Lionel VISIONLINE Big Boy Owner's Manual

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Lionel

VISIONLINE Big Boy

Steam Locomotive

Owner’s Manual

Lionel

VISIONLINE Big Boy

Steam Locomotive

Owner’s Manual

Congratulations!

ongratulations on your purchase of the Lionel VISION Big Boy! This is one of the most highly

detailed and technologically advanced model trains ever produced! Your VISION Big Boy is ready to enjoy right out of the box. We do highly recommend that you take the time to read through this manual to familiarize yourself with all of the amazing features this locomotive has to offer and to learn how to properly care for your model so that it may provide years of enjoyment.

Contents of your locomotive box

1 VISION Big Boy locomotive

1 Tender

1 Shroud for Smoke Stack

1 Smoke fluid funnel

1 Wrench

8 Replacement traction tires

1 Big Boy Owner's manual

1 IR Sensor Track

1 DB9 Starter Cable

1 SensorTrack Manual

1 DB9 Starter Cable Manual

Lionel

, LionChief™, LionChief Plus™, 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

™

, SensorTrack

™

Table of contents

Running your locomotive

LEGACY Control operations 4 TrainMaster Command Control (TMCC/Command Control) operations 5 Conventional transformer operations 6

Locomotive basics

Volume control locations 7 Adding smoke fluid to your locomotive's smoke generator 7 Installing the smoke stack shroud 9 Locomotive switch locations 10 Assigning your locomotive a new ID# (LEGACY and TMCC) 11

Controlling your VISION features

Dual smoke stack features 12 To apply the Whistle Steam effect 12 To apply the Blowdown effect 12 Drift Chuff features 13 Wheel Slip features 13-14 Depleting coal load features

LEGACY Control System operations

The LEGACY CAB-2 Remote Controller 15 The Velocity Throttle 16 The Multi-Controller 16 The Train Brake Slider 16 The Warning Sound Controller 17 The Speed Bar 17 EFX Trim and EFX Bar Graph 18 Leaving the Preset Speed Screen 18

LEGACY RailSounds Sound System operations

LEGACY RailSounds sound system 19 LEGACY RailSounds Sequence Control 20 CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements in the LEGACY environment 21 LEGACY RailSounds sound system dialog on a round trip 22

TrainMaster Command Control operations

CAB-1 Remote Controller commands 23 CAB-1 Remote Controller numeric keypad commands 24-25

Conventional transformer operations

Using the LEGACY RailSounds sound system in the conventional environment 26 Activating CrewTalk dialog and TowerCom announcements 26 Locking your locomotive into a single direction 27

Odyssey II Speed Control system operations

Odyssey II Speed Control operations 28 Odyssey II Speed Control system LEGACY Control operation 28 Odyssey II Speed Control system TrainMaster Command Control operation 28 Odyssey II Speed Control system conventional transformer operation 28

Maintaining and servicing your locomotive

Reprogramming your locomotive to restore features 29 Lubricating your locomotive 30-31 Servicing your locomotive’s LEDs 32 Replacing the traction tires 32 Locomotive diagnostics 33 Lionel Limited Warranty Policy & Service 34

Power your VISION Big Boy with an alternating-current (50-60Hz AC) transformer 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.

Your VISION Big Boy requires Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-72 or larger track curves.

1. Turn off track power, and then plug in the LEGACY Base and connect it to the track.

2. Place your locomotive and tender on the track and connect the drawbar as shown in Figure 1.

3. Increase track power voltage to full power (no more than 19 volts AC). If a circuit breaker

trips when you turn on the Lionel power supply, check the wheels of your locomotive to make sure they are all securely on the track. Check to make sure the track is free of all metals that may cause a short circuit.

4. As illustrated in Figure 2, press ENG and 1 (or your selected ENG ID#) to address the locomotive with your LEGACY CAB-2 Remote Controller.

5. Press the Start Up key on your LEGACY CAB-2 Remote, shown in Figure 3. Then, throttle up and move 'em out! Your engine sound will start up,

and the locomotive-specific touch screen buttons will populate the remote. For more information on operating your locomotive with the LEGACY system, please refer to the LEGACY section of this manual. Additional information is also found in the LEGACY System Manual, available online at www.lionel.com. .

Note!

Running your locomotive

Figure 2. LEGACY engine selection

Figure 3. LEGACY start-up

LEGACY Control operations

our VISION Big Boy is designed for operation with the

Lionel LEGACY system. It will also operate on the original Lionel Trainmaster System (TMCC1) with limited features and also on the LEGACY Cab-1L / Base-1L operating system (again with reduced features.) Using a Lionel LEGACY set (6-14295) will allow you to access ALL the features this advanced locomotive has to offer.

Your commands are sent by the Remote Controller to the Command Base, which broadcasts a radio frequency that is distributed through the outer rails of the track to your locomotives. Your locomotive will not respond until it recognizes its unique ID#, so you can operate multiple Command-equipped locomotives on the same track at the same time.

Figure 1. Drawbar connection

Running your locomotive

Power your VISION Big Boy with an alternating-current (50-60Hz AC) transformer 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.

Your VISION Big Boy requires Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-72 or larger track curves.

TrainMaster Command Control (TMCC/Command Control) operations

or operation in the TrainMaster Command Control environment, you need a TrainMaster Command Base (6-12911) and a CAB-1 Remote Controller (6-12868). Refer to your TMCC

System Manual for complete information. To access all the VISION Big Boy's features,

you must operate in the LEGACY environment, as discussed on the previous page.

Your commands are sent by the CAB-1 Remote Controller to the Command Base, which translates the command into digital code. That code is sent through the outside rails to your locomotive, which will not respond until it recognizes its unique ID#. TrainMaster Command Control gives you the power to operate multiple Command-equipped locomotives on the same track at the same time.

1. Turn off track power, and then plug in the Command Base and connect it to the

track.

2. Place your locomotive and tender on the track and connect the drawbar as

shown in Figure 1 on page 4.

3. Increase track voltage to full power (no more than 19 volts AC). If a circuit

breaker trips when you turn on the Lionel power supply, check the wheels of your locomotive to

make sure they are all securely on the track. Check to make sure the track is free of all metals

that may cause a short circuit.

4. Press ENG and 1 to address your locomotive with your CAB-1 Remote

Controller.

5. Throttle up and move ‘em out.

For more information, please refer to the TrainMaster Command Control operations section of this manual or the TMCC System Manual, available online at www.lionel.com.

Note!

Running your locomotive

Conventional transformer operations

For Conventional operation, a Command Base must not be powered up anywhere in the area, even if it is not connected to the track. If a base is detected,

your locomotive will default to Command mode.

Your VISION Big Boy requires Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-72 or larger track curves.

To access ALL of the features of your VISION Big Boy you must operate in the LEGACY environment as described on page 4.

1. With track power off, place your locomotive and tender on the track. Connect the drawbar as shown in Figure 1 on page 4.

2. Power up the track. If a circuit breaker trips when you turn on the Lionel power supply,

check the wheels of your locomotive to make sure they are all securely on the track. Check to make sure the track is free of all metals that may cause a short circuit.

3. Move ‘em out! When the VISION Big Boy's headlight illuminates and the LEGACY RailSounds sound system starts, press the DIRECTION button on your transformer to sequence your locomotive through the repeating pattern of operations: neutral, 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 and after power interruptions lasting longer than five seconds, it will start out in neutral.

We recommend that you operate your VISION Big Boy 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 NO ODY (OFF) position. See Figure 9 on page 10 for the location of this switch.

Use the Whistle and BELL buttons on your transformer to activate those features. Adjust the

volume using the volume control knob, which is located under the hatch on the deck of the tender. Refer to Figure 4 on page 7. For more information, please refer to the Conventional transformer operations section of this manual.

Note!

Locomotive basics

our VISION Big Boy is equipped with three speakers. Located in the tender and the locomotive,

these speakers work together to provide unparalleled sound quality. In addition to controlling the volume with your LEGACY or TMCC cab, you can also set the volume manually with two controls. Separate controls are located beneath the sandbox on the locomotive and under the tender water hatches as shown.

Volume control locations

Figure 4. Volume control location

our VISION Big Boy is equipped with four smoke generators

that produce safe, clean, white smoke during operation. The smoke generators for this locomotive supply the dual stack, whistle and blow-down effects. Reservoirs within the boiler contain the fluid and wicks which, once saturated, supply the heating elements with the right amount of fluid.

For best performance, we recommend using only 6-37841 Lionel Premium Smoke Fluid.

Stack Smoke

Load smoke fluid into each smoke stack. When adding

fluid DO NOT EXCEED 20 DROPS per stack as this can

cause your smoke unit to become oversaturated allowing leakage onto the electronics. Note that operating your VISION Big Boy's smoke unit without smoke fluid will cause damage to the heating element. Add 20 drops initially and 10 to 20 thereafter, as required to maintain desired smoke.

Synchronizing Stack Smoke: Your VISION Big Boy is designed to give independent smoke chuffs from each stack in relation to each set of drive wheels. This feature can be turned off to provide a simultaneous chuff from both stacks. See page 12 for details. Either way, it is important to put fluid in both stacks.

Your VISION Big Boy's smoke fluid consumption will vary depending on the smoke level setting you have selected and the labor of the locomotive.

Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generators

Note!

VOLUME

CONTROL

Tender Switch

Locomotive

Switch

VOLUME

CONTROL

Figure 5. Stack smoke locations

Locomotive basics

Adding fluid to your locomotive’s smoke generators continued

Refer to Figure 5 as you add the smoke fluid. If you prefer to operate your VISION Big Boy

without smoke, locate the smoke unit switch inside the sand dome on top of the boiler and slide it to the OFF position. Refer to Figure 9 on page 10 for the location of the switch. The stack smoke switch controls both stack smoke units. Whistle and blowdown smoke have their own control switches.

Whistle Smoke

Load smoke fluid into the whistle as shown in figure 6.

When adding fluid DO NOT EXCEED 20 DROPS

this can cause your smoke unit to become oversaturated allowing leakage onto the electronics. Note that operating your locomotive's smoke unit without smoke fluid will cause damage to the heating element. Add 20 drops initially and 10 to 20 thereafter, as required to maintain desired smoke.

Your locomotive's smoke fluid consumption will vary depending on the smoke level setting you have selected

and your use of the whistle.

Refer to Figure 6 as you add the smoke fluid. If you prefer to operate your VISION Big Boy

without whistle smoke, locate the smoke unit switch inside the sand dome on top of the boiler and slide it to the OFF position. Refer to Figure 9 on page 10 for the location of the switch.

Blowdown Smoke

Load smoke fluid into the access point as shown in Figure

7. It is very important to add smoke fluid to the blowdown unit slowly. Add fluid one drop at a time to prevent clogging or spills.

When adding fluid DO NOT EXCEED 20 DROPS

Refer to Figure 7 as you add the smoke fluid. If you prefer to operate your VISION Big Boy without smoke, locate the smoke unit switch inside the sand dome on top of the boiler and slide it to the OFF position. Refer to Figure 9 on page 10 for the location of the switch.

Blowdown smoke is not available in conventional operation. If you are operating conventionally, turn off the blowdown smoke as shown to prevent damage.

Note!

Figure 6. Whistle smoke location

Figure 7. Blowdown smoke location

Note!

Locomotive basics

Installing the smoke stack shroud

smoke deflector shroud is included with your VISION Big Boy that can be placed over the two

main stacks. This shroud is held in place by a small magnet between the two stacks. Simply place the shroud over the stacks as shown in Figure 8. To prevent the system from overheating, when the shroud is in place the VISION Big Boy will automatically shut off the forward stack generator. The rear stack unit will then adjust it's smoke output accordingly, the rear stack will chuff in time with BOTH sets of drive wheels to maintain the same timing as the smoke emerges from the shroud.

Note!

Figure 8. Smoke stack shroud

If you plan to run the VISION Big Boy with the shroud in place for an extended period of time, it is not necessary to put additional smoke fluid in the front stack. Continue to put no more than 20 drops of smoke fluid in the rear stack at one time to prevent overfilling..

Underside of shroud

STACK SHROUD

MAGNET

he functions of your VISION Big Boy's switches are outlined below. Refer to Figure 9 for the location of the switches. The instructions below are specific to this particular

locomotive; note that available features (and switches) may differ from other locomotives and sets.

Figure 9. Locomotive switch locations

Locomotive basics

Locomotive switch locations

Stack Smoke Switch

Used to turn the smoke unit on and off. This switch controls both the stack and whistle

smoke.

Whistle Switch

Used to turn the whistle smoke feature in the engine on and off.

Blow Down Switch

Used to turn the blowdown feature in the engine on and off.

Program / Run Switch

Used to assign an ID# and reprogram the locomotive in LEGACY and Command operation when the switch is in the PROG position. Also used to “lock” your locomotive in a single direction, or neutral, in conventional operation when the switch is placed in the PROG position.

Odyssey II Speed Control System Switch

Used to turn the Odyssey II Speed Control System on and off.

Coal Load Switch

Used to turn the depleting coal load feature in the tender on and off.

PROGRAM/RUN

COAL LOAD

LOCOMOTIVE CONTROL SWITCHES TENDER CONTROL SWITCHES

STACK SMOKE

BLOWDOWN SMOKE UNIT

ON OFF

WHISTLE

SMOKE UNIT

VOLUME

CONTROL

ODYSSEY II

SPEED CONROL

or operation in the LEGACY or Command Control environment, you will want to give your VISION Big Boy a unique ID#. Your locomotive will respond to commands associated with its

ID# while all other units will disregard these commands. This procedure is not necessary

for conventional (non-Command) operation.

1. Slide the program run switch on your locomotive to the PROG position. See

Figure 9 on page 10.

2. Place the locomotive on the track.

3. Connect the Command Base and plug it in.

4. Power up the track.

5. Press ENG on the CAB-1 or CAB-2 remote.

6. Enter the unique ID#. Choose any number from 1 to 98 that has not been

assigned to another locomotive (ENG). We recommend using a part of your

locomotive’s road number.

All LEGACY locomotives respond to ENG 99. We recommend that you reserve ID# 99 as a "universal" ID#.

7. Press SET. The locomotive’s whistle will sound, or the headlights will flash if

the RailSounds sound system is off.

Synchronizing stack smoke: Your VISION Big Boy is designed to give independent

smoke chuffs from each stack in relation to each set of drive wheels. This feature can be turned off to provide a simultaneous chuff from both stacks. If you want to run your locomotive with synchronized smoke, press the "AUX1" and "9" key now. To revert back to the independent chuffs later, follow the steps above to reset your locomotive and slide the Program/Run switch back to Run without performing this step.

8. Press AUX1 then 9 to synchronize smoke stacks.

Locomotive basics

Assigning your locomotive a new ID#

Note!

9. Slide the program run switch back to the RUN position.

The VISION Big Boy's ID# has been set. Be sure to record the new ID# for your reference.

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