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A-Track Reference Manual
You can also use A-Track to define Macros which let you execute sets of turnout
operations with a single action. Both NCE Power Pro and Power Cab systems support
the definition and use of Macros, and A-Track gives you the capability to expand the
rather limited Macro facilities of the Power Cab to equal those of Power Pro systems.
As well as its primary purpose of storing and manipulating the contents of DCC
decoders, A-Track also allows you to control any selected locomotive on the Main
Track directly from the PC, using the mouse and a ‘soft’ on-screen controller, by
issuing DCC commands directly to the NCE Command Station.
Although this control function is really intended as a test facility, to check the
results of programming a locomotive decoder, for example, you can call up and
operate as many as eight ‘soft’ controllers on the screen simultaneously - if you
think you possess the capability and dexterity to run eight locomotives
simultaneously on the layout by yourself !
1.5 Obtaining Your Copy of A-Track
A-Track may be downloaded from the A-Train Systems website at –
http://www.a-train-systems.co.uk/getatrack.htm
- completely free of charge for your personal or club use. Support to resolve any
problems which you may encounter in using A-Track is also available free through
the website (see Section 9.3).
You can choose to download A-Track either as a simple executable Setup File
together with the Reference Manual and/or User Guide and Installation Notes,
or as a complete Installation Package (including Adobe Reader).
Click on the selected file to download, then select Save (not Run) to copy the file to
a folder on your computer. In Windows XP the default location will be My
Documents, or Downloads in Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8, although
you can choose any other folder as a destination if you wish – but take note of
where the file is saved so that you can locate it later for installation.
Once installed (see Sections 3.1 through 3.4), you have the option of registering
your copy of A-Track, also without any charge, as described in Section 9.1.
Registered users will have priority with regard to support and assistance in
rectifying any problems which they come across.
If, after using A-Track, you think that it is of benefit to your model railroading
activities, and would like to support future A-Track development and enhancements,
then you are welcome to make a voluntary donation - but you will not be ‘nagged’
or pressured to do so.
Donations can be made safely and securely via PayPal, using any credit or debit
card, even if you do not have a PayPal account of your own
Very Important : Please note that the term "completely free of charge" must not
be confused with "free for you to exploit as you wish". A-Track is copyrighted
software, and not a public domain product. You may not distribute or sell A-Track
either alone or as part of any commercial item, as set out in detail in the terms of
the A-Track licence in Chapter 13.
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