User Manual - MRTT (Model Railway TimeTable) MRTT Version 1.0
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1. Access Website Contact My contact details are on my website accessible from here Ifyou have an Internet Exit Connection My email address ls mrt supportcontiorld com Access Website Note that the Website has a Support section for late breaking news wee Brings up the MRTT website in a separate Window using your Internet Browser In particular refer to Contact to check whether am on Holiday when response to emails will be delayed or for a change of email address Suppport amp Status for details of updates in latest release and late breaking information If the Internet Link does not work either The site has been moved since your last MRTT update In this case a Google search for MRTT Model Railway Timetable should locate it You will then find that there is a download available pointing your version of MRTT to the new site OR The site no longer exists meaning that am no longer able to support the program RIP 2 3 File Options Options from the Main Screen Menu File selection 2 3 1 New Creates a New MRTT file If you have changed your current MRTT file you will be asked if you wish to save it see File Save You will then be presented with a new unsaved MRTT with default Parameters and no Display Items Page 8 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 3 2 Open Opens an MRTT rtt file MRTT will check that the file is a valid MRTT file If it wasn t created by your software v2. impressed viewers see the Run option If you get ho ook St Gove ote e Fedo y a Cobu a vertical scroll bar the screen is too big to AAA display Most of the text entry should I hope be self This is a Text Page explanatory The screens are stored as Rich Text a format also supported by most probably all Word Processors Should you wish to create a complex screen try creating it in Word and use the me Copy Paste options into the text screen You Can var S i Ze a A d bo N t an d ary have imported pictures and Coral Draw diagrams without problems but would suggest that if you do cud paste cendre etceteza intend to create an esoteric Text Screen using 2 d Paste you should Save any important changes from the Main Menu first Note also that you have a choice of four colours including black When you select text note that font font size bold italic underline and strike out are automatically set to values that apply to the entire selection if there is no common value then defaults are used Changes e g click underline will be applied to the entire selection Thus the Bold button being un pressed means that at least one character in your selection is not bold whereas pressed means all characters are bold 2 4 2 6 Sound The Sound options are invoked automatically on creation FA of a Sound item and can be edited by pressing the 5 d File Change Sound button GAMusiciBeethoveniBest o
3. message is displayed for a reasonable interval Clock Speed factor The initial number of times normal speed for the clock during run You can dynamically change the speed during run A clock speed of 1 is approximately normal speed Average Display Time Defines the approximate time a screen will be displayed The program will adjust this default depending on number of screens and current clock speed Display Intervals These determine the period for which a train is displayed For example a train arriving 1230 departing 1300 with before after times of 20 10 minutes will be in the display from 1210 to 1310 The longer you make the Display Period the more trains are shown on the Trains Screen during Run Note that for Manual Skip Display After is treated as zero so that trains disappear from the display when the clock time is after the train arr pass dep times First Col Heading The four character train data column s Heading This column appears between the Station and From columns Default is spaces Run Start Time The default Start Time for the Run 24 hour clock Late Running Allowance The allowance made during the Run in Timetabled mode for late running trains range 0 5 minutes Train movements will be shown Late if not marked Complete within this margin of the scheduled time Values 0 1 give you a small performance boost 3 5 a small penalty 2 4 1 4 Timetabled Mode Fat Controller These fields affect how Timetabled Mod
4. you will be given an opportunity to send a fault report direct to me if you have an Internet connection on the PC you are running MRTT on The report consists of the fault details that were written to the log and any other information you can provide to locate and fix the problem You can if you wish send it anonymously Otherwise if you have no internet access it would be very helpful if you could email the author from another PC giving full details of what you did and ideally how to recreate the error attaching the error log created by the program Page 30 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 4 Notes The program was written in Microsoft s NET language C C Sharpe by a retired pensioned off programmer who also happens to be keen on model railways Some of the code has been provided by contributors to the Code Project www thecodeproject com which has saved me considerable effort In particular most of the logic for Text Screen input was provided by Richard Parsons Remaining entries provide additional technical information 4 1 Run Logic Manual Skip At Start of Run Set the clock time Build List Build List 1 Define the display window as spanning times between the new clock time and the Parameter Display After 2 Add to the displayable item list all items with display Start End times partly or fully within the display window remove from list any no longer relevant 3 If the Clock Time is the start time of a so
5. 40 Terrible else Time to call in the receivers 4 4 Priority Value 1 9 controls the display frequency of an Item Train or Info during Run 1 Display each time the opportunity arises 6 Display at random once every 12 cycles 2 Display cycles 1 3 5 7 Display at random once every 25 cycles 3 Display cycles 1 4 7 8 Display at random once every 50 cycles 4 Display cycles 1 5 9 9 Display at random once every 100 cycles 5 Display at random once every 06 cycles Note that a Key Item has priority less than 5 Sound Items are key items but are played only when the clock time matches the Item Start Time They continue playing until The Clock Time exceeds the End Time The sound ends and loop is not set Another sound takes precedence Max 2 sounds playing at once depending on whether concurrent is allowed Page 32 of 32
6. For a new file all the fields have defaults and most of the settings can be over ridden during Run in the Run Settings screen This means that you don t have to get it right first time 2 4 1 1 Stations Stations The Up Down buttons allow you to change the order of your tations During the Run trains are displayed in station Carls add gt E oe t a sequence Select your station then move it using the buttons Alston Delete To add a new station press Add type in the new station Update name as below then press OK Stations To delete a Station select AN the station and press yl Delete Be careful because this will cause deletion of all trains at the deleted station along with all Info pages for the trains when you exit the Parameters update although you will be suitably warned To change the spelling of a station select it then press Update The same update window as above will then open for you to Featherstone Pk OK Cancel MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 complete the change 2 4 1 2 Excuses Excuses These are selected We regret that pour train has been cancelled randomly just like the real railways when explaining to the long suffering public why their train has been cancelled or is late during a Timetabled mode run You have been provided with a selection of stock Or cancellation reasons land we do really apologise for any delay to pour journey but fee
7. Station only when you have more than one station and the option is set in Announcer Selection TrainType FirstCol LastCol are used only when the option is selected in Announcer Selection and only when the value in non space When used the fields FirstCo LastCol are preceded by the user entered column header if it exists TrainType FirstCol FirstCol Heading from location to location LastCol LastCol Heading and Station are all checked against the announcer s abbreviations and expanded as appropriate Page 29 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 The full announcement is then We regret that the train details is late random excuse or We regret that the train details is cancelled random excuse as appropriate For example We regret that the express passenger train platform one arrival from Alston at Haltwhistle due at 1233 p m is cancelled because of leaves on the line express passenger train by expansion of train type Exp Pass platform one by expansion of PLAT and 1 used for first column heading and value Train due announcements are generated using the same logic except that the train times are omitted Bear in mind that if announcers are overworked they are inclined to ignore announcements when they have six already scheduled including the current one In practice this will only happen when the clock speed is set very high in Timetabled or Autoskip modes 2 5 5 Sound Wav MP3 Sound Items are processed
8. and heading which may be blank Content truncated as necessary Text screen the first characters ignoring line throws Pic screen the file name relative to the MRTT file loaded If you see drive information e g c then this is a new file or your file is not in the same directory path as the MRTT file see the Info Info Page Picture Page topic for more information If the file name is too long the middle is removed and replaced with Display Station Fr ora Arr Pass Dep To Train atrt End Type OOOO 352 Priority 1 Text Welcome to the Open Day We now ru Pic haltpics FileOool jpg From a postcard Text Only produces the heading and lines of text depending on the page type Text Each line of text in the page with the heading if present wrapped to the maximum line length If the width or the heights are too large to fit the page the text size will be reduced Pic The full relative file name as above but not truncated wrapped so that several Pic pages will fit on one line and the header if any wrapped to the same length Thumbnail Only creates and prints thumbnails for each page OOOO OOOS Info Prioarity 1 ES Opes Dag gt MS Apel EERI e Will how rar o sample af Haltwhistle An A4 page with Portrait 4 normal Margins holds 5 thumbnails per row The screen will flash while the thumbnails are generated Full is a combination of Text and Thumbnail always printed together on the same row Pa
9. depending on whether the Sound is associated with a Train With train processed at the appropriate arr dep pass time e g Stopping or Terminating Arrival time Non Stop Passing time Originating Departure time Otherwise Processed at Item StartTime 3 Error handling The MRTT program checks various error MRTT FAIL conditions such as the selected input file not being a valid MRTT file Should an MRTT has failed unexpectedly untested for error occur it would usual ly The information in this message and additional information i will be written to error log D WorkicppMyCPPimrttibinDebug MRTTFail txt after you acknowledge this message point to a programming error When such It would help if you could email details of what you were doing especially if you can reproduce the error and errors occur you will see an error screen attaching the Failure report such as Fail was Train passed to addinfoscreen You will note th at fol lowing you r Run started 26 07 2005 11 37 38 and failed at 26 07 2005 11 37 52 acknowledgment an error log is written This contains additional information about the error which may help the author identify and fix the problem in a new program release Should an error log already exist you will be given the option of adding the current problem to the log or overwriting it To guide you the creation date first error and the last write last error are supplied After the log is written
10. extra column values will be truncated as necessary 3 If your data is filtered and the Filter values are incompatible with the revised column sizes the Filter will be removed This ensures that your data is kept in step with your Parameter values Clicking Amend brings up the screen to change the values O y SAN o Last Train Column Tou can have an extra column of train data during the Aun if you are prepared to reduce the number of Characters used for the fromto locations Press Check Trains to see if any of your trains would have From o LastlolHead values truncated Cancel iik Select From To 13 a 3 characters in stra Colurm Help Chars Last Col Heading SEQ of pour 90 trains will have values of from to Check Trains or last cal truncated using this value Check Trains advises you of any values that may be truncated using these values Page 15 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 4 1 6 AnnouncerSelection W Announcements Department E B E Current Announcer is Microsoft Mary Candidate Selection Board OF Candidates for post of Announcer Microsoft Sam Speech Rate Cancel Test Script Elena Desh The 3 Oclock arrival from Newcastle Tyne Corporation Quay due to depart at 915 for Heads of Aur is running late because of adverse weather conditions Help Fel Volume Min Mar Test Candidate Replace Announcer Dismiss Current Announcer Duties i
11. formats are supported IMPORTANT If you want to be able to copy an MRTT file to another folder or drive you should ensure that ALL pictures and sounds referenced are in folders at or below that for the saved file because otherwise MRTT will not be able to resolve the new links When you create the copy My Computer or Windows Explorer copy the rtt file and all pictures picture folders e g pics File Folder 8 03 2005 10 23 El Halk rer 10KB RTT File 271042005 14 11 If the system loses track of your pictures you will be advised and a special Thumbnail is displayed Haltwhistle again OA Temp MATT Testypictest cat jpg The same picture full size will be displayed during the Run option where pictures have not been matched To help you get it right when you read in or save a file the Main form heading will indicate whether the data saved read is Relative can be transferred to another PC or Not Relative Page 21 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 4 2 5 2 Text Page m The cat has nothing to The Thumbnail shows the first few characters of the first few H __ Edit Tent do with a train from he lines in the display Press Edit Text to create edit browse the text Note that the following example is NOT the text page above The Text Screen is displayed the same size as it will be displayed to give information to your Cnt yer TXT belen et et vel bx op jol English111 Virace ST Ate Did
12. or Windows Explorer inside the folder in which you saved the file called Pics and Sounds Copy a picture and a sound file into the appropriate folders If you haven t any suitable data dowload the Pity Me Sample data from my Web Site and use mine Page 4 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 Enter Edit Display Data This screen is used to create all your Edit ltems each item representing information displayed when you Run the data Each item consists of any combination of A train Information Info associated with the train if one exists Info is one or more pages which are displayed in turn and each page is either Text or a Picture With care it is possible to create a text page also containing a picture but let s keep it simple for now A Sound Mp3 or Wav file The sound can be set to repeat and the program will play two sounds at the same time should you wish it An announcement For now we will create items covering them all Create three trains just complete the fields and press Add have assumed train times after 0010 Create an Introduction Info pair of screens by adding an Info only Item start time 0000 end time 0010 priority 1 Create a Text Page and then a Picture page using a picture stored as step 1 If you wish press OK and have an advance look at the Run option where pressing n will move between screens then return here Now add an announcement to one of your trains The an
13. station is Haltwhistle Northumberland UK You will see it elsewhere If in doubt on any screen hold your mouse over a control to see if there is a tool tip failing that there is context sensitive Help The program is invoked in the usual way use Start Run or use the shortcut but the installation will also set up a relationship between files ending rtt and the program MRTT This means that you can also start MRTT by double clicking any rtt file in which case the program will load and read in the file on initialisation Page 3 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 System Requirements The full requirements for running MRTT are fully detailed on the Web Site which can be accessed from Help Contact It needs Windows 98 or later and your hardware must include a Sound Card if you intend to use the Announcer or sound play functions The Announcer function uses Microsoft TTS Text to Speech and incorporates Mike Sam and Mary Windows XP amp earlier or Microsoft Anna only for Vista Any other voices you may already have on your system are automatically included While the program loads a check is made to ensure that TTS is available by announcing loading MRTT if this fails you get a message during load advising you that Announcer Functions are disabled Known fail reasons 1 No Sound Card solution pretty obvious 2 TTS software and or voices not available a Remove BMRC MRTT Control Panel Add or Remove Pro
14. time 2 For each item determine whether it should be displayed this time based on Priority Priority 1 which includes Trains always Priority 2 9 decreasing likelihood of Display see Notes Priority for the full description 3 Generate screens for selected Items Order is Info Only all pages Train display all pages but usually 1 Train Info all pages Calculate screen display elapsed time from number of screens the current clock speed and the time to next requirement for recalculation i e the next item added or removed If this exceeds the average display cycle time Edit Parameters use the parameter value If it is shorter check whether all screens in the list have been shown at least once if so use the old value unchanged otherwise use the new shorter value 4 Display screens in sequence After displaying the last screen adjust the screens to allow for non displayed priority 2 9 and start again Repeat from start when a new item is due to enter or leave the list You will appreciate that if you have a lot of screens and you increase the clock speed to it s maximum value you will get a very short interval between screens The facility to dramatically increase clock speed is provided mainly so that you can fast forward your time and check that screens are displayed in the right sequence and frequency If this is your intention it is wise to use Timetabled mode and select NOT to acknowledge cancellations The canc
15. 5 2 Run Display general E MRTT Mode Manual Skip RUN STOPPED Haltwhistle and Alston 8 20am Prep From Arr Dep To Type Disp HALTWHISTLE 05am Alston Brn Pass bd uct Carlisle B1l0am 812am Newcastle Pass gt ucr ALSTON bd Haltwhistle 840am Brn Pass The above is from a Train Display Screen Note that the Title shows status information The station names are only shown when you have more than one Station in the Run and are always displayed in upper case and underlined In this case the user defined columns Prep and Disp indicate the Preparation and Disposal for the train eg Prep tells my son Richard to look at the supplementary notes and Disp gt ucr means move the train in Up Storage Rear to the front slot then bring this train into the rear slot The run will be automatically stopped when you change the display to other than Maximised or you invoke Help by pressing F1 Press S tart to restart the run after help it will restart automatically on Maximising the display You can Start Stop the run at any time by pressing S or s It will also stop while mouse actions are in progress To return to the Main Screen press Escape or click the top right screen close button The following topics expand on the Run option see the Glossary 4 Full Technical Detail for the full specification 2 5 2 1 Screen Sequence and Timing Screens are created 1 Identify all Items with Display Start and End spanning the current
16. Announcer once only at the appropriate arr dep pass time e g Stopping or Terminating Arrival time Non Stop Passing time Originating Departure time With Info no Train Passed to the Announcer when the Info screen is first displayed depending on the Priority and the Start End times Following this first announcements others may be made depending on the Announcement Frequency Once no repetitions Occasionally not often Seldom even less often No Info no Train Passed to Announcer at start time repetitions depending on Frequency as above 2 5 4 1 Late Cancel Due train announcements During Run in Timetabled Mode Late and Cancelled train announcements are generated according to the following rules They are only generated if the option is set in the Announcer Selection within Parameters If no announcer has been appointed no announcements are made The train details are Terminating train arrival only The TrainT ype FirstCol arrival from location at Station due at arr LastCol Train Originating Train departure only The Train ype FirstCol departure from Station to location due to depart at dep LastCol Train Through Train stopping The TrainT ype FirstCol arrival from location to location at Station due to arrive at arr and depart at dep LastCol Train Through Train non stop The TrainType FirstCol from location to location passing non stop Station at pass LastCol Train
17. Text Empty Stock for the 065 f Text Page The Edit Display Data screen has four regions the first three are described in detail later 1 Item Information related to the entire display Item Train Information when the Item is a train or a train with Info 3 Info details when the Item is a Train with Info or Info only Item The Info Section is sub divided into all info e g page navigation and individual page details There is no limit on the number of pages although the display interval may be shortened if you have a lot of pages 4 The error box displayed only if you have data entry errors An Item can consist of any combination of train info any number of pages sound to play Wav MP3 and scripted announcement Where appropriate an additional section 1s displayed in the Item Information for entry of Display Start Display End and Priority For trains the program assigns these fields based on the display before after values entered in Parameters and a Priority of 1 always displayed Note that once an Item has been edited and validated it is part of your data if you are unsure whether your changes make sense Save from the main menu under a different file name You can only Cancel the changes for the current item Item Reset Also look carefully at the Info Page section if you intend to use a lot of pictures Page 18 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 4 2 1 Item ltem a Train i Displ
18. User Manual MRTT Model Railway TimeTable MRTT Version 1 0 4 4 Issue History July 2006 Sept 2006 Nov 2006 April 2007 May 2008 Feb 2010 Aug 2011 Version 1 0 1 0 Version 1 0 2 0 Version 1 0 3 0 Version 1 0 4 0 Version 1 0 4 2 Version 1 0 4 3 Version 1 0 4 4 Initial Enhancement E001 improved Registration Help Contact Enhancement E002 additional user defined columns Enhancement E003 Announcer Enhancement E004 Manual Skip direct to arr dep pass Enhancement E005 For Manual Skip drop trains from display with clock time after the current clock time e g treat the Display After value as zero Resolve fail to play sounds in windows 7 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 A G10 B 6 14 og reeeepemrtnshee na et om Beth SC tet an ANE ete ee PT MCE ANN ene oR A E Re eee nee 3 et Creating yourTstMR Tih GIS oda 4 A A eC e o 7 2 1 wie O74 o re Fok ee ae a ede eee A ec 7 A ca 8 o re te er at a tC a On nan OI eR ee 8 2e 02 8 km er a ee ar te er a a nn Oo enn OI eR 8 2 3 1 A a E A ee re eee 8 2 3 2 e Nee ee ne eae ee eR eR q ee ee ee eee ee ee ee ern 9 2 3 3 nn PP 9 2 3 4 EU 9 A O em Set ene Mn oe ee ee ee eee oe 11 2 4 1 BU ea A AA nn TP e 11 2 4 2 AU e eos E e ec ee emer eer eee 18 BOs e O A gu O sane aece season inastee sane ee seaeeeeates 24 2 5 1 O O e o aes sent weatecue ces seneaeasse a aeetsee 24 2 9 2 RUN DISHA yV JENE Al omiso aaa cdo 25 2 9 3 O O uo E EE seatec
19. again in Parameters to commit the changes Page 16 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 4 1 6 1 Abbreviations To amend or delete an entry select it Announcer Abbreviations then e amend and click Update cancel This list willbe used by the Announcer to expand update displayed train abbreviations such as destination e or click delete e g KX becomes London Kings Cross when late or cancelled trains are announced Cancel To add a new entry enter the values in Abbreviation Announce as the two text boxes and click Add London Kings Crross Express Fassenger Train Sort is pretty obvious Note that changes are not committed until you click OK in the Parameters screen See the Run Announcer topic for further details on the use of abbreviations Page 17 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 4 2 Edit Display Data EF Edit Display Data W Trai i rain Jump to Time Copy Item Reset Item Done W Into z lt gt gt gt Add Del Filter Sound ltem 25 of 95 W Announcement Sebl mend mal MP3AWay An Pass Dep Station Prep From Time Time Time To Train Type Disp Haltwhistle def Heaton Sdn 0605 Empty Sk i Times 4 hr clock Train Info Page Navigation lt 4 Add Del Reset Info Page Details l 2 of 1 pages Reset Page Page Heading for trains non blank heading overrides the default generated from train details f Picture Page Edit
20. ay Display Priority Jump to Time Copy ltem Reset ltem ea He v Info Pale gt gt Add Del Filter sos fuezo 9 y sound Item 35 of 95 Times 4 hr clock Announcement _Setdhinend MPSA ay The above is an Item showing all controls The Display Start End and Priority are only shown for non train items for Trains the Priority is always 1 and the Display times are calculated from the times Arr Dep Pass and the Display Before After times set in the Edit Parameters screen Which fields are shown depends on the combination of info announcement sound selected Priority 1 4 Items train and or info are always displayed at least once during run and are Key Items The next Key tem is displayed in the Run for Manual Auto Skip modes in response to key n ext The program will also treat sounds and announcements as Key ltems Sound items are played the first time the Sound item enters the time band defined by the current clock time and the Display Before After times and ignored thereafter The Item Navigation buttons are lt lt First Item lt Previous Item gt Next Item gt gt Last Item Add Add a new Item Del Delete the current Item Each time you change the current item changes are validated and if valid saved in memory ltems are in Display Start sequence If two or more have the same display start the display end is used to determine the sequence Reset Item removes all changes for the current item
21. ays the current time with a choice of the old fashioned 12 hour clock for us steam enthusiasts or a 24 hour clock if you must The clock speed can be varied from normal to VERY fast The train information displayed is e Station where you have more than one on your layout A four character user defined field e g platform number the default is spaces Location the train started from Train times Arrive Pass Non Stop Depart as appropriate Location the train goes to The train type e g Exp Pass A final user defined column created by reducing the location column size from the default fifteen characters In addition to trains MRTT can display information consisting of formatted text or pictures Text screens are created as Rich Text and by using copy paste they can also include diagrams and or pictures These Info screens can be related to a train e g description and photograph of a real example or free standing Free standing information screens have a range of times for which they are displayed and a display priority An information item with a long display time but low priority will only be shown occasionally whereas a priority one item will be shown every display cycle You can also add Sound and Announcements so that your admiring audience can hear your train approaching and the Station Announcer giving the train details See the additional topics under Introduction if you are new to MRTT Just in case you ask the
22. cing the size of From amp To Page 20 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 4 2 4 Info You will remember that Info consists of any number of pages each page being Picture or Text Info gt gt Add Del Reset Info The Info navigation buttons step through the Info Pages in the same way as the Item Navigation buttons step through Items The Reset Info button will restore the info to the state that it was first displayed 2 4 2 5 Info Page You can use the Page number control top left to Page Detaile change the order that your pages are displayed 1 Se Reset Page The Reset Page button resets the PAGE to its Page Heading Page Tara initial state use reset info see Info Page to for trains non blank heading overrides the default generated from train details reset the entire info all pages Picture Page Edit eat Wilsall The Page Heading is displayed with the Picture A MI A ies or Text screen during Run For Train Info pages a le pigion if no over ride heading is entered a default page heading is generated from the related train Pages are either a picture or a text screen although text screens can include diagrams and or pictures see the Text Page topic 2 4 2 5 1 Picture Page Pictures will always be stretched to fit the available space although during Edit only a thumbnail is shown The Pic File button allows you to select or change the picture file you wish to display A range of
23. d Down Arrow to select the last The screen will indicate the selection with an asterisk Move the selection using Up Down Arrow Press Enter to mark complete c or C to cancel The train will now disappear from the display If cancelled in true railway fashion a random excuse for the cancellation will be displayed If you have opted to confirm cancellations Parameters Run Settings you will be unable to Complete Cancel other trains until you have acknowledged the cancellation and serves you right Note that your performance depends on how many trains are run to time late and cancelled trains are not desirable When you reach YOUR PERFORMANCE STATISTICS ARE the end of your tether and press Escape your performance is displayed for all to see 3 Trains run by Haltwhistle and Alston 2 On time or early 1 Late O Cancelled by Control 0 Cancelled Lost Of course you may do better Performance rating is 6 Not very good Page 27 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 5 3 2 Manual Skip Mode At the start of the run all screens if any applicable at the selected start time are displayed in sequence As in the other options after allowance for non displayed items see Priority in the Glossary the display repeats The clock does not advance except as below Pressing n or N Next will advance the clock to the next key item priority 1 4 or train arrival departure pass time as appropriate calculate the scre
24. e operates during Run Timetabled Mode o W Show Cancellations 1 If Show Cancellations is un checked your Public will NOT be advised when either the System or the Fat Controller cancels a train W Confirm Cancellations 2 If Confirm Cancellations is unchecked your Fat Controller will NOT have to confirm each cancellation W Show Late Trains 3 If Show Late Trains is unchecked the public will NOT be advised when trains are running late 4 If Excuse for Late Trains is unchecked the public will NOT be Late Run Allce 2 advised why their train is running late W Excuse for Late Trains Leaving all four unchecked most accurately reflects prototype practice The Late Run Allowance is the number of minutes after the train time that the train is considered late range O 5 minutes When calculating your performance at the end of a session values 0 1 give you a small performance boost 3 5 a small penalty Page 13 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 Page 14 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 4 1 5 Last Train Column PS You can trade off smaller train station from to values against an extra Cie 3 data column after Train Type Heading SEQ No changes are made until you exit the main parameters screen by pressing OK when amend 1 If you have reduced the From To value all train items will have values truncated as appropriate 2 If you have increased the value reducing the extra column size
25. ellation frequency will increase if the clock speed becomes excessive The minimum achievable screen display cycle time depends on the speed of your computer Page 25 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 Remaining RUN information consists of example screens with notes 2 5 2 2 Info Pages TEXT Haltwhistle and Alston 00 01 For the manual This Text Is For The Manual PICTURE Haltwhistle and Alston 00 01 Which had the Prozac Note the headings For an Info Only page the default heading is blank but for a Train related Info page a default heading based on the train details is generated see the example below Over ridden headings are entered in EDIT DISPLAY DATA Page 26 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 Haltwhistle and Alston 05 56 Heaton Sidings 0600 Lt Engn 2 5 3 Run Modes 2 5 3 1 Timetabled Mode In Timetabled mode you act as the Fat Controller with apologies to the late Reverend Audrey Assuming that you have not cheated by turning off Cancellation Late Reporting the trains you have scheduled to run are displayed and it is up to you to mark an entry complete or cancelled Trains will be marked LATE after the late allowance set in the Run Parameters screen and automatically cancelled after the Display After period has expired To mark a train complete cancelled While the train screen is displayed press Page Up or Home or Up Arrow to select the first train or Page Down En
26. ens and then display as described earlier until the next N ext command 2 5 3 3 Auto Skip Mode This is a combination of Timetabled and Manual Skip modes The clock will advance but the more esoteric aspects of Timetable mode train complete cancel and performance assessment are absent As in Manual Skip you can press N ext to advance the clock However the system will automatically perform a N ext at any time that the display would otherwise be blank This means that you must think carefully about Item Priorities if you intend to use this option since priorities 2 9 could lead to a blank screen when you don t expect it Also if you have a Sound Item 1 The program will autoskip to it and start playing the sound 2 If there are then no Items in the display another autoskip will take place This could result in the sound play being terminated as out of time Page 28 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 5 4 Announcer This describes how the Announcer performs his her duties e If you haven t appointed an Announcer or have no sound facilities on your PC no announcements are made e Announcements are always made in the order passed to the Announcer e Late Train Cancelled Train announcements are passed to the Announcer only in TimeTabled Mode and only when these are part of agreed duties Scripted Announcements are dealt with depending on whether the announcement is associated with a Train and or Info With train passed to
27. ersion after a suitable advice the file will be read and the format adjusted as appropriate On reading in the file references to Info Picture files and Sound files are checked to ensure that the location references are still valid If any files are missing warnings are produced and a file ErrorLog txt is saved One or more of your picture references in the input DC TempiMR TT TestiHalt rk cannot be Found on your system This error log has been stored as Di TempiMR TT TestErrorLog txt and can be viewed using Notepad Start Programs Accessories It will be deleted automatically next time the File loads without problems Display Time 0530 Pic File D TempiMRTT Testipicsicat jpg Entry Type TrainfInFo Train Ex Heaton Sidings arr 0600 at Haltwhistle The Error Log is normally saved to the same folder as your MRTT rtt file unless the MRTT file is on a CD in which case it is saved to the same folder as the program MRTT exe The log contains all the invalid references and is automatically updated as appropriate each time the file is read Pictures with an invalid reference will be displayed in Edit Page and Run as Haltwhistle what else with superimposed question marks As described in Edit Display Data Picture Page it is usually best to keep your pictures in the same folder or a sub folder as the folder containing your MRTT file because if you then move the entire data somewhere else such as a CD MRTT will ma
28. es to explore via Help or the Manual Help Contact access to the Web Site email me anonymous option if you want to be abusive User Defined train columns Page 6 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 The main options The menu items on the main screen mostly also on the tool bar are File Edit New starts a new MRTT file Parameters change the parameters for the Open opens an existing MRTT file display including names of Stations Save saves your current file Display Data all your trains and information SaveAs prompts for file name before saving Run run the current MRTT file after allowing modification of some of the Operating Page Setup Parameters in the Run Settings screen Print Preview Help Print Contents About Exit ends the program Registration Apply Register Contact Note that until you have registered you can only save relatively small files All other features are available so an unregistered copy can be used to display data created on a different PC with a registered copy See the Registration topic for more information When creating a new MRTT file the usual sequence is Edit Parameters Edit Display Data Run However all the Parameters have defaults and can be amended at any time so you can dive in on Edit Display data and start creating your screens if you wish Don t forget that all times are entered in 24hr clock 12hr clock times are displayed only in the Run option 2 1 Help Reg
29. f Track 1 mp3 Every time the Sound file is changed it will play _ Cancel automatically The Volume is initially set to 10 Help Maximum Sound File Play Volume 0 At sound end When another sound is playing The Superimpose option will cause this sound to be played together with one other sound during the run option The code will automatically suspend the earliest sound if two are already playing The time the sound f Play Again loop f Superimpose this sound starts depends on the item types which co exist with the Sound f Stop f Stop earlier sound e None or Announcement starts at the Display Start time e Train starts at the earliest of Arr Pass Dep e Info but no Train starts when or if the first page of the Info is displayed When a Sound ends out of time or not loop the system will check to see whether a suspended sound can be restarted Again the sound files wav mp3 should be saved in the same directory or a lower directory than the MRTT rtt file see the Picure Page option Page 22 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 4 2 7 Scripted Announcement The announcements screen is REA AE shown automatically when A i i Announce Please note that a licence for MATT is only JOU E Pounds which is areal bargain This you first tick the e ere important announcement will be repeated occasionally Ok Announcement checkbox Even if you have yet to appoint your station anno
30. ge 10 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 4 Edit Options 2 4 1 Edit Parameters ES Parameters Seles Railway Mame Haltwhistle and Alston Stations Operating Controls Fiun Mode pls Tipe ale HP Run Start Time 0720 Haltwhistle C Auto Skip C 24 Hour 0000 2359 Lambley H Add Cancel Alston Manual Skip First Col 4 Delete 12 Hour Heading Prep C Timetabled Help Update if Clock Displayed Clock Speed 0 A Display Cycle E gt Factor Time in seconds el Display Interval in Minutes Tom Before trains 20 After trains depart 15 ariwe Excuses Timetabled Mode We regret that this train has been cancelled W Show Cancellations We regret that the train ts late M Confirm Cancellations because of operational difficulties A Add i Show Late Trains because of leaves on the line A because the previous train was delayed Delete i Excuse for Late Trains because of crewe shortages and apologise for any delay to your journey Undat Late Run Allce 2 please be patient while we try to provide an alternative m PERE Last Train Column Size 5 Heading Disp Amend E This Edit option is used to set the default options used to create and run your timetable No permanent changes are made until you press OK pressing Cancel will abandon your changes Also of course changes are only committed when you save the file from the Main Screen menu option File Save or Saveas The Railway name is displayed on the Run screen
31. grams b Reinstall MRTT version 1 0 4 0 or later c If that fails e mail me If the Announcer Functions are disabled you can still run data containing announcements but they will be ignored SUPPORT This software was developed by me Graham Dean and will endeavour to support it to the best of my ability Any queries should be emailed to me Help Contact you will get a reply within 48hrs unless am away sick or deceased If the Help Contact link doesn t work also see above 1 1 Creating your first MRTT display This will get you familiar with the main program options in the shortest possible time with a data file small enough to save if you are using the Trial Version The Trial Version limits the amount of data you can save but has no other restrictions and can read files of any size The details assume that you are fully set up for the Announcer Function you will see a message during load if you aren t For the Announcer to announce you do need a sound facility on your PC and version 1 0 4 0 or later of MRTT 1 Use the Parameters Screen to set a Your Railway Name b Your Station Name s The Parameters can be changed at any time so the only thing that is critical is the addition of additional stations if you have more than 1 At this stage you can will create announcements in step 2 but will need to appoint your Announcer in a later step Save your data from the main screen Create folders My Computer
32. intain the references The first twenty different Train Types read in are saved to allow you to easily replicate them when creating amending trains in edit display data 2 3 3 Save SaveAs If the MRTT data was generated from File New the SaveAs option is invoked automatically Save will save to the current file SaveAs allows you to select the output file name and location 2 3 4 Print Options If you don t have a printer the options are not available Page Setup allows you to decide Portrait Landscape Margins and Printer details Print Preview shows you what would print if you did Print prints to the selected printer Note that all prints are based on the space required to print one Train Line 85 characters of 9 5 point Courier New The default Page Setup assumes A4 Portrait with 15mm margins Preview and Print will print your entire file there is no option to print to file or to select individual pages In both cases you will be asked to select your printer and then you will be presented with the Print Options Page 9 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 PrintOptions Heading MATT file print 12 06 2006 20 43 20 if Print Parmes iw Print Items iw Print Info Pages Page Format Minimal Thumbnail Only Text Only C Text Thumbnail Most is self explanatory but the Info Page formats merit some expansion Minimal produces one line of text for each page containing Page Type page content
33. isp Test Filter will test each Item against your filter settings and place it in the appropriate list Note that an Item matches the filter only if all the criteria apply You can then amend your filter settings and repeat as necessary Remove Filter sets a default filter that matches all possible Items Delete Hidden will after an appropriate warning permanently delete all the hidden filtered out Items OK will apply the filter if appropriate and return you to the Edit Display Data screen Cancel will return you to the Edit Display Data screen with the filter as it was on entering the Filter routine Note that once a filter is set it remains so even for Save Open and Run 2 4 2 3 Train Train Ar Pass Dep Station PLAT From Time Time Time To Train Type SEL Alston 12 0705 Haltwhistle Bini Pass 24 Times 24 hr clock Station is where it all happens The values are set in Edit Parameters PLAT is the user defined four character column in this case used for platform numbers From and To are free format If you are creating a series of trains use copy item to avoid the typo s Pass Time is the time a train passes non stop the station Arr Dep times are fairly obvious The Train Type can be anything you like the usual is Exp Pass Br Pass Br Gds etc The system will retain the first 20 values you enter to save data entry time and reduce errors SEQ is the final user defined column created in Parameters by redu
34. istration To get the ability to save meaningful amounts of data you need a Purchase Key If you bought the full version of the software you will already have one otherwise please email me Help Contact for information The Purchase Key allows YOU to register to use the full version of MRTT on ONE PC To Register using your Purchase Key on a PC with email access just follow the instructions in Help Registration Apply This will result in an email to me with your name and purchase code along with an encrypted string of hardware information for your PC The encrypted information contains ONLY your Motherboard Bios Processor Hard Drive types serials the Windows version and the Computer Name One PC is based on the first three items if the program manages to identify them otherwise all are used to identify your PC There is NO personal encrypted data sent If any of the key hardware items change you will have to re register and supply information to convince me that this is not an attempt to register MRTT on more than one PC for one Purchase Code Whichever method Is used to generate the email it is important that the content is not amended in any way because it will be computer processed You will then receive a reply containing a 24 character Registration Key which is entered via Help Registration Register again using Copy and Paste again via Notepad if necessary Page 7 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 2 Help Contact
35. l free to delete add amend as you wish Note that the excuses are only used when the operating mode is Timetabled and train is late or cancelled The method of edit is akin to that for Stations and apologise for any delay to your journey Cancel ok Ll 2 4 1 3 Operating Controls lla are El main parameters used in Operating Controls e Run option a Hee Iie Run start Time poog yaa C 24 Hour 0000 2359 Run Mode mate This has three possible values and e A a list Bal these descriptions relate to the method of Heading display during Run C Timetabled i Clock Displayed Manual Skip The Clock is shown unless you suppress it Clock Speed 10 Av Display Cycle 5s Factor Time in seconds but does not automatically advance l Display Interval in Minutes Pressing key n will advance the clock until the next event is displayed even if there are Before trains jo Altertainsdepart 5 un displayed screens for the current Clock UE time The event is the first time after the current Clock Time which 1s A Train arrive depart pass The display start Time for a key item defined as a train or an Info item with Priority 1 4 Use Manual Skip for Sequence Operation Auto Skip The clock runs as normal and use of the skip key n is permitted However whenever no items are available for display at a given time 1 e the screen would be blank the clock will automatically advance as above ensuring that so
36. mething 1s always displayed Fully Timetabled This option is for the fanatical operators who take delight in trying to run model trains to time The Fat Controller supervises operation and each time a planned movement is complete represented by one train line in the Run display he confirms completion of that movement He can also Cancel the train before the system does see below If the movement is not complete on time the display shows LATE If the movement is still incomplete by the end of the train s display period e g depart display after time the system will cancel the train with a randomly selected excuse just like British Rail did To add further insult to the Fat Controller if the confirm cancellation option is set the Cancellation must be acknowledged before he can do anything else Cheating by stopping the clock or changing the clock speed is possible but frowned on Page 12 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 On completion some efficiency statistics are displayed Clock Type All data input is in 24hr clock but times during Run can be displayed as either 24 or 12 hr clock times Clock Displayed During the Run you can opt for the Clock not to be displayed This could be reasonable for Manual Skip but seems unwise for the other options However who am I to dictate Confirm Cancellation During a Run you can also opt for the Fat Controller to acknowledge all cancellations Otherwise the Cancellation
37. mplete you must record that fact see the Help amp or Mouse Menu e If atrain is late your public will be so advised with a random excuse just like the Prototype e One a train is no longer within its display period the system will cancel it You can also cancel a scheduled train In either case your public will be advised of your failings e When trains are late or Cancelled the Announcer will ensure that anybody not watching the display will hear about your operating failures As above you can stop the clock although it would be cheating You will probably notice that the announcements for late cancelled trains leave you somewhat unimpressed That is because the Announcer derives the announcement from the train details as you entered them If you use a Train Type of Exp Gds that is what the Announcer will try to say However help is at hand Within the Announcer Function there is a facility to store a list of abbreviations and suitable expansions which the Announcer will make use of for locations Train Types and other fields see the section within Run for how the announcements are handled 6 Print Preview When you try this e You will be asked to select your printer if you have more than one e You will then get a Print Options menu the default is good enough for now and will produce a condensed print of everything e You then get your preview which you can zoom amp view all pages or even print it 7 Other featur
38. ms can have a priority other than one other combinations are automatically assigned 1 Run Modes Manual Skip amp Auto Skip move the clock forward to The next train arrive pass or depart time as appropriate Or failing that The display start time of next key item All displayable key items all pages will be shown at least once when the current time is within the display start and end times Non key items may or may not be displayed for example a priority 9 screen is shown at random intervals averaging every 100 opportunities which may not occur if the item s display interval is short 4 3 Performance Statistics Only when Operating Mode is Timetabled generated on exit Set Total Trains Run to On Time or early Late Cancelled by operator cancelled by system If Total is zero exit Initial value Performance 100 If the Late Running Allowance has been adjusted not 2 mins Increase Decrease Performance by 3 for each minute reduction increase Now decrease Performance for each train not on time or early Performance number trains late cancelled user cancelled system penalty Total trains run 100 is multiply is divide penalty is 1 for late 3 for cancelled by operator 5 for cancelled by system i e never turned up assumed lost lf Performance lt zero Performance zero Assess verdict Performance Verdict gt 100 Well done did you cheat gt 80 Excellent gt 60 Not very good gt
39. n addition to scripted announcements When announcement due Waw MPS sounds playing Include i Report Late Trains i Station name W First Column f Make announcement but reduce volume way mpa W Report Cancelled Trains W Train Type Last Column O Make announcement but no change to volume W Report Trains Due Update Announcer Abbreviations This option is reached from the main Parameters screen Once you have optionally tested the candidates you can make your appointment Feel free to amend the test script Once appointed the Announcer will always speak at the rate and volume agreed at appointment but of course you can retrain volume speed as you wish you are in charge When announcing Late or Cancelled trains during Run Timetable Mode see the Run option the announcer can translate abbreviations on the display screen for instance Train Type Br Gds can be announced as Branch Pickup To add abbreviations click Update Announcer Abbreviations after you have appointed your announcer In all modes the announcer can also announce when a train is due i e the time is the same as the arrive depart or pass times for the train again expanding abbreviations as appropriate However if the announcer has more than one other announcements he she will not have time for train now due announcements The other options are self explanatory and are only available when the Announcer has been appointed On completion press OK and OK
40. nouncement would be made when the train is due except that at this stage you haven t an announcer Add a text info screen to a train This will be shown every time the train is shown e Now add a free standing sound item starting 0010 and ending at 2300 If you set it to loop it will continue to play until 2300 or you schedule two more sounds max two playing at once Exit and save your data 3 Run your data Select Run and you will be presented with the Run Settings screen which allows you to amend many of the settings from Parameters for this run only For this test ensure that the Run Start is 0000 and the mode is Manual Skip Press OK You should now see your two Intro Pages repeating For Manual Skip n ext gives you the next screen You should now hear the Sound you set up Pressing n will cycle through your trains For the one you added an info screen to watch for the info page after the train Note how everything cycles through midnight to run the same service tomorrow Press the Escape key to leave Run 4 Set up your Announcer For all the gruesome details of how the Announcer Function works refer to the appropriate section of the Run option In the meantime find the Announcer Selection Board via Parameters The program lists your available candidates you should have at least three but may have others if you have other speech software installed Of course if you haven t a sound device a
41. od The default is two minutes but a lower value will give you a small performance bonus and an increase will incur a performance penalty Operating Controls Defaults Aun Mode Clock Type e Auto Skip C a4 Hour a Manual Skip 12 How f Timetabled gt Clock Displayed Clock Speed Av Display Cycle Factor Time in seconds 0 le During Run Key Actions llRun Modes Autoskip T metabled S start stop the run r change clock speed Fl help Esc stop run See the screen shot for key usage during Run and note also Timetabled Mode W Show Cancellations Start M Contin Cancellations W Show Late Trains Cancel W Excuse For Late Trains p Help Late Run dad Allowance Start at 24hr clock time 10720 Timetabled Up Down arrows Select the completed train movement Skip modes N Skip to next tern Enter confirm completion of selected train movement C Cancel the selected train movement In Timetabled mode depending on your settings you can also use Page Up Down Home and End keys to select a train for Cancellation or Completion Because some users feel bereft when deprived of the mouse all Run options can also be accessed via right click The only significant difference between the keyboard and Mouse actions is that the Clock speed changes via the mouse are bigger changes but take longer use the keyboard for speed or for fine tuning Page 24 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2
42. uncer via the Parameters screen you can Test still create and test new Help announcements although P they would be ignored in Run Occasionally e Seldom E FRE Occasionally means not very often and Seldom is even less often During Run the announcement will be added to the announcement queue depending on the associated Item Types e Announcement only or Announcement amp Sound at the Item Start Time e Train starts at the earliest of Arr Pass Dep announced once e Info but no Train announced when or if the first page of the Info is displayed The fact that announcements are queued means that if the announcer is busy some time may elapse before the announcement is made Page 23 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 2 5 Run This is where it all happens April 2007 If you are silly enough to select Run before you have created any display items you will be gently advised of the error of your ways otherwise you are presented with the Run Settings screen below 2 5 1 Run Settings The settings fields allow you to change the defaults that were set up in Edit Parameters OK starts the Run Cancel returns you to the Main MRTT screen Note that if a filter has been applied the filtered list is used In Timetabled mode assuming that you have not cheated by turning of Late Train Display and Cancellations the Late Running allowance can be 0 5 minutes Trains will be shown LATE after this peri
43. und item Sound Play 4 Display the screens in the displayable item list N ext key 1 Find the first Key Item with a Start Time after the current clock time If the item is a train set the Clock to the earliest of arrive depart pass otherwise Info or Sound set the Clock to the item s Start Time 2 Build List Sound Play The system will ensure that no more than two sounds are played concurrently New Sounds are only played when the sound s start time equals the clock time or the train time see Run option IF more than one sound starts at the same time Two new sounds will be played together only if the last one added allows concurrent play Note if three sounds have the same start time at least one will never get played Earlier Sounds that are still active will be suspended if necessary to allow the new sound to play Once a sound has finished playing it will restart if marked Loop Sounds are stopped once the clock passes the end time or the play ends and the sound is not marked Loop If there are Suspended sounds that are can now be played they will be restarted Auto Skip As Manual Skip and Automatically advance the clock according to the clock speed Each time the clock changes Build List Any time the screen is blank Next Timetabled Page 31 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 All driven by the clock 4 2 Key Item Any item with a priority in the range 1 4 Only free standing Info ite
44. under edit Jump To Time searches for an item at or after a given time It remembers the criteria used last time so setting After Current Item will step through each item matching the criteria For more control over the selection criteria use a Filter Copy Item creates a copy of a validated item This option is useful when you are for instance creating a series of trains differing only in the times Page 19 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 2 4 2 2 Filter 95 entries in filtered list and 17 hidden entries which don t match your filter ltem Types Remove Filter Test Filter Delete Hidden Trains Iv Info Wo Wav Mp3 Y Announcements OK Cancel Help Train Criteria Info Criteria The filter settings describe the conditions for inclusion in the main filtered list and are in four categories 1 The Item Types you require 2 The Train criteria 3 The Info criteria 4 The Announcement criteria Match Select Select NOT Containing text LS Ju lv Iv y Page Heading E iv m alsak Picture Pagels M v e 7 Text Page s v r Station Prep From Containing text m j 2 ja jz IV Vv iv Haltwhistle To E y VS 7 g j lv Announcement Criteria Match E i G Select NOT Containing text Case Announcement T E E You tick the Select box and where appropriate complete the additional information for the selection The NOT criteria will match only when the test is NOT satisfied Train Type D
45. vailable your announcer will be superfluous Test the candidates feel free to change the test script speech rate and volume Appoint your chosen Announcer You will now find that you have some additional options available but leave them alone for now you can change them later Exit the announcer and parameters functions two OK s and save your data If you now try the Run again you will find that your appointed Announcer will spring into action Page 5 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 5 Explore Auto Skip and Timetabled Mode a Auto Skip In this Operating Mode the clock will advance automatically with the display changing as appropriate Whenever the screen is blank the clock will advance to the next appropriate item If during the skip the time passes Sounds and or Announcements they will be dealt with in passing You can also use n ext as before e Bring up Run Settings e Set Auto Skip clock speed 99 and the run start time to say five minutes before your first train e Run Adjust the clock speed by pressing keys Press s top run s tart run Press Function key F1 to invoke help Switch back to the Run Window and press s tart Try the mouse right click options When you have had enough exit Run and re enter Run Settings b Timetabled Mode Enter Run with settings as above except use Timetabled The system will display your trains as in autoskip but you must e When train movements are co
46. w ana saakoriace mse urease 2 Zr ANOUN Ol wcth aantcetsheanss siento act se atasence cece o oe 29 ZOO COUN VV NIE a ce eesti artes Gee nah A 30 SN i 2 ero aro la e mire creer antaen E T ERE AAT oth n Maer eT nie casEn E E ee Sie once es E 30 A WSO Sete tacts E A E E L E adalat calc ori eae itt ead 31 4 1 BS UV A ngs trodes steers eae dak A A IA andes 31 ZR A EE 32 Bee RENO Macs lal Sociales 32 he EO a damien a on cae hase se nh cae eran Guests Gane nea daha On een eaetatcs 32 Page 2 of 32 MRTT Version 1 0 4 April 2007 1 Introduction MRTT Model Railway TimeTable will display all trains E MRTT Now Fike that run on your model railway The display bears some r resemblance to the displays seen at railway stations You can have up to fifteen stations and there are three modes for the display Fle Edt Run Help nlm oe BH Fine Manual Skip you decide when to display the next train or Information screen by keying N ext which advances the Clock Time Auto Skip the system will automatically advance the clock to the next train or information display whenever there is nothing else to display Timetabled for the masochists the system will detect late running trains and automatically cancel them after a suitable interval Your job is to get in first by indicating your train movement is complete or hopefully not often cancelled The clock advances automatically at a speed that you set The program displ
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