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Installing Your First LCS Device
T
he following section describes installation of a new LCS system. If you already have installed
your first LCS component, please skip ahead to the next section titled “Installing additional
LCS devices.”
WheninstallinganewLCSsystem,theprocessyouwillfollowdependsonwhich(ifany)Lionel
Command Base is to be connected to your LCS system. The following sections describe starting a new
LCS installation with a Legacy Base, a Base-1L, or without any command base.
The LCS DB-9 Cable with Power Supply
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very LCS system requires exactly one 6-81499 LCS DB-9 Cable with Power Supply. This special
cablehasthreeconnectors:(A)aDB-9,witha“pig-tail”cable-mountpowersupplyconnector
(C)andalsoa10-footcablewithan“LCSPDI”connectoratitsend(B).Seebelow:
ThecablereceivespowerfromtheincludedDCwall-pack(12VDCat1A).PowerforeachLCS
device is supplied through the single LCS data cable. The LCS DB-9 Cable with Power Supply wall-
pack is capable of powering dozens and dozens of LCS devices, depending on type. An additional
power booster/cable extender is available for extremely large LCS installations.
Figure3.TheLCSDB-9CablewithPowerSupply(soldseparately)
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