The Marklin 76xxx signals are a nice addition to any modeltrain layout. The signals can be used for analog and digital operation.
The most 76xxx signals have integrated electronics and a seperate digital decoder. The digital decoder can be installed under the C-track rail. The colors and the signal status changes are very realistic as shown in the video’s.
The most important characteristics of the signals:
- When chaging the signal status the lights slowly extinguish and slowly lightup, this gives a very nice and realistics picture.
- Because of the integrated electronics in the head of the signal there are no wires available like in the Viesmann signals.
Watch the realistics Marklin 76394 and 76397 signal status changes in the video’s below.
I use the following Marklin signals:
- 76393, entrysignal
- 76394, exitsignal
- 76395, block signal with distance signal
- 76397, entry signal with distance signal
 97393 Entrysignal Bundesbahn (DB) 3 states Height 78,0 mm |  hp0 red Stop |  hp1 green Drive |  hp2 yellow/green Drive slowly | . |
 97394 Exitsignal Bundesbahn (DB) 3 states Height 78,0 mm |  hp00 red/red Stop, shunting not allowed |  hp00 + sh1 red + white/white Stop, shunting allowed |  hp1 green Save |  hp2 green/yellow Drive slowly |
 97395 block and distance signal Bundesbahn (DB). 2 state block signal and 3 state distance signal Height 78,0 mm |  hp0 red Stop |  hp1 green Drive  vr0 yellow/yellow Stop expected  vr1 green/green Drive expected  vr2 green/yellow Slow drive expected | . | . |
 97397 entrysignal and distancesignal Bundesbahn (DB). 3 state entrysignal and 3 state distance signal Height 78,0 mm | hp0 red Stop | hp1 green Drive vr0 yellow/yellow Stop expected vr1 green/green Drive expected vr2 green/yellow Slow drive expected | hp2 green/yellow Drive slowly vr0 yellow/yellow Stop expected vr1 green/green Drive expected vr2 green/yellow Slow drive expected | . |
To program a 76397 signal with a Marklin Central Station. For the other signals the program steps are very simular.
Attention!.
Some digital command centers, such as the ECoS and the CS1-reloaded, can simultaneously support multiple protocols. In a number of forums it is described that the Marklin 76xxx signals may have problems with a DCC signal on the track. I cannot confirm this problem as I only use the Marklin protocols Motorola and M4/MFX.
