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<h1>Getting Started with DecoderPro®</h1>
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<h2>How do I set up my preferences?</h2>
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<div class="dp-right">
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<p><a href="Start_DecoderPro.shtml">Previous</a>
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<p><a href="index.shtml#GettingStarted">Back to Index</a>
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<p class="important">The current JMRI Preferences Help is <a href=
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"../../html/setup/index.shtml#setprefs">here</a>.</p>
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<p>Click on the <strong>Edit</strong> menu and then Preferences... to open the Preferences
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window. On Mac OS X choose Preferences... from the DecoderPro application menu. (This window
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may open automatically the first time you run the program.)</p>
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<p>As a first time user the most important information is the <strong>Connections</strong>
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screen where you describe how the computer will talk to the command station. Most of rest you
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can leave at the initial or "default" settings until you find a need to change things to suit
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your fancy.</p>
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<p>Most importantly, you must click <strong>[Save]</strong> to finalize your settings and
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then re-start the program to have them take effect.</p>
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<p>The Preferences panel provides access to the basic configuration information to connect
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your computer to your DCC system. You will be using that system to actually program and
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operate trains equipped with DCC decoders.</p>
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<p>The panel is split into two panes: on the left side is a list of preference groups that
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may be set. Clicking on one of the items opens the options that may be set in the right side
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pane. The Connections tab was selected in the following screen shot:</p>
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<img src="images/Preferences.png" alt="preferences" height="432" width="755"><a id="Top"></a>
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<table>
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<td><strong><a href="#Connections">Connections</a><a href="#Connectorss"></a></strong>
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</td>
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<td>Allows you to select the system connection that you are using for controlling DCC
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and the connection to your computer.</td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong><a href="#Defaults">Defaults</a></strong>
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</td>
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<td>Shows system default settings</td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong><a href="#FileLocations">File Locations</a></strong>
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</td>
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<td>Set default location for saving User files and Script Files</td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong><a href="#StartUp">Start Up</a></strong>
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</td>
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<td>Allows you to set Actions, Buttons, Files and Scripts that run at Start Up</td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong><a href="#Display">Display</a></strong>
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</td>
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<td>Allows you to select your computer display mode</td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong><a href="#Messages">Messages</a></strong>
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</td>
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<td>Set default actions for system message when displayed</td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong><a href="#Roster">Roster</a></strong>
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</td>
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<td>Allows you to set your default Programmer and roster location</td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong><a href="#Throttle">Throttle</a></strong>
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</td>
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<td>Allows you to set up you Throttle preferences</td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong><a href="#WiThrottle">Wi Throttle</a></strong>
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</td>
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<td>Allows you to set up a Wi Throttle settings</td>
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</tr>
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<a href="#JSON"><strong>JSON Server</strong></a>
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</td>
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<td>Opens JSON Server Prefence settings pane</td>
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<td><strong><a href="#WebServer">WebServer</a></strong>
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</td>
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<td>Sets up the Decoder Pro® WebServer</td>
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</table>
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<p>Now we will set up preferences for the JMRI environment with your command station.</p>
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<table class="dp-center">
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<td>I am using a Digitrax Super Chief Command Station (radio) interfaced to the
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computer via LocoNet, PR3 (MS100 mode) and USB port. I keep master roster on the System
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Drive.</td>
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</table>
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<p><strong><a href="#Top">Top</a></strong>
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</p>
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<h3>Start Up</h3>
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<p><em>Start Up</em> preferences allow windows and files to be opened, scripts to be run, and
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additional buttons to be placed on the main window when the application starts.</p>
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<p>Click the <strong>Add ▾</strong> button and select the type of start up action to add. The
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new action will be added last.</p>
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<p>Start up action order is important. In most cases, scripts should be the last items in the
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start up order. Start up order can be changed by selecting a start up item and moving it
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<em>up</em> or <em>down</em> in the list.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="#Top">Top</a></strong>
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</p>
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<h3 id="Display">Display Panes</h3>
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<h4>GUI Tab</h4>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Preferences_GUI.png" alt="GUI" height="467"
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width="667">
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</p>
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<tbody>
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<td rowspan="5" style="width: 40%"><strong>Select your preferred appearance for
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buttons, menus, etc.</strong>
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</td>
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<td>Metal</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Windows Classic</td>
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<td>CDE/Motif</td>
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<td>Windows</td>
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<td>Nimbus</td>
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<td><strong>Select font size in points</strong>
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</td>
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<td>Select font size [12] points</td>
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<td>If you experience clicks not working, select</td>
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<td><input name="checkbox2" id="checkbox2" type="checkbox"> Use non-standard release
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event for mouse click?</td>
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</table>
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<h4>Locale Tab</h4>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Preferences_local.png" alt="locale" height=
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"300" width="657">
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</p>
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<p>Drop-down list to select your location and language</p>
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<h4>Console Tab</h4>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Preferences_Console.png" alt="console"
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height="296" width="755">
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</p>
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<p>Display settings for the JMRI System Console.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="#Top">Top</a></strong>
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</p>
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<h3 id="Messages">Messages Panes</h3>
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<p>The Tabs and selections can be used to set how and when messages are displayed.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Preferences_Messages.png" alt="messages"
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height="296" width="726">
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</p>
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<p><strong><a href="#Top">Top</a></strong>
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</p>
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<h3 id="Roster">Roster Panes</h3>
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<h4>Programmer pane</h4>
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<p>Used to set the preferred decoder programmer.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Preferences_Roster_Programmer.png" alt=
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"progrmmer" height="308" width="728">
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</p>
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<h4>Roster Pane</h4>
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<p>You may set the default location of the locomotive roster and the default owners name.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Preferences_roster.png" alt="roster" height=
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"296" width="726">
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</p>
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<p>Note that I do not use the default roster file location. This location is a Network
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accessible location for my three systems and WiFi connection.</p>
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<p><strong><a href="#Top">Top</a></strong>
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</p>
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<h3 id="Throttle">Throttle Pane</h3>
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<p>Select throttle startup conditions, shown are defaults, but you may change the
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settings.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Preferences_throttle.png" alt="throttle"
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height="423" width="726">
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</p>
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<p><strong><a href="#Top">Top</a></strong>
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</p>
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<h3 id="WiThrottle">WiThrottle Pane</h3>
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<p>This pane allows WiThrottle users to customize the setup.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Preferences_Wi.png" alt="Wi Throttle" height=
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"396" width="726">
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</p>
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<p><strong><a href="#Top">Top</a></strong>
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</p>
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<h3 id="JSON">JSON Server Pane</h3>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Preference_JSON_Server.png" alt="json"
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height="432" width="755">
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</p>
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<p><strong><a href="#Top">Top</a></strong>
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</p>
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<h3 id="WebServer">Web Server Pane</h3>
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<p>Use this pane to set up MiniServer if you are using it.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="images/Preferences_miniServer.png" alt="mini server"
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height="396" width="726">
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</p>
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<p><strong><a href="#Top">Top</a></strong>
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</p>
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<p>Before you exit the Preferences, click the <strong>[Save]</strong> button to save all your
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selections.<br>
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You must restart DecoderPro for Preferences to take effect.</p>
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