i guess that the key combination for running test mode has changed.
i found it here:
http://euphonix.avid.com/artist/ux/e....php?detail=27
the select switches work fine in test mode but don't work at all when not in test mode. i opened several sessions and nothing.
i also ran auto test mode and everything seemed fine.
i'm waiting to be contacted by a sweetwater protools tech and hopefully they'll get to the bottom of it or ship me a new unit.
marco