
Intellibox
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Intellibox
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This causes the default format to be defined as DCC/NMRA with 14
operating levels (or speeds). With the [menu] key you will leave the
menu. Similarly, in order to define the default format for solenoid
devices, press [menu]-[mode], then press the [$] key until you reach
thetext “Access.Setting“. Pressthe ["] key:you read “Generaltype“.
Press the ["] key again. You can now scroll between the two avail-
able formats (Motorola and DCC) using the [$] key. Select the DCC
format and confirm by pressing the [8] key. This causes the default
format for solenoid devices to be defined as DCC/NMRA. With the
[menu] key you will leave the menu.
• Press [lok#] on the left or right cab
• Introduce the locomotive address on the numerik keypad
• Press the [menu] key
• Choose the locomotive format using the [$] key
• Confirm by pressing the [8] key
Definitionof the digital
format of locomotives
How to switch the layout on after a "stop"
• Press the [go] button.
How to introduce a loco address
• Press the [lok#] key on the right or left control section.
• Use the numerical keyboard to input the loco address.
• Conclude the input sequence by using the [8]-key.
How to steer a loco • Turn the speed knob clockwise to increase the speed of the loco.
• Turn the speed knob counterclockwise to decrease the speed.
How to reverse the direction of the loco
• Press the speed knob, then the loco is stopped.
How to control the light of the loco
• The [function] key switches the light on.
• The [off] key switches the light off.
How to control the extended functions
• Press one of the keys: [f1] - [f4]
How to control a turnout
The keyboard (numerical keyboard) in the middle of the Intellibox
frontpanel is used to control the turnouts. The eight pairs of keys of
this keyboard control the eight outputs of turnout decoders with
addresses 1 to 8. The positions of the turnouts are shown in the
middle of the LCD display.
The Programming Track
For the time being, please do not connect and use the Program-
ming track. Its connections and use are extensively explained in
the remaining part of the manual.
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• One out of two rails to clamp 3 (red Märklin cable)
• The other rail to clamp 4 (brown Märklin cable)
• The AC voltage to clamps 5 and 6
Read this in case... you are using a DCC/NMRA format and most of your decoders for
locos, turnouts and switching devices conform to the DCC/NMRA
data format. Please make the following connections to plug #1 (do
not insert the plug in socket #1 of the Intellibox):
• The middle rail to clamp 3 (red Märklin cable)
• The two rails (body of the track) to clamp 4
(brown Märklin cable)
• The AC voltage to clamps 5 and 6
Read this in case... you are using the Märklin Digital System ("Motorola" or "AC" for-
mat) and most of your decoders for locos, turnouts and switching
devices conform to the Motorola data format. Please make the fol-
lowing connections to plug #1 (do not insert the plug in socket #1 of
the Intellibox):
Connect now plug #1 to the Intellibox. Before doing this, please
verify carefully that the wires from the transformer have not been
swapped with those from the track, or that short-circuits did not
occur among the various wires of the connector!! A short-circuit
between the transformer and the track could destroy the output
stage of the Intellibox!
As soon as the plug has been inserted in socket #1 of the Intellibox
(the transformer must be connected to the AC main line), the dis-
play starts showing the initialization procedure. After about 5 sec-
onds the green LED turns on. If you observe a blinking red LED, a
short circuit occurred between the two rails of the track. Once the
short-circuit is removed, press the [go] key.
After switching on the Intellibox, press [menu] and then [mode],
then press the [$] key until you reach the text “Loco data fmt“. Press
the ["] key. Now you can scroll all available formats using the [$]
key. Choose, e.g., the DCC 14 format by pressing the [8] key.
Connect now plug #1 to the Intellibox. Before doing this, please
verify carefully that the wires from the transformer have not been
swapped with those from the track, or that short-circuits did not
occur among the various wires of the connector!! A short-circuit
between the transformer and the track could destroy the output
stage of the Intellibox!
As soon as the plug has been inserted in socket #1 of the Intellibox
(the transformer must be connected to the AC main line), the dis-
play starts showing the initialization procedure. After about 5 sec-
onds the green LED turns on. If you observe a blinking red LED, a
short circuit occurred between the two rails of the track. Once the
short-circuit is removed, press the [go] key.