Control parameters in palettes

Is it just my imagination, or can I not store a control parameter in a palette?

Here's my problem: I have a new installation with some VLs and Cybers. While I'm building cues, there is still some work going on with power and control wiring to the Cybers, so I'm occasionally asked to power down a fixture, or send a home command to a fixture that a tech is working on. Since sending a "home" or a "shutdown" control command alone does not work on the Cybers due to the simultaneous needs of the intensity channel, I've built a list that I run as a VM to handle home and shutdown. But, while in building cues, I don't want to run the list and have all my Cybers home or shutdown. I can work around this by capturing the control channel first, then running the list, but this is a nuisance while building cues. On a Hog 2, I would create a palette with the control channel levels (or a series of palettes for the Cyber necessities), then select the fixture and apply the palette(s). Unfortunately, I can't get a control in a palette on the Hog iPC (running version 1.4.1).

Has anybody found a cleaner way to do this?
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  • Paul,
    Running the control channel alone does not work with the Cybers (that method works fine with the other fixture types in the rig). The intensity channel has to bump to full and back to 0 before the control channel change, then the appropriate control parameter value has to be set within three seconds. Possibly using the highlight key I could do the operation fast enough manually...

    Todd,
    Thanks for your idea of simply making a list per fixture. My rig is permanent, so it will be very useful for me to copy my existing global list into individual fixture lists.
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  • Paul,
    Running the control channel alone does not work with the Cybers (that method works fine with the other fixture types in the rig). The intensity channel has to bump to full and back to 0 before the control channel change, then the appropriate control parameter value has to be set within three seconds. Possibly using the highlight key I could do the operation fast enough manually...

    Todd,
    Thanks for your idea of simply making a list per fixture. My rig is permanent, so it will be very useful for me to copy my existing global list into individual fixture lists.
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