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TrainMaster Command operations
Assigning your SD40 a new ID#
Assign a new I D# to your
Command-equipped
SD40
Command Base ON
Place the SD40 on track
PowerMasters set to CMD or
traditional power supplies ON FULL
Set the SD40 reverse unit control
switch to PROGRAM
Turn track power on (PowerMasters):
Press BOOST
Program the SD40 with a new ID#:
Press ENG
Press a number you choose
(the ID#)
Press SET
Set the reverse unit control switch
to FORWARD/RUN
Your SD40 remembers its ID# forever;
We recommend that you chose an easy to
remember ID# for your engine. Some possi-
bilities are part of the engine road number,
your age, any two digit number that is not
used by another engine. Write the number
on a small piece of tape and put this on the
bottom of the fuel tank to aid in remember-
ing.
Reprogramming LCRU 2 circuit boards to restore features
D
ue to the inevitable derailments, static, and the negative
nature of electricity, it is possible that your LCRU could
someday loose its setup program.The symptoms of this condition
STEP 1: Move switch on locomotive from
run to program.
STEP 2: Turn on Command Base.
STEP 3: Place locomotive on track, then turn
on power to track.
STEP 4: Press "ENG" then input locomo-
tive's ID#. Press "SET"
STEP 5: Press "ENG" , then the ID#, "AUX1" , then
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press 6 + 0 for your locomotive.
A
s your fleet of Command-equipped
Lionels grows, you'll want to give your
SD40 a more individualized number.
Choose from any between 1 and 99. To
make things easy, use a portion of your
SD40' s cab number.
Turn the Command Base ON and place
the SD40 on track. Power up, then set the
SD40's reverse unit control switch to
PROGRAM/LOCK (see the illustration). Using
CAB-1, press ENG, the locomotive ID# (you
select: ?), then press the SET button located
under CAB-1's removable panel. Hear the
horn blow (or see the headlight flash if
Railsounds is off); that' s the LCRU confirming
the new ID#. Set the reverse unit control
switch to FORWARD/RUN. Your SD40 is
ready for operations with its all-new ID#.
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Set the SD40's reverse unit program
switch to PROGRAM/LOCK. When
you've finished programming the ID#,
set the switch to FORWARD/RUN.
would be unresponsiveness in command mode. This can be easi-
ly remedied by "reprogramming" your LCRU using the following
steps:
STEP 6: Turn off power to track, wait ten sec-
onds.
STEP 7: Remove locomotive from track,
move switch from program to run.
STEP 8: Place locomotive back on track, turn
power on to track.
STEP 9: Press "ENG" and ID#, then operate as
normal.
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