Trainmaster Command Operations The Command Control Environment - Lionel SD-9 Diesel Locomotive 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.
• 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.
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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