Lionel M-497 User manual

Lionel

M-497 Jet-Powered

Rail Car

Owner’s Manual

73-8401-250

3/10

Congratulations!

Congratulations on the purchase of your M-497 Jet-Powered Rail Car. With the streamlined cowl on

the font end and the eye-catching jet engine pod on the roof, this new jet-powered car is a strikingly

unique car to add to your layout.

LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:

• Transformer controlled forward, neutral and reverse operation

• Electronic e-unit with direction lock

• Realistic jet engine sounds

• Simulated jet engine mounted on roof with illumination

• Pullmor motor

• Operating headlight

• Operating coupler on rear

• Marker lights

• Interior light

• Magne-Traction

• Traction tires

• Metal frame

• On/Off sound switch

• Volume control

• Minimum Curve: 0-36

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

reserved.

Lionel®, LEGACY™, 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™,

MultiWhistle™, Choo-Choo™

Table of contents

Transformer operations

Running your locomotive with a lionel transformer 4

Locking your locomotive into forward direction only operation 5

Using your locomotive’s magnetic coupler 6

Activating the sounds in the Jet-Powered Rail CAr 7

Operating and servicing your locomotive

Lubricating your locomotive 8

Lubricating your locomotive’s Pullmor motor armature 9

Replacing your locomotive’s lamps and LEDs 10

Replacing the traction tires 11

Lionel Limited Warranty Policy and Service 12

Running your locomotive with a Lionel transformer

Transformer operations

Caution! Do not power your locomotive with direct current (DC). Damage to

sensitive electronic components may occur.

PLACE YOUR LOCOMOTIVE ON LIONEL OR LIONEL-

COMPATIBLE O GAUGE TRACK.

THROTTLE UP YOUR LOCOMOTIVE WITH YOUR

TRANSFORMER.

Your locomotive is designed to operate on 8-18 volts

alternating current. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible

alternating current transformers are suitable.

Throttle up your locomotive and it will begin to move in the forward direction.

Adjust track voltage until your locomotive moves at your desired speed. To increase

speed, increase track voltage. To decrease speed, decrease voltage.

Pressing the DIRECTION button on your transformer will sequence the Electronic

E-unit to the next operating state in the repeating sequence of: forward, neutral,

reverse, neutral, and so on.

To stop the locomotive, cycle the Electronic E-unit to neutral or turn-off track

power.

Transformer operations

Locking your locomotive into forward direction only operation

When the Electronic E-unit Direction Lock switch is in the RUN position, your locomotive

sequences through a repeating pattern of operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so

on.

To lock your locomotive into forward direction only operation, you can deactivate the Electronic

E-unit’s sequencing function. Follow the steps below and refer to ﬁgure 1 for the location of the

Electronic E-unit Direction Lock switch.

Always turn off track power before removing the locomotive from the track.

1. Turn off track power, wait three seconds, and remove the locomotive from the track. Now slide the

Electronic E-unit Direction Lock switch to the LOCK position. Your locomotive is now locked into

forward direction only operation.

2. Place your locomotive back on the track. Power up the track and press the direction button

on your transformer to conﬁrm that the locomotive is now locked into forward direction only

operation.

To restore the forward-neutral-reverse sequence, turn off power and remove your locomotive from

the track. Slide the Electronic E-unit Direction Lock switch back to the RUN position. Place the

locomotive back on the track and restore track power.

Note!

Figure 1. Switch locations

Electronic E-Unit

Direction Lock

switch

FRONT

Volume control

knob

Sound switch

RUN LOCK

SND NO SND

Transformer operations

Your Lionel locomotive is equipped with an operating magnetic knuckle coupler, a revolutionary

design ﬁrst introduced by Lionel in 1945.

Lionel magnetic couplers react to the magnetic ﬁeld generated by a Lionel Remote-Control Track

section (available separately, 6-65149 or 6-12746 for O-27 gauge; 6-65530 for O gauge; or 6-12020

and 6-12054 for FasTrack layouts).

Place your locomotive’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

knuckle opens.

One operating technique favored by Lionel railroaders is the “moving uncouple.” Press the

UNCOUPLE button as the locomotive passes over a Remote-Control Track section. The magnetic ﬁeld

will open the coupler; the consist remains behind as the locomotive moves on. But be careful—the

speed of a newly uncoupled and moving locomotive can increase dramatically.

Using your locomotive’s magnetic coupler

Figure 2. Magnetic coupler operation

Remote-Control

Track Section

Transformer operations

Activating the sound in the Jet-Powered Rail Car

Place the sound switch in the SND position. Refer to Figure 1 on page 5 for the location of the

switch. As the Jet-Powered Rail Car moves around the track, the sound level will increase.

To adjust the Jet sounds, use the volume control knob located on the underside of the locomotive.

See Figure 1 on page 5 for the location of the Volume Control Knob.

To deactivate the sounds, slide the sound switch to the NO SND position.

Operating and servicing your locomotive

Lubricating your locomotive

The life and performance of your locomotive depends to a considerable extent upon proper care

and lubrication of the motor and other moving parts. Since your locomotive might have been

stored on the dealer’s shelves for some time, be sure to lubricate it according to the lubrication chart

in Figure 3 on page 8 before running the locomotive for the ﬁrst time. Put a small dab of Lionel

Lubricant at all points marked “L”. Using the point of a pin or a thin wire, put a drop of Lionel Oil

at points marked “O”. Lubricate carefully but never to excess. A small amount of oil or lubricant,

properly applied, goes a long way. Be careful not to get any oil or lubricant on the running surfaces

of the wheels or on the rails, or your locomotive will lose traction and do not lubricate locomotive

rollers.

The motor requires occasional lubrication with a few drops of light machine oil. See Figure 4 on

page 9. To get at the motor the locomotive body must ﬁrst be removed by removing the screws from

the underside of the frame at both ends of the powered locomotive.

A complete Lubrication and Maintenance Kit No. 927 (6-62927) which contains all the material

and equipment necessary to keep your locomotive in top notch condition may be obtained from your

authorized Lionel dealer or service station.

The locomotive is illuminated by 14 volt, bayonet-base lamps (No. 600-0363-300), available at your

authorized Lionel dealer or service station. To replace your lamps, see the instructions on page 10.

When you ﬁnd that the lubrication points illustrated in Figure 3 appear dry, lubricate your

locomotive after you have removed any accumulated dirt and dust. There are two basic rules to keep

in mind when you are lubricating your locomotive: use only a small amount of lubrication and avoid

getting grease or oil on your locomotive’s wheels, roller pick-ups, or the track.

Figure 3. Underside details and lubrication points

RUN LOCK

SND NO SND

FRONT REAR

“L”

“O”

SCREW

Your locomotive will require occasional lubrication of its Pullmor motor armature. If you hear

excess noise during operation, or if the locomotive slows down intermittently, you may need to oil

the top armature bearing.

1. Remove the locomotive’s body screws. See Figure 3 on page 8 for the screw locations. Carefully lift

the shell away from the frame.

2. Apply a small amount of Lionel oil (two drops) in the hole at the top of the motor. See Figure 4.

3. Replace the body, securing it with the two body screws.

To prevent damage to the locomotive body, do not overtighten the body screws.

Lubricating your locomotive’s Pullmor motor armature

Lionel oil

Oil here

Operating and servicing your locomotive

Figure 4. Pullmor motor lubrication

Note!

Replacing your locomotive’s lamps and LEDs

Your locomotive is illuminated by three 14-volt lamps. During the course of normal operations,

they may require replacement.

1. Remove the locomotive’s body screws. See Figure 3 on page 8 for the screw locations. Carefully lift

the shell away from the frame.

2. To remove the lamp, gentley push the lamp down and turn counter counter clockwise to

disengage the lamp from the socket

3. Replace it with Lionel part no. 600-0363-300, available from your authorized Lionel dealer or

service station, or from Lionel Customer Service in Chesterﬁeld, MI. See Instructions for

Obtaining Service on page 12 for more information.

4. Replace the body, securing it with the two body screws.

To prevent damage to the locomotive body, do not overtighten the body screws.

Operating and servicing your set

Note!

Lionel part no. 600-0363-300

Figure 5. Lamp replacement

The LEDs in the jet engine are expected to last for the life of the jet-powered rail car and are not user

serviceable.

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