ok i have gone to settings-option/wallet clicked enable coin control features. as this was the closest i could find. i have then unlocked wallet but not for staking. i have then gone in and typed masternode start-many password and i get this message
"overall" : "Successfully started 0 masternodes, failed to start 2, total 2",
"detail" : {
"status" : {
"alias" : "Masternode1",
"result" : "failed",
"errorMessage" : "could not allocate vin"
},
"status" : {
"alias" : "Masternode2",
"result" : "failed",
"errorMessage" : "could not allocate vin"