Hello Ivo.

Warm welcome!

Well, as far as I know, those IR controllers have fixed digital addresses with no possibility to change them.

On that case you'll need to upgrade you layout to use at least the Mobile Station.

Cheers,

Walter

ps. another possibility is to go at a Märklin dealer or a friend of you that have a Mobile/Central Station and exchange the address on the locomotive.

The addresses of the controller are fixed, but the address of the loco can be changed.

I am unable to open the nice link that Waorb set out.

If our friend still has a problem changing the address, I can scan my instructions that came with the set. Just ask.

However, HO was right on the money in how to do it. It's that simple and very reliable .

Thank you, Mike, I tried it and it still does not work. All I get is what I got originally: just a Marklin logo the size of a big postage stamp.

(By the way, the numbers in brackets after the instructions just identify the item you are told to use as shown in the remote diagram, so you know what they look like.)

The wireless remote is very good, but it does have some issues that our friend may eventually need to deal with:

1. The unit automatically shuts off after three minutes if no button is pushed, We talked about this a year or two ago; I have the instructions on what to do to remove this feature/defect if requested;

2. Sometimes when a train runs over the feeder track, it slows down or jerks or the lights flicker. I found that to avoid this, the best thing to do is put the feeder track on a turnout where you park a loco;

3. One caveat: if you use four locos, some parked and some running, keep an eye on those parked because they may decide to go for a ride and hit an oncoming loco. This happened to me;

You can have as many locos with the same number as you like. The result is that while you can use only up to four locos at a time, you can actually have 10 locos for each number. You can even put two locos on the layout using the same address at the same time and then they BOTH obey the same command; it's neat.

Best feature: get another wireless remote, give one to a friend/child and each one of you can operate one locomotive running at the same time. Great for kids under 99 years of age.

My experience with IR controller says the loco whose address needs to be changed should be one of the 4 addresses which the IR supports (78, 72,68,24). Correct me if I'm wrong here.

Most of the MyWorld series locos have one of these addresses pre configured based on the type of the engine-Diesel, Steam, Electric etc.


To change the address refer to page 13 in the PDF link shared by Walter, post #5.

7.1 Changing an Address:
If you have 2 locomotives with the same address,
you can change the address for one locomotive
as follows:
Unplug the transformer. Set the address switches
(9*) to the desired address. Press the button
„Change Direction“ (7*). Hold this button pressed
down while the lens (4*) on the IR Control is
pointed at shows to the receiver, and plug the
transformer back into the wall outlet.
Release the button as soon the light comes on.
The programming procedure is displayed when
the light comes on or blinks. As soon as the light
goes out, the programming is turned off. The locomotive
can now be run with the new address

7.1 Selecting an address:
(See Section 8 for the appropriate address for
your locomotive.)
Switch Address
• 78
• • 72
• • • 60
• • • • 24

Regards
Madhu

I'm correcting myself:) The loco whose address needs to be changed need not be one of the 4 addresses which IR supports.
Idea: If at all I've forgotten the address of a loco, this method is best to reset it to one of these 4 addresses.

Can I change address among 78, 72, 60, 24 using Marklin station 67025 and how? Thanks in advance.

I have the similar condition with Bocyc, I bought fx sound loco marklin 37540 to be put in my IR starter set layout. I follow your instructions, but the loco lights keep flashing/blinking after plugging the transformer back to the wall and releasing the reverse direction button. In guideline it says"The programming procedure is displayed when the light comes on or blinks. As soon as the light goes out the programming is turned off".

How long should I wait for this "blinks" before I unplug the transformer to make the programming turned off?

In my case, after blinking 2 times, i immediately unplug the transformer, and plug again. Is this correct?

In my step, finally I can change the address into 24 and run the loco with its limited sound function (Headlight(*), smoke generator (f1), Steam locomotive sounds (f2), whistle (f3)). I notice when I press f4, sometimes it makes airpump sound (can only be functioned in MS and Central Station). Is this a glitch?Did I do wrong procedure?

Thankyou for ur info.
I will redo my step again. Now, it's already 2minutes waiting for this strange blinking anyway

(Never below 30deg C, always humid-summer here )

Thanks baggio,

Another additional question; can I also change the unknown address of Roco AC digital for marklin, Mehano for marklin and ESU locomotives to my IR system (78, 72, 60 & 24)? Do you have any experience on it?

Yes, safe and sound finally

Hi Baggio, thanks again for your explanation.
According to your experience, can we conclude that the only locomotive that we could change the address to IR(78,72,60 & 24) is only marklin FX locomotive? But if Bocyc(Ivo) succeeded in changing the addresses, then we can apply this method to both fx and mfx locos

It should work with programmable fx decoders (Märklin and others) and mfx decoders (Märklin and others so long as they support MM protocol).

It will fail for older locos with e.g. Uhlenbrock decoders. I think it should work for recent Uhlenbrock and Tams decoders. Not sure about Zimo or D&H decoders.

The loco 37540 has an ESU LokSound decoder (special version for Märklin without DCC). With other controllers you can use 9 functions via 2 addresses, but not with the IR controller.
The decoder plays some sounds at random, so you may here sounds that are out of reach (F5 through F8).

The programming of ESU LokSound and LokPilot decoders should work also for uncrippled decoders with DCC in locos from third parties..