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TrainMaster Command operations
Your Alco PA-1 in the TrainMaster Command environment
L
ionel TrainMaster Command is the
fun and sophisticated model railroad
control system from Lionel. Your Alco PA-
1 features the Lionel DCDR reverse unit,
which acts as both a conventional reverse
unit as well as the key to unlocking many
extra features when you operate in
Command mode.
TrainMaster Command gives you the
power to operate multiple Command-
equipped locomotives
on the same track,
at the same time.
It’s the most fun you
can have with electric trains, and it’s
incredibly easy too! Just follow the
directions below and you’ll be on your
way.
T
O OPERATE IN
C
OMMAND
,
YOUNEED A
C
OMMAND
B
ASE AND A
CAB-1
REMOTE
.
Find them both at your authorized
Lionel retailer.
Place your Alco PA-1 on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
O gauge track.
• Make sure track power is OFF before placing it on track.
• Make sure your Lionel Command Base is ON and its communications
wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel transformer
or the U on any of your installed PowerMasters.
• Once positioned on the track, increase track voltage to FULL (on
PowerMaster, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD).
Address your Alco PA-1 with CAB-1.
• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 remote. This
command is sent by CAB-1 to the Command Base, which then trans-
lates your commands into digital code. That code is sent around your
railroad’s outside rails in the form of a digital “halo.” All Command-
equipped Lionels listen to this digital communication, but they do
not respond until they hear their own ID number.
• The digital language of TrainMaster Command—and not track
power—controls the actions of Command-equipped Lionels. 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.
• All Command-equipped Lionels come factory-programmed with an
ID# of “1.” To change your Alco PA-1’s ID#, see page 9.
Move ‘em out!
• Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1. Your Alco PA-1 will
respond to your every command. Read on. The fun is just beginning!
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