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<h1>Using JMRI® to Operate Trains</h1>
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<h2>OperationsPro: Setting your Preferences</h2>
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<p><a href="Start_DecoderPro.shtml">Previous</a>
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<p><a href="index.shtml#startOps">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>In either PanelPro or DecoderPro, in the main menu bar click on the Edit menu ->
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Preferences... (Windows) or click on Preferences... in the PanelPro application menu (OS X).
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This opens the <strong>Preferences</strong> panel (The panel may open automatically the first
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time you run JMRI®).</p>
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<p>The <strong>Preferences</strong> panel is split into two panes: on the left side is a list
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of Preference groups that may be set. Clicking on one of the Tabs opens that set of
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Preference options in the right side pane where options may be checked or changed.<br>
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Note: <strong>Remember to click <span class="textbutton">Save</span>
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to finalize your settings and then re-start JMRI to have them take effect.</strong></p>
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<p>To a first time user the most important part to start with is the
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<strong>Connections</strong> Tab, where you describe how your computer will talk to the DCC
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Command Station. You may leave most of the other Tabs at their initial or "default" settings
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until you find a need to change things to suit your fancy.</p>
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<p>The <strong>Preferences -> Connections</strong> pane provides access to the basic
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configuration information to connect your computer to your DCC system. You may either set up
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JMRI OperationsPro to work as a digital Switch List generator using a "Simulator" Connection
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Type, or take advantage of the full JMRI Suite by connecting JMRI® OperationsPro to your DCC
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layout to actually build and operate trains equipped with DCC decoders and follow them on
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your computer screen.</p>
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<p>In the following example, the Connections Tab was selected:</p>
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<img src="images/Preferences.png" width="755" height="432" alt=
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"JMRI Preferences - Connections tab">
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<h3><a id="Connections"></a>Connections Pane</h3>
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<p>Select the Connections Tab at left to display the Connection options on the right hand
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side (Tabs are configured to the system your selected).</p>
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<p>Let's set up JMRI Preferences for the Connection with your Command Station. <span style=
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"align: center;color:gray;">In this example we are using a Digitrax DCS100 Super Chief
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Command Station, (radio) interfaced to the computer via LocoNet, PR3 (in MS100 mode) and USB
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port. We keep our JMRI master roster on the System Drive.</span></p>
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<table>
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<td>System manufacturer:</td>
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<td colspan="2">Drop-down list with all the supported DCC manufacturers, select the
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manufacturer of your DCC system.</td>
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</tr>
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<td>System connection:</td>
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<td colspan="2">Drop-down list with all of the supported DCC system interfaces supported
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by the manufacturer that you selected, select the interface that you are using.</td>
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<td rowspan="5">Settings:</td>
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<td>Serial Port:</td>
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<td>Drop-down list to select the serial port to which your DCC interface is connected. If
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you do not know, check your system hardware configuration manual. A second drop-down list
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may include a selection if there are more than one possibility. possibilityDrop-down list
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to select the serial port to which your DCC interface is connected. If you do not know,
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check your system hardware configuration manual. A second drop-down list may include a
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selection if there are more than one possibility</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Command station type:</td>
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<td>Drop-down list to select the command station type that JMRI will be using to send
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your DCC commands.</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Connection Prefix</td>
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<td>Include the prefix for your connection, in the case shown the "L" is default</td>
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</tr>
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<td>Connection Name</td>
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<td>Should default to the connection used</td>
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<td><input type="checkbox" name="checkbox" id="checkbox"> Additional Connection
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Settings<br>
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if checked:</td>
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<p><span class="textbutton">Disable Connection</span> will
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disable all the connection settings.</p>
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<p><span class="textbutton">X</span> will delete this connection.</p>
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</td>
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</table>
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<p><img src="images/Preferences3.png" width="755" height="463" alt="connections pane">
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</p>
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<h3><a id="Defaults"></a>Defaults Pane</h3>
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<p>Shows the default settings which will depend upon the system(s) used. Select one of your
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Connections as the default connection for i.e. Throttles and Service Programmers. With only
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one Connection (on the Connections Tab), that will automatically be the Default and this pane
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not relevant.</p>
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<p><img src="images/JMRI_PrefsDefaults.png" width="838" height="444" alt="defaults pane">
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</p>
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<h3><a id="FileLocations"></a>File Locations Pane</h3>
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<p><img src="images/Preferences5.png" width="755" height="302" alt="file locations pane">
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</p>
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<tbody>
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<td><strong>User File Locations</strong>
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</td>
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<td>Select the location for your user files on your system</td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong>Jython Script Location</strong>
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</td>
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<td>Set the location of Jython Script files on your system</td>
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</tr>
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</tbody>
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</table>
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<h3><a id="StartUp"></a>Other Preference panes</h3>
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<p>All the Preference panes are described in detail in the JMRI PanelPro® and DecoderPro®
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online <a href="../index.shtml">Manuals</a>.</p>
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<table>
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<tbody>
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<td><strong><a href=
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"../DecoderPro3/Start_Preferences.shtml#Connections">Connections</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=
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"../DecoderPro3/Start_Preferences.shtml#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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<tr>
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<td><strong><a href="../DecoderPro3/Start_Preferences.shtml#FileLocations">File
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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="../DecoderPro3/Start_Preferences.shtml#StartUp">Start
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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=
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"../DecoderPro3/Start_Preferences.shtml#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=
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"../DecoderPro3/Start_Preferences.shtml#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=
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"../DecoderPro3/Start_Preferences.shtml#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=
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"../DecoderPro3/Start_Preferences.shtml#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=
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"../DecoderPro3/Start_Preferences.shtml#WiThrottle">WiThrottle</a></strong>
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</td>
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<td>Allows you to set up a WiThrottle settings</td>
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</tr>
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<td>
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<a href="../DecoderPro3/Start_Preferences.shtml#JOSN"><strong>JSON
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Server</strong></a>
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</td>
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<td>Opens JSON Server Preference settings pane</td>
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</tr>
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<td><strong><a href="../DecoderPro3/Start_Preferences.shtml#MiniServer">Web
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Server</a></strong>
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</td>
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<td>Sets up the DecoderPro® Web Server</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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</div>
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<h3>Save your Preferences</h3>
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<div style="align: center;color:red;">
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<p>Before you exit the <strong>Preferences</strong> panel, click the
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<strong>[Save]</strong> button in the bottom left hand corner to save all your
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settings.<br>
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You must restart DecoderPro/PanelPro for your new Preferences to take effect</p>
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