Conventional Transformer Operations; Operating Your Locomotive In The Conventional Environment - GE VISION Line ES44AC Owner's Manual

Conventional transformer operations

Operating your locomotive in the conventional environment

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our locomotive is capable of operating in the conventional environment with nothing more than
a standard Lionel alternating current (AC) transformer.
In the conventional environment, your locomotive cycles through a repeating pattern of
operations: forward, neutral, reverse, neutral, and so on. To advance to the next operation, press the
DIRECTION button on your transformer. Alternately, you could use the throttle to briefly turn off track
power so that the locomotive advances to the next operation when power is restored.
Once you cycle the locomotive into forward or reverse, you control your locomotive's speed by
varying track voltage with the transformer's throttle. To increase the speed of the locomotive,
increase track voltage. To decrease the speed, decrease track voltage. To stop the locomotive and to
change directions (or to enter neutral), track voltage is turned off or interrupted.
Use the HORN and BELL buttons on your transformer to activate these features. If your
transformer is not equipped with these controls, separate buttons are available (610-5906-001).
Please refer to page 34 of this manual.
To experience all of your locomotive's features, we recommend operating in the LEGACY
Command Control environment. With a simple one-wire connection, you can use the CAB-2 Remote
Controller to access all of the functions of your locomotive. Refer to pages 9-21 to see how to
operate your locomotive in the LEGACY Command Control environment.
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