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TrainMaster Command operations
The Command Control environment
T
rainMaster Command Control is the
advanced model railroad control system
from Lionel. TrainMaster Command Control
gives you the power to operate multiple
Command-equipped locomotives
on the
same track, at the same time.
To operate in Command mode,
you need a Command Base and a
CAB-1 Remote Controller.
Find them
both at your authorized Lionel retailer.
Place your set on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O gauge
track.
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Address your locomotives using CAB-1 Remote Controller.
•
Press ENG and 1
on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
This command is sent by your CAB-1 Remote Controller to the Command Base,
which then translates your command into digital code. That code is sent around
your railroad’s outside rails in the form of a digital “halo.” All Command-
equipped Lionel locomotives listen to this digital communication, but they do
not respond until they hear their individual ID number—in this case, “1.”
•
The digital language of TrainMaster Command—and not track
power—controls the actions of Command-equipped Lionel
locomotives.
Track power is simply like gasoline in the tank of your car—it
gives you the power to go places, but it doesn’t tell you where to go or how fast to
get there.
•
Both your powered and non-powered locomotives come factory-
programmed with an ID# of “1.”
To change the ID# of your locomotives,
see page 14.
Be sure to assign the same ID# to both units to ensure the proper
functioning of all features.
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Move ‘em out!
• Throttle up or press any command button on the CAB-1 Remote Controller. Your
locomotives will respond to your every command.
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1
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Make sure track power is OFF before placing the set on the track.
•
Make sure your Lionel Command Base is plugged-in
and its
communications wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel
transformer
or
the U terminal on any of your installed PowerMasters.
• Once positioned on the track,
increase track voltage to FULL
(no more
than 19 volts). On PowerMasters, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD.
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