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Surprisingly, I cannot find any details in the manual: what can I do with the front panel buttons on the 4k?

Discussion here on the forum seems to indicate those buttons are only for switching the Aux output - but there are more buttons than inputs. There must be other actions assigned to some of the buttons?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

only for AUX configurations

As electriccafe said it´s only for choosing signal to Aux output. There are more buttons than inputs since the rest are for internal sources that you can assign to the output. So only used for Aux output nothing else.
And the information about the front buttons can be found on page 97 in the manual:

"The ATEM Production Studio 4K models feature illuminated buttons on the front panel together with a built in LCD screen. Switching your auxiliary output is as easy as pressing buttons on the front panel. The LCD screen will then display that output. This feature not only gives you a fast visual indicator of your connections, but also serves as a powerful auxiliary switcher.
ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K has 3 auxiliary outputs, but it's just as easy to switch them using the front panel. Simply press an auxiliary button, then press your desired input or output"

Hakan

Dear Blackmagic
Add PGM assign (basically a cut) and menu control to set basic things like resolution setup to the next model.
Thankfully yours
Everyone with a 1M/E 4k