I'm using MRC Advance.  I set the values to the suggested ones in the EZ Command leaflet.  Seems to be a bit better. I'll try the value of 0 in the two CV's.  For the difference in price between the Atlas, Kato and Bachmann, I don't know why anyone would buy this Bachmann.  Why do they hide the information from the consumer?  There is more, in my mind, to customer satisfaction besides paint schemes.  Very disappointed. I know my experience with programming decoders is limited, but the Atlas and Kato engines have to deal with the same operator - me.

Frank

Can anyone tell me where to get the programming manual for this engine?  I have tried to find it on Bachmann's web site, but if it is there, it's well hidden.  If I knew who's decoder it is, I might start there.  I'm really not happy with this loco.  It seems to take forever to get started, then once moving, suddenly leaps forward at a break-neck speed.  I tried the values below:
CV02 = 0  (Start Voltage)
CV03 = 3  (Accel rate)
CV04 = 3  (Decel rate)

but I'm still not happy.  If I had a manual, there might be suggested ranges for the values of each of the CV's. 

Frank

Yes, I am running DCC.  I'm relatively new to trains in general, not just DCC.  It just seems that, compared to the Kato and Atlas, this engine requires much more start-up power and then dies immediately.  All  engines are DCC.  I have set the acceleration and deceleration values when I programmed the engines to 1.  I assume that means I set the steps to 1 unit of acceleration rather than a larger multiple units. (If you follow...)  Perhaps if I set the values for this engine differently than the Kato.  Maybe I'll try it.

Frank

I just bought a new GP7 at the train show in Springfield, MA an I like the artwork and the detail, but I'm having a bit of trouble with it.  Compared to my other engines, the response is slow and a bit sluggish, even after about 30 minutes of run time.  Another thing, when I hit the stop button on my throttle the engine seems to stop suddenly as if it hits a wall.  This is completely different from my Kato or Atlas engines.  This is the only Bachmann that I have, so I don't have a point of reference.  It almost seems as if there is something binding, but I don't seem to be able to pin it down.....  Any thoughts???

Frank