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

Conventional transformer operations
Operating your locomotive in the conventional environment (continued)
1. Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-54 or larger track.
2. Power your locomotive at 12-18 volts with your alternating current (AC)
transformer.
Power your locomotive with an alternating current (AC) transformer
Caution!
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. 50-60 HZ AC is required.
3. Wait three to eight seconds as your locomotive determines whether it is in a
conventional environment or a TrainMaster Command Control environment.
When the locomotive has determined that a TrainMaster Command Base is not
connected to the track, the locomotive's headlight will illuminate and the LEGACY
RailSounds sound system will start. You are ready for operation in the conventional
environment.
4. Move'em out!
Press the DIRECTION button on your transformer to sequence your locomotive
through the repeating pattern of operations: 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.
When placing your locomotive on your layout for the first time, it will
Note!
start out in neutral. Thereafter, it will start in forward after every power
interruption lasting five seconds or longer.
We recommend that you operate your LEGACY locomotive with The Odyssey II Speed
Control System turned on. You may choose to operate your locomotive without speed
control by placing the Odyssey II Speed Control System switch to the OFF position. See
Figure 1 on page 9.
Use the HORN and BELL buttons on your transformer to activate those features.
Refer to page 34 if your transformer is not equipped with those buttons. Adjust the
volume using the volume control knob located under the radiator hatch. Refer to
Figure 2 on page 10.
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