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TrainMaster Command operations
Assign a new ID# to your
Command-equipped
locomotive
Set the Command reverse unit switch to
PGM
Command Base plugged in
Place the locomotive on track
PowerMasters set to CMD or traditional
power supplies ON FULL (no more than
20 volts)
Turn track power on (PowerMasters):
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
We recommend that you choose an easy to
remember ID# for your engine. Some possi-
bilities 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.
A
s your fleet of Command-equipped
Lionel locomotives grows, you’ll want
to give your locomotive a more
individualized number. Choose from any
between 1 and 99. To make things easy, use
a portion of your locomotive’s cab number.
Set the locomotive’s Command reverse
unit switch to PGM (Figure 2 below). Plug
in the Command Base and place the
locomotive on track, then power up. Using
CAB-1, press
ENG
, the locomotive ID# that
you select and then press the
SET
button
located under CAB-1’s removable panel. Set
the Command reverse unit switch to RUN.
Your locomotive is ready for operations with
its all-new ID#.
Assigning your non-powered locomotive a new ID#
Figure 2. Switch location
RUN
PGM
