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All LokSound decoders combine a high quality digital decoder and a digital sound module on one circuit board. You can operate your locomotives digitally and at the same time replay the original sound as well as special sound effects such as horn or whistle. The sound is adjusted to the particular running mode at any point in time: when the loco starts moving, you hear the appropriate sounds (diesel engine revving up, steam chuffs with increasing frequency) and when it stops, you hear the engine slow down and also braking sounds.

LokSound decoders set the trend in terms of technology and sound quality. Besides the features you would expect from a state-of-the-art decoder, in brief:

  • Auto detection of digital or analog operation
  • Suitable for any Digital Command Control (DCC) system, including: Digitrax®, NCE, MRC® DCC, Atlas® commander®, Bachmann® E-Z command®, Lenz® digital plus®, Zimo®, LGB® MTS®, ROCO®, Fleischmann® Twin-Center®
  • Suitable for AC-, DC- and coreless motors
  • Super silent running due to pulse frequency of 32 KHz

Realistic sounds - as in the real world - can easily be reproduced with the sound module, because the original sounds are memorized digitally on a chip. The sound module offers a new and fascinating model world full of sound and can be fully customized using the LokSound Programmer..

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The Model RR Craftsman will modify any in stock decoder to the specification shown below to ensure you obtain the most suitable sound  to suit your specific requirements if that specific decoder type is not in stock.

Australian modelers please visit Josh Beveridge’s web site to select the most suitable decoder for your prototype

Specifications: ALL
Size: V3.5 - 34.5mm x 15.5mm x 6.5mm    XLV3.5  51 mm x 40 mm x 14   V3.5 Micro - TBA
Connection: V3.5 - NMRA /  NEM 652   XLV3.5 - screw terminal   V3.5 Micro - TBA
Voltage: 5-25V / Switch impuls 32V
Supported protocols and
modes of operation:
Märklin Motorola (old and new) with 14 speed steps
NMRA / DCC with 14, 28 and 128 speed steps
Conventional AC/DC operation
  Automatic detection of mode of operation, change during operation is possible
Special Features: Extended Märklin address in operation with Märklin Motorola allowing for 8 additional functions when operating with Märklin 6021
  Intelligent programming mode with Märklin 6021
  Shunting mode can be deactivated by function key
  Acceleration and deceleration modification can be deactivated by function key
  Absolutely robust construction. Designed to be virtually indestructible
  Flexible function mapping. Any function (even groups of functions) can be allocated to any function key
Decoder: V3.5 - 1.1 amp continuous  XLV3.5 - 3 amp continuous   V3.5 Micro - TBA
  Suitable for AC-, DC- and coreless motors
  32kHz pulse frequency insures super silent operation
  Short circuit protection for motor output, 4th generation load control (can be deactivated)
Function outputs: V3,5 - 4 auxiliary outputs, two of which are used for light functions 250mA continuous load per output, short circuit protected
 XLV3.5 - 8 short circuit protected function outputs, two of which are for lighting. Each output 0.6A max
Total continuous load of all function outputs: V3,5 - 500mA   XLV3.5 - 0.6 mA each
Sound: Four independent sound channels
  Integrated amplifier, 0.6 Watt
  Sound data on the flash memory chip can be modified. Sounds are available for steam-, diesel-hydraulic-, diesel-electric- and electric locomotives
  Wheel synchronized brake squealing is possible
  8 MBit memory capacity for up to 65 seconds of sound
Speaker: Specially customized speakers with 100 Ohm impedance