System information
Button Description
Channel Press the left  or right arrow button to scroll the channels 1 unit at a 
time.                         
For example, if tracks 1-8 are currently displayed,  pressing the right 
arrow will change to tracks 2-9.
Hold the Option  button while pressing either Channel button to 
change track order. For  example, if track two is selected and you 
press Option+  < Channel, track two becomes  track one. Conversely, if 
track one is selected and you press Option  + Channel >, track one 
becomes  track two. 
Flip Press to exchange the behavior of the fader  and V-Pot when allowed.
Video Press to toggle audio and video modes.
For example, you press the Pan/Fade   button in audio mode, you can 
perform audio track panning with the V-Pot.  
If you press the button in video mode, you can  adjust fade-to-color 
settings if the Automation button in the Audio/Video section is 
selected and the track is in Automation Write (Touch) or 
Automation  Write (Latch) mode.
Display buttons
The Display buttons control the Mackie Control LCD display.
Button Description
Meters/Values When you're working with audio tracks or busses,  press to display 
meters or numeric values. Even in Meters mode, numeric  values are 
displayed when you edit a value.
In Audio mode, hold the Shift  button in the Modifiers section while 
pressing the Meters/Values  button to toggle control of tracks, busses, 
or tracks and busses. 
n  Press  once to show audio tracks.
n  Press  again to show audio tracks.
n  Press  again to show busses.
n  Press  again to show tracks and busses.
Time Fmt
Zero
Press and hold to display the current time format.  Turn V-Pot 8 while 
holding the button to change the format.
Hold the Shift   button in the Modifiers section while pressing the Time
  Fmt/Zero button to set the current cursor position   to zero. 
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