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<h1 id="Top">DecoderPro® Comprehensive Programmer</h1>
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<h2>Expanded Basic Pane</h2>
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<p>One of the first things you will notice about the expanded <strong>Basic</strong> Pane in
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the <strong>Comprehensive Programmer</strong> is that there are a lot more options than you
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found in the <strong>Basic Programmer</strong>. Now use the Read full sheet button to read
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the values that the locomotive is programmed to. Now you can determine if you want to change
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any values.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><img style="width: 903px; height: 582px;" alt="Extended Basic"
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src="images/Extended_Basic_Program_Roster.png"><br>
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<p>Select 2 or 4 digit <strong>addressing</strong> radio button to select which mode of
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addressing you wish to be active</p>
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<p>You can enter locomotive addresses in both the <strong>Primary address</strong> and/or the
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<strong>Extended address</strong>. The address of a decoder is the prefix for the code it
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responds to. This is how you are able to run multiple locomotives on a single line and keep
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all their speeds and functions independent. Decoders originally could have only a two digit
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address... after all, who could possibly need more than 100 locomotives? Some lower-end
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command stations and decoders still use only two digit addressing. Newer decoders can have up
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to a four digit address. The "<strong>Addressing Mode</strong>" option lets you choose
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between two and four digit addresses. The addresses themselves are input into the appropriate
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text boxes. The "<strong>Extended Addressing</strong>" check box turns on and off the 4 digit
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address mode. This allows you to have two different addresses stored in a decoder, and toggle
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between the two.</p>
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<p><strong>Normal direction of motion</strong>: Set the <strong>Locomotive direction:
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normal</strong> or <strong>reverse</strong> from the drop-down list. The option for
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<strong>Normal direction of movement</strong> is important for people who model railroads
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like the NS, who ran diesel locomotives long hood forward, or for the person who occasionally
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makes a mistake and hooks the decoder up in reverse. It lets you change the direction defined
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in the decoder as "forward" (no disassembling and rewiring).</p>
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<p><strong>Speed Steps:</strong> Unless your command station or decoder can only handle 14
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speed steps,choose the 28/128 setting. If your decoder offers 128 speed step operation,
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you'll find you get much finer control of your locomotives by using the <strong>128 speed
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steps</strong> setting. You choose between 128 or 28 with your throttle, when the locomotive
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is ready to roll on the track.</p>
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<p><strong>Analog operation</strong> (enables the decoder to run under regular DC
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voltage/analog<br>
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control) Enable Analog Operation with caution, as some decoders will jump to full speed
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resulting in a "Runaway locomotive" if they are enabled for Analog Operation and encounter
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power spikes on a DCC digital signal. They seem to get confused, and revert to Analog
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operation and use the full track voltage DCC power to take off and GO! There is no stopping
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them without removing layout power. Very disturbing to your operating mates, but better than
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running into them at full tilt.</p>
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<p>To enable Analog (old style DC, some vendors refer to this as dual mode) Operation select
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the appropriate entry from the drop-down list.</p>
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<p><strong>User ID #1</strong>" and <strong>User ID #2</strong> (off to the right} there are
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two CVs that have nothing to do with any function of the decoder. They simply provide you
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with a method of electronically marking your equipment. Use these CVs, even though you may
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have custom-painted equipment for your own freelanced railroad - it provides one more way to
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identify your decoders if they are removed from the loco.</p>
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<h2>The Read and Write Buttons</h2>
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<p>At the bottom of all the programmer panes you will find three rows of buttons, as shown
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:</p>
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<p>The top row operates <span class="ACCENT"><strong>ONLY</strong></span> on the currently
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visible pane. These buttons are:</p>
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<li><strong>Read changes on sheet</strong> - an "Oops!" button that lets you recover data
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from the decoder if you've changed it accidentally on the computer (and don't remember what
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the values were!), but only if you haven't written it yet.</li>
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<li><strong>Write changes on sheet</strong> - faster than writing all the data on the
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sheet, and ideal for tweaking changes in <strong>Ops mode</strong>, programming on the main
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track.</li>
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<li><strong>Read full sheet</strong> - read all data in this pane from the decoder. Note
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this may take a great deal of time, depending upon the speed of your computer and the
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controller station in use.</li>
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<li><strong>Write full sheet</strong> - writes all data in this pane to the decoder.</li>
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</ol>
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<p>The second row of buttons performs essentially the same functions, but on the
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<strong>entire range</strong> of CVs for the decoder. This allows you to read all CVs, for
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example, or to make a series of changes across several panes, and when done then write them
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all to the decoder. Again, you have the option of reading/writing only the changed data, or
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all data.</p>
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<p>Below the two rows of buttons is a text line that shows what the current
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<strong>programming mode</strong> setting, and a <strong>Set</strong><strong>...</strong>
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button that allows you to change it without exiting the programmer. <a href=
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"Basic_Mode.shtml"><strong>click here</strong></a> for further information on Programming
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Modes.</p>
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<p>Finally, the bottom line of the pane is a status bar that tells you exactly what the
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system is doing. It shows <strong>idle</strong> in these screen shots because the system was
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not actively programming decoders when they were made.</p>
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<h2>The Find Bar</h2>
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There's a lot of content on the various panes. Right now, we recommend you flip through them
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to get an idea of the options that are available.
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<p>Later on, you might want to search for a specific options. Ctrl-F or Cmd-F will open a
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small find bar at the bottom of the pane where you can enter a search string. Hitting Return
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will find the first occurrence. There are right and left arrows to find the next occurrence
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forward and backwards respectively. Ctrl-G or Cmd-G will also find the next forward
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occurance. The "Done" button will dismiss the bar, but you can leave it up without it
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interferring.</p>
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<p>Now Lets go to the Motor Tab.</p>
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