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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?
• What are the Programming Modes?

DecoderPro® 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

• Set-up and Roster Panes
• Expanded Basic Pane
• Motor Control Pane
• Speed Control Pane
• Speed Table Pane
• Function Mapping Pane
• Function Labels 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® Main Window

• Main Window
• Menu Overview
• File Menu
• Edit Menu
• Tools Menu
• Roster Menu
• Panels Menu
• System dependent menu
• Debug Menu
• Window Menu
• Help Menu

Creating a Decoder Definition

• Getting Started
• Format
• Testing
• Submitting to JMRI

Error Messages

• Decoder Programmer Error Messages

DecoderPro® Main Window

Main Window Overview

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When you start Decoder Pro, the DecoderPro window is displayed. All of the JMRI functions can be accessed via the menu bar on the DecoderPro® window

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Menu Bar

Provides access to the menus that allow you to access all the features of JMRI/

Service Mode (Programming Track) Programmer button

Provides access to the decoder programming capability in Service Mode Programmer.

Operations Mode (Main Track) Programmer button

Provides access to the Operations Mode Programmer.

Help button

Opens the Help Window

Quit button

Exists the program, with confirmation dialog.

Additional buttons at the bottom of the window will depend on how you set your preferences, You can add additional buttons or set the button to load on start up as you require for your use. Sample buttons are:

Additional Buttons (Optional)

The buttons shown at the bottom of the window are not JMRI defaults, but instead are setup in your preference to open each time you start DecoderPro®. The following are samples that could be set in your preferences. (Shown are for a Digitrax LocoNet system)

New Throttle.. button

Opens a throttle window provides a tool to control your trains, you may open more than one throttle and position on the computer screen

LocoNet monitor button

Opens the LocoNet Traffic window that allows you to monitor the commands and responses on the LocoNet.

Power Control button

Opens Power Control window, which allows you to turn track power on or off during operations.

These are just samples of the possible buttons that may be added at startup.

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