Record Merge Old way - Show me the new

Hi,

On Hog 2. I was able to do the following.

Record - Merge - 1 - and then select the Choose or just hit Enter after the number.

I dont seem to be able to do this on Hog 3 PC..
The merge button doesn't work if hit after the Record button. It will actually cancel out the Record in the command line..

I could use Update, but Update doesn't always See the fader I want it to..

Could someone please enlighten me as to the quickest way to add programmer info directly to a cue.

thanks heaps..

Andy