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<h1>DecoderPro® Debug Menu</h1>
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<h2>VSDecoder Manager</h2>
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<p><a href="Main_Debug.shtml#vsdecoder">Back</a>
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<p><span id="product-desc">The VSDecoder Manager window provides a consolidated window to
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manage all the VSDecoders running on a system. Each active VSDecoder appears as a "control
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panel" within the Manager window, and all of the key controls required are at the user's
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fingertips.</span>
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<h4>Using the VSDecoder Manager</h4>
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<p>Launch the VSDecoder Manager by selecting "Virtual Sound Decoder -> VSDecoder Manager"
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from the Tools menu. A simple window will appear, with a blank panel, a master volume/mute
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control, and an "Add Decoder" button.</p>
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<p><img src="images/VSD_Manager01.png" alt="blank VSDManager window" width="463" height=
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"145">
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</p>
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<p>To create a new VSDecoder, click "Add Decoder". This will open a Configuration Dialog
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("Config Dialog") where you can choose a locomotive and a sound profile. Once you close the
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Config Dialog, a new Control Panel will be added to the VSDecoder Manager window.</p>
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<p>Each time you add a VSDecoder, a new Control Panel will be added to the main window. You
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can remove Control Panels by clicking the "Delete" button.</p>
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<p><img src="images/VSD_Manager04.png" alt="VSDecoder Manager with one loco" width="537"
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height="169">
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<p>Once you have added a Control Panel, the VSDecoder will respond to throttle and function
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button presses from a throttle assigned to the locomotive's address, or to button presses on
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the Control Panel.</p>
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<h4>Configuration Dialog</h4>
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<p><img src="images/VSD_Manager02.png" alt="Config Dialog" width="430" height="256">
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<p>The Configuration Dialog allows you to create a new VSDecoder. Choose a locomotive from
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the Roster or set an Address manually. Then select a Profile from the Profile Select combo
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box. To load Profiles, click the "Load VSD File" button or choose File->Load VSD File from
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the menu bar.</p>
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<p><em>Note:</em> You must have a Locomotive assigned <em>and</em> a Profile selected before
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the "OK" button is enabled.</p>
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<p>You can save a Profile to a Roster Entry so that it is automatically configured when the
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Roster Entry is selected. To do this:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Select the Roster Entry</li>
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<li>Load a VSD File and choose a Profile</li>
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<li>Click the "Save to Roster" button</li>
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</ol>
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<p>To manually set a locomotive address:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Choose the "Manual" tab in the "Select a Loco" section</li>
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<li>Enter an address and choose a protocol</li>
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<li>Click the "Set" button</li>
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</ol>
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<p><img src="images/VSD_Manager03.png" alt="Config Dialog" width="430" height="256">
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</p>
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<h4>Control Panel</h4>
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<p>Each VSDecoder gets a Control Panel within the VSDecoder Manager window. The Control Panel
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is divided into three sections:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>The Loco Address and Profile Name</li>
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<li>Sound activation buttons</li>
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<li>Options and Delete buttons</li>
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</ul>
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<p><img src="images/VSD_Manager05.png" alt="Two Control Panels" width="626" height="257">
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</p>
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<p>The left section shows the assigned Loco Address and Profile Name. The center section
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provides buttons for activating sounds and a volume control for these sounds. The right
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section has buttons for Options or deleting the Control Panel.</p>
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<p>Sounds can also be activated by a throttle assigned to the same address as the
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VSDecoder.</p>
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<p>And similar the "Engine Start" button <a href=
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"VSD_File_and_Config.shtml#engine-startstop">can be activated</a> by a throttle key, if
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desired.</p>
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<p><em>Note 1:</em> To start the Engine the throttle speed must be 0.<br>
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<em>Note 2:</em> Diesel engines normally have a starting-sound. Throttle changes will not be
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processed until the starting-sound has finished.</p>
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<h5>Volume / Mute control</h5>
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<p>There is a volume control to the right of the "Engine Start" button for each VSDecoder.
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The changed volume is saved in the Roster Media when a Roster is used.</p>
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<p>At the bottom of the window is a master volume slider and mute button. These control the
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overall sound level for all VSDecoders within the VSDecoder Manager. The changed master
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volume is saved in the VSDecoder Preferences.</p>
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<h5>Menu Items</h5>
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<h6>File->Load VSD File</h6>
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<p>Load the Sound Profiles from a VSD File. Profiles loaded will be available to any
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currently running or newly launched VSDecoder. This is the same action as the "load VSD File"
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button on the Config Dialog.</p>
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<h6>Edit->VSDecoder Preferences</h6>
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<p>Set preferences for VSDecoder operation. See <a href=
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"Main_VSD.shtml#preferences">VSDecoder Preferences</a> for details.</p>
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