User guide

Composer Pro User Guide
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User Guide Part 1
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• New sections: “Editing DVD Information” and “Programming the Control4 Thermostat
Schedule” have been added.
• Most references to Contact/Relay Extender, 10" Wireless Touch Screen, and Home
Controller HC-500 have been removed. These products are either no longer sold or do not
support the Flash-based interface.
• General network information has been removed. You can get that information from the
Control4
training materials and courses.
• Third-party products may be mentioned, but specific details about how to set them up may or
may not be included. Refer to the product documentation shipped with the product.
• Release information for releases prior to OS 2.0 that apply to Composer Pro has been added
to “Information About Older Releases.”
1.4.5.4 Sections No Longer Supported
The following Control4
®
system Composer Pro sections have been moved or are no longer mentioned
in this document (as they were in previous releases):
• Third-party product configurations. With some exceptions, configuring devices for third-party
Thermostats, Pool Controllers and Security systems are no longer provided in the Composer
Pro User Guide.
• Networking Basics. These sections are now included in Control4's Networking
training
classes.
• Products no longer supported or partially supported in OS 2.0: Contact/Relay Extender, 10"
Wireless Touch Screen, Home Controller HC-500, Home Controller HC-1000 V1, Media
Controller, Home Theater Controller, Easy Importer, and Easy Setup. See versions of this
document earlier than OS 2.0 for information about these products.
• References to older releases of Control4 products. These references have been moved into
“Information about Older Releases.”
2. Composer Pro Basics
If you are a new user, start by using the application Help in Control4
®
Composer Pro (Composer Pro
Getting Started). These sections assume that you are familiar with Composer Pro. This product runs
on the Control4 Operating System (OS) Release 2.0 (OS 2.0) and later.
Use the subsections in this Composer Pro User Guide "Basics" section to:
• Learn how to install devices
• Learn how to reboot or reset your Control4 system
• Find out what's new in this release
• Learn how to configure Composer properties
• Learn how to configure the devices
• Learn how to connect everything
• Learn how to customize the Navigators
• Learn how to update Composer and Director
• Learn how to troubleshoot problems
• Find out about specific details about older releases
• Learn how to create a sample project using the Interviewer wizard or Composer views