The Home->Qu-Drive->Multitrack screen managed playback and recording all in one screen with one set of meters and transport controls.
Since multitrack playback always sends Qu-Drive channels 17+18 to ST1 it has to reflect this when you’re stopped/paused/playing. Once you are armed/recording, it will show you the output patching which has been set up in the Setup screen.
Basically, the issue stems from the routing being fixed in one direction, but patch-able in the other direction. Hopefully that explains the behaviour you’ve been seeing. Apologies if this isn’t very intuitive, it’s something we could look at for future releases.
Regards,
John
A&H