Command Controls - Lionel K-LINE EP-5 Owner's Manual

TRAINMASTER COMMAND CONTROLS:
L
ionel TrainMaster Command is a very advanced model railroad control system that will
allow prototypical railroad operation for the model railroad operator. It allows multiple
Command equipped locomotives to run on the same track at the same time. To operate in
Command you need a Command Base (6-12911) and a CAB 1 remote (6-12869). Find them
both at your authorized Lionel/K-Line by Lionel dealer.
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Place your EP-5 on Lionel or 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 communications 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.
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Address your EP-5 using 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—con-
trols 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 upgrades come factory-programmed with an ID# of "1". To
change the ID# of your EP-5, see page 9 for the first time or if the engine has been
powered down for more than five seconds.
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Move 'em out!
• Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1. Your EP-5 will respond to your
every command.
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