3.2.1 Dividing up the Control Area
1 = Button for settings on the left controller
2 = Button for setting up solenoid accessories
3 = Button for setting up accessory controller / functions
4 = Button for setting basic settings on the Central Station
5 = Help function
6 = Button settings on the right locomotive controller
7 = Changing controllers – changing from the left to right
locomotive controller
8 = Turnout controller
9 = Warning Indicator for Weak or Run Down Batteries
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Status for the touch screen after the conclusion of the initialization
phase
3.2.2 Operating the Touch Screen
The Central Station has a Touch Screen (a screen that reacts to being
touched). By simply touching the screen above a symbol shown
there, a desired action will be carried out.
Example: A field with a picture of the Central
Station can be found in the upper operating
menu bar for the Central Station. If you touch
this field with your finger, a new field with va-
rious setting options for the operation of the
Central Station will be opened. Touching this
field again will generate the status shown
above again.
Pay attention to the following when working with the touch screen:
• Touch the screen only to operate accessories. Never press hard
on the screen.
• Never lean on the screen.
• Other things such as a plastic stylus can be used in addition to
your finger to control things on the touch screen. Caution! The
wrong material can cause scratches on the surface of the screen.
For that reason do not used pointed objects. The plastic stylus
used for pocket computers would be suitable and they are avai-
lable in computer stores as a replacement part.
• Clean the screen with a dry cloth only when the Central Station is
turned off. Do not press down hard on the screen when cleaning it.
Never use liquids or cleaning fluids to do this!
3.2.3 How the Control Surface Works
The Central Station has a locomotive list and a solenoid accessory
list, in which all locomotives, turnouts, signals, etc. are set up, which
you want to control on your layout. These entries are the personal
identification for these items. You cannot operate them without this
"personal identification". These data must therefore be set up first.
This process of setting up the identification takes place totally
automatically (with mfx locomotives) or is manually supported with
an easy to use menu technology. The entries can be supplemented,
changed or deleted at any time. They serve not only as the founda-
tion for the Central Station, but for all Märklin Systems control units
connected directly or indirectly to the Central Station. If you have
connected the 6021 Control Unit central unit by means of an adapter,
this unit, including all control units connected to it, cannot in principle
access these data.
Central Station mit Update 60212
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The accessory controller on the Central Station consists of 74 control
fields on which up to 16 of the solenoid accessories already defined
can be placed. The individual solenoid accessories can also be used
on several control fields.
The two locomotive controllers also take the data from the locomoti-
ve list for the locomotive that is to be controlled.
Tip: To call up a new locomotive, it is first selected from the locomoti-
ve list. The more extensive this list is, the longer it takes to select the
entry in the locomotive list. We therefore recommend that you check
the locomotive list on a regular basis for entries, which are no longer
required.
The maximum number of entries in the locomotive list depends on
different factors. The upper limit is several thousand entries, which is
well over the number you would find necessary in practice.
3.2.4 Emergency Stop / „STOP" Button
Pressing the "STOP" Button:
The electrical power for the layout and for the
programming track is turned off. Boosters or
other power units connected to the system also
shut off. The red light in the "STOP" button co-
mes on. When there is an overload, the Central
Station automatically switches to this mode.
Ending this condition:
1. Find and correct any short circuit or cause for the overload.
2. Press the "GO" button. (=> 3.2.5)
Note: When you have pushed the emergency stop button, changes
for the commands to the locomotives and solenoid accessories can
still be entered on the Central Station. These new commands are not
carried out until the layout is again supplied with power.
When the STOP status is activated by a short
circuit, a short circuit symbol will appear for se-
veral seconds in the lower left and right corners
of the screen. After that the not "EMERGENCY
STOP" will appear there, just as if you had
pressed the "STOP" button.
3.2.5 Release / "GO" button
The "GO" button is pressed to resume opera-
tions again on a layout, when the power to it
has been shut off (emergency stop). ). When the
green light goes on in the "GO" button, the red
light in the "STOP" button is turned off. Voltage
is now available again at the layout outputs on
the Central Station.
Note: If the Central Station immediately goes back into the emer-
gency stop mode (the red light in the "STOP" button lights up) on its
own, then usually there is a short circuit on the layout. This must be
corrected before operations can be resumed on the layout.
3.2.6 Unknown Interruption
If the following interruptions occur during operation:
– The Central Station does not react to entries.
– Locomotives do not run or functions are not activated.
– Other malfunctions that cannot be corrected with the STOP and
GO buttons,
then the following can help:
• Unplug the power cord for the transformer connected to the
Central Station and plug it back into the wall outlet or power strip
after a minute.
If this does not help, then carry out a shut-down:
• Press the STOP button for at least 5 seconds.
• The message „Shutting down" will appear.
• Shortly after that the prompt „Shut down – you may now unplug
your CS" will appear and the STOP button will blink.
• Unplug the power cord.
• Wait about a minute and then plug the power cord back into the
wall outlet or power strip. The Central Station will start again.
As soon as the GO button lights up, all locomotives will start
running that had an operation command before the „crash".
At this point the speed indicator will not show the actual speed
until you turn the speed control knob.
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