Trainmaster Command Operations; The Command Control Environment - Lionel SD 60 Owner's Manual

TrainMaster Command operations

The Command control environment

L ionel TrainMaster Command is the
advanced model railroad control system
from Lionel. Your upgraded SD 60/70 is
equipped with a Liontech Command reverse
unit.
TrainMaster Command gives you the
power to operate multiple Command-
Place your SD 60/70 on Lionel or
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Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
• Make sure track power is OFF before placing on the track.
• Make sure your Lionel Command Base is ON and its communica-
tions 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).
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Address your SD 60/70 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 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
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 upgrades come factory-programmed with an
ID# of "1." To change the ID# of your SD 60/70, see page 22.
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Move 'em out!
• Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1. Your SD 60/70 will
respond to your every command. Read on.
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