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TrainMaster Command operations
The TrainMaster 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 (6-12911) and a
CAB-1 Remote Controller (6-12868).
Find them both at your authorized Lionel
retailer.
Place your locomotive on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O-72 or larger track.
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Address your locomotive using your CAB-1 Remote
Controller.
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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.”
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The digital language of TrainMaster Command Control—and
not track power—controls the actions of Command-equipped
Lionel engines.
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 locomotives come factory-programmed with an
ID# of “1.”
To change the ID# of your locomotive, see page 23.
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Move ‘em out!
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Throttle up or press any command button on the CAB-1
Remote Controller.
Your locomotive will respond to your every
command.
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Make sure track power is OFF before placing the locomotive
on the track.
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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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