Octa-A4-xoxbox midi question

Hi, received my xoxbox this week…totally made up with it, I’m trying to set up my kit so that OT is master midi, …so midi OUT of Octa-to- midi IN of A4…then midi OUT of A4 to midi IN of xoxbox.

Now the problem is that when pressing play on the OT, everything starts but the xox is not starting from the beginning of the pattern…BUT, if i press start on the A4 it DOES reset to the beginning…also it resets if I come straight out of OT into xox…

could anyone shed any light on this??

switch midi out of the A4 to the midi thru on the A4 to the midi in of the xox. Also, go into the global menu and make sure that Midi send and transport send is checked.