Lionel NW2 User manual

Lionel NW-2

diesel locomotive

Owner’s Manual

71-8978-250

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featuring and

Congratulations!

Congratulations! You now own one of the

most sophisticated model trains ever

built—the Lionel TrainMaster Command-

equipped NW-2 diesel locomotive.

From the crisp detail and expert decora-

tion on the outside to the advanced technol-

ogy and brute power under its hood, your

Lionel NW-2 is ready for duty on your model

railroad.

Read this instruction manual thoroughly

for important tips on operating and main-

taining your NW-2 locomotive. When prop-

erly cared for, it will last a lifetime.

Experience the superiority of today’s Lionel.

• Powerful Lionel Pullmor®motor

• Lionel Command™reverse unit for

use with the Lionel TrainMaster®

Command™model railroad control

system

• Magne-Traction®

• Railsounds™diesel sound system—

digital samples from a real NW-2

• Die-cast Electrocouplers™

• Directional headlights

• CrewTalk and Two Part TowerCom™

(in command mode)

Table of contents

Transformer operations

Running your NW-2 with a Lionel transformer 3

Using your NW-2’s Electrocouplers 4

A note on Magne-Traction 4

Your NW-2’s Railsounds system—the basics 5

Experiencing the range of your NW-2’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 NW-2 in the TrainMaster Command environment 9

CAB-1 commands for your NW-2 9

CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your NW-2 10

Tuning your NW-2’s performance 11

Assigning your NW-2 a new ID# 12

Maintaining and servicing your NW-2 diesel locomotive

Lubricating your NW-2 13

Lubricating your NW-2’s Pullmor motor armature 14

Replacing your NW-2’s lamps 15

Lionel Service 16

Transformer operations

Running your NW-2 with a Lionel transformer

Place your NW-2 locomotive on Lionel or

Lionel-compatible O/O27 gauge track.

•Note the pull of Magne-Traction between your NW-2 and the steel track.

Magnetized wheels and axles increase your pulling power (more than 20 cars on

straight and level track) and keep your NW-2 on track while passing swiftly

through curves.

2Power up your NW-2 with your transformer.

•Your NW-2 is designed to operate on 7-18 volts alternating cur-

rent. Virtually all Lionel and Lionel-compatible alternating-current transform-

ers are suitable; we recommend the TrainMaster Command model railroad con-

trol system.

•Do not power your NW-2 with direct current (DC). Damage to sensitive

electronic components may occur.

•When you first power up your track, the NW-2 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 con-

ventional (nonCommand) railroad, the NW-2’s headlights will illuminate and

Railsounds will fire up. At this point, the locomotive is in neutral. (This occurs

when placing the NW-2 on your railroad for the first time. Thereafter, it starts in

forward after every three-second power interrupt.)

Note!

3Move ‘em out!

•Get your NW-2 moving. Press the DIR button on your CAB-1 remote or

Lionel transformer. This sequences the Lionel Command reverse unit (LCRU) to

the next operating state. The LCRU alternates between three states: forward, neu-

tral, and reverse.

•Adjust track voltage until your NW-2 moves at your desired speed. To

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

the locomotive, cut track power.

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

tivate the LCRU’s sequencing function. Get your NW-2 moving in the desired

direction, then slide the reverse unit control switch on the locomotive’s under-

side to PROGRAM. See page 12 for the switch location and positioning.

Transformer operations

A note on Magne-Traction

Your NW-2 is equipped with Lionel

Magne-Traction, magnetized wheelsets

and axles that help increase tractive effort

during operation. Because the wheelsets are

magnetized, take care to prevent small

metallic objects from attaching to the wheel

sets and working their way into the NW-2’s

motor assembly. They can damage your

locomotive.

Magne-Traction is not effective

on nonferrous track.

Note!

Using your NW-2’s Electrocouplers in the non-Command environ-

ment

To use your NW-2’s Electrocouplers in the

non-Command environment, you must

first couple a piece of rolling stock equipped

with Lionel magnetic couplers directly to

your NW-2. 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.

Your NW-2s Electrocouplers will

NOT open manually or by using a

remote-control track section

Magnetic coupler on the rolling stock

coupled to your NW-2

Note!

Remote-

control track

section

Using your NW-2’s Electrocouplers in the TrainMaster Command

environment

Your Lionel NW-2 is equipped with

front and rear Electrocouplers

that respond to the COUPLER F

(front) and COUPLER R (rear) button

on your CAB-1 remote when operated

in the Trainmaster Command envi-

ronment. Simply press either button

on your CAB-1 remote, and that cou-

pler opens.

YourNW-2’s Electrocouplers are NOT designed to be opened manually.

Note!

Transformer operations

Your NW-2’s Railsounds system—the basics

Note! Discontinue locomotive power for 10 seconds before changing the Railsounds

on/off switch.

Lionel Railsounds is the most realistic model railroad sound system in the world. Your NW-

2 features digital samples from an authentic NW-2 for the ultimate in realism.

Apply track power and the NW-2’s Railsounds system delivers an authentic start-up

sequence, followed by sounds of the locomotive at idle. As the NW-2’s speed increases, the

RPMs move through four levels of roar. Sounds return to idle only after the locomotive has

come to a complete halt. To silence diesel RPM roar (horn and bell remain unaffected), slide

the Railsounds switch to its SIGNAL position before powering up the locomotive. See page 12

for the switch location and positioning. To return to the diesel RPM roar, return the switch to

the FULL position before powering up the locomotive.

Transformer operations

Experiencing the range of your NW-2’s Railsounds system

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 NW-2’s speed determines the level of diesel RPM roar—

automatically, if you prefer: idle, slow, medium, or full-speed output.

•MultiHorn™.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 NW-

2 in neutral and increase track voltage to maximum. RPMs will continue to increase as

long as the NW-2 remains in neutral, eventually reaching their highest level. Now, within 3

seconds, decrease track voltage to the desired speed level, press DIR on your CAB-1 remote

or transformer, and head out with your NW-2 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!

Notes on Railsounds

• Use the volume control knob in the radio wheel of the NW-2 to adjust sound output. (See

page 11 for its location.)

• Listen for incidental locomotive sounds during Railsounds operation. They’re automatic

and, of course, authentic.

• For even more authentic Railsounds effects, operate in the TrainMaster Command

environment.

Transformer operations

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

For AC transformers with a horn/whistle 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 activation

button (for horn)

Lionel no.

610-5906-001

sound activation

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.

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

Note!

TrainMaster Command operations

The Command control environment

Lionel TrainMaster Command is the

advanced model railroad control system

from Lionel. Your NW-2 is equipped with the

Lionel Command reverse unit and features

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, you need

a Command Base and a CAB-1

remote. Find them both at your authorized

Lionel retailer.

Place your NW-2 locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-

compatible O/O27 gauge track.

•Make sure track power is OFF before placing your NW-2 on the

track.

•Make sure your Lionel Command Base is ON and its communications

wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel transformer or the U post

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).

Address your NW-2 locomotive using CAB-1.

•Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 remote. This com-

mand is sent by CAB-1 to the Command Base, which then translates your com-

mand 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—con-

trols the actions of Command-equipped Lionels. Track power is simply like gaso-

line 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# of your NW-2, see page 12.

Move ‘em out!

• Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1. Your NW-2 locomotive will

respond to your every command. Read on.

TrainMaster Command operations

Running your NW-2 in the TrainMaster Command environment

Press AUX2 to turn

your NW-2’s head-

light on and off.

Activates keypad

(see page 10).

Press HALT to shut

down all Power-

Master electrical out-

put on your railroad. Stops all

Command-equipped Lionels in

operation.

Turn the

THROTTLE to

the right to

accelerate, left to

decelerate.

Your Command-equipped NW-2

locomotive comes factory-pro-

grammed with an ID# of “1.” To get

your NW-2 locomotive 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 command button; your NW-2

locomotive is ready for Command

operations.

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 NW-2

Press WSTL/HRN to

activate the NW-2 horn,

release it to discontinue.

MultiHorn diesel horn

sound.

Press DIR—the locomo-

tive decelerates to a com-

plete stop; turn the throttle up,

and the locomotive will acceler-

ate in the new, opposite direction.

There is no neutral state. Diesel

air-release sound.

Press BELL once to

activate the bell, again to

discontinue. Diesel

mechanical bell sound.

Press and hold BOOST for

extra power. Release

BOOST and return to the NW-2’s

previous speed.

Press and hold BRAKE to

slow down or stop.

Release BRAKE and return to the

previous speed. Squealing

brake sounds.

NW-2 Railsounds effects in bold italic

Rear coupler

releases. Coupler

release sounds.

Front coupler

releases. Coupler

release sounds.

TrainMaster Command operations

0Stops and resets the NW-2. Resets the

NW-2’s direction to FORWARD. Resets

Railsounds to automatic RPM operation.

Horn blows. RPMs return to auto-

matic.

1Raises the volume of Railsounds.

Sound volume increases.

2CrewTalk™is the sound of unintelliga-

ble walkie-talkie communication.

Crewtalk announcement.

3Raises Railsounds RPM level. Starts up

Railsounds. RPMs increase.

Startup sequence commences.

4Lowers the volume of Railsounds.

Sound volume decreases.

5Activates the Railsounds shutdown

sequence. Just like the real thing, your

NW-2’s RPMs must be at idle for shutdown

to occur. Press 6 repeatedly to lower RPMs

until they won’t descend further. Your loco-

motive is now at idle. Press 5 to initiate the

shutdown sequence. Crewtalk

announcement / Diesel shutdown

commences. Remember, the horn, bell,

and RPMs will not sound until you restart

Railsounds.

6Lowers Railsounds RPM level. RPMs

decrease.

7TowerCom™is an audible announce-

ment that includes that engine’s road

number and/or name. Your locomotive fea-

tures the NEW TWO PART TowerCom

announcement. By following 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, press-

ing 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 function.

When you press AUX1 on CAB-1,

you turn the numeric keypad

into 10 command 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

overlays included with your NW-2 are

designed to help you learn the aux-

iliary features specific to this loco-

motive. Railsounds sounds

in bold italic.

CAB-1 numeric keypad commands for your NW-2

DIESEL ENGINE

RESET

VOLUME RPM

SHUT

CREW

TALK

TOWER

COM

DOWN

➠

START-UP

AUX1

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