User guide

Composer Pro User Guide

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User Guide Part 1

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2. Click System Design.

3. In System Design in the Items pane, click the Search tab.

4. Select the Online Database radio button.

5. To get a device, use the pull-down menus and select Device Type, then Manufacturer or All

Manufacturers.

6. Select the room in the project tree, and double-click or drag the device to the project tree.

7. Configure the device by setting up the connections (Network and/or Control/AV tabs). See

“Connecting and Managing Control and AV Connections” and “Connecting and Verifying Devices”

for details.

2.5.5 Configuring Controllers

Use the Control4

Composer Pro System Design view to add and identify a Controller to the network

connection. Refer to the sections below for the Controller type you want to configure. This section also

covers other Controller-related tasks.

Note: Home Theater Controller, Home Controller HC-500, and Media Controller are no longer sold.

See “What’s New in This Release” for details.

2.5.5.1 Configure an HC-Class Home Controller

Use the Control4

Composer Pro System Design view to add and configure the 'HC' line of Home

Controllers. These steps are basically the same for every supported Controller, however, the

Properties may vary.

Note: Emphasis is placed on the most recent Controllers.

Prerequisites

Ensure that the Home Controller is installed as directed in the Control4 Home Controller Installation

Guide for your Controller available on the Control4 Dealer website.

To add and configure a Home Controller HC-x00 or HC-x000 (for example, HC-300):

1. Start Composer and connect to a Director.

2. Click System Design.

3. In the System Design view on the project tree, select the room where the Home Controller

resides. In the Items pane > My Drivers tab > Controllers > double-click Home Controller

(including the HC version you want to add, for example, Home Controller HC300) to add the

object to the project tree. The Digital Media object is added automatically also.

Notes: Home Controller HC-1000 V2 and HC-1000 V3 use the same driver, e.g., HC1000V2/V3.

Release 1.7.3 and later use these driver versions. For OS 2.0.1, the HC-200 (C4-HC200B-E-B-NR-1)

and HC-300 (C4-HC300C-E-B) have been updated. For OS 2.2, the HC-800 (C4-HC800-E-B) has

been added.