TrainMaster Command operations
We recommend that you choose an easy to
remember ID# for your engine. Some possibilities
are part of the engine road number, your age, or
any two digit number that is not used by another
engine. Write the number on a small piece of
tape and put this on the bottom of the fuel tank to
aid in remembering.
W
hile your locomotives have been
factory-programmed as a lash-up,
both units must have their own ID#’s. This
allows you to open the appropriate
ElectroCouplers and set the appropriate
directional lighting. The powered unit has
been assigned ID# 1; the non-powered unit
has been assigned ID# 2.
When you assign a new ID# to each unit,
work with only one at a time. To change the
individual ID#’s, switch the Command
reverse unit switch to PRGM on either unit.
Do not attempt to assign both ID#’s
together. Refer to Figure 1 on page 5 for the
switch location. Plug in the Command
Base, set the unit on the track, then power
up. Using your CAB-1 Remote Controller,
press
ENG
, enter your ID# (between 1 and
99), then press the
SET
button located
under the removable panel on the CAB-1
Remote Controller.
The Command reverse unit will confirm
the new ID#. The horn will sound, or the
headlight will flash (if the RailSounds
sound system is off). Slide the reverse unit
switch back to RUN. Repeat these steps for
the other unit.
If you change the ID# of either
locomotive, you must build a
new lash-up to control both units
together.
Assigning your locomotive set a new ID#
Note!
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Assign a new ID# to your
Command-equipped locomotive
Set the Command reverse unit switch
to PRGM (program one unit at a time)
Command Base plugged in
Place the locomotive on track
PowerMasters set to CMD or traditional
power supplies ON FULL (no more than
19 volts)
Turn track power on (PowerMasters):
Press TR
Enter the PowerMaster’s
ID#
Press BOOST
Program the locomotive with a new ID#:
Press ENG
Press a number you choose
(the ID#)
Press SET
Set the Command reverse unit switch to
RUN
Your locomotive remembers its ID#
forever; change it any time with these
steps
Example