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Safety Notes
• Thismodelmayonlybeusedwiththeoperatingsystemdesignedforit.
• Useonlyswitchedmodepowersupplyunitsandtransformersthataredesigned
for your local power system.
• Thislocomotivemustneverbesuppliedwithpowerfrommorethanonepower
pack.
• Paycloseattentiontothesafetynotesintheinstructionsforyouroperatingsys-
tem.
• Notforchildrenundertheageof15.
• WARNING! Sharp edges and points required for operation.
Important Notes
• Theoperatinginstructionsareacomponentpartoftheproductandmusttherefore
bekeptinasafeplaceaswellasincludedwiththeproduct,ifthelatterisgivento
someone else.
• PleaseseeyourauthorizedLGBdealerforrepairsorspareparts.
• Thewarrantycardincludedwiththisproductspeciesthewarrantyconditions.
• Disposing:www.maerklin.com/en/imprint.html
Functions
• ThismodelisdesignedforoperationonLGBtwo-railDCsystemswithconventio-
nalLGBDCtraincontrollersorpowerpacks(DC,0-24volts).
• Thismodelcomesfromthefactorywithabuilt-inmulti-trainsystemdecoder
(multi-trainsystem).
• ForoperationwiththeMulti-TrainSystem,themodelisprogrammedtoloco
address 03.
Note:Usealocomotivecontrollerwithmorethan1ampoftraincurrentforthis
model.
Thisspeciallypreparedmodelisanexclusiveversion,whichreproducestheconditi-
on of the original after many years of operation in wind and weather.
Thisspecialserieswasonlyproducedinasmallquantity.Thearticialweathering
was separately applied with careful hand work by experienced artisans. Despite a
nalxingofthecolorswithvarnish,thisadditionalapplicationofcolordoesnotform
ahomogeneous,hardcoating.
Therefore,pleasehandlethemodelwithspecialcareandavoid,scratching,rubbing,
or wiping the surface and the details. Please do not use liquid cleaners or cleaning
solutions.
Please note that the spare parts for this model weathered at the factory are only
available in non-weathered version.
Mode of Operation Switch
Thislocomotivehasa4-positionmodeofoperationswitch(Figure1).
Pos.0 Locomotivestoppedwithoutcurrent
Pos.1 Lightingandsmokeunitturnedon
Pos.2 Locomotivemotor,smokeunit,andlightingturnedon
Pos.3 Locomotivemotor,smokeunit,lighting,andsoundturnedon
Smoke Unit
Thismodelisequippedwithasmokeunit.Fillthesmokestackonlyhalfwaywith
smokeuid.Ifyouputintoomuchuid,thesmokeunitcannotproducesmoke.
Important!UseonlyMärklin2420smokeuid.Otherliquidsmaydamageyourloco-
motive.
Important! Do not touch the heating element in the middle of the smoke unit. It is hot
and can break.
Note:Thesmokeunitcanbeoperated“dry“withoutsmokeuid.Whenthetankis
empty,theheatingandthefanwillturnoffafterabout2minutes.
Duetothehighamountofsmokeproduced,werecommendmakingsurethereis
enough ventilation in enclosed areas.
Multi-Purpose Socket
Thismodelhasageneral-purposesocketonthebackwallofthecabforatplugs
(Figure2).Ifyouareequippingacarwithinteriorlightingorwithasoundeffects
module,youcanconnectittothesocketandpowerthatcircuitwithtrackvoltage.To
removethecoverofthesocket,pullitstraightout.Ifthecoveristight,gentlyusea
smallstraightscrewdrivertopryitout(donotpullouttherectangularouterhousing).
Multi-Train System
Themodelisequippedwithafactory-installedonboarddecoderfortheLGBMulti-
TrainSystem.Itcanbeusedwithoutmodicationsonanalogordigitallayouts.
WhenoperatingwiththeMulti-TrainSystem,thelocofeaturesa“Back-EMF”function.
Thiskeepsthemotorspeedconstant,evenwhentheloadofthelocochanges,for
example,incurvesorongrades.Thisfeaturedoesnotworkattopspeed.