F14 allows you to dim the door lighting, but it does not provide a choice of side. If one side is brighter that the other, it could be a voltage drop on the lest bright side. It could also be a problem with the screen. I have not had mine out of the box for over four years. If I have time this weekend, I might have a quick look - it depends on what FD has planned and how hot it is on the weekend..

Should be like this on all sides

Thanks for all of the feedback, One side of mine is definitely dim. Sounds like it was a trouble prone model.

I get where it seems to be a gimmick model - but interestingly enough they rarely and I mean rarely come up on eBay for sale so people must like them.

So why so many???

Hi
Yes this is part of Märklin innovation tries.
There are some failures like this video doors, the ultra-simple piezo motors etc but there are many many good innovations. "One ne fait pas d'omelette sans casser des oeufs" as we say in France (No omelette without breaking eggs).
I remember being attracted by these video doors and then I went to a Paris train show to visit the Märklin layout and see those models.
I was so disappointed to see how ambient light-related it was (not to speak about poor aging of the displays.

Cheers
Jean

Do we have more information on how to get this to happen? I am pretty sure mine are still okay as I have only run the train two or three times, but it would be nice to see if there is a new type of screen that is more durable.

I know better Screens are available now. I've seen ho scale led station destination boards, fuel station price signs, and the numbers can be changed. Also TV sets inside of buildings.

Seems to me everything is transparent

I think its time for a cup of tea

Märklin will never admit to anything, I had it back in the 80's with faulty turnout tongues, took us 48 hours to find the short, one of the turnout tongues spot weld pin came off and the tongue laid across the middle contacts,, they eventually changed the design but never admitted anything and I'm still plagued with it., we had a train exhibition 250km south of Perth, all was advertised on TV and shops in Busselton and we couldn't open the Exhibition on opening day, we couldn't let anybody know, so people came to the door and we had to tell them what happened., I was furious at the time and I know how you feel. and than there was the saga with the C-tracks, they just crumbled., turnout motors with mini switches, the unreliable switching track both K and C tracks., faulty cogwheel in loco, half the cogwheel didn't have any teeth and a few other examples where as 1 part of the loco failed but you had to send the whole loco back for warranty..,

John