Trainmaster Command Operations; The Command Control Environment - Lionel FM Trainmaster Owner's Manual

TrainMaster Command operations

The Command control environment

L ionel TrainMaster Command is the
advanced model railroad control system
from Lionel. Your FM Trainmaster is
equipped with a Digital Trainmaster
Command unit.
TrainMaster Command gives you the
power to operate multiple Command-
Place your FM Trainmaster on Lionel or
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Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
• Make sure track power is OFF before placing on the track.
• Make sure your Lionel Command Base is ON and its communi-
cations wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel transformer
or the U on any of your installed PowerMasters.
• Once positioned on the track, increase track voltage to FULL (on
PowerMaster, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD).
Address your FM Trainmaster using
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CAB-1.
• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 remote. This
command is sent by CAB-1 to the Command Base, which then translates
your command into digital code. That code is sent around your railroad's
outside rails in the form of a digital "halo." All Command-equipped
Lionels listen to this digital communication, but they do not respond until
they hear their individual ID number—in this case, "1."
• The digital language of TrainMaster Command—and not track power—
controls the actions of Command-equipped Lionels. Track power is simply
like gasoline in the tank of your car—it gives you the power to go places,
but it doesn't tell you where to go or how fast to get there.
• All Command-equipped Lionels come factory-programmed
with an ID# of "1." To change the ID# of your FM Trainmaster, see
page 12.
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Move 'em out!
• Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1. Your FM Trainmaster
will respond to your every command. Read on.
equipped locomotives on the same track, at
the same time.
To operate in Command, you need
a Command Base and a CAB-1
remote. Find them both at your autho-
rized Lionel retailer.
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