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The Command control environment
L
ionel TrainMaster Command is
the advanced model railroad
control system from Lionel. Your AEC
switcher is equipped with the Lionel
Command reverse unit.
TrainMaster Command gives you
the power to operate multiple
Command-equipped locomotives
on
the same track, at the same time.
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OOPERATE IN
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OMMAND
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YOU NEED
A
C
O M M A N D
B
A S E A N D A
CAB-1
R E M O T E
.
Find them both at your
authorized Lionel retailer.
Place your AEC switcher locomotive on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
•
Make sure track power is OFF before placing your AEC switcher on
the track.
•
Make sure your Lionel Command Base is ON
and its communi-
cations wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel
transformer
or
the U post 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).
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Address your AEC switcher locomotive using 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 command 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 individual ID number—in this case,
“1.”
• 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 the ID# of your AEC switcher, see page 8.
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Move ‘em out!
• Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1. Your AEC
switcher locomotive will respond to your every command. Read on.
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