Thanks everyone. I am on the road for the holidays so I won't be home until next week.
Marty - As George said, the pans do function but not with soft keys. I will try reloading 5.0 and I can reload the loco sound file - it can't hurt. My catenary is MTH and just being installed. I had it setup before we moved and didn't like the bright aluminum poles so I sprayed them flat black. I have also started painting the catenary wire green (Krylon sea glass) to simulate copper oxide on the real thing. Riding the train into NYC the other day I was looking at the original PRR poles which are a dark, dirty brown so I think I'll experiment and repaint the poles.
David - I would certainly call this little rod an equalizer since it functions the way you described for the real thing.
George - if reloading software doesn't work, I'll contact you about repairing or replacing the board.
Thanks everyone for you input. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.