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Composer Pro User Guide

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Note: Speakers are not included in the Control4 project configuration.

A room provides two (2) priority levels for End Points of audio (Audio End Point 1 and 2) and two (2)

for audio playing for video (Video Audio End Point 1 and 2). The system automatically connects the

first End Point in the room to End Point 1 as the first priority. If that device is part of AV path selected,

it manages the volume in the room automatically.

5.3.3.2 Room Connection Types

The general types of room connections are:

• Video End Point—On the Control4 system, this is the end of the path in the selected room

that defines video. The default is the Television.

• Audio End Point 1 and 2—On the Control4 system, this is the end of the path in the

selected room that defines audio. The default is the first applicable devices added to the

system, such as a Speaker Point or Mini Touch Screen. However, when a Television is

added, it overrides the initial setting. When a Receiver is added, it overrides the Television.

• Video Audio End Point—On the Control4 system, this is the end of the path in the selected

room that defines audio when watching video on the Control4 system. The default is the first

applicable device added to the system. However, when a Television is added, it overrides the

first device. When a Receiver is added, it overrides the Television.

• Video Volume 1 and 2—Options that let you set the volume management to a device that is

not an Video Audio End Point or a Video Audio End Point.

Example: If you added an AV Switch to your system, the Television is probably the Video

Audio End Point, but you want to use the AV Switch for volume control to utilize added

features of the Switch.

• Audio Volume 1 and 2—Options that let you set the volume management to a device that is

not an Audio End Point or an Audio End Point.

Example: If you added an Audio Switch to your system, another device is probably the Audio

End Point, but you should use the Audio Switch for volume control.

• On-Screen Device—Defines the device (television) that displays the On-Screen Navigator.

• Temperature and Temperature Control—Defines the device that manages the temperature

in the room, such as a Thermostat.

• Security System—Defines the device that manages the security system in the room, such

as a Security System.

5.3.3.3 Examples of System Configurations

The following examples show possible system configurations: Video Audio End-Point 1 and 2—The

Plasma Television is Video Audio End-Point 1 and the Receiver is Video.

Example 1: Audio End Point 2—The Plasma Television manages the volume when the homeowner

watches cable, and the Receiver manages the volume when the homeowner watches the DVD or

VCR.