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Setup JMRI

• Preparing to Install

Getting Started

• What is DCC?
• What DCC systems will DecoderPro work with?
• What hardware do I need?
• How do I start the program?
• How do I set up my Preferences?

Using DecoderPro

• How do I set up to program a decoder?

DecoderPro® Programming Modes

• What are the Programming Modes?
• Single CV Programmer
• Service Mode Programmer
• Ops Mode Programming
• Multi Decoder Control (Programming)

The Basic Programmer

• Entering Locomotives in the "Roster"
• The basic programmer
• Reading the data from the decoder
• Entering and editing new data
• Writing the new data to the decoder
• Saving the new data to a file
• What if I need to do more?

The Comprehensive Programmer

• Setup and Roster Panes
• Expanded Basic Pane
• Motor Control Pane
• Speed Control Pane
• Speed Table Pane
• Function Mapping Pane
• Lights Pane
• Consisting Pane
• Advanced Features Pane
• Analog Controls Pane
• Sound Pane
• Sound Levels Pane
• Global CV Pane
• Manufacturer-Specific Pane
• Printing the Decoder Data

DecoderPro® Comprehensive Programmer

Sound FX Pane

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Several manufacturers now offer decoders that include sound functions. This pane is designed to control those CVs. The screen shot below is from a programmer for SoundTraxx steam sound decoders. There are also diesel sound decoders available.

These sounds can be coordinated with the mechanism of the locomotive, and appropriate sounds can be triggered from the function keys of the throttle. Others can be set to be triggered at startup or to run in the background.

This pane allows for the selection of sound effects from sound decoders, and the Sound Levels Pane allows for setting the loudness levels of those sounds when they play back.

For specific function options, see your decoder documentation and the programmer for the specific decoder. Sometimes (depending on the volunteer that wrote the decoder definition file) there are "tool tips" that appear if you hover over a selection entry box.

Here are is a sampling of sound functions on some other decoders:

Athearn N Scale Big Boy and Challenger

Digitrax F40PH

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