diff --git a/src/mscr.cpp b/src/mscr.cpp
index 91372bff6fc8a40814d17e87bdaf3319477b715d..f1958d1636cc87739e67afe9e59b0ba18a7c707f 100644
--- a/src/mscr.cpp
+++ b/src/mscr.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ void mscr::usage() {
 
 void mscr::initWidgets() {
     qDebug() << __PRETTY_FUNCTION__ << m_mscrStatus << m_instruments;
+	
+	// attenuator 1 && polarimeter
+	ui->attenuator1_groupBox->setVisible(m_mscrStatus[1]);
+	ui->qio_polar1Attenuation->setVisible(m_mscrStatus[1]);
+	
 
     // light level (straight)
     ui->gbLightLevel2->setVisible(m_mscrStatus[3]);
@@ -133,6 +138,9 @@ void mscr::initWidgets() {
         ui->qioHSlit->setSource("$1/HorSlitPosition");
 
     // Status tab
+	
+	ui->polar1Status_groupBox->setVisible(m_mscrStatus[1]);
+	
     ui->polar2Status_groupBox->setVisible(m_mscrStatus[3]);//2
     if(ui->polar2Status_groupBox->isVisible())
         ui->qutable_polar2Status->setSource("$1/Polar2Status");