Odyssey Electronics Building Set - Manual (Page 10)

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Your locomotive in the TrainMaster Command environment
L ionel TrainMaster Command is the fun
and sophisticated model railroad con-
trol system from Lionel. Your locomotive fea-
tures the R2IR 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 mode, you
need a Command Base and a CAB-1
remote. Find them both at your authorized
Lionel retailer.
Place your locomotive on Lionel or
Lionel-compatible O-54 or larger track.
• Make sure track power is OFF before placing it on 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 terminal 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 locomotive with 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 commands 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 own ID number.
• 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 your locomotive ID#, see page 14.
Move ‘em out!
• Throttle up or press any command button on CAB-1. Your locomo-
tive will respond to your every command. Read on. The fun is just beginning!
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TrainMaster Command operations