Electrical Connections; Mm (Motorola) Mode; Dcc Mode; Registering With Mfx - Märklin m83 Bedienungsanleitung

Electrical Connections (see page 2)
The m83 decoder only needs to be connected to the track
current and to the turnouts to be controlled. The decoder
can also be connected to the 66360/66365 switched mode
power pack (only in conjunction with 60822) (here power is
not taken from the track and the power demanded from the
track is thereby less).
The ends of the wires must be stripped and twisted but not
tinned for electrical connections to the decoder and from
turnouts to the decoder. The set screws on the terminals
must be loosened before connecting the ends of the wires
to them.
Several m83/m84 decoders can be plugged together with the
side plug contacts. No extension or connecting wire may be
used for this. All of the decoders plugged together are sup-
plied with power from the power connections (power supply
or track connections) made to the first turnout decoder. No
other track connections may be made.
Monitor Lights
• If the m83 is connected correctly, a monitor light will blink.
• The second monitor light blinks briefly one time when
the decoder is addressed, i.e. when it is switched or
programmed.
• If both monitor lights at the connections blink rapidly, then
the red and the brown wires were mistakenly swapped.
• The monitor lights at the switching outputs display the
current status of the circuit being switched.
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MM (Motorola) mode

To set the m83 mode to MM, you must set DIP switch 10 to
"OFF".
The connected turnouts can now be addressed and
switched at the addresses set previously. The turnouts'
switched states are indicated by the decoder's signal lamps
(green/red).

DCC mode

To set the m83 mode to DCC, you must set DIP switch 10 to
"ON".
The connected turnouts can now be addressed and
switched at the addresses set previously. The turnouts'
switched states are indicated by the decoder's signal lamps
(green/red).

Registering with mfx

The m83 decoder can use mfx to register itself irrespectively
of the mode (MM or DCC). This is possibly only when opera-
tions are linked to a central station 60215 or higher.
The registration process can be initialised at the control unit
("Find New mfx Devices", etc.). We recommend using the
address set previously at the DIP switches.
We urgently recommend using mfx to register whenever
possible. This helps to prevent complications at a later date.