Viessmann Commander 5300 Quick Start Manual

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Preface

Dear model railroader,
congratulations on the purchase of the

Viessmann Commander! With the Com­mander you can easily and comfortab-

ly control your locomotives and also the
whole range of operations on your lay­out. The unique track diagram of the Com-
mander allows you a quick and intuitive
access to all operations on your comple­te layout.

Choosing the Commander you purchased
a device which is perfectly prepared for
the future. The existing infrastructure
of your layout can be integrated. User­friendliness avoiding all indications by
bits and bytes and t avoiding any use of
an soldering device is featuring the Com­mander. Experience unexpected possibi­lities of control. You can completely con­centrate upon the operations on your
layout.

By the way, for actual information and
software updates we have a special Com-
mander-Homepage

www.viessmann-commander.de

We wish you much fun and success !
Your Viessmann-Team

Symbol key

Attention!
To follow absolutely!

Info, advice, tip

Not allowed!

Contents of delivery

Please, check the following list. If some­thing is missing, please contact the spe­cialist dealer where you purchased this
device.

• this Quick Start guide

• DVD „Commander-attachments“

• Viessmann Commander

• power supply, mains connection

cable included

• connection plugs for track and booster

• electronic pen

Table of content

Important information 4

Possibilities of use 4
Correct use of the product 4
Safety instructions 4
Intention of the operating instruction 5
Explication of the symbols 5

Survey of the Commander 7

Schematic overview 7
On/Off and Emergency Stop 7
Switching the Commander on and off 7
Control panels 8
Touchscreen 9

Connection 10

Connection jacks of the device 10
Wiring diagram 11

Display modes
on the Commander 12

Mode track diagram & loco 12
Mode locomotives 12
Mode track diagram 13
Direct mode 13

Running the system /
Quick start in 5 steps 14

1. Taking out of the packaging 14

2. Connections 14

3. Switching On 14

4. Put the locomotive on the track 14

5. Running a train! 15

Basic functions 15

Running a locomotive 15
Switching turnouts and signals 17
Feedback 18

Editors 20

Locomotive editor 20
Turnout- and signal editor 23
Track diagram editor 25
Route editor 27

System set-up 31

Language 31
Display-brightness 31
Starting mode 31
Protocols 31
Model-time 31
Software-update 31

Information 33

Technical specications 33
Conformity declaration 33
Pollution control / disposal 33
Warranty information 34
Further informations 34

Appendix 35

Overview of the menues 35

Overview of touch elds 36

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Important information

This product is not a toy. Not suitable for
children under 14 years!

Please, read this operating instructing
completely and with attention before using

the product for the  rst time or installing it.

Please keep this operating instruction, it is
part of the product.

Possibilities of use

With the Commander you can control your
whole layout. The Commander is s desi­gned for the comfortable control of your
locomotives as well as for the switching of
turnouts, signals and other functional
devices. The Commander can be used for
the data formats Märklin-Motorola old and
new and for the format of NMRA/ DCC.
The Commander  ts for all scales.

Correct use of the product

The Commander has to be used strictly in
conformity with this operating instruction.
This product is intended:

• For connection to a model railroad

layout in conformity with this operating
instruction

• For connection to the included

power supply

• For operation in dry areas

• For use in compliance with the safety

instructions below.
Using the product for any other purpose is
not approved and is considered as incor­rect. The manufacturer cannot be held re­sponsible for any damage resulting from
the improper use of this product; liability in
such case rests with the user.

There are no parts inside the cabinet to
be maintained or cleaned.

Never try to open the Commander.
In this case the guaranty will expire.
Incorrect use of the Commander can
destroy the device.

Safety instructions

• Newer use the Commander unatten-
ded. The Commander must not be
used for the control of any device
driving or carrying persons.

• The Commander is not a toy. Please
make sure that it is used by children
only under supervision.

• For the power supply of the

Commander only use the included
power supply.

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• Please check regularly if there are

any damages to the cabinet or to the
cables. Newer use obviously
damaged parts and never try to
repair them yourself.

• The display is a very sensitive com­ponent. Never rest on it. Don’t touch
it with any hard or sharp pointer.

• If necessary clean up the
Commander only with a soft cloth
wet with folk and without uffs.
Never use household cleaners, they
may corrode the surface.

• Please ensure that there is enough

ventilation for the power supply and
the Commander. The installation in
a closed compartment or drawer will
lead to a dangerous overheating

and re risk.

• The environment of the

Commander must be rain proofed,
dry, dust-free and not exposed to
direct solar radiation. Please avoid
any great variations in temperature

• Taking the Commander from cold to
warm rooms, the device needs at
least 1 hour of acclimatisation.

Intention of the
operating instruction

The Commander is intended for an
intuitive operating. To allow a quick start
we intentionally made this operating
instruction short. But the digital model rail­way is a complex theme. For detailed infor­mation please look at the included DVD.

The DVD contains a multimedia
instruction. You can play it on a DVD­player or on your PC. Choose the terms of
reference you want (e. g. drawing a track
diagram). Step by step a movie will show
you what to do. Additionally the DVD
includes this short operating instruction as
a PDF-document and software programs
(computer programs) for the Commander.

Explication of the symbols

Most of the control commands of the

Commander are entered by touch elds on
the display. You will nd the most important
touch eld symbols and a schematic over-

view of the menus on the inside of the
folding backside-cover from this booklet.

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Speed-Control Knob

Colour Display

Display
mode menu

Navigator Direction-Buttons

Zoom-menu

System-menu

On / Off and Emergency Stop

Operating
mode

Speed-Control Knob

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Survey of the Commander

Schematic overview of the

Commander and the touch elds

To start with, you will nd a schematic

overview of the Commander and the touch

elds on the left side.

On/Off and Emergency Stop

You switch the Commander on and off with
this pushbutton. Additionally you can
activate two different emergency stop
functions. The operating status of the
device is indicated by the illumination of
the pushbutton

Button Function (explication)

Off Device is off
blinking

green
green Device switched on,

blinking
red-green

red Device switched on, emer-

blinking
red

Device is starting

normal operating mode
Device switched on, emer-

gency stop, track power on

gency stop, track power off
Shutdown

Switching the Commander
on and off

Switching on:

Push the pushbutton until it´s blinking
green (approx. 1-2 seconds).

Switching off:

Hold down the pushbutton until the illumi­nation is switched off (> 3 seconds).
The display gets darker until it goes com­pletely out.

Emergency stop 1:

This emergency status stops automatically
all trains. The track power is still on.

• To activate the emergency stop 1, press

shortly the on/off emergency-push­button. To deactivate the emergency
stop press the pushbutton shortly.

• Letting loose the pushbutton the emer­gency stop is deactivated and the
illumination is green again.

Emergency stop 2:

This emergency status stops automatically
all trains and cuts off the track power.

• To activate the emergency stop 2, press

the on/off emergency-pushbutton till the
illumination is permanently red.

• To deactivate the emergency stop press

the pushbutton shortly again.

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Control panels

The 2 control panels of the Commander
are equivalent one to another. They are on
the right and on the left side of the
display and composed of the following
components:

Speed- control knob with intelligent turn

stop. Turning clockwise the train runs
quicker. You slow down the train by
turning anti-clockwise. Just press the
speed-control knob and the actually
controlled locomotive will stop immedia­tely (emergency stop).

Two direction-buttons in order to

change the direction of travel.

Function-touch  elds in order to choose

the additional functions of the

locomotive by a  ngertip.

Locomotive-selection- eld to call up

the list of locomotives. The Comman­der shows a locomotive icon of your

free choice in this  eld as well as the

address and the name of the
locomotive.

Speed indication  eld: The Commander

indicates the actual speed of the loco­motive (speedometer and speed step).











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Touchscreen

The colour display of the Commander is a
touch screen. The input can be done with

your  ngers ( ngertip) or with the

electronic pen included.

Please don’t touch the display with any
hard or sharp pointer like a ballpoint,
pencil or needles.
This may scratch the display.

All touch  elds of the display are sensi­tive. Additionally, switching- elds are set

off specially. The Commander opens either
another menu or carries out an operation

just by a simple  ngertip on a touch  eld.

Maintenance service of the
touchscreen

Please avoid to scratch the sensitive
surface of the display.

The Commander is to clean up only with a

soft cloth without  uffs and wet with folk or

with a throw away cloth for glasses.

Take care that no drops of water are left on
the touch screen. This may cause a disco­loration of the surface of the touch screen.

Never expose the touch screen to very
bright sunlight or to ultraviolet radiation.

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USB 2.0

HighSpeedBus

HighSpeedBus

LowSpeedBus

s88-Bus

Märklin-Booster

DCC-Booster

Programming track

Main track

Power supply

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-

Connection

Connecting the Commander please
respect the following advices.

Apply them also in case of modi cation of

the wiring e. g. if you change or add
signals or tracks.

All connection and installation work has
to be performed with the operating
voltage switched off, except when
connecting new devices to the Viess-
mann SpeedBus connection jacks!

They should be connected during the
running system in order to make

possible the autocon guration.

The power source must be protected so

that no cable  re can occur in case of

a short circuit. Use only model railway
transformers build in compliance with
VDE/ EN!

Make sure that the cross section of the
cable is large enough when performing
electrical connections.

Connection jacks of the device

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Power supply

230 V ~

to main track plug

Programming track

Main track

to programming track plug

Third-rail-tracks:
red = center rail

B = red = J
0 = brown = K

Wiring diagram

Notice: the polarity of the track connec­tions is irrelevant for DCC- systems.

Using the Märklin Motorola format, please
be mindful of the right polarity, otherwise
older decoders may not work correctly.

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Displaying modes
on the Commander

The Commander can display four
different operating modes. You can indivi­dually control the different operations this
way. You make your choice in the menu
“displaying mode”.

Mode track diagram & loco

This mode is the standard displaying
mode. It represents the track diagram and
to control panels for the locomotives.

Mode locomotives

You have immediate access to 8 trains.
The actually controlled locomotives have
a black background. You activate them by

a  ngertip on the respective speedometer.

You can choose your locomotive out of the

list by a  ngertip on the respective icon.

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Mode track diagram

The control panels are reduced in favour
of a full-screen representation of the track
diagram.

This mode is just right if you want to
switch mainly and don‘t need the detailed
loco control panels.

Direct mode

This mode imitates the keyboard of classic
digital command stations.

You see  rst the feedback information

from the left to the right. Next to it you can
access the locomotives by a direct input of
the addresses or you can switch
accessories by the push buttons arranged
in groups on the right side.

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Running the system /
Quick start in 5 steps

The intuitive operational-concept makes
it really easy to work with the Comman-

der. The following  ve steps show you how

quickly you will be enabled to control your
trains with the Commander. We wish you
much fun and success with the new
Commander!

1. Taking out of the packaging

Be careful while taking out the Commander
of the packaging. Acquaint yourself with
the elements of the control panel

illustrated on page 6.

2. Connections

Notice:

the polarity of the track connections is
irrelevant for DCC-systems.

Using the Märklin Motorola format,
please be mindful of the right polarity,
otherwise older decoders may not work
correctly. Follow the illustration.

• Connect the track output of the

Commander to the track connection of
your layout.

• Connect the programming track output

of the Commander to the programming
track connection of your layout.

• Connect the power supply to the

Commander and then to a proper
plug socket.

3. Switching On

You must press the on / off pushbutton on
the top right of the device till it is illumina­ted green to switch on the Commander.
This will take approx. 1-2 seconds.
The Commander boots up now.

After that, the Commander is in the mode
”locomotive and track diagram” and the
display shows an exemplary track
diagram. As standard displaying mode a
locomotive is already assigned to each of
the two control panels.

4. Put the locomotive
on the track

Put a digital locomotive on the program­ming track. The Commander will
automatically identify the engine.

A window “train identifi cation” opens up
and the digital address of the locomotive
standing on the programming track is indi­cated. (see illustration on the right side).

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You can assign the locomotive to the right

(right  ash) or to the left control panel
(left  ash) by a  ngertip on the touch  eld

“Handing over to control panel”.
Another option is to edit the data record
(see chapter “locomotive–editor”).

Selection of a locomotive

• Touch the locomotive icon of one of

the two control panels. A loco-list will
pop up. The navigator enables you to
have a look at the list and to select a
locomotive:

• Move the navigator to the left or to

the right in order to see the
complete list.

• Move the navigator in the respective

direction in order to scroll up or down
the sub lists.

• Touch the appropriate icon in order

to select a locomotive. The back­ground of the selected locomotive
will get red.

• You only have to touch the
description- eld of the selected loco-

motive in order to hand her over to
the chosen control panel.

5. Running a train!

You can run the locomotive with the
chosen control panel now. But you can
also run her on the programming track
and activate the additional functions (light,

sound etc.) Put the locomotive on any
place you want on the main track and try
out the driving behaviour and the additio­nal functions of the locomotive.

Basic functions

The following passages acquaint you with
the basic functions of the Commander. The
best way is to read the passages with at­tention and to try out the functions with the
Commander immediately. This way you
learn how to operate the Commander very
quickly and you can put aside the opera­ting instruction. But, please keep the ope­rating instruction in order to consult it.

Running a locomotive

You can easily run your locomotives with
the two control panels of the Commander.
The Commander is equipped with an inter­nal locomotive data base where you can
set up your locomotives including icons
and further features like name, icon,
driving behaviour etc. But, you can control
a locomotive with the Commander only if
you have entered it in the data base
before. The Commander shows the loco
data-records assorted in several sub lists
(steam locomotives, diesel locomotives,

train identifi cation

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electrical locomotives etc.). Thus you have
a clear arrangement.

loco-lists

You have also the option to run the loco­motive in the direct-mode. At the touch of
one of the locomotive icons in the direct­mode, the icon will disappear and be re-

placed by an address eld. You dene the

digital format and you enter the address
of the locomotive by the central keyboard.
You can control this locomotive now with
the respective control panel as usual.

Setting up a locomotive:

Put a new loco on the programming track.
The Commander will automatically identify
the locomotive and a window “train identi­cation” pops up. Here you can set up,
respectively edit a new loco data-record.

You can open a menu where you can set
up all specications of the loco and the de­coder (address, digital format, name, icon,

driving behaviour…) by a ngertip on the
appropriate touch eld. You will nd more

information in the chapter “locomotive edi­tor” on page 20.

Selection of a locomotive:

Touch the loco icon of the control panel
you want to operate with. A list of saved
locos opens up. The navigator enables
you to select and to scroll the respective
sub list. The locomotive you just have
selected has now a red background.

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To hand over this locomotive to the
corresponding control panel you touch the

speci cation  eld of the loco.

You have immediate access to up to 8
trains if you are in the displaying mode

“locos”. Just a  ngertip on the speedo-

meter and you can switch over between
the locomotives.

Notice:

A locomotive controlled by a control
panel continuous to run with the
adjusted speed, even if it is no longer
shown on the display.
The new selected locomotive is taken
over with the previously adjusted speed.
The Commander adapts the neutral po­sition of the speed control knob. So you
can turn back into the neutral position of
the speed control knob individually for
each locomotive.

Running a train:

If you have assigned a loco to one of the
control panels, you can run it immediately
including the access to all functions.

• Select the driving direction by pushing

the respective direction-pushbutton

• Turn the speed control knob slowly to

the right, till the trains reaches the pre­determined speed. By turning the knob
to the left you reduce the speed.

• Press the knob and the just controlled

train will stop immediately (emergency
stop)

• You switch on or off the additional func-

tions like light, sound etc. by a touch of

the additional function-touch  elds.

• Further additional functions are called
up by the touch  eld “F►”.

To close the menu “additional functions”
you only have to touch any free place
on the track diagram.

Switching turnouts and signals

The track diagram offers you the most
comfortable possibility of switching turn­outs and signals. Therefore you must draw

up the track diagram of your layout  rst

(see chapter editors). Alternatively you can
use the direct mode to switch turnouts and
signals.

Switching functional models
on the track diagram:

• Touch the symbol of the functional
model you want to switch with your  n-

ger. A choice of different options (turn­out positions and signal aspects) will be

displayed on touch  elds appearing bet-

ween the two locomotive control panels.

• You switch the turnout or signal directly
by a  ngertip on the respective symbol.

The new position is displayed on the
track diagram.

additional functions
of a locomotive

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Switching in the direct mode:

The direct mode of the Commander imi­tates the keyboard of classic digital com­mand stations. A switching-group consists

of 16 touch elds at the time. In all, you
have 64 groups to your disposal.

• By touching either the eld marked with

“GRP – “ or the eld marked with

“GRP + “ you select the group you want.

Two different switching positions can be
determined for one accessory (e. g. turnout

or signal) by a single touch eld.

• Press shortly once on the respective

touch eld to switch over the

accessory. The illuminated indication

eld shows you the switching status by

changing between red and green.

Assignment of addresses to the

switching elds:

You assign the addresses of the switching

decoders to the respective touch elds of

the track diagram in the turnout- and signal
editor. For further information please refer
to the corresponding chapter on page 23.

Feedback

The Commander can receive feed back in­formation by the s88-Bus or by the Viess-
mann SpeedBus. The Roco Feedback-

Module 10787 can be connected to the
Viessmann LowSpeedBus too.

You should have drawn up the track
diagram of your layout, in order to visua­lize and to use the feed back in a practical
way. For further information please refer
to the chapter “Track diagram editor” from
page 25 on.

The feed back is also displayed in the
direct mode. In this mode the feed back
information is indicated by red or green

illuminated elds on the left third of the

screen. You select the respective feed
back-module by a touch on the symbol
“MOD - “ or “MOD + “.

From the basic of the feed back informa­tion the Commander can carry out many
standard functions and indicate occupied

track sections. Red illuminated elds on

the track diagram show occupied track
sections. Please note that not all eld
types of the track diagram can be illumi­nated.

Setting up the feed back function:

Press the system-touch eld (left down

below) and then the symbol next to the
label “feedback” in order to call up the
“feedback”-menu.
The set up window opens. A schematic
diagram shows the surface of a

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feedback module (a feedback module

seen from above). Touch the address- eld

and enter the address of the feedback
module. Touch the decoder-symbol and

select a decoder type. The top  eld of the

selection list is designated for s88 feed­back modules.

You can see the schematic diagram of
your selected decoder at the top edge and
the edge down below. Touch slightly the
decoder input you want. The respective
input will be illuminated in red. Assign now

the corresponding  elds on the track dia-

gram to the activated input.

Assign track diagram  elds:

• Press the touch  eld

“fade out feedback decoder”.

• Touch the  elds of the track diagram

you want to be indicated as occupied
track section by illumination in colour,
one after the other. The progress-bar
at the top in the middle of the picture

 gures the enumeration of selected
 elds.

• You can annul your last inputs with the

arrow key showing to the left, in case
that any input error occurred.

• Delete the respective  elds by pressing

the “delete”-key.

• You can simulate the feedback with the
two switching  elds on the right of the

counter bar.

• To  nish, you press the key “fade in

feedback decoder”. The Commander

saves the entered  elds and shows the

feedback menu again. Now, you can

assign the corresponding  elds to the

next input of the feedback module.

• When all feedback sections are assi-

gned to the corresponding feedback
module inputs, don’t forget to save the

entered sections de nitely by pressing

the key “Save”.

• In order to close the menu, touch the

“Exit”-key in the bottom right-hand
corner.

Fade out feedback decoder Fade in feedback decoder

counter bar

annul

delete

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Editors

The Commander offers several different
editors in order to visualize your layout and
to control the locomotives.

Locomotive editor

You can enter and change the locomotives’
data with this editor. You can modify a data
record at any time. Select the respective
locomotive and hand her over to a control
panel.

• Touch the speedometer of the control
panel with your  nger or an electronic

pen until the locomotive window opens
(approx. 1-2 seconds).

• Carry out the desired modi cations and

save them as well in the locomotive de­coder as in the locomotives’ data record
of the Commander.

The menu consists of several index cards
you can choose to edit them:

1. locomotive icon, address,

text  eld for remarks

2. additional functions

3. locomotive driving behaviour

4. decoder setup

5. speed step ramp

6. programming the CV
(variable coef cient)

7. speed step preselection

8. editing of the locomotive list

• Touch the different setting keys (e. g.

address, name etc.) in order to make
the adjustment.

• You have either  elds with numbers or
 elds with letters,  elds to click on or

slide controls to your disposal to enter
the data, in dependence on the context.

• Con rm the input you made by the
number-or character- elds with “OK”.

• Register the CV-data for each CV apart

in the locomotive decoder.

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Märklin-Motorola-Decoder:

The address of older locomotive deco­der with the Märklin-Motorola format is
adjusted by Dual Inline switches (DIP­switches). The Commander shows you
graphically how to adjust the switches
for the respective address, in the
Märklin-Motorola-protocol.

• Press the key “Save” in order to save
the complete new data-record of the
locomotive and to charge it in the loco­motive-data record of the Commander.

• Don’t forget to register the adjusted

data in the locomotive decoder too.

• You close the menu by a touch on the

“Exit”-key in the bottom right-hand
corner.

Touch  elds:

Read selected data of the
locomotive decoder

Transmit selected data to
the locomotive decoder

Entering-mode of a text
Entering-mode of numbers

and special characters
Delete entry

Finish, con rm input

Save complete data record
in the Commander

Exit menu

Remark on the additional
functions:

You have different additional functions to
your disposal, as light, sound, movement
etc, depending on the locomotive model or

the decoder type. The  ve priority-function

keys are always displayed and thus imme­diately accessible.
All other additional functions are selected

by the “F►” touch  eld.

You can edit the additional functions with
the index card 2 of the locomotive editor.

The index card has three sections. On the
left you see a list of all possible additio­nal functions. With the navigator you scroll
through the list.
All available function keys are listed in the
middle part.

The  ve priority-function keys that are al-

ways displayed on the control panel in
order to have an immediate access are
shown on the right hand side.

OK

ABC

123

CL

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• Touch the respective function-key
(F01 – F12). It begins to twinkle. With
the navigator you scroll through the list
of the additional-function-symbols.

• Press the symbol you want and it will be

transferred to the selected function key.

How to edit the priority function keys
(VT1 – VT5):

• Touch the respective function-key
(F01 – F12). It begins to twinkle.

• After that, press the priority-function key

you want. The symbol will be transferred
to this selected priority-function key.

the correct value of the CV.
Please refer to the operating instruction
of the decoder.

Remark on the speed step ramp:

You can easily dene a separate speed

for each speed step with the graphical
speed step ramp. The Commander offers

you symbols of three already predened

ramps. You can activate them by a tip on
the wished symbol. Alternative you can
adjust the speed individually. Keep your

nger or the electronic pen pressed on the

respective speed step-bar and pull it to the
speed you want.

Remark on the driving behaviour
and the decoder setup:

The inputs for the driving behaviour of the
locomotive are done on the index cards 3
and 4. There you can modify the values
from the CV’s 2 to 8 and 28 / 29.

Please, be mindful to read the locomoti­ve decoder CV values 2 to 8 for each CV
apart and to save it again onto the decoder
in case of a modication. You can chan­ge the values by a tip on the respective
number and by moving the slide control.

The values of the CV’s 28 and 29 can be
entered as a number directly. Alternative
you can touch the listed options.
The Commander calculates automatically

Remark on the CV-programming:

You can select the CVs individually and
edit them bit by bit or as a decimal value.

Please execute modications only if you

have acquainted yourself with the subject.
This way you avoid programming incorrect
data to the decoder as that could be the
cause of malfunctions.

Remark on the preselection
of speed steps:

You can dene three speed levels with
different speeds for each locomotive: low
speed, average speed and cruising speed.

These values can be used for the
assignment of individual speeds to each
locomotive when programming a route.

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Programming of the speed regulation:

• Touch slightly the respective speed

symbol (see symbols on page 29).

• Regulate the speed by one of the

speed control knobs.

• Con rm the adjusted speed value by

pushing the key “Set”.

Remark to locomotive-lists:

You can organize your locomotives’ list
with the index card “edit the locomotive
list”. Assign your locomotives to the

different sub-lists and de ne the position

where the locomotive should be listed in
the respective list.

Organize the locomotive list:

• You select a locomotive out of one of

the lists with the navigator. Her back­ground will change to red.

• Push on the  ash pointing to “parked

locomotive” in order to park the
locomotive.

• Select the new position of the locomoti-

ve in one of the lists with the navigator.
Attention: the parked locomotive will be
inserted in the list just above the
selected locomotive position.

• Add the locomotive to the respective list
by pushing the  ash pointing to

“Locomotive list”.

Turnout- and signal editor

Turnouts and signals can be connected
to the track power of the Commander
(main track output) or to the new Viess-
mann LowSpeedBus output. But you need
special decoders for a connection to the
LowSpeedBus.

How to edit decoders:

You can program decoders either in the
“track diagram-mode” or in the
“direct-mode”.

• Activate the menu “turnout –and si-

gnal editor” by pressing the system-

touch  eld (left down below).

• Push slightly on the respective symbols

next to the label “Turnout/ Signal” in
order to open the editor.

Tip:
You can also call up the menu
“turnout- and signal editor” if you are in
the track diagram-mode. Simply press
the respective turnout- or signal symbol
on the track diagram for approx.
1 – 2 seconds. This presupposes that

you have drawn the track diagram  rst.
The con guration of the switches and

signals can be done directly from the
diagram then.

Turnout- and signal editor

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The following adjustment options are at
your disposal:

Symbol-Type: The Commander shows
you the respective symbol of the track
diagram.

Address: Touch slightly the address  eld

and enter a standard address-value by the
keyboard on the touch screen (Please
refer to the operating instruction of the
decoder). You can delete your input with

“CL” and con rm it with “OK”.

Adjusting the outputs of the decoder:
You can reverse the outputs of an incorrect
connected switch motor so it acts
reversed.

Indication: You can adapt the representa­tion of the turnout to the track diagram.:

Turnout driving unit: You can choose
between a conventional solenoid-drive and
a servo drive. The selected drive unit type

can be con gured individually now,

depending on your choice.
On the next page of the menu you adjust

the format of the digital system and you
determine if the decoder executes a
particular switching command every
time the system starts.

• Enter the wished adjustments.

• To  nish, touch the key “Save” in order

to save the complete data record of the
respective accessory on the
Commander.

• You close the menu by pushing “Exit”.
You can modify your adjustments at
any time by calling up the menu again.

Connection to the track power:

Connect the decoders (accessories with
solenoid drive and signal-decoder) to the
red and brown connections of the track
power according to the decoder operating
instruction. Carry out the decoder
programming procedure according to the
operating instruction..

DCC-decoder:
Activate the programming mode of the
decoder. Touch the respective touch

 eld of the track diagram and operate

the switch. The Commander transmits a
control command to the corresponding
address. The decoder saves the recei­ved address as its own.

Alternative you can directly enter a con­trol command to the chosen address in
the “direct mode”, on condition that the
decoder is in the programming mode.

Most of the decoder con rm the trans-

mission of the address by the execution

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of an operation and return to the normal
running mode after that. Please respect
absolutely the operating instruction of
the decoder.

Märklin/Motorola- Decoder:

The address of older locomotive deco­der with the Märklin-Motorola format is
adjusted by Dual Inline switches (DIP­switches).

The Commander shows you
graphically how to adjust the switches
for the respective address, using the
Märklin-Motorola-protocol.

Connection to the
Viessmann-SpeedBus:

Connect an appropriate decoder to the
LowSpeedBus of the Commander.
The Commander identi es the decoder.
A “Selection-window” pops up and the
Commander makes it possible for you to

de ne the position of the new accessory in
the track diagram and to con gure it.

Track diagram editor:

The track diagram enables you to draw
or modify track diagrams directly with the
Commander. You can draw up and save
three different track diagrams. The track
diagram can be larger than the displayed
section on the Commander.

Track diagrams can only be edited when
the Commander is in the mode “manual

operation”. The touch  eld in the bottom

right-hand corner must represent a red
signal (symbol of the signal aspect Hp0
or Hp0/Sh1).

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How to edit track diagrams:

• Select the desired track diagram.

• Activate the menu “track diagram

editor” by pressing the system-touch

eld (left down below).

• In order to open the editor push slightly

on the respective symbol next to the
label “Track diagram”.

You are now in the track diagram editor
and you can see the raster eld of the
chosen track diagram just in the middle.

On the left you see an arrangement of

touch elds representing different catego-

ries of symbol eld types (Track symbols,

turnout symbols, signal symbols etc.).
You select the respective category.

The elds belonging to this category are

displayed at the top. On the left is a selec-

tion list where the just active eld type will

be pointed out by an enlargement and indi­cates you the item-no of the track-symbol.

On the right you have touch elds in order

to administrate the track diagram:

Save track diagram (saves

the actual conguration of

the track diagram)

Editing track diagrams is very easy:

• Select the desired eld type out of the

different categories of symbol eld

types. The respective symbol is
displayed on the selection list and at
the same time on the actual position of
the cursor on the track diagram-area.

• Drag it to the nal position with your

nger or an electronic pen.

• Turn the symbol as long as it points to

the right direction with the speed-knob.

• Press now the navigator or speed knob
until you hear a click, in order to x the

symbol in the track diagram.

This way you can draw eld by eld the

whole track diagram.

• By pressing the “Save”-symbol you
save the track diagram.

• After that you leave the track diagram

editor by touching the key “Exit”.

Delete track diagram (can­cels the whole diagram)

Load track diagram (loads
down the last saved con­guration of the diagram)

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Route editor

The control of routes is an important tool
to automate the operations on your layout.
You can call up and exploit routes auto­matically either time controlled or by feed­back modules, or manually at the touch of
a button. The Commander visualizes
switched routes by a yellow illumination.

How to set up and edit a route:

You have to design the track diagram
before setting up a route.
So, draw the track diagram of your layout
with the Commander  rst.

• Call up the menu “Route” by pressing

the system-touch  eld

(left down below).

• Push slightly on the respective sym-

bol next to the label “Route” in order to
open the editor. You are now in the
route editor. You can program all
parameters of a route using the 9 index
cards you have to your disposal.

On the left and right hand side of the index

cards are several different touch  elds in

order to edit the inputs.

previous index card
next index card
save complete route on the

Commander
load complete route
delete selected index

card entry

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exit menu
Call up the relevant track

diagram to select track
sections. Interconnection
of different track diagrams

in order to dene starting

point and destination
is possible.

Show again the menu of
the index card.

Go through the index cards one after
another and make the respective entries in
order to set up and to edit a route.

Index card 1 and 2:

• Enter the route number and the
explanatory comment using the alpha­numeric screen keyboard.

• Select the operating mode
(automatic or manual operation)

• Dene the starting point and the
destination on the track diagram (optio­nal). Touch one of the index card-selec-

tion elds (previous or next index card).

After that a track diagram opens up.

• Choose the appropriate track diagram.

• Touch the respective symbol eld you
want. The chosen symbol eld shows a

green twinkling frame.

• Return to the index card.
Index card 3:

You can call up a route either by feedback
modules or time controlled. In order to do

that, press the desired touch eld. On the

track diagram you select the feedback
modules you take into consideration for an
automatic call up of the route.
In case that a passing train activates the
respective feedback module the Comman-
der can automatically switch over and
open the proximate route, if it is not
occupied. Using intelligent feedback
modules the route control can also be
activated in dependence of a special train.

Index card 4:
Enter all feedback sections belonging to
a route into the index card “respect feed­back”. This way you ensure that a route is
only switched and unlocked, if the
respective sections are really free.

Index card 5:
You enter all commands that are necessa­ry for the operations on the route in the
index card “control commands”. This inclu­des the switching of turnouts and signals
belonging to the route but also the driving
behaviour of the train.

You select the turnouts and signals in the
track diagram. Touch the respective

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accessory symbol and adjust the position
with the corresponding key on the

switching touch elds (e. g. straight ahead

or diverging route, signal aspect “stop” or
“proceed”).
After that return to the index card.

The programmed control commands of this
locomotive are valid for all locomotives.

In case that you want to dene them for

a special locomotive, select a locomotive
icon out of the list of locomotives as
follows:

Touch the explanatory comment area
associated to a control command (e.g. 03
no command) in order to pick out a loco­motive. After that, you select the locomo-

tive symbol-eld out of the touch elds on
the right hand side. A list of touch elds

opens up and you can adjust direction and
speed of a train with the appropriate key.

Stop
low speed
average speed
high speed
forward movement
backward movement
keep sense of driving
Inverse sense of driving

(e.g. for shuttle trains)

Touch the locomotive symbol-eld out of
the row of command touch elds. Select a

locomotive out of the list then. This way the
programmed route and speed adjustments
are only valid for this specic locomotive.
By entering different locomotives you
can dene for each train an individual
route and running speed .

index card 6:
You can assign “switching-track”-functions

to specic feedback sections by the
index card 6.

The Commander carries out a specic
function, like the activation of a sound or
the switching of headlights when a
locomotive reaches the respective
feedback section.

index card 7:

Dene at least one feedback section as

destination contact. Touch the selection

eld of the index card. A track diagram

opens up. Select the appropriate track
diagram. If you touch the respective sym-

bol eld on the track diagram, it shows

now a green twinkling frame.

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Switch back to the index card.
index card 8:

This index card is intended for the
cancellation commands of a route.
After the train has passed the route, you
can cancel her and open the track sections
for the next train.

The elements the route is composed of
(turnouts and signals) have to be switched
back to their initial position. Refer to the
procedure described in the index card 5.

index card 9:

By this index card you set up the route

locking (ank protection).

For reasons of safety different routes can
not be switched at the same time (e. g. exit
tracks running parallel in the station and
leading to the same main track).
The Commander denes automatically
which routes should be locked in case that
they explore the same feedback modules.

In case of conicting routes not using the

same feedback modules you can program
the reciprocal interlocking manually.

• When the entries are done in all index

cards, save the route and close the edi­tor by pushing the “Exit”-key.

You can call up again the route by ente­ring the route number in the route editor
and modify the inputs.

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System set-up

In the system setup-menu you dene

specic system parameters, normally only
once. Touch the system-menu touch eld

(left down below) and select the respective
parameters in order to adjust them.

Language

Determine the language by the

ag-symbol..

format of the NMRA-DCC system. A hybrid
exploitation of both protocols is possible.

Model-time

The Commander can accelerate the
sequence of time in contrast to the real­time in order to make the operations on
your layout more realistic. You can adjust
the accelerating factor from 1,0 (real-time)

to 10 (model-time) innitely variable with

the slide control.

Display-brightness

The slide control enables you to adjust the

display-brightness innitely variable.

Starting mode

Select one of the three modes: automatic
control, semi automatic control or manu­al control. The Commander boots up in the
respective starting mode.

Protocols

Choose the data format. The Commander
is designed for the Märklin-Motorola data
format old and new as well as for the data

Software-update

We are always bringing the software of the
Commander up to date. Please take a look
at our special Commander-Homepage
www.viessmann-commander.de
from time to time, to see if there are any
updates of your software version.
The update can be downloaded and
installed on the Commander afterwards.

We would be glad to inform you of new
software packages with extended operatio­nal features. So, please register your
Commander right now at Viessmann!

Respect in any case the instructions for
the update-software.

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Information:

You need a PC equipped with the
windows system and USB 2.0
connection jacks for the update.

Attention:
Switch of all energy saving options!

Your computer de nitely should not

switch over to the standby mode or to
the state of rest. This can especially
occur to laptops. Adjust the energy
saving options by windows before
executing the update.

How to update the Commander:

The software update can easily be
installed on the Commander by yourself.

• Connect the switched on Commander to
the PC by an USB-cable.

• Install the driver for the USB-interface at

the  rst interconnection of Commander

and PC.

You will  nd the driver on the DVD.

• Press the system-menu touch  eld (left

down below) in order to open the
“system-parameter”-menu.

• You activate the software mode at a

slight touch on the respective symbol
next to the label “software update”.
The Commander is now in the software
update mode.

• Please respect the information

of the Commander.

• To start up the update software double-

click on your PC.

• Follow the instruction of the update

software on your PC.

Attention:

As the update of the Commander can
take up to 20 minutes, please don’t get
impatient.

Never cut off the power supply of the
Commander during the update procedu­re! In consequence of an incomplete
update the Commander may not boot
up any more. Sending in the
Commander to the Viessmann
after-sales-service is unavoidable then
and at the owner‘s expense startet.

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Information

Conformity declaration

Technical specications

Commander:

Dimensions: 268 mm x 64 mm x 180 mm
Weight: 1,1 kg (only Commander)
Operating voltage: 18 V =

Booster-Output: 3,0 A
Programming-track Output: 1,2 A

Display: TFT-Display, 800 x 480 Pixel
Ambient temperature:

5 – 35° C (operation)

-10 – 45° C (storage)
Protocols: Märklin-Motorola old / new,

NMRA-DCC

Power supply:

A power supply with the technical speci-

cations listed down below is included in

the content of delivery. For the electricity
supply of the Commander use exclusively
this power supply.

Dimensions: 150 mm x 75 mm x 40 mm
Input voltage: 110 – 230 V~
Input frequency: 47 – 63 Hz
Output voltage: 18 V=
Output current: 5,5 A

We, Viessmann Modellspielwaren

GmbH, Am Bahnhof 1, D-35116 Hatzfeld,

declare in our exclusive responsibility that
the product,
Viessmann Commander,
this declaration relates to, is built in confor­mity with the following technical standards:

EN 55014-1:2002-09, EN

55014-2:2002-08, EN 61000-3-2: 1995,
EN 60742: 1995, EN 61558-2-7: 1998

As agreed with the guidelines:
89 / 366 / EWG
and 73 / 23 / EWG.
The Commander carries the CE-sign.

Pollution control / disposal

Waste disposal of old electrical and elec­tronic devices by a waste separation
system in compliance with the European
Union and other European countries.

The disposal of products marked with a
crossed out dustbin together with the
normal rubbish is not allowed. At the end
of her life they must be handed in to a
collecting point for the recycling of
electrical and electronic devices.

The above mentioned symbol on the
product, the operating instruction or the
packaging points it out. The raw materials
can be recycled, according to their
designation.

By reuse, exploitation of the raw materi­al and other forms of recycling old devices,
you contribute considerably to the
pollution control.

turer cannot be held responsible for any
damage and consequential damage re­sulting from the improper use of this pro­duct (non-compliance with the operating
instruction, misuse, improper handling,
overload, usurpation, structural modica­tions on your own authority, use of force,
reaction on humidity, superheating or so­mething). Liability in such case rests with
the user.

Ask your local government for information
about the appropriate waste disposal
department.

Warranty information

All functions of every component are che­cked over before delivery. There is a two­year warranty for the component from the
date of purchase onwards. In case that any
malfunction occurs during that time, please
contact Viessmann immediately. If a test
shows that the source of trouble is a pro­duction-or material defect, the component
will be repaired free of charge. Excluded
from the guarantee are defects of the com­ponent resulting from incorrect use. Exclu­ded from the guarantee are all defects of
the component resulting from non-compli­ance with the operating instruction, misu­se, improper handling, overload, usurpa-

tion, structural modications, use of force,

superheating or something. The manufac-

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Further informations

For detailed information about the use of
the Commander, please look at the inclu­ded Learning-DVD.

You can play it on any commercial DVD­player or on your PC. The DVD contains
a multimedia instruction. The operation of
the Commander is explained step by step

by short video lms. Additionally the DVD

includes this short operating instruction
as PDF-document and software programs
(computer programs) for the Commander.

Please take a look at our special
Commander-Homepage:

www.viessmann-commander.de

We wish you much fun and success with
the Commander now!

Zoom factor

Editors

Displaying modes

Operation mode

Overall view 60%

Detail 125%

Normal 100%

Overall view 75%

Locomotive
Turnout / Signal
Feedback
Routes
Track diagram

System parameters

Semi automatic

Fully automatic

Manual operation
Stop operation

Locomotives
Loco & track diagr.
Track diagram
Direct mode
Track diagram 1
Track diagram 2
Track diagram 3

Locomotive editor

Switching decoders

feedback editor

Route editor

Track diagram editor

Protocols

Starting mode

Software update

Display

Input / Output

# of s88-modules
# Roco-feedback
Decoder (LSB)
Feedback (LSB)
Handhelds

Model-time

Language

Overview of the menu structure

Viessmann Commander

Overview of the touch elds

Zoom-menu

System-menu / editors

Display mode-menu

Mode „locomotive and track diagram“

Modus „locomotives“

Modus „track diagram“

Direct Mode

Operating mode „fully automatic“

Operating mode „semi automatic“

Operating mode „manual“

previous index card

next index card

load

save

delete

read data of the loco-decoder (CV-values)

write data into the loco-decoder (CV-values)

Editor: locomotives

Editor: turnout and signal

Editor: feedback

Operating mode „stop operation“

Exit menu

Editor: route

Editor: track diagram

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All rights reserved. Errors and omissions excepted, subject to alteration due to technical improvements and rights

to alteration of terms of delivery without notice reserved. All electrical information and mechanical measure indica­tions without warranty. Excluded from the guarantee are defects resulting from incorrect use.

The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for any damage and consequential damage resulting from the im­proper use of this product as e.g. non-compliance with the operating instruction, improper handling, structural mo-

difi cations on your own authority etc.. Liability in such case rests with the user. Not suitable for children under 14

years. Risk of injury can result from improper use.
Märklin is a registered trade mark of Gebr. Märklin & Cie GmbH, Göppingen (Germany). RailCom is a registered

trade mark of Lenz Elektronik GmbH, Gießen (Germany). All other trade marks are ownership of the respective

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Any copy or reproduction of this documentation is only allowed on the prior written authority of Viessmann.

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