TrueControl™ User Guide iPad ® , iPhone ® , iPod ® app version: Savant TrueControl II 6.0.0 ER1 Mac ® app version: Savant TrueControl for Mac ® 6.0.0 ER1 RacePoint Blueprint™: Release da Vinci 6.0.0 ER1 Document Date: April 2014 Document Number: 009-0865-04 Copyright © 2014 Savant Systems, LLC. SAVANT and RacePoint Blueprint are trademarks of Savant Systems, LLC. All brand names, product names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contents To access the links to the topics in this document, click the topic text or page number. Overview ............................................................................................................................................................3 Highlights of TrueControl ...........................................................................................................................3 Assumptions ....................................................................................
Overview Savant Systems’ TrueControl™ app provides control of home or office systems using an iOS device. This app leverages the power of Wi-Fi and cellular networks to stay connected to your Savant system at home or in any commercial environment. TrueControl provides flexibility to control your whole house or corporate office, including music, video and lighting scenes, security, climate, energy, entertainment, and much more.
Glossary The terms described in this section are referred to in this user guide. Term Description iOS Device An iOS device can be an iPad®, iPod touch®, iPad mini®, iPhone®, Savant Select, or Mac® running the TrueControl app.
Opening TrueControl To open the TrueControl™ app, tap the Savant icon as shown in the next screenshot.
Using the System Selector Screen The first time you open TrueControl™ it finds systems on the local network that the iPad might be able to control, as well as, shows recent systems that the iPad has accessed and any remote systems that have been configured. To open the settings screen, see Modifying System Settings. If the iOS device (iPad, iPod, or iPhone) has previously connected to other systems—recent systems and remote systems that the iOS device has already used—will display.
At a Glance The standard TrueControl™ interface displays a categories dock, navigation bar, and services dock. The categories dock shows a minimum of the All and Settings icons. Icons of other categories are displayed as TrueControl connects to the configured devices, for example, to Cable TV, music sources, and energy monitors. Icons in the Services dock are displayed based on the connections that are made to the various types of devices.
Landscape View of TrueControl TrueControl™ allows you to view the screen in either portrait or landscape orientation. The previous screenshot in this document shows the portrait orientation.
Categories Dock The TrueControl™ app features a categories dock at the top of the screen. By selecting an icon in the categories dock the service icons for that category are displayed in the services dock. Icon Description All Shows in the services dock all of the icons for available services in your system. Watch Shows all of the icons for available video services, such as cable or satellite TV, Blu-ray services, in the services dock, if media devices are available.
Navigation Bar The navigation bar allows you to access the power settings, a service, or a zone (room). To access these options, tap or hold the navigation bar to open the related popover. Tapping the Power Off button when it is highlighted blue will power off the zone (room). In the next graphic references to hold mean: press and hold.
MultiZone Control To enable a service in multiple zones (rooms), do the following. 1. 2. Select a service from the Services dock. On the navigation bar, press and hold the zone (room) area, shown in the next screenshot. 3. Tap each to enable the service in the desired zones, then close the popover.
Services Dock The display of icons shown in the services dock depends on the category icon selected in the categories dock. The following icons are those associated with the Settings category. Icon Description Favorites Add, delete or modify the user’s Favorites related to the following services: Cable TV, Satellite TV, AM Radio, FM Radio, and Satellite Radio. See Adding, Modifying and Deleting Favorites. Schedule Create, modify, or delete an Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) schedule.
Configuring a Remote Instance If you want to control your Savant system while not on the same network as your system, you can use TrueControl™ to access your system remotely. If your installer has configured remote access in your RacePoint Blueprint™ configuration and your network is set up appropriately, the app will be able to connect to your system via the Internet with no further interaction required. If you need to add a remote system when not on the same network as the host, do the following. 1.
Modifying System Settings The TrueControl™ app settings on your device may be customized. Review the options available in the next figure. Also view the summary of options in the table on the next page. To navigate to the system Settings screen, on the Categories dock tap the Settings icon Services dock tap Systems icon . Next, on the in the Services dock. Next, tap the Settings icon, See next page for more details.
On the TrueControl™ system settings screen some settings are simply an enable/disable toggle, while others open a popover for entering or selecting more data. For more details on these settings, see the next page, Summary of Options for the System Settings Screen. The following popovers are associated with system settings.
Summary of Options for the System Settings Screen Option Prevent Device Sleep Reconnect To Instance Description ON prevents the screen from locking. To avoid the ba:ery being run down, use this op?on only when the device has constant power. See also, Enabling the Sleep Timer on an iOS Device.
Clearing the Cache on TrueControl for Mac Clearing the cache removes system instances on iOS devices that share a configuration. The following procedure is only applicable to TrueControl for Mac. To clear the cache of TrueControl for Mac, do the following. 1. Right click the title bar of TrueControl. 2. Select the folder named Savant. 3. 4. Select all of the files in the Savant folder and delete them. Close TrueControl and then re-open it.
Setting Up a Screen Saver To specify a screen saver for your iOS device, do the following using TrueControl. 1. 2. 3. From the System Selector screen tap the Settings icon: If not enabled already, swipe Enable Screen Saver. Tap Screen Saver Options. See the next screenshots that show the various settings available for each Screen Saver category.
Start After Mode Clock Position Manage Pictures For more details on managing pictures, see the next page, More on Managing Pictures.
More on Managing Pictures If access is denied to your pictures, you will see the following screen and then you must enable access in Privacy Settings. Choose an album from which pictures can be selected. Tap Select the pictures you want to use for a screen saver and tap Done. to add pictures for your screen saver.
To remove any pictures from your screen saver, select and then tap Remove Images.
Renaming or Deleting a Savant System To rename a Savant system using TrueControl, swipe to the left, select Rename, and then enter the new name. To delete a Savant system using TrueControl, select Delete for the system you want to delete.
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Adding Favorites You can create and modify your own channel Favorites. The Favorites can be accessed from the Services dock after or Listen icon . After selecting, for you have selected specific categories such as the Watch icon: example, Watch or Listen, select the appropriate service. The Favorites that you add are limited by the iPad on which the channel favorites are created. To add categories to your Favorites popover, do the following. 1. 2. Tap the Settings icon, as shown in the next screenshot.
4. Tap the New Category row under Categories to create a new category. 5. Enter the Category name, as shown in the next screenshot, and tap Save.
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To access the following options, tap to open the popover: • Copy to Category: allows you to copy this channel to any Category that does not already have it. • Edit Channels Details: edit the channel description, channel number and the categories associated with the channel. • Delete from Category: allows you to delete this channel from a Category Tap the areas indicated in the next screenshot to make modifications.
Viewing Categories within Favorites Viewing Categories within Favorites To view the categories that have been added, do the following. To view the categories that have been added, do the following. 1. Tap a relevant category such as Watch or Listen. 1. Tap a relevant category such as Watch or Listen. 2. If Watch has been selected for example, tap Cable TV in the services dock. 3. Tap the Fav button (shown in the next screenshot).
4. Tap the 5. Tap a row in the Categories popover to view the channels associated with the selected category. TrueControl™ User Guide 042214 button on the Favorites popover.
Viewing Favorites Viewing Favorites You can view the Favorites popover after you have selected a relevant category. Open the Favorites popover by tapping the Fav button (circled in the next screenshot).
Accessing Environment Controls From the Environment icon, you can access the controls for lighting, phone, window shades, security, and climate—Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC).
For example, you can single tap the Lighting icon to open the Lighting popover, which shows multiple rooms with lighting control. See the next screenshot. The functionality of opening a popover to show a list of zones by tapping the appropriate icon, applies to lighting, window shades, and HVAC. A single tap on the Phone or Security icon opens the controls for those objects.
If you double-tap the icon for lighting, window shades, or HVAC (Climate icon), the controls for the selected room display on the screen.
Schedule The Schedule—along with an installed Savant Wireless Thermostat (SST-W100)—is used to control your Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems, including create schedules, set temperatures, set humidity, and change setpoints. To navigate to the HVAC Schedule interface, in the services dock select the Settings icon, select the Schedule icon as shown.
NOTE: To reorder the list of schedules in a popover use this icon: . Press this icon and drag a row to a different position. The popovers available in HVAC Schedule service allow you to modify, delete, or add an HVAC schedule. Popovers used to change the HVAC schedule are shown as follows. Modify Delete The next screenshot shows example schedules in the Schedules popover. To modify a schedule, you tap Edit and then make changes in the graph view. To delete a schedule.
Select Day Select a Graph Tap on a day that you want to display on the current graph. Tap on the type of graph that you want to display on the HVAC Schedule. Copy a Day Tap on a day to which you want to copy the currently displayed graph.
Enabling the Sleep Timer on an iOS Device The Sleep Timer feature is designed to work on a per zone basis and is preconfigured. When the timer is triggered, it automatically defaults to power off only the active audio and video service in that specific zone. To enable the sleep timer, do the following. 1. On the Savant iOS device, press and hold the Power Off button for two seconds. 2. Swipe to navigate to the Sleep section in the popover. 3. Tap the Enable button and a scroll wheel will appear. 4.
5. After enabling the sleep timer, you can increment or decrement the timer in 15-minute intervals using the appropriate buttons. When the timer expires, the current zone will power off.
Seven-Band Equalizer The seven-band graphic equalizer allows you to adjust the audio frequency spectrum using Savant preconfigured frequencies. The frequencies for the seven bands are: 60 Hz, 120 Hz, 360 Hz, 1 kHz, 2.5 kHz, 7 kHz, and 16 kHz. Sound can be manipulated and feedback can be eliminated using these seven bands of equalization supported by the Savant SmartAudio (SSA-3220). To access the TrueControl Equalizer, tap Next, tap .
Creating a New Preset 1. 2. 3. To create a new preset, tap the Create New button. Next, enter a name for your new EQ preset. Tap Create. Now you can select the custom preset from the Available Presets popover.
Selecting a Preset Editing a Custom Preset 1. 1. 2. Tap the preset button as shown in the next screenshot. Select a preset from the Custom Presets or System Presets. 2. 3. Tap the preset button as shown in the left column screenshot (Selecting a Preset). Tap Edit. Select a preset under Custom Preset. Preset Button 4. From the keyboard type a new name for the selected custom preset. 5. Tap Done in the popover. Preset Applied to Zones 1. Tap the zone button as shown in the next screenshot.
Philips HUE Lighting Control Philips HUE RGB lighting can be adjusted using TrueControl. The level of each color light (Red, Green, and Blue) can be adjusted via individual sliders. Note that the sliders are dependent on the configuration of the lights in Blueprint. To access the Philips HUE lighting control, select Lighting This will bring up the control screen. Individual Color Sliders adjust the level of the specified color. Room button allows for controlling other HUE lighting zones.
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