Problems Programming Powermasters

My guess is the halt sends a command out that shuts everything off at once and is not the same as the command to turn a track ID off. The manual states to use the emergency halt in an emergency only. To turn off a specific powermaster press TR and the ID# of the powermaster and then press AUX1 and 0 to turn off.
Ron

Tom, That is baffling. So all the PM Respond to any track ID when you raise the throttle?

Regardless of the Halt button, a PM should only respond to one address for control. I have had to do halts and then I have to address each TR separately (ZW and PM) to restore voltage.

Do you have a different CAB-1 to try? G

Thanks for the ideas, guys, they led me to see what I was doing wrong. Taking Ron's suggestion first, I started from scratch and programmed the powermaster for TR#2 and tried using AUX1 and 0 to stop the train. I had to press them a few times to get the train to stop which seemed not right to me. At this point I tried G's suggestion and used a different remote. Same results. Now I'm thinking the problem is with the powermaster.
I've always been unclear as to whether I should hold both buttons on the remote down to perform a command or to press one button then the next. I tried pressing AUX1, let it up and then pressed 0 and the train stopped immediately. I then went back and reprogrammed the powermaster using one button at a time and the only track id it would respond to is the one I programmed, problem solved! I programmed my other powermaster as TR#1 for my outer loop block and can now control trains independently on the two loops. I also understand the difference between using HALT and AUX1 0 now. HALT shuts down power to both powermasters while AUX1 0 shuts down power only to the powermaster whose TR id was last entered on the remote. Using either HALT or AUX1 0 didn't effect the TR id of either powermaster as G stated.
Chalk it down to operator error which I'll gladly take over faulty equipment any day. Thanks again for your help.

tomw

Your PowerMaster is factory-programmed as track (TR) 1. If you are using a number of PowerMasters to control different blocks of track, keep in mind that each PowerMaster must have its own ID number. No other product–including Track Power Controllers, multiple locomotive lash-ups that are addressed as “trains,” or other PowerMasters–can share that ID number.
Assign a unique ID number (any number between 1 and 9) to each PowerMaster.
Follow this procedure one unit at a time. Only one PROGRAM/RUN switch should be
in the PROGRAM position at a time.

1. Slide the RUN/PROGRAM switch on the side of the PowerMaster to the PROGRAM position.

2. Press TR on your CAB-1 Remote Controller.

3. Use the CAB-1 Remote Controller’s numeric keypad to enter the unique ID number
(from 1 to 9).

4. Press SET under the front panel of the CAB-1 Remote Controller. At this point, the red light on the PowerMaster will flicker to verify your setting.

5. Return the RUN/PROGRAM switch to the RUN position. The PowerMaster will not operate with
the new ID number until you change it, even if the unit is turned off.

TomW the emergency halt button shuts down every tmcc controlled device putting a halt to all tmcc controlled accesories and engines either conventional or command controlled. It comes in handy sometimes.
Ron

Drew I think he got it... As he stated he was initially programing them wrong and using the CAB-1 incorrectly.

Tom, Glad you figured it out, good to see it was easy fix. Thanks for posting your result. G