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[quote user="Gumby4"] Problem 1:  Now forward is forward and reverse is reverse.  No idea why the change.  I think it has something to do with consists but I don't know yet.  There are no arrows on the display.  You get FWD and REV.  I get the feeling this is not like a DC controller where direction is based on the wiring and engine position. [/quote] That is exactly right.  The command station sends either "fwd" or "rev" instructions to the decoder. It is the [b]decoder[/b] in each engine that determines which way to turn the motor.  [quote] Problem 3: I am really going to have to play with consists on the system.  I don't know if you can use the engines separately once they have been assigned to a consist.  Right now I don't have the time to mess with this so consist are off limits until we can spend an afternoon playing around with them. [/quote] Also correct.  Well, mostly.  When an engine is in a consist, it only responds to speed and direction commands sent to the consist address, ignoring any sent to the individual engine address. But it may respond to other types of commands, such as lights and sounds, sent to the individual engine address (depending on some other settings in CVs 21 and 22 that you'll get to eventually). The combination of these facts is how you can have a consist of, say, two diesels, one facing forward and one facing backward, and tell the [b]consist[/b] to go forward or backwards. It sounds to me like you need to spend some time with the manual that came with your system.  Take one thing at a time, though:  trying to figure out all this stuff can get very involved and confusing.  The manual that came with my PowerHousePro system is very complete, well-explained, and usable, so I'd guess the one you have is similar. But DCC gets complex, so take it in small pieces, and you'll be fine. And, when you get stuck (and you will), call NCE or Tony's or search this forum or the NCE forum on Yahoo, etc., and/or post a question.  As  you've seen, lots of folks will respond and help you figure out what's going on.    That's because ALL of us have been through the "learning curve", too!
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