2021 Vol II Catalog SD45 Directional Marker Lights How-to

Joe,

From your listing of the description in the catalog it appears that it requires "Using a Legacy controller ..."

The Cab-1/Base-1 pair is not a Legacy controller.  It's a TMCC controller, and although forward compatible for some functions, it's not totally forward compatible.  Because of this you'll probably need a Cab-2/Base-2, although a Cab-1L/Base-1L pair may also work.

If you've downloaded the latest version(s) of Legacy then perhaps you actually already have a Cab-2/Base-2 instead of a Cab-1/Base-1?

Mike

The marker lamps should change color when the locomotive changes direction.  The CAB2 may allow you to turn the light on/off but would not change colors.

I’m afraid that this is a case of a Lionel catalog misprint. The actual manual for this series of models contains no reference to bi-color green/white classification lights, which I have only seen on Legacy steamers. The online catalog description is inaccurate in containing three references to steam engine features, including there being a wireless tether between the engine and the tender and two other references to there being a tender! In the catalog these come right before the reference to classification lights you mention above. Unfortunately somebody didn’t edit the text correctly to reflect that this is a Legacy diesel; it’s happened with Lionel catalogs before.

Good morning, Racetrack,

BY pressing the Aux2 key twice on the legacy handheld the keypad choices will change to the lighting features so you can change the green/white lights. Enjoy your day!

Actually, holding down the AUX2 for several seconds is the way to change to the expanded lighting menu.

Again, the 2021 v.2 catalog - and even the relevant manual - might be wrong but in the print version of that catalog there’s no reference to bi-color lights in the Legacy diesels described in it; the feature only applies to steamers. I notice that the manual does not contain any reference to using the AUX2 key to toggle between light settings. Of course, in the case of the OP’s model, the only way to know if there’s such an option is to try it!

Don't know about that specific locomotive, I was just pointing out how to access the expanded lighting menu.