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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 start DecoderPro® program for the First Time User?
• How do I set up my Preferences?

Using DecoderPro

• How do I set up to program a decoder?

DecoderPro Programming Modes

• Single CV Programmer
• Service Mode Programmer
• Ops Mode 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

Advanced Features

• Function Labels Pane
• Roster Media

DecoderPro® Main Window

• Menu Bar
• Toolbar
• Roster Table
• Decoder Information
• Status Bar

Error Messages

• Error Codes explained

DecoderPro® Main Menu Bar

JMRI® Throttle Window Menu Bar

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Throttle Window Menu Bar

File

• New Throttle...

• Opens new copy of the throttle

• Open Throttle

  

  Select a saved throttle XML: file.

• Save Current Throttle

  Save a throttle file that has been opened and modified

• Save Current Throttle As...

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• Open Throttles Layout...

  Opens Throttle layout that you select.

• Save Throttles Layout...

  Save Throttles Layout to file in Throttle Folder

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• Load Default Throttles Layout

  Load the default throttle layout from Throttle Folder

• Save As Default Throttles Layout

  Save as the default throttle layout from Throttle Folder

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• Start WiThrottle

Edit

• Frame Properties

• Opens the Edit Throttle Frame dialog and allows you to edit the current throttle window title and selected Frame properties.

• Export Current Throttle Customization to roster
  

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• Throttle Prefereces

View

Allows you to select which of the three panels of the throttle are being shown. Place a check mark in each of the panels that your want to display.

• Address Panel
• Control Panel
• Function Panel
  
  

• You may ask yourself, "Why would I want to turn off any of these panels?" As only one example, let's say we have an observation car at the rear of a passenger train. We could equip this car with a function only decoder to control:

  1. Interior lights,
  2. Rear marker lights, and
  3. A rear Drum light.

  We have no need for the speed control pane and only need three function buttons for this "Throttle".
  With a whole passenger train equipped like this, lots of screen space can be conserved by using the throttle setup files to optimize the Throttle windows. Then you could turn off the lights in the kitchen and lower the lights in the dining area so the passengers can enjoy the sunset as they transit the Rockies enjoying the beautiful sunset sipping Cognac…. but I digress. You get the idea.

  

• Reset Function Buttons

• Resets all the Function buttons to the default settings, , , etc.

• Get all current throttle components in bounds
  
  

  Returns all the throttle panels to the throttle frame.

• Switch Throttle frame view mode
  Toggles the Throttle frames on/off

  Frames on.

  

  Frames off

  

• Show/Hide Throttles list window
  Toggles the Local JMRI throttles list window on or off
  

Power (track power control, if supported by your system)

• Power On
• Power Off

Window

• Minimize
• Lists all open DecoderPro windows. If one of the windows is clicked it will be brought to the front so that you can minimize it to the system tray.

Help

• Window Help...
• General Help...
• License...
• Locations...
• Context
• System Console
• Upload Debugging Info...

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