Operating your locomotive in the Command Control environment
Both of your Your F-7 A-B-A Diesel Locomotives are factory programmed as ENG 1.
1. Turn off track power and plug-in the Command Base.
Be sure that the
Command Base is connected to the outside rail or to the Common/Ground/U terminal on
your track power supply.
2. Place your locomotive set on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-31 or larger
track.
Be sure that the headlight on the non-powered A-unit faces the rear of the train.
3. Increase track voltage to full power (no more than 19 volts AC).
On
PowerMasters, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD. Program Track Power Controllers to
Command Control operation.
Power your locomotive with an alternating-current (AC) transformer only.
Powering your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer, or in excess
of 19 volts AC, may result in damage to sensitive electronic components.
4. Press ENG and 1 to address your locomotive set with your CAB-1 Remote
Controller.
To change individual ID#’s or to build a lash-up, refer to pages 19 and 20.
5. Throttle up and move ‘em out!
Your locomotive set will respond to every command
from your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
Caution!
Note!
Note!
TrainMaster Command Control operations
TrainMaster Command Control operations
I
n addition to your transformer, to operate your locomotive in the Command Control
environment, you need a Command Base (available separately, 6-12911) and a CAB-1
Remote Controller (available separately, 6-12868).
Your commands are sent by the CAB-1 Remote Controller to the Command Base, which
then translates the command into digital code. That code is sent through the outside rails
to your locomotive, which will not respond until it recognizes its unique ID#. TrainMaster
Command Control gives you the power to operate multiple Command-equipped locomotives
on the same track at the same time.
Keep in mind that track power is like gasoline in the tank of a car—it gives you the power
to go places, but it doesn’t tell you where to go or how fast to get there.
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