Trainmaster Command Control Operations The Trainmaster Command Control Environment - Lionel F3 Owner's Manual

TrainMaster Command Control 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
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Lionel-compatible O-31 or larger track.
• Make sure track power is OFF before placing on the track.
• 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.
Address your locomotive or lash-up using the CAB-1
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Remote Controller.
• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 Remote Controller to
address the non-powered A-unit. These commands are sent by the CAB-1 Remote
Controller to the Command Base, which then translates your commands 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 or lash-
up ID#.
• The digital language of TrainMaster Command Control—and not
track power—controls the actions of Command-equipped Lionel
engines.
• Your locomotive comes factory-programmed with an ENG ID# of
"1." To change the ID# of your locomotive, see page 7.
• For prototypical operation, we recommend that you place this unit
behind a powered F3 A-unit. See page 8 for additional information about
operating the A-unit in a lash-up
• The headlight and the ElectroCoupler on the non-powered A-unit
should be positioned towards the rear of the train.
Move 'em out!
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• Throttle up or press any command button on the CAB-1 Remote Controller. Your
A-unit will respond to your every command.
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