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Dont confuse flying the aircraft with the autopilot off..... with not following the flight directors demands.
It is perfectly permissible to use the pnf(pm) to select alt/hdgs/speed etc and the pf to follow the "programmed" settings especially if the (now overloaded!!) pnf is a slightly smug or overconfident low hours pay to fly cadet
who needs putting back in their box
Threads like this prove that the Airbus takes a looong time to really thoroughly understand despite all of our best efforts.