JL Audio MCS-3800 - Manual (Page 22)

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LCD and Page Buttons
If the already selected Page button is pressed, its LED will turn
off and the LCD shows the Bank name. Press any Page button
to restore the LCD to a display of the encoder names and
values.
If connected to an audio or video host system, developed to
communicate directly the MCS Controller, the LCD may also
change when the host system is launched.
The display is then taken over by the host.
In that case, refer to the documentation of the host system for
information about what appears in the display.
Modes of Operation
The MCS-3000 Series Controllers feature MIDI I/O standard.
There are two fundamentally different modes of MIDI
operation.
(1) The MCS Controller is “user-assignable”, with local control
ON. We’ll call this User Assignable Mode.
(2) The MCS Controller is not “user-assignable”, and local
control is OFF. We’ll call this Special Mode.
When in User Assignable Mode, you can assign each control
yourself. You chose what MIDI command the controls send.
When in Special Mode, you cannot program the unit.
The MCS Controller relies on the implementation of the host
system. The MCS Controller sends special, proprietary
commands to the software host system. The host system
determines what each control will do.
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Number
Selects the Controller, Note, or Program number.
For M Buttons, when set to MMC, number is the targeted
Machine ID number.
Channel
Selects MIDI Channel 1 through 16.
Minimum (or Release Velocity)
Minimum controller or note off velocity value.
If the switch is Latch Off (see below), this is the value sent
when the switch is released.
If the switch is Latch On (see below), this is the value sent
every other press, when the LED turns off.
Maximum (or Velocity)
Maximum controller or note velocity value.
If the switch is Latch Off (see below), this is the value sent
when the switch is pressed.
If the switch is Latch On (see below), this is the value sent
every other press, when the LED turns On.
Group
The selected control that you are currently editing can be made
a group member.
By rotating the encoder under the word Group, the LCD
prompts you to select which button will be the Master for that
control.