Abstract: A control station for a control system with automatic detection and configuration of control elements comprising an LCD display panel providing both input means for operator selection and output means for conveying information to the operator, means for displaying, in response to operator selection input, a plurality of preselected application title indicia representative of activities associated with particular locations, means for selecting, from among the plurality of preselected application title indicia, a particular application title indicium to provide a selected application title, means for displaying, in response to operator selection input, a plurality of preselected scene title indicia associated with the selected application, means for selecting, from among the plurality of preselected scene title indicia, a particular scene title indicium to provide a selected scene, means for displaying, in response to operator selection input, one or more circuit title indicia representative of circuits eligibl