Trainmaster Command Control Operations; Operating Your Locomotive In The Command Control Environment - GE VISION Line ES44AC Owner's Manual

TrainMaster Command Control operations

Operating your locomotive in the Command Control environment

I
n addition to your transformer, to operate your locomotive in the Command Control
environment you need a Command Base (available separately, 6-12911) and a
CAB-1 Remote Controller (available separately, 6-12868).
Your commands are sent by the CAB-1 Remote Controller to the Command Base,
which translates the command into digital code. That code is sent through the outside
rails to your locomotive, which will not respond until it recognizes its unique ID#.
TrainMaster Command Control gives you the power to operate multiple Command-
equipped locomotives on the same track at the same time.
Keep in mind that track power is like gasoline in the tank of a car—it gives you the
power to go places, but it does not tell you where to go or how fast to get there.
1. Turn off track power and plug in the Command Base. Be sure that the Command
Base is connected to the outside rail or to the Common/Ground/U terminal on your
track power supply.
2. Place your locomotive on Lionel or Lionel compatible O-54 or larger track.
3. Increase track voltage to full power (no more than 19 volts AC). On
PowerMasters, slide the CMD/CONV switch to CMD. Program Track Power Controllers
to Command Control operation.
Power your locomotive with an alternating-current (50-60Hz AC)
transformer only. Powering your locomotive with a direct-current (DC)
transformer or in excess of 19 volts AC may result in damage to sensitive
electronic components.
Caution!
4. Press ENG and enter the ID# to address your locomotive with your CAB-1
Remote Controller. All Lionel locomotives come factory-programmed as ID# 1. To
change the ID#, see page 27.
5. Throttle up and move 'em out! Your locomotive will respond to every command
from your CAB-1 Remote Controller.
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