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Page 2: ...roadcast systems terrestrial satellite cable and or other distribution channels streaming applications via Internet intranets and or other networks other content distribution systems pay audio or audi...

Page 3: ...Control Buttons 8 About Subsystem Buttons 9 Chapter 2 Play the Radio 11 Access the Radio Options 11 About the Radio Options 12 Channels Page 12 Radio Devices 12 Play a Radio Station 13 Control a Tune...

Page 4: ...a Channel 31 Chapter 5 Watch a Video 33 Access the Video Options 33 About the Video Options 34 Browse 34 Cover Art 36 Video Devices 36 Play a Video Stored in a DVD Changer37 Choose from the Entire Dat...

Page 5: ...tatus 45 Chapter 9 View or Change Information 47 Access the Info Pages 47 About the Info Pages 48 View Information About the System 49 Connect to a Director 49 View or Change Network Settings 51 Chang...

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Page 7: ...ers that is users who have access to a Control4 controller such as Media Controller homeowners trained installers and Control4 support personnel This interface is used in conjunction with the System R...

Page 8: ...e used to navigate the on screen interface or it can function as a stand alone navigation option It is also used to control system devices such as DVD players stereos and TVs This document discusses t...

Page 9: ...the viewable area up and down or left and right using the remote control arrows Access the Home Page When you press the red Control4 button on the System Remote Control the On Screen Navigator Home p...

Page 10: ...different room at any time see Change Location on page 6 as long as the Disable View for this location has not been set see Enable or Disable Viewing Options on page 55 If a name does not display in t...

Page 11: ...with filter options such as Director and Rating Also provides on screen controls for DVD players VCRs and DVRs Comfort Provides access to all comfort related control options for devices such as fans c...

Page 12: ...eld is empty then On Screen Navigator is not connected to a Director To resolve this see Connect to a Director on page 49 1 On the Home page highlight the current room name displayed upper left and th...

Page 13: ...trol and press the Select button on the Remote Control The new room name is now displayed on the Home page and that room is now available for you to control Access Subsystems From the Home Page You ca...

Page 14: ...r options From the Remote Control Buttons The System Remote Control provides additional options for accessing the subsystems Use either a short or long press on the subsystem buttons on the remote con...

Page 15: ...tes that one or more additional options are outside the current view area Use the arrow keys to scroll through all option bar options About Subsystem Buttons Once you choose a subsystem button either...

Page 16: ...you will see a very different collection of options A variety of media options Playlist Now Playing Browse Library Sessions the Audio Player device option and any other device options available Notic...

Page 17: ...ptions To access the radio options 1 Ensure the room you want to control is displayed 2 Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights Radio 3 Press Select The Radio options bar...

Page 18: ...isplays a list of all radio stations available to the current geographic area or radio network This page can be sorted by station call letters or numbers To change the sort option press the Info butto...

Page 19: ...e list as needed 3 Choose a station The chosen station begins to play 4 Use the Remote Control as needed to control the broadcast For example you can choose to mute the radio or turn the volume up or...

Page 20: ...Other Radio Devices To control a radio device other than a tuner 1 On the Radio option bar choose the radio device button 2 Use the System Remote Control buttons and LCD Display to control the radio...

Page 21: ...Access the Music Options To access the Music options 1 Ensure the room you want to control is displayed 2 Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights Music 3 Press Select The...

Page 22: ...V at any time About the Music Options The Music options allow you to browse or play all music stored in the system They also provide access to each device to choose it as the remote control target The...

Page 23: ...or the MP3 music library including filters Figure 3 1 Browse Music Library page The next four figures Figure 3 2 Figure 3 5 provide samples of these library browsing options Albums List of all albums...

Page 24: ...r art Artist List of artists and or composers from which to choose then view the resulting list of works by that artist or composer including any information available on the highlighted item from you...

Page 25: ...lting list including any information available on the highlighted item from your music database service Figure 3 4 Browse Genre page Alphabetical List of alphanumeric ranges from which to choose that...

Page 26: ...When selected the Now Playing list is shuffled randomly each time it is started Repeat Choose this button to select check or deselect uncheck the Repeat option for this playlist When selected the Now...

Page 27: ...Now Playing list If you choose this while a song is playing the list will clear and the song currently playing will stop NOTE To stop the current playback use the System Remote Control control button...

Page 28: ...need to scroll the option bar using the Remote Control arrows in order to view all devices available for control See the example provided in Step 4 on page 16 If you choose a device button you can con...

Page 29: ...sion is named after the initial session member that is the room that started the playback The rooms that joined the session are listed below the session name When the current room is not joined to any...

Page 30: ...songs along with a Queue All option are displayed on the right side of the page From here you can choose to play an entire album Queue All or select specific songs 4 To play the entire album 4a Choos...

Page 31: ...elect The song will no longer be highlighted indicating that it has been deselected 6 To save the playlist see on page 28 7 To control the playback refer to Control the MP3 Playback on page 26 Play a...

Page 32: ...e Stop button on the System Remote Control Clear the Playlist and Stop the Session On the Music option bar choose Sessions highlight the session playing in the current room and then choose Delete This...

Page 33: ...move tracks as needed then save the new list with the old name Editing the playlist in the Now Playing list allows you to select mutlple tracks for removal Play CDs Loaded in a Device If you want to p...

Page 34: ...sing On Screen Navigator 3a On the Home page choose Music 3b On the Music option Bar scroll to and choose the music source such as CD Player 3c Use the System Remote Control to Start Stop Pause or oth...

Page 35: ...ions To access the TV options 1 Ensure the room you want to control is displayed 2 Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights TV 3 Press Select The TV options bar is displaye...

Page 36: ...annels Page Channels Page The Channels page displays a list of all TV or other broadcast channels such as those available from cable or a dish network This page can be sorted by station name or channe...

Page 37: ...e button you can control that device using the System Remote Control Choose a Channel Sort Option The Channels page can be sorted by channel name or number To toggle between these sort options press t...

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Page 39: ...ns To access the Video options 1 Ensure the room you want to control is displayed 2 Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights Videos 3 Press Select The Videos options bar is...

Page 40: ...f genres or categories from which to choose then view the resulting list including any information available on the highlighted item from your media database service Director List of directors from wh...

Page 41: ...35 Figure 5 1 Browse All Movies page Figure 5 2 Browse Actor page...

Page 42: ...ing button on the Video option bar provides access to each device which sets that device as the control target for the remote control For example if you have a DVD player and a DVD changer available a...

Page 43: ...Play Movie to start the movie Sort or Filter the Database To sort or filter the video database to narrow your choices choose one of these options Genre Press Browse Genre the chosen genre Director Pre...

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Page 45: ...ort Page To access the Comfort page 1 Ensure the room you want to control is displayed 2 Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights Comfort 3 Press Select The Comfort page is...

Page 46: ...page if your installer included it which provides room specific Wakeup option controls The Wakeup option can be used much like an alarm clock but with any additional options your installer has provid...

Page 47: ...creen control to change the current setting of a comfort related device Set Wakeup Options If this option displays on your Comfort option bar you can set alarm clock like settings To set a Wakeup opti...

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Page 49: ...e 1 Ensure the room you want to control is displayed 2 Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights Lights 3 Press Select The Lights page is displayed About the Lights Page The...

Page 50: ...Switches and Switch Loads Press the Select button to turn On of Off 3 For Dimmers and Dimmable Loads Press Select to activate the slider then For incremental changes Use the arrow keys to move the sl...

Page 51: ...use 3 Press Select The House page is displayed About the House Page The House Page provides a home for security and communication related features as they become available It displays status informati...

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Page 53: ...ge Information Access the Info Pages To access the Info pages 1 Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights Info 2 Press Select The Info options bar is displayed 3 Highlight a...

Page 54: ...f Director Here you must choose the IP address for the controller such as Media Controller Your home network may have just one controller or may have several to choose from Network provides wireless n...

Page 55: ...t user interface before changing themes View Information About the System To view the system information 1 On the Info option bar choose the About button The About page is displayed including the curr...

Page 56: ...e current Director IP address in the upper right of the screen 4 In the Connect to a Director list of IP addresses highlight your controller s IP address You may need to manually enter your controller...

Page 57: ...new IP address View or Change Network Settings To view your network information 1 On the Info option bar choose the Network button The Network page is displayed 2 On the Network page choose the IP Add...

Page 58: ...e based on the default theme Radiant Blue When you apply a different theme your process steps will deviate from the ones documented in this manual We recommend using the manual to become familiar with...

Page 59: ...1 On the Info option bar choose Config 2 On the Config page choose the Screen Saver button The Screen Saver page is displayed 3 Choose the down arrow for Screen Saver options and choose one from the...

Page 60: ...layed 3 Choose the down arrow for Default Location and View and choose a default room for this device 4 Choose the down arrow for Reset to default and choose a reset option from the list Options inclu...

Page 61: ...r view 1 On the Info option bar choose Config 2 On the Config page choose Disable View 3 If the Disable View setting is passcode protected If you need the passcode contact your authorized Control4 res...

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