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  • Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® PIKO SmartControl System User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System Directory Introduction ..........................6 System description ........................7 ® 2.1. The new system’s brain: the PIKO SmartBox ..............8 2.2. PIKO SmartController ® ......................10 PIKO SmartBox ® ........................12 Getting started ........................15 ®...
  • Page 3 ....................51 ® 5.4.2 Update of the PIKO SmartBox .................... 51 ® 5.4.3 BackUp and Restore / Rescue of the PIKO SmartBox ............52 Updating the PIKO SmartController ® with a computer ............53 Overview of the Android operating system ................. 55 ®...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System 1. Introduction ® ® ® PIKO SmartControl – the digital future of model train control Simply brilliant – brilliantly simple ® H0, TT N-scale track systems...

  • Page 5: System Description

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 2. System description The mobile controller – PIKO SmartControl ® ® Notice: ® ® ® ® PIKO SmartController ® Features: Controlling locos • Switches and accessories Consisting...

  • Page 6: The New System's Brain: The Piko Smartbox

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System ® 2.1. The new system’s brain: the PIKO SmartBox ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® Attention: ® Due to technical reasons only one PIKO SmartBox can be used within a WiFi range. It is not possible to use two PIKO SmartBoxes ®...
  • Page 7 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® PIKO SmartBox DCC central station with RailComPlus* ® Wireless LAN receiver for the PIKO SmartController ® ® ® Ethernet-Port* Integrated main track booster, up to 5 A output (adjustable) Integrated programming track output for decoder programming...

  • Page 8: Piko Smartcontroller

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System ® 2.2. PIKO SmartController Hardware The four function buttons on the sides The motorized analog dial „Stop / II“-button ® ® ® ®...
  • Page 9 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com The status-LED ® Hardware-buttons...

  • Page 10: Piko Smartbox

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System Attaching the Lanyard ® ® ® Information about the Android operating system ® ® 2.3 PIKO SmartBox...
  • Page 11 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Hardware top: ® 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Backside:...
  • Page 12 Power supply (1) Track-out „programming track“ (2) Track-out „main track“(3) LocoNet / LNet-socket (4)* ESU-compatible sockets (5,6) ® LAN-socket (7) USB-socket (8) ® ® ® Notice about PIKO SmartBox Network settings ® ® ® Update of the PIKO SmartBox ®...

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 3. Getting started System setup ® ® ® ® ® ®...

  • Page 14: Installing The Piko Smartbox

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System ® 3.1 Installing the PIKO SmartBox ® ® ® Attention!
  • Page 15 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Connecting your PIKO SmartBox ® to the track ® Terminal / Socket Connector...
  • Page 16 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System ® ® Notice: ® Connecting additional components to the PIKO SmartBox ® ® ® Connecting the PIKO SmartBox to the power supply ® ® ® ® Notice: ® ®...

  • Page 17: First Start Of The Piko Smartcontrol System

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® 3.2 First Start of the PIKO SmartControl System Activating the PIKO SmartController ®...
  • Page 18 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System Setting up the device (Android-setup) Setup Date and time...
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Wi-Fi-settings ® ® ® ® More settings / options: ® ®...
  • Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System Please note: ® ® ® ® ® ® Setting up a Google ® -Account erstellen (internet connection necessary) ® ®...
  • Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® Security notice: Android with internet connection Battery charging ® ® ® Notice: ®...

  • Page 22: Piko Smartcontrol App

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System ® 4. PIKO SmartControl ® Starting the PIKO SmartControl ® ® ® ® Choosing a command station / setting up a connection between PIKO SmartControl and PIKO ® SmartBox ® ® ® ® ®...

  • Page 23: Overview Of Features

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4.1. Overview of features 4.1.1 Settings * Please note the change of the text when activating / deactivating any function.
  • Page 24 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System Select command station Act as main controller ® ® ® ® ® ® Stop button delay Trace speed Compact function view Don’t lock screen ®...

  • Page 25: Main-Pages Of The Piko Smartcontrol App

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Key Bindings ® About PIKO SmartControl ® Open-Source-Licenses 4.1.2 Main-pages of the PIKO SmartControl ® The control panel ® The switch panel Read and Write CV’s ®...

  • Page 26: Overview Of Features

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System 4.1.3 Overview of features Switching between different menus Switch Panel Control Panel CV-Programming Switching within a menu More functions and symbols...

  • Page 27: The Control Panel

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4.2 The control panel ® Symbols Basic function ®...

  • Page 28: Edit Locomotive

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System Additional menus in the control panel 4.2.1 Edit locomotive Change locomotive picture...
  • Page 29 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com permanent, momentary or inverted permanent momentary Inverted Activate / deactivate a function Function symbols Notice: setups!

  • Page 30: Create New Locomotive

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System 4.2.2 Create new locomotive Notice: Control panel – „plus“ and „minus“ symbols...
  • Page 31 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Notice: If item is deleted:...

  • Page 32: Create Consist

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System 4.2.3 “create consist” Please note: 4.2.4 Controlling a locomotive Activating functions Change of driving direction Changing driving direction via the display:...

  • Page 33: Switching Between Locos

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Changing driving direction via the analog knob: 4.2.5 Switching between locos Swiping Direct selection by tipping the name Select via locomotive list...
  • Page 34 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System Information about automatic registration via RailComPlus ® ®...

  • Page 35: The Switch Panel

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4.3 The switch panel Other menus in the switch panel 4.3.1 Create new switch panel create new panel...
  • Page 36 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System ”items list“ ® “create new item”...
  • Page 37 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com...
  • Page 38 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System Notice for accessories: (logical system for addresses)
  • Page 39 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Notice for items list:...

  • Page 40: Control The Switch Panel

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System 4.3.2 Control the switch panel...

  • Page 41: Programming

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 4.4 Programming 4.4.1 Read and write CV’s Read CV’s 4.4.2 CV Write CV’s...

  • Page 42: Dcc-Address

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System 4.4.3 DCC-Address...

  • Page 43: Options And Settings Of The Piko Smartcontrol

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® 5. Options and settings of the PIKO SmartControl System 5.1 Link the PIKO SmartBox ® into a local network ® Connection via LAN ® ® Connection via WiFi ® ® ® ®...

  • Page 44: Link The Piko Smartcontroller Into A Local Network

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System ® 5.2 Link the PIKO SmartController into a local network Connecting with a local network via WiFi ® ® Note: 5.3 Additional settings of the PIKO SmartBox ® via the settings app ® ® ®...
  • Page 45 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® ® ® ®...
  • Page 46 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System ”Locomotive takeover“ ® ® ® ”Enable RailCom “ ® ”Address assignment“ ®...
  • Page 47 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ”Start address“ ® ”Delete all autoregistered locos“ ”Current limit“ ®...
  • Page 48 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System „Access point settings“ ®...

  • Page 49: Update And Reset Of The Piko Smartbox

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® ® ® ® 5.4 Update and Reset of the PIKO SmartBox ® 5.4.1 Reset of the PIKO SmartBox ® 5.4.2 Update of the PIKO SmartBox ® ® ® ® ® ®...

  • Page 50: Backup And Restore / Rescue Of The Piko Smartbox

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System Preparing the USB-stick for the Update ® Note: ® ® ® 5.4.3 BackUp and Restore / Rescue of the PIKO SmartBox ® ® ® Please note: ® ® ® ® ® Attention:...

  • Page 51: Updating The Piko Smartcontroller With A Computer

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® ® 5.5 Updating the PIKO SmartControl with a computer ® ®...
  • Page 52 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System ® ® ® ®...

  • Page 53: Overview Of The Android Operating System

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 6. Overview of the Android operating system ®...

  • Page 54: Downloading And Installing Apps From The Google

    6.1 Downloading and installing apps from the Google ® PlayStore ® Please remember that the PIKO SmartControl is not a full featured smartphone. Depending on understand that due to the large number of available apps and the customized hardware of the ®...

  • Page 55: Personalize Your Devices

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 6.3 Personalize your devices ® ® Notice: 6.4 Changing the system language ® ®...

  • Page 56: Android-Tips

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System 7. Android-Tips 7.1 Display settings: Brightness and timeout...

  • Page 57: Font Size

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 7.2 Font size ®...

  • Page 58: Manage Installed Apps

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System 7.3 Manage installed apps ® ® ®...

  • Page 59: Checking Battery Usage

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 7.4 Checking battery usage Developer options...

  • Page 60: Detailed Instructions For The Piko Smartcontrol App

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System ® 8. Detailed instructions for the PIKO SmartControl ® ® 8.1 PIKO SmartControl Menus will appear close to the menu button you pressed.
  • Page 61 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Long pressing the locomotive name in the control panel will open a list of locomotives.
  • Page 62 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System Be mindful about the cursor position when editing text.

  • Page 63: Android Menus And Features

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 8.2 Android menus and features You can create links on the home screen for all installed apps. Deleting a link works similarly.
  • Page 64 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System The keyboard of your PIKO SmartControl ® is very similar to a computer keyboard.
  • Page 65 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ®...

  • Page 66: Piko Smartcontroller Accessories

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System ® 9. PIKO SmartController Accessories 9.1 Attaching the lanyard ® 9.2 Changing the battery of the PIKO SmartController...
  • Page 67 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Warranty All manipulations of the system will void the warranty, such as:...

  • Page 68: Glossary

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System 10. Glossary 10.1 Digital glossary AnDi Booster BUS / BUS-System Byte Consisting CV-Programming Decoder Digital address / DCC-Address Driving steps Track occupancy detector LNET / LocoNet Magnetic accessories MOROP NMRA...
  • Page 69 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Protocol – RailComPlus ® – Command station –...

  • Page 70: Android Glossary

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System 10.2 Android glossary Access point App (Application) Booting Default value Display-Timeout Factory reset Home screen IP-Address Open Source License Router SSID Update WLAN WPS - WiFi Protected Setup...

  • Page 71: Function Symbols

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 11. Function symbols...

  • Page 72: Safety Notice

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System 12. Safety notice ® 13. FAQ ® ® ® ® ®...
  • Page 73 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® ® ®...
  • Page 74 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ®...
  • Page 75 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com ® ® ® ® ® ® ®...
  • Page 76 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System ® ®...
  • Page 77 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Note...

  • Page 78: Notes

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com System Note...
  • Page 79 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Note...
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