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Trainmaster Command operations
The Command control environment
L
ionel TrainMaster Command is the
advanced model railroad control system
from Lionel. Your upgraded F3A is equipped
with the Liontech Command reverse unit,
and your non-powered F3A unit features an
R2LC for digital Railsounds control.
TrainMaster Command gives you the power
to operate multiple Command-equipped
locomotives on the same track, at the same
time.
To operate in Command, you need
a Command Base and a CAB-1
remote. Find them both at your authorized
Lionel retailer.
Place your F3 set on Lionel or Lionel-compatible
O gauge track.
• Make sure track power is OFF before placing them on the
track.
• Make sure your Lionel Command Base is ON and its communica-
tions 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).
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Address your F3 set 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 Lionel Command Control Upgrade Kits come factory-pro-
grammed with an ID# of “1.” To change the ID#s of both your F3A
Units, see page 18.
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Move ‘em out!
• Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1. Your F3 set will
respond to your every command. Read on.
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