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Composer Pro Getting Started

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Getting Started

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3.2.1.3 Media View

Use the Control4

Composer Media view to view and select the stored or broadcast media on the

Navigators: the Touch Screens, On-Screen, Mini Touch Screen, and System Remote Control. The

Media view lets you add media selections to the Control4 system: stored music and media collections

from a network-attach storage device (NAS) or other devices such as a Dock for iPod, DVD Player or

Disc Changer, broadcasts, channels, and stations.

To view and select the media from the Navigators, including Wireless Touch Screens, On-Screen

Navigator, Mini Touch Screen, and System Remote Control, you first need to add and scan the media

to the Control4 Controller (for example, Home Controller HC-1000.) With MP3, FLAC, or AAC files

that you add and scan, you can create playlists saved to the Controller (if it has a hard drive) in the

Media Database. See the Composer Pro User Guide for details.

Note: The AMG c4lookup service used in previous releases has been switched to Gracenote

. The

Sony 777 Disc Changer uses Gracenote, but the Media Controller can no longer access album, title,

or artist information from AMG. CDs, however, can be imported and will show up in the Media

database with a date and time stamp.

Other Media Managers: You can use other media managers, for example, iTunes, Windows Media

player, and Media Monkey to create MP3s. You can still use Composer ME and Composer HE to add

files to Control4.