Lionel BASE 3 - Programmed Bluetooth Engines; Clearing a Bluetooth Engine from the Base3 Database; How to Tell if an Engine Is Bluetooth; Programming RF Lionchief Engines into the Base3

Programmed Bluetooth Engines
When you first power up your layout, the Base3 will look for any Bluetooth engines that are
programmed into its database on TMCC IDs 10 through 17. If it finds any, it will connect to them
automatically without you having to manually address them. This is done to prevent the engines from
constantly making the chirping sound that indicates the engine is ready to be paired to.
Any Bluetooth engine that has not already been programmed into the Base3 will make the chirping
sound.
IMPORTANT: WHEN THE BASE3 IS POWERED UP, ANY BLUETOOTH ENGINE THAT HAS BEEN
PROGRAMMED INTO THE BASE3 WILL BE UNAVAILABLE TO OTHER BLUETOOTH CONTROLLERS SUCH AS
THE UNIVERSAL REMOTE OR THE BLUETOOTH TAB OF THE CAB3 APP. TO USE THOSE CONTROLLERS,
YOU MUST EITHER REMOVE THE BLUETOOTH ENGINE FROM THE BASE3 OR POWER DOWN THE BASE3.
Clearing a Bluetooth Engine from the Base3 Database
If you want to remove a saved Bluetooth engine from the Base3 database:
1. Slide the Base3 Bluetooth RUN/PGM switch to PGM.
2. Using the cab controller of choice, press ENG, the TMCC ID you wish to clear (10 through 17).
Then hit SET.
3. Slide the Bluetooth RUN/PGM switch back to RUN.
4. Any Bluetooth engine saved to that TMCC ID is now removed.
A Bluetooth engine will also be removed from the Base3 database anytime a new engine is programmed
into that TMCC ID number. This includes a different Bluetooth engine, a RF engine, or a Legacy/TMCC
engine.
How to tell if an engine is Bluetooth
There are two ways to tell if a Lionel engine that is not equipped with TMCC is Bluetooth-compatible:
1. When the locomotive powers-up, it will play a “chirping” sound. Earlier RF LionChief engines
play a more defined “beeping” sound.
2. Look under the engine or tender for the Bluetooth logo. If there is no logo present, the engine
may be RF. The sample Hogwarts engine shown below shows the blue BLE icon.
Programming RF LionChief Engines into the Base3
The Base3 includes the ability to operate Lionel RF LionChief engines using a Cab-1L, Cab2, or the Cab3
App. Compatible RF engines include LionChief, LionChief Plus, and FlyerChief. These engines were
produced when LionChief was first introduced in 2014 until being replaced by Bluetooth in 2017.
RF engines are programmed with TMCC IDs, and are remembered by the Base3 until that channel is
cleared or another engine is programmed in. RF engines can be programmed using TMCC IDs 2 through
9.