Trainmaster Command Control Operations; Ground Lights - Lionel AC6000 Owner's Manual

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.

Ground lights

Y
our locomotive is equipped with functional Ground
Lights. There is one Ground Light located on each
side of the frame, near the center of the front truck.
Prototypically, it is difficult to determine when a diesel
locomotive is moving at very slow speeds in extreme low
light, or darkness. When operating the locomotive under
these conditions, the Ground Lights provide the engineer
and fireman with a visual reference to the ground and
allow them to more accurately judge the motion of the
locomotive.
The Ground Lights function automatically and are not user controlled. With the
Momentum set to "L", the Ground Lights are ON when the locomotive is stopped and they
remain ON when the locomotive is in motion through speed step 4. At speed step 5 and above,
the Ground Lights are OFF. When the locomotive slows to speed step 4, the Ground Lights will
turn ON.
With the Momentum set to "M" or "H", the Ground Lights are ON when the locomotive
is stopped and they remain ON when the locomotive is in motion through speed step 12. At
speed step 13 and above, the Ground Lights are OFF. When the locomotive slows to speed step
12, the Ground Lights will turn ON.
For optimal effect of the functional Ground Lights, operate your locomotive in low
Note!
light conditions.
FRONT
1
Ground
light