Building A Lash-Up - Lionel ALCo S-2 Owner's Manual

TrainMaster Command operations

Building a lash-up

T rainMaster Command Control allows you to couple your Command Control equipped
locomotives together, forming a multiple unit lash-up. Just like with the real railroads,
lash-ups allow you to pull longer trains and climb up steeper grades. You will find that the
lighting operates prototypically—the lead unit's headlight and interior lights are illuminated
when the train is in forward, and the rear unit's headlight and interior lights are illuminated
when the train is in reverse. For more information, refer to your TrainMaster Command
Control Manual.
To build a lash-up, assign a unique engine (ENG) ID# to each unit. Arrange the units on
the track and couple them together. The Command reverse unit switches must be set to
RUN/FORWARD.
If you press a wrong button, start over with that particular unit; the assignment isn't
Note!
saved until you press SET on the CAB-1 Remote Controller.
Start with the lead unit.
1. On your CAB-1 Remote Controller, press TR, then enter your lash-up ID# (1-9).
Note!
No other track or lash-up should be assigned that ID#.
2. Enter the lead unit's unique ID#.
3. Press F.
4. Press SET beneath the front panel on the CAB-1 Remote Controller.
Add the middle units, one at a time
1. On your CAB-1 Remote Controller, press TR, then enter your lash-up ID# (1-9).
2. Enter the unique ID# of one of the middle units.
3. Press SET beneath the front panel on the CAB-1 Remote Controller.
4. Repeat these steps for any other unit.
Complete the lash-up by adding the rear unit.
1. On your CAB-1 Remote Controller, press TR, then enter your lash-up ID# (1-9).
2. Enter the last unit's unique ID#, then press R.
3. Press the DIRECTION button if the unit is facing backward.
4. Press SET beneath the front panel on the CAB-1 Remote Controller.
If any locomotive in the lash-up faces backwards, press DIR before SET.
Note!
You are now ready to operate your locomotives as a lash-up. Simply press TR and enter the
lash-up ID#, then use the CAB-1 Remote Controller to operate your locomotives. To operate an
individual unit within the lash-up, simply press ENG and enter the ID# for that unit.
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