Lionel Thomas & Friends User manual

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CAUTION—ELECTRIC TOY

NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CHILDREN UNDER EIGHT YEARS OF AGE. AS WITH ALL

ELECTRIC PRODUCTS, PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE OBSERVED DURING HANDLING AND

USE TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK.

TRANSFORMER RATINGS—INPUT: 120-240 VAC 50/60 HZ.

OUTPUT: 18 VDC; 2000 MA.

Lionel

Remote Operating System

Thomas & Friends™Set

Owner’s Manual

Lionel

Remote Operating System

Thomas & Friends™Set

Owner’s Manual

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Train Set Inventory

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your purchase of the Lionel Operating Remote System Thomas & Friends™

Ready-To-Run Train Set!

This set includes everything you need to run your train, including a generous FasTrack loop that

assembles in a ﬂash. The power adapter plugs into the wall, and then connects directly to a special track

section. Thomas is controlled using his very own blue Lionel remote. Go forward, reverse, or stop. Sound

the whistle or bell - or have Sir Topham Hatt announce “All aboard!” at the press of a button. Thomas’

moving eyes ensure that your journey on everyone’s #1 engine is a safe one, and the removable roofs of

Annie and Clarabel allow you to load and unload your passengers.

Use this Owner’s anual to learn how to set up, operate, and maintain your train set for years of reliable

operation.

The transformer included with this set should be periodically

examined for conditions that may result in the risk of ﬁre, electric

shock, or injury to persons (such as damage to the output cord,

blades, housing, or other parts). In the event that such conditions

exist, the transformer should not be used until properly repaired.

Parents!

• ThomastheTankEngine™withthreeinterchangeablefaces

• Annie

• Clarabel

• OnestraightFasTracktracksection

• EightcurvedFasTracktracksections

• OneFasTrackterminalsection

• LionelRemoteControl

• Wallpackpowersupply

Train Set Features

• Electriclocomotivecontrolledbyremote

• Remotecontrollerwithforwardandreversespeedcontrolknob,whistlesound,bellsound,and

“All aboard!” announcement (requires three AAA alkaline batteries, not included)

• Steambackgroundsounds

• MovingeyesonThomastheTankEngine™

• Powerfulmaintenance-freemotor

• Tractiontire

• Operatingcoupleronrearoflocomotive

• Dualoperatingcouplersoncoaches

• SetLength:21”

• LayoutDimensions:40”x50”

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Table of contents

Creating your layout

Operatingyourwall-packpowersupplysafely 4

BuildingyourLionellayout 5

Joining the FasTrack track sections 6

Powering your layout

Connecting your wall-pack power supply 7

Installing AAA batteries into the Remote Control 8

Running your train

Running your train set 9

Coupling 10

Attaching the three Thomas faces 11

OperatingyourtrainwiththeLionelRemote 12

Silencing the steam background sounds 13

Maintaining and servicing your set

Lubricatingyourlocomotive 14

FCCStatement 15

LionelLimitedWarrantyPolicy&Service 16

The following Lionel marks are used throughout this Owner’s Manual and are protected under

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™, MultiWhistle™, Choo-Choo™

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Operating your wall-pack power supply safely

Your Lionel wall-pack power supply is listed by Underwriter’s Laboratory Inc. and has been

carefullydesignedtoensurepeakperformance.Whenusingelectricalproducts,basicsafety

precautions should be maintained.

Besuretoobservethefollowingguidelines:

• Readthemanualthoroughlybeforeusingthisdevice.

• Thisdeviceisnotrecommendedforchildrenundereightyearsofage.

• Parentsshouldperiodicallyinspectthisproductforpotentialhazardsand,ifnecessary,havethem

repairedbyanauthorizedLionelServiceCenter.Intheeventthatsuchaconditionexists,the

transformer should not be used until it has been properly repaired.

• Thewall-packpowersupplyisintendedtobeusedindoors.Donotusethisdeviceifwaterispres-

ent. Serious or fatal injuries may result.

• Usethewall-packpowersupplyonlyforitsintendedpurpose.

• Thewall-packpowersupplywasmeanttooperateon120-240voltAC,50/60-Hertzpower.Donot

connect this product to any other power supply.

• Donotoperatethewall-packpowersupplywithadamagedcord,plug,orcase.

• Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,donotdisassembletheunit.Therearenouserservice-

ablepartsinside.Ifdamaged,takethisproducttoanauthorizedLionelServiceCenter.Visit

www.lionel.comforalistofauthorizedServiceCenters.

• Donotoperatethewall-packpowersupplyonyourlayoutunattended.Obstructedaccessoriesor

stalled trains may overheat, resulting in damage to your layout.

• Alwaysunplugthewall-packpowersupplyfromthepowersourcewhennotinuse.

• Neverinsertobjectsintotheventilationslotsonthisproduct.Damagetosensitive

electronic components can result.

Creating your layout

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Building your Lionel layout

Yoursetcomeswitheightcurvedsections,one10"straightsection,andonewall-packterminal

section of track. Figure 1 shows the oval layout that you can build with these track sections.

YoumaychoosetoaddmoreFasTracktracksectionstocreateanendlessnumberofexcitingtrack

arrangements for more fun, action, and variety.

Creating your layout

Figure 1. Track layout

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Joining the FasTrack track sections

FasTracktracksectionsjointogethereasily.Withinterlockingroadbedsectionsandlargerailtabs,

thetracktstogethersecurelysoyoualwayshavegoodelectricalcontact.TakealookatFigure2

to see how to join the track sections.

1. Line up your two sections of track.

2. Insert the rail tabs into the openings at the ends of the corresponding rails.

3. Press the sections together until the interlocking roadbed snaps into place.

Figure2.Joiningthetracksections

Creating your layout

Rail tab

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Connecting your wall-pack power supply

Your trains are powered by a wall-pack power supply. To power the track, simply plug the wall-

pack into an outlet and plug the jack into the terminal section as shown in Figure 3.

Figure3.Wall-packpowersupplyconnection

Jack on wall-pack

power supply

Terminal track section

Powering your layout

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Installing AAA batteries into the Remote Control

Pushthetabtowardthedoorandlifttoopenbatterycompartment(asshowninFigure4).Insert

threeAAAbatteriesorientatingthe+/-asshowninthebottomofthebatterycompartment.

Replace the battery door by ﬁrst inserting the two tabs at the top of the door into the notches in the

top of the battery compartment. Then close the door being sure the tab lock closes securely. See

Figure4.

UseonlyAlkaline‘AAA’batteries.Useonlynewbatteries.Nevermixnewandusedbatteriesoruse

different types together.

Figure4.Openingandclosingthebatterycompartment

REMOVE ALL BATTERIES WHEN THE TRAIN WILL NOT BE USED FOR AN

EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.

Important!

Powering your layout

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Running your train

Running your train set

With track power unplugged, place your train set on the track.

Refer to the following section for information on coupling the cars.

Plug in your wall-pack power supply and switch on the remote.

Your locomotive is designed to operate on 18 VDC. You may choose to operate

the train set using the wall-pack power supply, or you may run the locomotive on a layout

Yourlocomotiveiscompatiblewithmostdirect-current(DC)andalternating-

current (AC) transformers.

Move ‘em out!

Use your remote to run your train. You can adjust the speed in forward or reverse,

blowthewhistle,soundthebell,ortriggeranannouncement.Refertopage12forcomplete

details.

Note!

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Coupling

When coupling your cars, at least one of the mating couplers must be open as shown at the left

inFigure5.Pressdownonthelockreleasetoopenthecoupler,thenpushthecarstoward

each other until they lock together.

Keep in mind that it’s easier to couple cars on a straight stretch of track.

Lock release

Figure5.Coupleroperation

Note!

Running your train

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