User's Manual

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Pairing 3 locomotives to the Universal Remote for the first time
continued
The Wild Card method of connection locomotives
If you’re feeling lucky and want to have some fun with the Universal remote there is an alter-
native method that can be used to connect the Universal Remote to your LionChief /
LionChief Plus locomotives. Begin by clearing all channels on the remote (as described on
page 10).
Turn the universal remote off using the power switch on the side of the remote case. Place
three or more LionChief and / or LionChief Plus locomotives on the track and power them all
up at one time.
Now turn on the Universal Remote using the power switch on the side. The Universal remote
will randomly connect to the first locomotive it sees (at power up the Engine Selection 1 but-
ton is illuminated and consequently the first locomotive it connects to will be in the 1 posi-
tion).
Now press the Engine Selection 2 button, the remote will automatically pair with the next
locomotive it sees first.
Finally, press the Engine Selection 3 button and the remote will pair with the locomotive it
sees.
To determine which locomotive has paired with each channel simply press the Engine
Selection button and press the whistle button. The locomotive will sound its whistle / horn,
telling you which engine it is paired with.
Now each time you power up the remote it will automatically connect to those three engines!
This approach is a little less organized, but will create some fun operation if there are more
than one Universal Remotes in play at one time!