I think you're missing that there IS an option. It's mercury.
I don't understand how you can't see it.

Yes, Mercury should look similar to the X series. In addition to setting the theme to Mercury, set the lens drop down to None.

Well, I feel like a dunce.  As I said before, for me, both Mercury and Tungsten had the same problem.  But I finally have found the answer..........Ready.........
 
I was checking out Platinum without ever having loaded a song into it.  If there is not a file opened and a track set up, everything in the Control Module is GREYED OUT!
 
Thanks for all the answers.  I learned some things from them......Don