DecoderPro3® Main Window

Menu bar

Most of the DecoderPro3® functions can be accessed via the menu bar.

• File

• New Roster Window
  Opens another instance of Main DecoderPro3 Roster window.
• Import Roster
  Imports Roster into DecoderPro3®
• Import Roster Entry
  Open the Open dialog to allow you to select a Roster Entry to import.
  
  
  
  
• Import Decoder File
  
  Opens the Open dialog to allow you to select a Decoder File to import.
  
  
• Import Decoder URL
  
  
  
• Export Roster Entry
  
  Exports .xml file for the selected locomotive on your roster.
  
  
• Export Complete Roster
  
  
  
• Close Window

Greyed out if only one Roster Window has been opened. Allows you to close an extra Roster Window that is no longer needed.

• Print Roster
• Entry
       Opens the Select Items to Print dialog
  
  
  Printed page for selected Roster Entry.



• Summary
  This printout may be many pages. You can print to pdf file using printer dialog.
  
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• Print Preview Roster
  • Entry
          Same as print except it uses the system printers Preview window.
  • Summary
    
• Quit
  Shuts down DecoderPro3.

• Edit

• Cut
• Copy
• Paste
• Duplicate Loco
  Select the roster entry that you would like to duplicate. Enter a new name for the duplicate entry.
  
  press OK and the duplicate is now added to the roster list. You may now edit or reprogram as required.
  
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• Delete Loco
  Select the loco that you wish to delete in the roster list, select menu item.
  
  
• Preferences
Opens the Preferences window.

• Settings

• Hide/Show Summary Pane
       Toggles the decoder information on/off, Part 4 of the main window

  Show decoder summary pane
  

  Hide decoder summary pane
  Note the up and down arrows in the area above the summary pane. The down arrow will hide the summary pane and the up arrow will show the summary pane when clicked on.
  

• Reset Window Sizes
       not available yet
• Reset Column Widths
  Resets all of the columns to default settings if you have resized any of them.
  
• Hide/Show Roster Images
        Toggles the roster image in Part 4 of the main window to show or hide

  Show Roster image.
  

  Hide Roster image.
  

• Hide/Show Roster Groups
  Show Roster Groups Pane
  Selected group Roster Entries will be displayed. Select All Entries to show complete Roster.
  Note the arrows on the border of the Roster Table. Right arrow shows Roster Groups pane and Left arrow hides the Roster Groups pane.
  Hide Roster Groups Pane.
  
  
• Programming
  
  • Programming Track
         Selects the Service Mode (Programming Track )

  

  • Programming on Main
         Selects the Operations Mode (Program on Main)

  

  • Edit Only
         Selects Edit Mode that allows you to edit locomotive roster without changing the program



• Create Roster Group
• Rename Roster Group
• Duplicate Roster Group
• Delete Roster Group



• Roster Group Table Association

• Actions

• Program
       Opens the Programmer that is setup in your prefernces for the selected Roster Entry, Comprehensive Programmer, defaults to Basic Programmer
  
  
• Labels and Media

  Opens the Labels and Media window with two tabs to set these parameters for the selected roster entry in your roster. Select the Function Labels TAB to edit your throttle function labels. Select the Roster Media TAB to edit the icon for your roster selection.
  
  
  

• New Throttle
  
  
• Load Default Throttle Layout

  Opens the default throttle that is set in preferences




• Consisting Tool
• Turnout Control
• Power Control
       
• Speedometer
• Single CV Programmer
  
  
• Start WiThrottle Server
       
• Start Web Server
       
  
• Recreate Roster Index
       Recreates the Roster Index when adding new XML roster files.
• Recreate Decoder Index
       Used to update Decoder Index when new decoder files are added.
  
• Run Script
       Opens a dialog to allow you to select a script that will run within DecoderPro3®.

• Manufacturer Specific Menu

  This menu is dependent upon the equiment you are using.

• Acela
• Backarus (Speedo)
• CMRI
• EasyDCC
• Grapevine
• LocoNet
• NCE
• OakTreeSystems
• Powerline
• QSI
• RPS
• SECSI
• SPROG
• TMCC
• wangrow
• XpressNet
• Zimo

• Window

• Minimize



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