Central Station Sniffer Input; S 88 Input; Booster Connections; Operation With The Central Startion - Märklin Central Station Bedienungsanleitung

Caution! When you remove the connecting cable to a personal
computer, you must first press down on the snap-in
tab before pulling the cable out of the socket. On older
units the release lever on this snap-in connection is
on the bottom right next to the bottom of the Central
Station. This is, however, located under the base of the
Central Station. You should therefore loosen this snap-in
connection carefully, for example, with a flat blade
screwdriver. On the new Central Station with the update,
the socket has been turned 180°.

2.2.8 Central Station Sniffer Input

The Central Station Sniffer input is connected to the track output
on the old system: The two contacts 6 and 7 on the Booster /
Central Station Sniffer socket are used for this. The red and the
brown wire are screwed into the 2-conductor plug included with
the Central Station. Pay attention to the polarity when doing this
(brown in 6 and red in 7). The old system must still have its own
source of power when you connect it to the Central Station.
Make sure that the old system is not connected in any
way to the track. The track can only receive its power and
digital commands from the Central Station. The outputs of
two or more digital systems may never be connected to a
track power circuit.

2.2.9 s 88 Input

An s 88 system consists of up to 32 s 88 modules that are connec-
ted to one another „piggyback" style. The first module (Module 1)
is connected to the s 88 socket on the Central Station; Module 2 is
connected to Module 1, etc. This results in a bus. These modules are
accordingly numbered consecutively inside the Central Station.
A connecting cable comes with every s 88 module. The polarity at
the connection on the Central
Station is clear; the plug only
goes in one way.
All s 88 modules normally recei-
ve their power from the Central
Station. Please also read the
instructions for the s 88 module.
Before you can use the feedback
contacts, you must first confi-
gure the s 88 bus. Section 3.4.1
gives information about this.
Important: The ground for
the first module must be
connected to the ground
for the track (brown).

2.2.10 Booster Connections

A 5-conductor cable with 2 plugs
comes with the update. Position the
Booster and the Central Station as
shown in the illustration. Plug the
ribbon cable attached to the 5-pin
green plug into the green socket on
the Central Station, Contacts 1 to
5 – see the illustration to the right.
The plugs are different and only fit
into the sockets provided for them
on the two components. Additio-
nal Boosters are connected to the
first Booster, as described in the
instructions for the Boosters.
3. Operations with
the Central Station
3.1 Turning the Unit on / Initializing
The unit must be set up as described in Chapter 2, taking into
account the particular features of your model railroad layout (type of
track, etc.). Now plug the power cord for the Central Station's trans-
former into the wall outlet.
Caution: Make absolutely sure that the transformer is also suitable
for your household current. You can find the specifica-
tions for the transformer on a plate on the underside of
the transformer. For example:
Transformer 60 VA (60052): 230 V~/50 Hz
Transformer 60 VA (60055): 120 V~/60 Hz
Caution: Märklin transformers may only be used indoors in dry
areas. The Central Station can only be used outdoors
(for example, for a 1 Gauge garden railway), if is protected
against moisture and extreme temperatures. In this situ-
ation the Central Station must be brought indoors when
you are through operating the garden railway outdoors.
The Central Station may not be exposed to rain, direct
sunlight or temperatures under 10° Centigrade / 50° Fah-
renheit or over 30° Centigrade / 86° Fahrenheit.
Tip: Use a power strip with an on/off switch for the power cords on
the transformers in the system, so that you have a common on/off
switch for all of the components.
This power strip should also have protection against voltage spikes
and voltage surges to protect the Central Station against voltage
spikes from lightening strikes.
The Central Station starts its so-called initialization phase as soon as
the transformer is supplying the Central Station with sufficient power.
Depending on the quantity of data to be set up, this phase may last
longer than 1 to 2 minutes. The process of the initialization phase is
documented after several seconds by the screen lighting coming on,
by the lighting up of the STOP button and shortly thereafter in the
lower area of the screen by a rectangle running back and forth. The
sequence for the initialization phase is documented after a few se-
conds by the lighting for the screen coming on, a bar traveling back
and forth in the lower area of the screen, and by the STOP button lit
up in red.
Note: The first time you turn
the Central Station on, the
initialization phase may last
somewhat longer. The lighting
for the screen may go off
during this process. It will
come back on automatically
at the end of the initialization
phase. At the conclusion of
this process the GO button
lights up in green.
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