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In some modes, a long parameter name (or other text) appears briefly onscreen while
you are moving the corresponding control. You can set the display and duration of long
parameter names in the Control Surfaces preferences. For information on setting
preferences, see Basic Control Surface Setup.
Note: On the LCD, 8-bit ASCII characters such as curly quotes and umlauts are replaced
with the best-possible 7-bit ASCII equivalent.
Mackie Control: Assignment Display
The Assignment display (also referred to as the mode display), to the right of the main
LCD, shows a two-digit abbreviation for the current assignment status. A period (.) appears
at the bottom-right corner of the display when Channel view is active.
Mackie Control: Time Display
The Time display, to the right of the Assignment display, shows the current playhead
position, either in musical time divisions (BEATS) or in SMPTE time code format (SMPTE).
A small LED to the left of the display indicates the current display format.
• When the format is set to Beats, the four segments of the Time display show the current
playhead position as bars, beats, beat subdivisions, and ticks.
• When the format is set to SMPTE, the four segments of the Time display show the
current playhead position as hours, minutes, seconds, and frames.
You can switch between formats by pressing the SMPTE/BEATS button directly below
the display. You can also set the default format with the Clock Display parameter in the
Control Surfaces Setup window. Information on this (and other configuration options) is
found in Configuring Your Control Surface Setup.
Mackie Control: Solo LED
The Solo LED (labeled as Rude Solo on the Mackie Control), located at the right edge of
the display zone, is lit when a channel strip is set to solo, or when Solo mode is turned
on. It is a helpful reminder in situations where you have soloed a channel strip, and then
switched the fader bank, resulting in the Solo LED (of the soloed channel strip) being
hidden on the control surface.
Mackie Control: Display Buttons
These buttons, located just below the left edge of the Time display, affect what you see
in the main LCD and Time display.
NAME/VALUE
Press the NAME/VALUE button to switch between the two parameter display formats
(either the parameter name or value is shown) on the main LCD.
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