Trainmaster Command Operations; The Command Control Environment - Lionel Century Club II Owner's Manual

TrainMaster Command operations

The Command Control environment

T rainMaster Command Control is the
advanced model railroad control system
from Lionel. TrainMaster Command Control
gives you the power to operate multiple
Command-equipped locomotives on the
Place your locomotive on Lionel or
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Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
Note!
• To couple the articulated M-10000 consist, connect a vestibule to one
of the cars at each articulation by pushing the vestibule assembly into the end of
the car. The clasp slides over and catches the brass ring, and the contacts lock
around the post. Arrange the cars on the track and, holding them horizontally,
slide the vestibules into the ends of the cars. Once again, the clasp will catch the
brass ring and the contacts will lock around the post.
Caution!
Be sure that track power is off before coupling the cars to prevent accidental short
circuits.
• Make sure track power is OFF before placing on the track.
• Make sure your Lionel Command Base is plugged-in and its
communications wire is connected to the COMMON post on your Lionel
transformer or the U terminal on any of your installed PowerMasters.
• Once positioned on the track, increase track voltage to FULL (no more
than 20 volts). On PowerMasters, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD.
Address your locomotive using CAB-1.
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• Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1. 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 Lionel engines 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 Lionel engines.
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 locomotives come factory-programmed with an ID#
of "1." To change the ID# of your locomotive, see page 14.
Move 'em out!
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• Throttle up or press any command button on the CAB-1. Your locomotive will
respond to your every command. Read on.
Curves must have a minimum diameter of 72".
same track, at the same time.
To operate in Command mode, you
need a Command Base and a CAB-1
Remote Controller. Find them both at
your authorized Lionel retailer.
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