Ultamitking73 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I want to create a 4th of july channel setup along with my christmas channel setup how do i start a new channel config for my 4th of july setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Ultamitking73 wrote: I want to create a 4th of july channel setup along with my christmas channel setup how do i start a new channel config for my 4th of july setup?What I do is I export my configuration file that I created for Christmas as 80CH-Christmas(or however many channels you're using, 80 could be 16, 32, etc.), then for the next Holiday, I go through that same file and rename each channel ID for that Holiday, for example you're doing a 4th of July config, so like you could take channel 1 named Mini Tree Blue and change it to something like "Flag Blue", just rename your channels to what you have in the 4th of display display.Once you've got that done, just export the new channel config with a new name, for example 80CH-4thJuly.Even if you don't use all channels, you can delete those you don't use and then export the file as 8CH-4thJuly, 16CH-4thJuly, 32CH-4thJuly, etc.I have done this many times and now have 16, 32, 48 and 80 channel configuration files that are all preset, I just load whichever config file I need for which Holiday I'm doing and edit the sequence with the same amount of channel ID's in that particular channel config.I have configs for Halloween, Christmas, 4thJuly, LaborDay, etc. Even though I may not do some of those Holidays presently, I have a config preset for those channels ready to go if I ever decide I want to.Hope this helps and really hope it makes sense to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Mitchell Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Since my 4th display is nothing like my Xmas display, I found it easier just to start from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Brian Mitchell wrote: Since my 4th display is nothing like my Xmas display, I found it easier just to start from scratch.None of mine are either. But some of the lights are used in both my Halloween and Christmas displays, so those in my case would remain the same. And I didn't see any reason to start from ground zero, when I could just modify the current config and export it using a new name for whichever Holiday theme it is set up for. Saved me a lot of time without having to do a lot of extra work.What works for some, may not work for others. I was just stating how I do it, and what works for me.Just passing on information, what the end receiver does with that info is entirely up to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultamitking73 Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 lol very true thank you I will try that it sounds simple enough and not having to start over thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultamitking73 Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 just for a side thought how do you "start" from scratch when you have a channel config already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBullard Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Ultamitking73 wrote:just for a side thought how do you "start" from scratch when you have a channel config already?Start a new sequence, assign the channels you want to use. Do NOT import your current channel config.When finished, export the new channel config and save under a differnt name.You can have an unlimited number of different channel configs as long as they have different file names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultamitking73 Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 ok cool thanks I actually figured it out I now have all my 7 songs for the 4th of july configured and the rest to my Christmas display thanks guys for all your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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