Control4® System Quick Start Guide Contents Your User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Navigate your system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Touch screens and TV on-screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Set up your system . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Your User Guide This System Quick Start Guide is your introduction to the user guide. Since every Control4 system is unique, we’ve put each feature’s info into its own user guide. Control4 Smart Home: Climate Guide For in-depth information about specific features or equipment, see the appropriate Smart Home user guide. Control4 Smart Home: Intercom Guide Find all of these user guides (and more!) at ctrl4.
Introduction Welcome to the Control4® world of home automation! Your Control4 system lets you automate many of the electrical, electronic, and motorized devices in your home, helping to make your home or business more enjoyable for you and your family or business clients. • Control your lights from the buttons on your keypad. Edit lighting scenes on your touch screens or Control4 apps.
Set up your system Your dealer may have already set up your personal Control4 account at customer.control4.com and registered your controller. If so, you can skip this section and go to “Set up additional services” on page 5. If not, you’ll need to do the following things right away, or your system will not be fully functional. Notes: (1) Control4 requires that you or your dealer create a Control4 account and register your controller before you can use your new system.
Set up additional services Set up 4Sight with Anywhere Access Set up TuneIn 4Sight™ with Anywhere Access lets you control your system remotely from anywhere in the world. With this feature you can connect to your Control4 system from a remote location using an app on your smartphone or tablet or a web browser on your computer. Create a free TuneIn account, and then use the TuneIn app to listen to stations, shows, and more through your smartphone, tablet, PC, or touch screens.
Use switches, dimmers, and keypads Your installer has already set up your system hardware and programmed automated tasks, so you can jump in right away and use basic controls like switches and dimmers to turn on lights, or you can use touch screens and your smartphone to control every connected device in the house. It’s up to you where to start! Use a switch 1 To use a switch to control a light, press and release the top of the switch for “on,” and press the bottom for “off.” It’s as simple as that.
Use the System Remote Control The Control4 System Remote Controls (SR-150 and SR-260) are a quick way to manage your Control4 system on your TV screen or on the remote’s own display. These universal remotes are so versatile, they can replace all other remotes in your home. Use the List Navigator on the remote To learn how to use the remote in depth, see the System Remote Control User Guide at ctrl4.co/sr260.
Navigate your system In your system, anything with a Control4 menu is called a Navigator. Navigators let you use and modify your system in much more detail than basic controls like keypads, switches, and dimmers.
Control4 home page The Control4 home page categorizes your automated home’s features under several icons. Options display either as icons or drop-down menus (although there are some small differences between Navigator types). Note: Only installed devices display on the home screen, so not all of these icons may appear. Tip: Customize your own home page! See “Add custom home pages” for details.
Listen The Listen section offers many audio choices, depending on the audio and video devices in your Control4 system. View your options, then select or manage these: • My Music (Digital Music)—Lists My Artists, My Albums, My Genres, My Queue, and more. You can also create and manage playlists here. My Music media and playlists come from your digital music collection via your network-attached storage (NAS).
My Music Use Listen to play your digital music. 3 Press the Stop button on the media dashboard or media page, or select Room Off on the remote to stop playing the radio or music. 1 From your Control4 home page, select Listen > My Music. For details about how to use TuneIn, see the TuneIn Setup Guide, TuneIn User Guide, or TuneIn Quick Reference at ctrl4.co/cdocs.
Watch The Watch section lets you access your TV, cable, or satellite stations, depending on the devices in your system. Icons display for access to your digital video collections (DVD and DVR), disc changer, game console, and other sources. Use your remote or the media dashboard to control the volume, change channels, and so on. From your Control4 home page, select Watch. The next page shows icons in a grid format (if you select Movies, for example).
73 F Comfort The Comfort section lets you adjust your thermostat temperature and humidity settings, adjust blinds or drapes, use Wakeups, and more. To change the climate manually: 1 On a Navigator’s home screen, select Comfort. The climate controls open. Using presets Presets are a powerful and flexible way to save all of your climate settings, for easy recall later. 1 On a Navigator’s home screen, select Comfort, then select Presets. 2 To edit a preset, tap the preset name.
To view a camera’s video: 1 From your Control4 home page, select Security, then select Cameras. Thumbnail views of each camera are displayed. Security The Security section lets you view or control security systems, door stations, security cameras, locks, and sensors. Your Control4 Dealer must set up your system to work with any installed cameras. Viewing a camera If you have security cameras, you can view their video feeds one at a time or several at once.
Lights The Lighting section lets you adjust the lighting in your home. You can view the lights in all rooms and on all floors without changing the room displayed on your Navigator. • View or activate house lights and lighting scenes—Select All to view all controllable lights and lighting scenes in the house. • Turn lights on or off—Select On or Off on the light (switch only), or adjust the light levels (dimmers only). Viewing a lighting scene 1 From the Control4 home page, select Lighting > Scenes.
Creating a lighting scene 7 Select Next. 1 On the Lighting screen, select Scenes. 8 Use the keyboard to name the new scene, and then select Done. 2 Select the pencil icon 9 Select Save. in the upper-right corner to open Edit mode. 3 Select Create New. Editing a lighting scene 4 Select the rooms to add to the scene and select Next. 1 On the Lighting screen, select Scenes. 5 Select the lights to add to the scene and select Next.
Settings The Settings section lets you view information about your system, view or change your Director or network, add a new custom home page, change your screen saver, add or change wallpaper, allow Remote Access, register the controller, use Service Connection, manage battery power, or adjust the backlight (not all options are available in all Navigators). To view the Settings menu: 1 From your Control4 home page, select Settings.
Adding a custom home page To use a Favorite: 1 Select Instead of using the default home page, you can create your own custom home page. You decide which catagories and Favorites to view on the home page. (star), then select the Favorite. To edit a Favorite: To create a custom home page: 1 Select Settings, then Edit Favorites. 2 Select the folder that contains the Favorite, then select right of the Favorite you want to edit. (edit) to the 1 Select Settings, then Custom Home.
Changing the wallpaper To change the wallpaper background of your Control4 menu: 1 Select Settings, then Wallpaper. The wallpaper selection screen opens. Viewing and changing advanced settings Use Director to view your current Director (the software that controls your system), connect to it, or add/remove a Director. (Usually only of interest to your Control4 Dealer.) Use Network (touch screens only) to view or change general network settings. (Usually only of interest to your Control4 Dealer.
JAN UAR Y 15 Apps The Apps section lets you view top stories, weather, news, sports, or any apps you’ve received from 4Store (account required). 4Store apps are not supported on iOS or Android Control4 apps. Note: The News and Weather apps are installed by default. To open apps: 1 From your Control4 home page, select Apps. 2 View the news and weather and any other apps. The 4Store icon also appears here. Using 4Store Use 4Store to search for apps and download them. 1 Select Apps, then 4Store.
Other options Changing rooms Controlling devices on screen The current room name displays at the top of the screen. Select the name to change the room. The device controls page appears in the Navigator for most audio or video devices, for example, DVD and media players. Each device control is a virtual representation of the controls on your device’s remote control. Select these buttons or choose from the list of channels or stations on your Navigators.
Locking Navigators If you don’t want others to access Control4 menus while in certain areas of your home or building (for example, anything in Settings or Security), you can restrict access by setting a personal identification number (PIN) code. You can manage access in Composer HE or ask your dealer to manage it. The following areas can be limited from viewing: • Access Agent (Enabled or Disabled)—Enable or disable access to the Access agent.
Customize your system You can customize your system in lots of ways. Your dealer can help you set up your devices and fine-tune your system to suit your personal taste. • If you’re a “do-it-yourselfer,” you can use programs on a Windows computer (Composer Media Edition or Composer Home Edition) to change some system settings. You can download these apps from your Control4 account (Composer HE purchased separately). See “About Composer ME” or “About Composer HE” (below) for details.
Additional information For more information about Control4 products and services, visit www.control4.com or contact your Control4 Dealer. For more information about using your Control4 system, look for the following documents at ctrl4.co/cdocs. Documents • Control4 App Quick Reference—Explains how to download and use your Control4 app on supported mobile devices and the PC. Available in OS 2.6.0 and later.
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