Operating The Pantographs In The Command Control Environment - Lionel Amtrak Acela Owner's Manual

TrainMaster Command Control operations

Operating the pantographs in the Command Control environment

Y our locomotives are equipped with two operating pantographs. Be sure that the
pantographs clear all bridges, signals, and other objects on your layout. Refer to Figure 4
on page 9 to determine the proper clearance.
Normally, the operation of the pantographs is prototypical and automatically corresponds
with the direction of travel. If the locomotive travels forward, only the rear pantograph is raised.
If the locomotive travels backward, only the front pantograph is raised.
You may also override this automatic operation and control the position of the pantographs
manually, as described below.
Manual Control of Pantographs
The pantographs on your locomotives may be controlled manually using the 6 button on your
CAB-1 Remote Controller. Using this function you may cycle your pantographs through all four
combinations of UP and DOWN positions.
To start manual control of the pantographs, press AUX1, 6 while your locomotive is stopped.
Both pantographs will move to the UP position. If you press 6 again after a minimum of three
seconds but within ten seconds, the pantographs will cycle to the next position. If you wait more than
ten seconds, the 6 button will no longer cycle the pantographs (this allows you to use the 6 button to
control the engine RPMs manually, see page 27). If you wish to resume manual control of the
pantographs, simply press AUX1, 6 again and the pantographs will cycle to their next position.
Note that you may not change the position of the pantographs while the locomotive in in
motion.
Also note that once you start to control the pantographs manually, the normal automatic
operation is suppressed and changing your locomotive's direction will not change the
pantograph position. To resume normal automatic operation, press AUX1, 0 to reset the engine.
Locking down the pantographs
You must turn off track power before sliding the RUN/DOWN switch to the DOWN or
Note!
RUN position.
If you have bridges, signals, or other trackside structures with low clearance, you will need to
lock down the pantographs. To lock the pantographs in the down position, turn off track power,
then slide the RUN/DOWN switch to the DOWN position. To resume normal operation, turn
track power off, then slide the switch back to the RUN position.
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