The FocusPhone has been discontinued.
This page is for historical reference only.



FocusPhone™
Control your lighting console by cordless phone!


FocusPhone lets you...
-call up channels
-call up groups
-run cues
-and more

Use it...
-onstage
-backstage
-front of house
-on a ladder
-on a truss

Great for...
-theatres
-restaurants
-museums
-exteriors
-outdoor venues
-landscapes
-ballrooms
-retail displays
-trade shows
-houses of worship
Grab the FocusPhone handset and head up a ladder, into the ceiling, or wherever you need to work. Use the Touch-Tone® keypad to enter commands as if you were at the console.

Bring up a channel, park a dimmer, go to a cue, take out a group. FocusPhone gives you total control for focusing, troubleshooting, or checking out your system.

The FocusPhone uses a standard 900MHz cordless phone. The handset is lightweight, rechargeable, and best of all -- wireless! Yet it offers full control of your console with only a Touch-Tone keypad.

Enter channel numbers and levels. Set multiple channels using "and" and "thru". Use groups. Run cues. Access dimmers.

And after you have maxed out the more than a dozen built-in commands, run any of your pre-programmed console macros from the FocusPhone handset.

Here's a quick taste of how easy it is to set channel levels using the FocusPhone keypad and an ETC Expression console:

(On command-line consoles, an additional * at the end signifies ENTER.)

Installation is 1-2-3 simple:
1. Plug the phone's power adapter into an outlet.
2. Connect the phone to the interface box, pictured above.
3. Connect the interface to the console's focus remote port.


Models and pricing

Console Commands Connection FocusPhone Model Price
ETC Express
Expression IIx or 3
Insight IIx or 3
Emphasis
stage and thru at full release
dimmer enter + -
cue go back clear
group chan macro
RFU FP1EXP
(pdf manual)
$750
ETC Express
Expression IIx or 3
Insight IIx or 3
Emphasis
stage and thru at full release
dimmer enter + - clear
(no groups, cues or macros)
RFU FP1JREXP
(pdf manual)
$650
ETC Obsession 1 or 2 and thru at full rem-dim enter next last
dimmer park
goto-cue go stop/back
group macro live
RFU FP1OBS
(pdf manual)
$750
Strand series 300 through 550i and thru at full rem-dim enter next last
dimmer repatch
goto-cue go stop/back
group macro live
Keyboard FP1STR
(pdf manual)
$750
Strand Lightpalette 90
miniLightpalette 90
and thru at full rem-dim enter next last
dimmer return
goto-cue go stop/back
group macro live
Remote FP1LP90
(pdf manual)
$750
MIDI show control set go stop resume fire all-off restore MIDI in develpoment
Flying Pig Whole Hog MIDI in develpoment
VLPS Virtuoso MIDI in develpoment

Inquire about support for other consoles and multi-protocol FocusPhone models.
Prices are US dollars, FOB New York City. Shipping within the continental US is $25.

For more info...
Read the FAQ page.
Download FocusPhone description pdf file.
Click links above to download manuals.


Try it on us

FocusPhone saves you time, money, and the purchase is risk-free. Our 30-day trial policy lets you return your FocusPhone within 30 days if you are not utterly thrilled by the ability to run your console from a cordless phone.

FocusPhone™ is available direct from the manufacturer, West Side Systems.

Call 1-888-724-6203 or email us about purchase orders.
West Side Systems home page.