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TrainMaster Command Control operations
TrainMaster Command Control operations
T
rainMaster Command Control is the advanced model railroad control system from Lionel.
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). Both products are offered together in the TrainMaster Command Set (6-12969).
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.
Operating your locomotive in the Command Control environment
Do not power your locomotive with a direct-current (DC) transformer. Damage
Caution!
to sensitive electronic components may occur.
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 train set on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O-27 or larger track.
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.
4. Press ENG and enter the ID# to address your locomotive with your CAB-1
Remote Controller. All Lionel locomotives come factory-programmed as ID# 1. To
change the ID#, see page 11.
5. Throttle up and move 'em out! Your locomotive will respond to every command from
your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
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TrainMaster Command Control operations
CAB-1 Remote Controller commands
T
he CAB-1 Remote Controller commands are detailed below.
Activates the numeric keypad.
Toggles the headlight on and off.
Accelerates the locomotive with a clockwise
rotation. Decelerates the locomotive with a
counter-clockwise rotation.
Activates the locomotive's whistle. Release the
button to discontinue the sound. Diesel horn
sound.
Toggles the bell sound on and off. Bell sound.
Changes the locomotive's direction. The locomotive
decelerates to a stop and continues in the opposite
direction when you increase the throttle.
Increases the locomotive's speed while the button is
pressed. Release the button to return to the initial
speed.
Decreases the locomotive's speed while the button
is pressed.
Shuts down all PowerMasters on your railroad.
Stops all TrainMaster Command Control-equipped
locomotives in operation. Use HALT only in
emergency situations.
SET
L
M
H
See page 12 for the
momentum settings
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