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TrainMaster Command operations
The Command Control environment
TrainMaster 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 same track, at the same time.
To operate in Command mode, you need a Command Base (6-12868) and a
CAB-1 Remote Controller (6-12911). Find them both at your authorized Lionel retailer.
Place your Missile Launcher Locomo ive on Lionel or
Lionel-compa ible O gauge rack.
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2Address your Missile Launcher Locomo ive using your
CAB-1 Remo e Con roller.
•Press ENG and 1 on the numeric keypad of your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
This command is sent by the CAB-1 Remote Controller 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 locomotives 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 Missile Launcher Locomotive, see page 12.
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3Move ‘em ou !
•Throttle up or press any command button on the CAB-1 Remote
Controller. Your Missile Launcher Locomotive will respond to your every
command.
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•et the COMMAND/CONVENTIONAL switch to the COMMAND
position. Refer to Figure 1 on page 4.
•Make sure track power is off before placing the locomotive 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 19 volts). On PowerMasters, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD.
