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TrainMaster Command operations
The Command control environment
Place your EP-5 on Lionel or Lionel-compatible O gauge track.
• Make sure track power is OFF before placing it 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 (on
PowerMaster, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD).
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—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 EP-5 (equipped with an R2LC) see page
12.
Move ‘em out!
• Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1. Your EP-5 will respond to
your every command. Read on.
Lionel TrainMaster Command is the fun
and sophisticated model railroad control
system from Lionel. Your EP-5 features the
Lionel Command reverse unit, which acts as
both a conventional reverse unit as well as
the key to unlocking many extra features
when you operate in Command mode.
TrainMaster Command gives you the
power to operate multiple Command-
equipped locomotives on the same track, at
the same time. It’s the most fun you can
have with electric trains, and it’s incredibly
easy too! Just follow the directions below
and you’ll be on your way.
To operate in Command, you need
a Command Base and a CAB-1
remote. Find them both at your authorized
Lionel retailer.
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