Lionel Legacy Controller

Here's the full manual.

More information might be useful.  Does the controller find the command base?  If so, did you program the engine following the instructions in the engine manual?  The exact engine you're working with would be useful, Lionel product numbers please!

thanks for the quick response.  Yes,  i programmed the engine into the controller, as engine 380 and it sees 380.  I can move the engine, ring the bell and blow the horn.  i can even do the tower chatter.  But i cannot get to the other features.   

@Oman thanks for the manual.   I must be slower than the average dude as when i read it, it is missing steps ... like how to get to the various menus  ... be really cool if some created a little cheat card that said, click on this button and this menu will come up --

OK, since you are addressing the engine, next is the easy part.  While connected to that engine, press the INFO key.  Next press the SCROLL key twice to move over to control type.  Press the soft-key under LEG.  Press INFO again.

Now all the Legacy controls will be available for the locomotive.

Thank you.  I am excited again, all great advice!  I am going to make a cheat card and post it at some point -- helpful for newbies like me  (i think the user manual is written by someone very close to the product who assumes you know the language).  e.g.  who came up with the name CAB 2?  i only have one controller :-)

couple more questions if i can press my luck

- if i want to completely reset my controller and start over, is there a way to do that?

the reason i ask is that i now have my engine in the controller as #1(38) and 3800 -- i want to remove one

- When i used the softkey to get to the features on my engine, there is only one screen - at some point i though i had two screens of options -- is there a way to get to the second screen?

- i just purchased a couple 6-12057 and 6-12058 switches (havent gotten them yet) -- is it hard to program them into the controller?

thanks a ton

Hold the AUX2 key down for a couple seconds, and the extra lighting features screen will pop up.

Note that the engines are stored in the command base, not the CAB2.  You can simply delete the engine using the CAB2, write over it with a new definition, or using the Legacy System Utility 2.0 (LSU), you can erase, modify, or add one or more entries to the engine list.  The LSU is also the utility you use to write black modules for updates to the Legacy system.

The switches are programmed with a TMCC number, then you use the SW key to select the switch.  Note on the AUX1 and AUX2 keys the straight and diverging symbols, those are used to control the switches if you have SW selected.  To control engines again, press the ENG key.

@gunrunnerjohn Thanks, you are awesome, really appreciate the help.  once i do the cheat sheet i will post it and maybe we can all make it better and easier for first timers!  thanks again

All of this is in the manual. 

And more Marty.

you guys are just way smarter than me i guess -- but thanks a ton for the help

Sgolden876 posted:

you guys are just way smarter than me i guess -- but thanks a ton for the help

I suspect it's just that we've been using the Legacy system for years and are a bit more familiar with the operation.   Don't let the banter discourage you.

thanks (blush) I actually have a PHD in technology and early education.  After owning a  small company that for many years built consumer electronics products  for mass retail, in retirement I teach product design in a local university.  I am just getting back into my trains and love the technology part of it and truly appreciate your patience and help, thanks