OperationsPro User's Guide

Revised 8/16/2013 to cover version 3.2

JMRI is a Java-based cross-platform application for model railroaders. JMRI contains applications for:

• The programming of Digital Command Control (DCC) decoders (DecoderPro®3)
• Drawing computer based panels for depicting a model railroad layout (PanelPro™)
• Controlling the layout (Layout Editor)
• Creating train manifests for duplicating railroad operations (Operations)
• Controlling the signals on the layout
• Controlling lighting and sound in the room, and so forth (SoundPro™)

All this capability is contained in one program (JMRI) which has several "start-up" screens for the various applications.
JMRI OperationsPro is contained within the DecoderPro3 and PanelPro Programs and accessible through their main menu.

Versions of JMRI® can run on any computer system that will run Java 1.6.0 or later, whether it is Macintosh, Windows, or Linux based. It does require that Java be installed on the computer. You can get Java as a free (but very large...) download at: java.com/download/

If this is your first visit to our manual we suggest that you take the DecoderPro® tour
to get an overview of what we're about to cover.

Note: All screen shots in this manual are from a Windows machine using the "Metal" User Interface option. While your screens will probably differ in some layout details, they will be essentially the same. All programming examples shown are with Digitrax PR3(MS100 mode) connected to Digitrax Super Chief Radio Command Station. Most of the decoders in locomotive samples will be Digitrax, except for sound examples.

Note: This entire manual has been updated to correspond to DecoderPro 3.2 and the HTML verified using HTML4 and Cascading Style Sheets. If the formatting looks odd, you probably need to update your browser.

Table of Contents

Installing JMRI

• Preparing to Install JMRI
• Installing JMRI Software

Starting Operations Program

• Starting DecoderPro® and Operations Program
• How do I set up my preferences?
• What does Operations do?

DecoderPro® Main Window

• Main Window
• Menu Overview
• Tools Menu
  • Operations
    • Settings
    • Locations
    • Cars
    • Locomotives
    • Routes
    • Trains
• Operations
  • Settings
    • Tools
      • Options
      • Manifest Print Options
      • Build Report Options
      • Backup
      • Restore
      • Load Demo Files
      • Reset Database
      • Manage Auto Backups
    • Operations
    • Window
    • Help
  • Locations
    • Tools
      • Schedules
      • Modify Locations by Car Type
      • Show Cars
      • Print
      • Preview
    • Operations
    • Window
    • Help
  • Cars
    • Tools
      • Roster
        • Import from file
        • Export to file
        • Delete All Cars
        • Print
        • Preview
      • Modify Locations by Car Type
      • Modify Trains by Car Type
      • Set Cars
    • Operations
    • Window
    • Help
  • Locomotives
    • Tools
      • Roster
        • Import from JMRI roster
        • Import from file
        • Export to file
        • Delete all locomotives
        • Reset move count all locomotives
        • Print
        • Preview
      • Synchonize with NCE Consists
    • Operations
    • Window
    • Help
  • Routes
    • Tools
      • Copy Routes
      • Set Train Icon Coordinates
      • Print
      • Preview
    • Operations
    • Window
    • Help
  • Trains
    • Tools
      • Options
      • Manifest Print Options
      • Build Report Options
      • Modify Trains by Car Type
      • Timetable
      • Copy Train
      • Scripts
      • Print
      • Preview
    • Operations
    • Window
    • Help
• A Tripp Through Operations

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