FORWARD

Resets Railsounds to automatic RPM

operation

ORN BLOWS

. RPM

S RETURN TO AUTO

MATIC

Raises the volume of Rail-

sounds

OUND VOLUME INCREASES

CrewTalk™ is the sound of

unintelligable walkie-talkie communi-

cation

REWTALK ANNOUNCEMENT

Raises Railsounds RPM level

Starts up Railsounds

RPM

S INCREASE

TARTUP SEQUENCE COMMENCES

Lowers the volume of Rail-

sounds

OUND VOLUME DECREASES

Activates the Railsounds shut-

down sequence Just like the real

thing, your F3’s RPMs must be at idle for

shutdown to occur Press 6 repeatedly to

lower RPMs until they won’t descend fur-

ther Your locomotive is now at idle Press

5 to initiate the shutdown sequence

REWTALK

ANNOUNCEMENT

/ D

IESEL SHUTDOWN COMMENCES

Remember,

the horn, bell, and RPMs will not sound

until you restart Railsounds

Lowers Railsounds RPM level

RPM

S DECREASE

TowerCom™is an audible

announcement that includes that

engine’s road number and/or name Your

locomotive features the NEW TWO

PA RT TowerCom announcement By fol-

lowing these simple steps you will trigger

a unique standby or departure message

There will be a 4 second delay before the

message plays This allows for interactive

audio between two TowerCom equipped

units After pressing AUX-1, pressing 7

produces the standby announcement If

you press 7 a second time, you will get

the departure announcement Also, by

inserting any command between AUX-

1 and 7, you will get the departure

announcement We suggest BRAKE,

since while stationary, this has no func-

tion

Turns F3A’s cab interior light off

REWTALK ANNOUNCEMENT

Turns F3A’s cab interior light on

REWTALK ANNOUNCEMENT

When you press AUX1 on

CAB-1, you turn the

numeric keypad into 10 com-

mand buttons The keypad

lets you control extra com-

mand features (until you

press any top-row button

like SW, ACC, RTE, TR, or ENG)

The CAB-1 keypad over-

lays included with your F3

are designed to help you

learn the auxiliary features

specific to this locomotive

AILSOUNDS SOUNDS IN BOLD ITALIC

DIESEL ENGINE

RESET

VOLUME

CAB LIGHT

RPM

SHUT

CREW

TALK

TOWER

COM

DOWN

OFF ON

➠

START-UP

AUX1

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