Lionel AC6000 User manual

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Lionel

AC6000 Non-Powered

Diesel Locomotive

Owner’s Manual

Lionel

AC6000 Non-Powered

Diesel Locomotive

Owner’s Manual

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your purchase of this Lionel Non-Powered LEGACY diesel locomotive! On the

outside, this locomotive features numerous details and expert decoration in your favorite livery.

Inside the body, this locomotive is equipped with some of the most advanced controls in model rail-

roading. This non-powered locomotive is ready for duty on your layout.

The following Lionel marks are used throughout this catalog and are protected under law. All rights

reserved.

Lionel®, LEGACY™, FasTrack™, TrainMaster®, Odyssey®, RailSounds®, CrewTalk™, TowerCom™,

DynaChuff™, StationSounds™, Pullmor®, ElectroCoupler™, Magne-Traction®, CAB-1® Remote

Controller, American Flyer®, Lionel ZW®, ZW®, MagniVision®, TMCC®, Lionelville®, Wireless

Tether™, Powerhouse™, LionMaster®, Conventional Classics™, Postwar Celebration Series™,

TruRail™, PH-1 Powerhouse®, Powermaster®, Powerstation-Powerhouse®, Accessory Motor

Controller™, AMC™, Accessory Switch Controller™, ASC™, Action Recorder Controller™, ARC™,

Track Power Controller 300™, TPC 300™, Track Power Controller 400™, TPC 400™, Block Power

Controller™, BPC™, Operating Track Controller™, OTC™, FatBoy™, Lionel Lines®, Joshua Lionel

Cowen Series™, Lockon®, TrainSounds™, MultiHorn™, MultiHorn™, Choo-Choo™

Features of the non-powered locomotive

• LEGACYControlSystemequipped—abletorunwiththenewLEGACY

Controlsystem,intheTrainMasterCommandControlenvironment,orin

theconventionalenvironmentwithonlyastandardtransformer

• DirectionallightingincludingoperatingLEDheadlights

• Oscillatingditchlights

• Groundlights

• TwoElectroCouplers

• Fan-drivensmokeunit

• Lightednumberboards

• Lightedcabinterior

• Minimumcurve:O-42

Contents of your locomotive box

1 Locomotive

1 Owner'smanual

1 Enginememorymodule

Table of contents

Running your locomotive

LEGACY Control operations 4

TrainMaster Command Control (TMCC/Command) operations 5

Conventional transformer operations 6

Locomotive basics

Adding smoke fluid to your locomotive's smoke generator 7

Locomotive switch locations 8

Assigning your locomotive a new ID# (LEGACY and TMCC) 9

Lash-ups (for LEGACY operations only) 10

LEGACY Control System operations

The LEGACY CAB-2 Remote Controller 11

TrainMaster Command Control operations

CAB-1 Remote Controller commands 12

CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands 13

Setting the smoke level 13

Conventional transformer operations

Uncoupling your non-powered locomotive in the conventional environment 14

Maintaining and servicing your locomotive

Reprogramming your locomotive to restore features 15

Lubricating your locomotive 16

Servicing your locomotive’s LEDs 17

Ditch light operation 18

Locomotive diagnostics 19

Lionel Warranty 20

Power your locomotive with an alternating-current (50-60Hz AC) transformer only.

Powering your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer, or in excess of

19 volts AC, may result in damage to sensitive electronic components.

Your locomotive requires Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-42 or larger track curves.

1. Turnofftrackpower,andthenpluginthe

LEGACYBaseandconnectittothetrack.

2. Placeyourlocomotiveonthetrack.

3. Increasetrackpowervoltagetofullpower

(nomorethan19voltsAC).If a circuit breaker

trips when you turn on the Lionel power supply, check

the wheels of your locomotive to make sure they are all

properly on the track. Check to make sure the track is free

of all metals that may cause a short circuit.

4. AsillustratedinFigure1,pressENGand1

(oryourselectedENGID#)toaddressthe

locomotivewithyourLEGACYCAB-2Remote

Controller.

5. PresstheStartUpbuttononyourLEGACY

CAB-2Remote,showninFigure2.Then,

throttleupandmove'emout!Your engine sound

will start up, and the locomotive-specific touch screen

buttons will populate the remote. For more information

on operating your locomotive with the LEGACY system,

please refer to the LEGACY section of this manual.

Additional information is also found in the LEGACY

System Manual, available online at www.lionel.com.

Note!

Running your locomotive

Figure 1. LEGACY engine selection

Figure 2. LEGACY start-up

LEGACY Control operations

For the finest operating experience, your locomotive is fully compatible with the LEGACY Control

System. To operate in LEGACY mode, you need a LEGACY Command Base and LEGACY CAB-2

Remote Controller (6-14295).

Your commands are sent by the CAB-2 Remote Controller to the Command Base, which sends

a digital code through the rails to your locomotive. Your locomotive will not respond until it

recognizes its unique ID#, so you can operate multiple Command-equipped locomotives on the

same track at the same time.

Note! Couple your non-powered locomotive to a LEGACY-equipped powered locomotive for

operation in the LEGACY Control System environment.

Running your locomotive

Power your locomotive with an alternating-current (50-60Hz AC) transformer only.

Powering your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer, or in excess of

19 volts AC, may result in damage to sensitive electronic components.

Your locomotive requires Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-42 or larger track curves.

TrainMaster Command Control (TMCC) operations

For operation in the TrainMaster Command Control environment, you need a TrainMaster

Command Base (6-12911) and a CAB-1 Remote Controller (6-12868). Refer to your TMCC

System Manual for complete information. Toaccessallthelocomotive'sfeatures,you

mustoperateintheLEGACYenvironment,asdiscussedonthepreviouspage.

Your commands are sent by the CAB-1 Remote Controller to the Command Base, which

translates the command into digital code. That code is sent through the outside rails to your

locomotive, which will not respond until it recognizes its unique ID#. TrainMaster Command

Control gives you the power to operate multiple Command-equipped locomotives on the same track

at the same time.

Note! Couple your non-powered locomotive to a Command Control-equipped powered

locomotive for operation in the TMCC environment.

1. Turnofftrackpower,andthenplugintheCommandBaseandconnectittothe

track.

2. Placeyourlocomotiveonthetrack.

3. Increasetrackvoltagetofullpower(nomorethan19voltsAC). If a circuit

breaker trips when you turn on the Lionel power supply, check the wheels of your locomotive to

make sure they are all securely on the track. Check to make sure the track is free of all metals

that may cause a short circuit.

4. PressENGand1(ortheENGID#youset)toaddressyourlocomotivewith

yourCAB-1RemoteController.

5. Throttleupandmove‘emout.

For more information, please refer to the TrainMaster Command Control operations section of

this manual or the TMCC System Manual, available online at www.lionel.com.

Note!

Running your locomotive

Conventional transformer operations

For Conventional operation, a Command Base must not be powered up anywhere in

the area, even if it is not connected to the track. If a base is detected, your

locomotive will default to Command mode.

Power your locomotive with an alternating-current (50-60Hz AC) transformer only.

Powering your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer, or in excess of

19 volts AC, may result in damage to sensitive electronic components.

Your locomotive requires Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-42 or larger track curves.

Note! Couple your non-powered locomotive to a powered locomotive.

1. Withtrackpoweroff,placeyourlocomotiveonthetrack.

2. Powerupthetrack. If a circuit breaker trips when you turn on the Lionel power supply,

check the wheels of your locomotive to make sure they are all securely on the track. Check to

make sure the track is free of all metals that may cause a short circuit.

3. Move‘emout! When the locomotive’s headlight illuminates and the LEGACY RailSounds

sound system starts, press the DIRECTION button on your transformer to sequence your

locomotive through the repeating pattern of operations: neutral, forward, neutral, reverse,

neutral, and so on. You may also briefly turn off track power to advance the locomotive to the

next operating state. Adjust the throttle until your locomotive moves at your desired speed.

Note!

Locomotive basics

Your locomotive is equipped with a smoke generator that produces safe, clean, white smoke dur-

ing operation. Add 10-20 drops to either stack (shown in Figure 3) to prime the unit the first

time you run the locomotive or after being stored for an extended period of time, and then add 10

to 20 drops to refill when smoke production decreases. When refilling, DO NOT EXCEED 20 DROPS

as this can cause your smoke units to become oversaturated allowing leakage onto the electronics.

Note that operating your locomotive's smoke unit without smoke fluid will cause damage to the

heating element.

If you prefer to operate your locomotive without smoke, locate the smoke unit switch and slide it

to the NO SMK position. Refer to Figure 4 on page 8 for the location of the switch.

For best performance, we recommend using Lionel smoke fluid only. Do NOT use smoke

fluid from ready-to-run train sets.

Adding smoke fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generator

Figure 3. Smoke fluid locations

Note!

FRONT

Add fluid to either

exhaust stack.

REAR

SMK NO SMK

RUN PGM

The functions of your locomotive's switches are outlined below. Refer to Figure 4 for the location

of the switches. The instructions below are specific to this particular locomo-

tive; note that available features (and switches) may differ from other loco-

motives and locomotive sets.

SmokeUnitSwitch(SMK/NOSMK)

Used to turn the smoke unit function on and off.

Program-RunSwitch(RUN/PGM)

Used to assign an ID# and to reprogram the locomotive for LEGACY and Command operation

when the switch is in the PGM position.

Figure 4. Locomotive switch locations

Locomotive basics

Locomotive switch locations

Command reverse unit

switch

Radiator

hatch

Smoke unit

On/Off switch

For operation in the LEGACY or TMCC environment, you will want to give each unit a unique

ID#. The locomotive will respond to commands associated with its ID# while all other units will

disregard these commands. This procedure is not necessary for conventional (non-

Command) operation.

1. SlidetheCommandreverseunitswitchonyourlocomotivetothePGM

position.SeeFigure4onpage8.

2. Placethelocomotiveonthetrack.

3. ConnecttheCommandBaseandplugitin.

4. Powerupthetrack.

5. PressENGontheCAB-1orCAB-2remote.

6. EntertheuniqueID#.Chooseanynumberfrom1to98thathasnotbeen

assignedtoanotherlocomotive(ENG).Werecommendusingapartofyour

locomotive’sroadnumber.

All LEGACY locomotives respond to ENG 99. We recommend that you reserve ID# 99 as a

"universal" ID#.

7. PressSET.Thelocomotive'sheadlightswillflash.

8. SlidetheCommandreverseunitswitchbacktotheRUNposition.

The locomotive’s ID# has been set. Be sure to record the new ID# for your reference.

Locomotive basics

Assigning your locomotive a new ID#

Note!

Locomotive basics

Lash-ups (for LEGACY operations only)

In the Command environment, you will need to build a lash-up with a powered locomotive

to control your locomotive as one in a prototypical manner. It is still possible to control

any of the engines in the lash-up individually. When you issue a train command, the

individual engine you were controlling will return to the group. If there is a difference in

speed, the individual Engine will return to the speed of the lash-up at the rate set in the train

momentum.

Tobuildalash-up,assignauniqueengine(ENG)ID#toeachunit.See

page9fordetails.

1. Address the train ID# you wish to create or edit, 1 to

99.

2. Press INFO.

3. Press BUILD softkey (button directly under BUILD).

4. Enter the front engine number. It is not necessary

to enter ENG, just enter the #. It will appear in the

blinking box.

5. Press ADD to add the front engine. The engine will

move to the right and the blinking box will be ready

for your next engine to be added.

6. Enter the second engine ID# in the blinking box.

7. Press ADD to add the second engine. The engine will

move to the right and the blinking box will be ready

for your next engine to be added.

8. Add all the engines you want in your lash-up in this

manner.

9. To change the direction of an engine in your lash-up,

turn the Velocity Throttle to move the engine you want

into the blinking box. Then press DIR to change the

direction of the engine.

10. To delete an engine in your lash-up, turn the red

Velocity Throttle knob to move the engine you want

to delete into the blinking box. Then press DEL.

11. To save your lash-up, press SET. Watch the

on-screen prompts and wait until you see the message

TRAIN CREATED.

12. Press CTC to exit to the operating screen.

See reference numbers 1 and 2

See reference number 4

See reference number 3

See reference numbers 6 and 7

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