Instructions

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5.5. Boosters
 Settings for the integrated and external boosters
With the setting of the nominal size, standard values for track voltage, maximum current,
short-circuit sensitivity and inrush time are preset, with which a safe operation on your layout
is guaranteed.
In the help that opens after clicking on the symbol , you will find explanations of what is
hidden behind the various terms. Basically, you should set the default values if you are not
sure what deviating settings will cause.
Setting options for the integrated booster
 track voltage at the output
 maximum current (cut-off current)
 short-circuit sensitivity
 inrush time
 signal routing
The settings for the integrated booster also apply to boosters connected to the BiDiB and
LocoNet interfaces.
Notice:
Too high a track voltage and/or too high a cut-off current can cause damage to vehicles or
tracks. You are on the "safe side" if you set the nominal size of your layout in the menu item
"System / Boosters" and thus preset the usual values.
Setting options for the external boosters
 Short-circuit sensitivity
 Signal routing
The settings are made separately for DCC-compliant and Märklin-compatible boosters.
Info: Signal routing
By default, the commands for controlling the vehicle decoders are sent continuously via the
booster outputs of a digital central unit, the commands for the accessory decoders only when
required. For this purpose, the transmission of the vehicle decoder commands is briefly
interrupted, the accessory decoder commands are transmitted in the resulting gap.
In PC-controlled (larger) layouts, this type of data transmission can lead to problems, e.g. if
vehicle decoders receive stop commands too late and the locomotives overrun signals as a
result. To avoid this, in (larger) PC-controlled layouts the output of commands for vehicle and
accessory decoders is separated ("separate driving and switching").
With your mc² you can switch off the output of the accessory decoder commands separately
for the internal booster, the DCC-compliant and the Märklin-compatible booster output. The
setting for the internal booster also applies to boosters on the BiDiB and LocoNet interface. At
the booster output where the output of accessory decoder commands is switched off, only
vehicle decoder commands are then transmitted. For the output of the accessory decoder
commands then use another booster output.
5.6 | Configuring the system (Submenu "System")