ZED R16 midi controls,play,stop,etc......

Im having problems getting the play,stop,rw,fw,rec buttons to work on the midi control section of the A&H ZED R16…Got faders to work for both ins and outs on Cubase 6.5…and when I press any other buttons in the MIDI control section the MIDI transfer bar lights up in the virtual keyboard on Cubase just not with play,stop…etc
running mac OS 10.(latest edition) zed r16, cubase 6.5

If any one has any ideas please help I have exhausted all avenues on all forums… :open_mouth: