JMRI® OperationsPro Manual

Revised 9/6/2013 to cover version 3.4

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 OperationsPro v3.4 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
• Installing the software

Starting Operations

• Starting DecoderPro® and Operations
• 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 Menu
    • Settings
      • Menu Bar
        • Tools
          • Options
          • Manifest Print Options
    • Locations
      • Menu Bar
      • Tools
        • Schedules
        • Modify Locations by Car Type
        • Show Cars
      • Locations List
      • Yardmaster button
      • Edit Location button
      • Add Locations
        • Add Spur Track
        • Add Yard Track
        • Add Classification/Interchange Track
        • Add Staging Only Track
      • Edit Locations
        • Edit Location
        • Edit Track at a Location
    • Cars
      • Menu Bar
        • Import from File
        • Modify Locations by Car Type
        • Modify Trains by Car Type
        • Set Cars
      • Add Car
      • Edit Car
        • Edit Car Attributes
        • AAR Railroad Reporting Marks
    • Locomotives
      • Menu Bar
        • Import from JMRI Roster
        • Import from JMRI File
      • Add Locomotive
      • Set Locomotive Location
      • Edit Locomotive
    • Routes
      • Menu Bar
      • Edit Route
      • Add Route
        
    • Trains
      • Menu Bar
      • Manifest Print Options
      • Modify Trains by Car Type
      • Timetable
      • Edit Train
      • Add Trains
      • Build Trains
        • Manifest Print Options
          
        • Build Reports
        • Switch Lists by Location
          
• A Trip through Operations

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