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Composer Pro Getting Started
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Getting Started
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1. Introduction
Use the Control4
®
Composer Professional Edition (Composer Pro) application to design and create
projects for the Control4 system.
1.1 Purpose
The purpose of this document is to give Dealers and Installers instructions, tips, and examples about
how to use the Composer Pro application.
1.2 Related Documents and Resources
Document file name Title and location
Composer
Professional Edition
User Guide (200-00005)
Web Help: Composer Pro User Guide
PDF:
Dealer portal: Support > Product Information > User Guides
Control4 System Quick
Start Guide (200-00153)
PDF: http://www.control4.com/products/documentation/
Control4 System User
Guide
PDF: Dealer portal: Support > Product Information > User Guides
PDF:
http://www.control4.com/products/documentation/
Managing Dealer
Accounts on
My.Control4.Com
PDF: Dealer portal: Support > Product Information > User Guides
Control4 Installation
Planning Worksheet
Excel: Dealer portal: Support > Product Information > Accessories
Composer ProSoftware
Release Update
Instructions – 1.8.2 to
2.0 (TechDoc00012)
PDF: Dealer portal: Support > Product Information > Accessories and
Knowledgebase
1.3 Composer Pro Overview
This document is for new Dealers or Installers who want to learn how to use Composer Pro in the
Control4
®
Operating System (OS) Release 2.0 (OS 2.0), or for others who want to keep up with the
latest changes. If you are already familiar with Composer Pro, you may only want to know what has
changed from the last release. If this is the case, see “What’s New in Release 2.0?” or “Where to Go
from Here” for more advanced information about Composer, and then search for your subjects in the
Composer Pro User Guide.
The Control4 system is a combination of Control4 and third-party controllable devices, for example,
HDTVs, DVDs, CD players, speakers, home theaters, lights (and so on) that communicate with one
another via TCP/IP, infrared (IR), serial, contact, or relay connections.