RFR Channel Check - Show Channels

Question

Hi, 
 Is there a way to get the RFR to use the Show Channels Flexi instead of Patched Channels for channel check? I work in a venue with an extensive rep plot and a different show every week. Not every designer uses the entire rep and I would like to limit the channel check to only the show channels but still use the RFR. I could unpatch the unused channels but at that point it's easier to just make note of which systems to skip. 
 We're running an ION v2.1 with the RFR base station connected to the console via USB. 
 Thanks, Mat

PatrickBoozer · Answer

Do you chan check by Address or by Channel? I don;t know if the current flexi state tools can support this natively - If the RFR is the same user number as the desk does it respect the flexi-state of the currently selected tab on the desk? Seems unlikely but I may be wrong. 
 There are probably 3 or 4 ways to solve the problem - the best solution will be based on your specific situation which we kinda don't know. 
 Based on your description how about a quickie Macro like - Build a group that is all your channels minus your show channels. Go into patch. Group move to "1st channel + 1000" Enter 
 This would push all your unwanted channels out into the 1000's while retaining the number structure - keep the same order and spacing. 
 To drag them back in it's just Group Move to First Channel - and your default patch is restored. 
 If it's by address - Group at 16/ Enter would move your unwanted channels out to universe 16. 
 Either way now your channel check wouldn't hit the unwanted fixtures until the end - which is nice when you need to add a fixture back mid run. No need to get the lightwrite - the old Ch 28 is just 1028 and you look like a superstar. For this reason I would avoid unpatching the unwanted channels. 
 With a little noodling you could Macro-tize it to be a single key-press in and out of your range based on your current flexi state - or based on a list of channels (group or sub) you maintain during focus. 
 MACRO IDEA 
 "Tab_down 1 * ///Selects the Chan Display 
 Flexi Show Channels* ////Ensures you are in the right flexi state 
 1 thru last chan recordOnly Group 998** ////Builds a group of your show channels 
 1 thru thru last chan - Group 998 RecordOnly Group 999** /////Builds a group of all those unwanted channels 
 Open_Patch 
 Group 999 MoveTo" 
 This is where you manually enter your first unwanted channel + 1000. If you have the ability to make channel 1 always unwanted then you can automate this part as well.

cjLights · Answer

Hey Matt, 
 I think I have an answer for you. The board I just tested this on doesn't have an RFR attached, so I can't check it totally, but I've used most of these functions before on RFRs so it should work. 
 Make a macro that is simply: 
 Flexi_Show 1 @ Full Rem_Dim [Enter] 
 Then use the wheel that is the Next/Last to advance a show channel or go back. On the board it works like a charm and only advances through the Show Channels. When in "Show Channels" flexi mode, the board will advance to the next Show Channel so even if your first channel is 10, when you start at 1 and hit next, it will go to channel 10 and won't go back to any channels that are not in the show. 
 Obviously if you never use channel 1 you can start where you like. Like I said, it works on the board so it should work on the RFR. 
 Note: To get the Flexi_Show command in the macros, I had to edit the macro manually and add it from the CIA display. It's hidden but its there.