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<h1>Using DecoderPro®</h1>
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<a id="Setting_Up"></a>
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<h2>How do I set up to program a decoder?</h2>
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<p><a href="Basic_Start.shtml">Next</a>
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<p>Prior to using the programmer you need to have completed the previous section (<a href=
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"Start_DCC.shtml">Getting Started</a>), have your computer connected to your command
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station/booster with the required interface device for your DCC system, you are now ready to
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actually program a decoder that has been installed in your locomotive.</p>
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<p><br>
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On your initial opening DecoderPro, the main page will be displayed: (After preferences are
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set) The list of locomotives programmed by DecoderPro will be blank until you add a
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locomotive. From then on when it is opened a list of all the locomotives whose decoders you
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have previously programmed in DecoderPro3 or classic DecoderPro will be listed.</p>
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<p>DecoderPro provides access to the JMRI tools required to program DCC decoders. If you are
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an advanced user, using PanelPro to run your layout, then you may start PanelPro and then
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from the File menu start DecoderPro.</p>
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<p>If you already have roster entries and you want to start programming in <strong><a href=
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"Comp_Setup_Roster.shtml">Comprehensive Programmer</a></strong>, double-click on the roster
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entry.</p>
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<p>DecoderPro by its self may program DCC decoders and also use the other JMRI tools to
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manually operate your trains from the computer interface. These include throttle control and
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power control of your layout if your DCC system allows them.</p>
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<p>The DecoderPro window is divided into five main section from top to bottom.</p>
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<div class="dp-center">
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<img style="width: 900px; height: 425px;" alt="Main window" src=
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"images/start_dp_main01.png"><br>
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</div>
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<p>1<a href="dp3_menubar.shtml">. <strong>The Menu Bar</strong>.</a><br>
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2. <strong><a href="dp3_toobar.shtml">The Tool Bar</a></strong><br>
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3. <a href="dp3_rosterTable.shtml"><strong>The Roster Table</strong></a> a list of all the
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decoders in your roster that are part of the active roster group. To set up a roster group in
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addition to the default group of <strong>All Entries</strong> see <strong><a href=
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"dp3_settings_rosterGroups.shtml">Settings for Roster groups.</a></strong>.<br>
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4. <strong><a href="dp3_decoderInfo.shtml">The Decoder Information Area</a></strong>. Show
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information about any selected locomotive in the roster list.<br>
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5. A status bar that reports information about DecoderPro operation including errors.</p>
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<p>Anywhere in the roster table you may right-click and a context menu will be displayed.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 619px; height: 255px;" alt="context menu"
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src="images/dp3_main_contextMenu.png">
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</p>
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<table style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">
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<tbody>
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<td colspan="2"><strong>Right click (Context Menu)</strong>
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</td>
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<td style="width: 26%">Program</td>
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</td>
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<td rowspan="3">Programmer type <img src="images/arrow.gif" height="9" width="20" alt=
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"arrow"></td>
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<input name="radio" id="radio" value="radio" checked="checked" type="radio"> <a href=
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"Programmer_ServiceMode.shtml">Programming Track</a>
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</td>
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</tr>
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<input name="radio2" id="radio2" value="radio2" type="radio"> <a href=
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"Programmer_OpsMode.shtml">Programming on Main</a>
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</td>
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<td><input name="radio3" id="radio3" value="radio3" type="radio"> Edit (Allows you to
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edit roster without making changes to program)</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Labels and Media</td>
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<td>Opens programming page to select either Labels TAB or Roster Media TAB</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Throttle</td>
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<td>Opens a JMRI Throttle</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Duplicate</td>
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<td>Duplicates the selected roster entry to use for same type of locomotive.</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Delete</td>
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<td>Deletes roster entry.</td>
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</table>
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<p>At this time a new user will have no entries in the Roster list of locomotives. If you are
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updating program and have a Roster installed the Roster list will be populated as shown. We
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can now add a locomotive to the list.</p>
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<h4 id="newloco">Adding a New Locomotive</h4>
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<p>On the Tool Bar is an icon labeled <strong>New Loco</strong>. Click on the icon and the
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<strong>Create New Loco</strong> pane opens. Place a locomotive (with the decoder installed)
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on the Programming Track (Service Mode), click on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Read type
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from decoder</span> button (at the bottom of the window)</p>
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<div style="text-align: center;">
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<img style="width: 521px; height: 594px;" alt="create new loco" src=
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"images/dp3_createnewloco.png"><br>
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</div>
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<p>As in the screen below several possible decoders will probably be highlighted. This
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happens because the decoders are electrically the same but are packaged differently to fit
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the locomotives that they are used in. If you know which decoder is in use, then select that
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one. If not, in most cases any of the highlighted decoders will work, and you should select
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the one with the least letters at the end, since letters are often used to denote locomotive
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specific variations. Note all of the Tsunami decoders are using the same hardware in
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different configurations.</p>
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<p><img style="width: 556px; height: 594px;" alt="select decoder type all" src=
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"images/dp3_createNewLoco_typeAll.png">
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</p>
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<p>I know that this decoder is an Athearn N Scale FP-45 factory installed Tsunami Diesel
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Genesis OEM decoder. So I will select that decoder from the list.</p>
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<p><img style="width: 556px; height: 594px;" alt="decoder ltype" src=
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"images/dp3_createnewloco_type.png"><br>
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</p>
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<p>Note that we have selected a decoder, which is highlighted. Also the <strong>Open
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Comprehensive Programmer</strong> button is activated to allow us to enter the
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programmer.</p>
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<p>Click on the <strong>Open Comprehensive Programmer</strong> button and the <strong>Roster
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Entry</strong> Pane will open for the Selected Programmer. Go to the next page</p>
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