User guide

Composer Pro User Guide
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1. Introduction
Composer Professional Edition (Composer Pro) is a Control4
®
software application that Control4
Dealers and Installers use to set up and configure Control4 and third-party devices to communicate
with each other in the Control4 Home-Automation System.
1.1 Purpose
The purpose of this document is to provide steps, tips, and examples about how to use the Composer
Pro software for the Control4 Operating System (OS 2.2) and later.
Words that appear in red are either listed in the Glossary, or are tips, examples, and other important
information.
1.2 Scope
This Control4
®
Composer Pro User Guide is divided into Basic and Advanced sections.
The Basics sections provide information and instructions about:
• Installing devices
• What's new in this release
• Configuring properties
• Configuring devices
• Customizing the Navigators
• Updating Composer and Director
• Example projects
• Troubleshooting the system
• Information about older releases
The Advanced sections provide information and instructions about:
• Setting up the network configuration
• Creating device drivers
• Connecting and verifying devices
• Setting up the media
• Programming the system
If you've never used Composer Pro before, we suggest that you start by reading either Composer Pro
Getting Started available in the Composer Pro application's Help menu or on the Control4 website in
PDF. If you're already familiar with Composer Pro, you can skip through the Composer Pro Getting
Started, and continue with the sections in this document.