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Transformer operations
SOUNDING YOUR LOCOMOTIVE’S ELECTRONIC WHISTLE AND BELL
U
setheHORN/WHISTLEandBELLbuttonsonyourtransformertoactivatethelocomotives
whistle and bell sounds.
IfyourtransformerlacksHORN/WHISTLEandBELLbuttons,youwillneedtoinstallLionel
no.610-5906-001SoundActivationButtons(availableseparately)toactivatethelocomotive’s
whistle and bell sounds.
Connect the buttons as shown below. Be sure that all track power passes through the Sound
ActivationButton(s).
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POWER
SUPPLY
POWER
SUPPLY
FOR AC TRANSFORMERS LACKING A BELL BUTTON
FOR AC TRANSFORMERS LACKING BELL AND HORN/WHISTLE BUTTONS
Existing wire
Black wire
Red wire
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
Sound Activation Button for
activating the bell
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
Sound Activation Button for
activating the whistle
Lionel no. 610-5906-001
Sound Activation Button for
activating the bell
Black wire
Black wire
Wire nut
Red wire
Red wire
Existing wire
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
Common/Ground/U
Power/A
To adjust the volume of the whistle and bell sounds, use the volume control knob located on
the top of the tender deck. See Figure 1 on page 4 for the location of this control.