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Chapter 3 Mackie Control 97
Cursor Key Zone
These five buttons, located to the left of the Jog/Shuttle wheel, serve a number of
purposes. The four cursor buttons, Up, Down, Left and Right, encircle the central ZOOM
button.
Normal Operation
When the ZOOM button is not active (its LED is unlit), the four cursor buttons select the
current parameter, shift the current parameter page or Send/EQ/Insert slot, depending
on the current V-Pot assignment.
When holding down the OPTION button, the Cursor Left/Right buttons scroll to the
first/last page, and the Cursor Up/Down buttons scroll to the first/last slot.
When holding down the x/Alt button, the Cursor Left/Right buttons shift the
parameter display by one parameter, rather than one page.
In view modes which don’t require page or slot shifts, the Cursor buttons emulate the
computer keyboard cursor keys. Example: Mixer view.
In Large and Temporary Nudge mode, the Cursor Left/Right buttons emulate the
computer keyboard cursor keys, allowing easy region or event selection.
Zoom Mode
Pressing the ZOOM button enables Zoom mode. The cursor buttons are then used to
change the vertical or horizontal zoom factor of the window with key focus.
In the Arrange window:
 OPTION and Cursor Up/Down changes the zoom factor of the selected track.
 OPTION and Cursor Left resets the zoom factor of the selected track.
 OPTION and Cursor Right resets the zoom factor of all tracks of the same class (audio,
MIDI, and so on) as the selected track.
Computer Cursor Key Emulation
To use the cursor buttons as a replacement for the computer keyboard cursor keys,
hold down the SHIFT key.
By pressing SHIFT and ZOOM, the cursor buttons enter Permanent Cursor Key mode—
they mimic the computer cursor keys without the need to hold down SHIFT. The ZOOM
button LED flashes when in this mode.
You can deactivate this mode by pressing the ZOOM button.