Control 4 Home automation systems System Quick Start Manual

System Quick Start Guide

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Part Number: 200-00153, Rev N (OS 2.6.0)
Control4 Quick Start Guide.
August 20, 2014

Control4 System Quick Start Guide

Contents

1 Introduction
1 Account Setup

2 Start Using Your New System
2 Set Up 4Sight and Anywhere Access
2 Set Up Music
3 Set Up TuneIn
3 Set Up 4Store

3 Customize Your System
3 Navigate Your System

3 Navigators and Interface Types
3 List Navigator
4 Multiple-Button Keypads
4 Remote Access: Web or Mobile
4 Control4 App for Smartphones, Tablets, PCs, or Mac Computers
5 Touch Screens and TV On-Screen
5 Control4 Home Page
6 Secondary Pages
6 Device Controls
6 Control4 Home Page Buttons
6 Listen
8 Watc h
8 Security
9 Comfort
9 Lights
10 Settings
12 Apps

13 Other Options
13 Composer HE
14 Composer ME
14 Additional Information

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Introduction

Welcome to the Control4® world of home
automation! This System Quick Start Guide gives you
quick information about how to start enjoying your
Control4 system right away.

Your Control4 Dealer may have referred you to
this guide after installing your system. After you
review this guide, if you still want more information
about your system, refer to the Control4 System
User Guide or other guides on the Control4 website
(www.control4.com) under Owners > Resources.
The Resources page has a lot of other useful
documents and videos to help you get the most
out of your system. If you still have questions, don’t
hesitate to contact your dealer who may have some
great suggestions about how to make your system
perform the way you want it to.

In this guide, you’ll learn some basics about how to:

• Set up your account and register your system.

• Customize your system your way.

• Use the navigators (touch screens, remotes,

Control4 app, TV on-screen, and so on) to
manage lights, music, videos, intercom, security,
heating, cooling, and more.

• Use 4Store to purchase and use apps on your
navigators.

• Learn about Composer Home Edition
(Composer HE, sold separately) or Composer
Media Edition (Composer ME, free download)
if you'd like more in-depth control over your
system's settings.

Your Control4 system lets you automate many of
the compatible electrical, electronic, and motorized
devices in your home, helping to make your home or
business more enjoyable for you and your family or
business clients.

• Control your lights from the buttons on your
keypad. Edit lighting scenes on your touch
screens or Control4 app.

• Control videos, movies, music, and blinds in
your home theater using your System Remote
Control, touch screens, Control4 apps, and more.

• Play music in every room or on the patio with

music zones or using a smartphone, tablet, PC,
Mac, or touch screens.

• Control heating, cooling, the alarm system,
sprinklers, garage door opener, fireplace, pool,
spa, and much more from a keypad or your
navigators.

• Use intercom to send and receive audio and
video (requires at least two touch screens that
support intercom).

• Monitor and automate your home remotely
using the Control4 app or web and 4Sight with
Anywhere Access.

• Control equipment and devices in specific
rooms. The Control4 navigators let you control
devices in one room or the whole house. To
control the room you want, simply change
rooms (see “Change Rooms”).

• Manage up to eight devices per room. Control
your TV, receiver, tuner, DVD player, movie
projector and screen, and more in the same
room.

Account Setup

Your dealer may have already set up your personal
MyControl4 account at customer.control4.com,
registered your controller, and set up 4Store access
to purchase apps for your touch screens. If so, you
can skip this section. If not, you’ll need to do the
following things right away; otherwise, your system
will not be fully functional.

NOTE: (1) Control4 requires that you or

your dealer create a MyControl4 account
and register your controller before you can
use your new system. (2) If your dealer has
already set up a MyControl4 account for you,
make sure you get your login (your email
address) and password from your dealer for
your new account. The first time you access
your account at customer.control4.com, you'll
need to accept the 'Terms of Use' agreement.
To get the latest information, Control4
recommends that you also accept email and
other oerings from Control4.

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Start Using Your New System

Go to My Account (see below) to log in to your
personal account so your system software can
access and download information about movies,
music, TV channels, updates, 4Store, and more.
(See Account Quick Setup for Consumers on the
Control4 website under Owners > Resources). Your
Control4 account also gives your dealer access to
your account so they can maintain and update your
system when needed, manage your licenses, or fix
problems. Feel free to update your own account
profile and other information when you need to.

To start using your new system:

1 You should have received an email from

Control4 confirming your account creation. If
you have not, check with your dealer who should
have given you your MyControl4 account name,
email address you'll use when you log in, and a
temporary password.

2 Write down the account name, email address,

and password (below) and refer to it whenever
you log into your MyControl4 account. You'll
also need this information if you use Control4
apps on your tablets, smartphones, PCs, or Mac
computers.

NOTE: Keep your personal account

information in a safe place.

Account Name: __________________________
Email Address: ___________________________
Password: _______________________________

3 Go to www.control4.com and log in to your

MyControl4 account at customer.control4.com.

4 At the login box, enter your account name (your

email address), password, and then click Login.

5 The first time only, accept the Terms of Use

agreement to activate your account. Accept all
boxes under Permissions to take full advantage
of the many resources available to you, including
remote access for your dealer.

6 Register your Primary Controller to activate your

system. Check with your dealer first to see if
they have registered your controller already. If
they haven't, you can register it:

a In My Account, click the My Account box on

the left to return to the main MyControl4
page.

b In My Devices on the left, click Controller

Registration.

c In Controller Registration, click Register

Controller. If the button says "Unregister

Controller," you're already registered! You
don't need to complete the rest of these
steps.

d A 10-digit number displays. Copy or write

down this number.

e Go to a touch screen and tap Settings >

Registration.

f Tap the blank box in Step 2, Enter Code on

the touch screen.

g Use the on-screen keyboard to enter your

10-digit code, and then tap Done.

h Tap Activate (Step 3 on the touch screen).

You're done! Now if you go back to the
Controller Registration page in your account
(Step 6b) your controller should appear
as activated. You're ready to use your new
system.

Set Up 4Sight with Anywhere Access

4Sight™ with Anywhere Access: Web or 4Sight
with Anywhere Access: Mobile lets you control
your system remotely from anywhere in the world.
Anywhere Access is a feature of 4Sight that lets
you connect to your Control4 system from a remote
location using your smartphone or tablet (OS 2.4.0
and later) or the web (OS 2.5.0 and later).

Receive customized email notifications related to
system events as they occur, turn lights on or o,
lock or unlock doors, and more. Set up a 4Sight
account (annual fee required) while you're in your
MyControl4 account. For details, talk to your dealer.

Set Up Music

Set up music access from your network-attached
storage (NAS) device, CDs, smartphone, tablet, or a
music service, for example, Rhapsody® (subscription

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required), TuneIn, iTunes, MediaMonkey, Pandora,
Windows Media Player, and more. Use the Wireless
Music Bridge to play music from your smartphone
to a single room. See “Rhapsody” or “Digital Music”
later in this guide, or talk to your dealer.

Set Up TuneIn

Create a free TuneIn account, and then use the
TuneIn app to listen to stations, shows, and more
through your smartphone, tablet, PC, or touch
screens. This product is available on new or legacy
systems as a Primary Controller with HC-250 or
HC-800 controllers on OS 2.4.0 or later. See the

TuneIn Setup Guide, TuneIn User Guide, or TuneIn
Quick Reference under Owners > Resources at

www.control4.com for details.

Set Up 4Store

Set up an account at 4Store.com and download free
or purchased apps for your touch screens, Control4
app for PC-Mac, or on-screen navigators to enhance
your system. See “Apps” later in this guide.

Customize Your System

You can customize your system lots of ways. Your
dealer can help you set up your devices and fine
tune your system to suit your personal taste.

• The navigators let you perform all or most
automated tasks (see “Navigate Your System").
Ask your installer to show you how to use your
system and navigators.

• If you're a 'do-it-yourselfer' Composer Home
Edition (HE) or Composer Media Edition (ME)
are programs that run on your PC and let you
change some system settings. See "Composer
HE" or "Composer ME" later in this guide for
details. You can download these apps from your
MyControl4 account. Composer HE is purchased
separately.

• Custom Home templates let you create your
own Custom Home page on your touch screens
and on-screen navigators. See "Add a Custom

Home Page" later in this guide (not available on
Control4 apps or MyHome apps).

Navigate Your System

A variety of Control4-supported navigators (some
require additional purchase) let you manage your
system.

Navigators and Interface Types

• List Navigator (System Remote Control SR-250)

• Multiple-button keypads

• 5" or 7" touch screens (in-wall, portable,

tabletop)

• On-screen navigator (the Control4 menu on
your TV screen - use your remote to navigate
this menu)

• Control4 app (optional). An app for your iOS or
Android smartphones or tablets, PCs, or Mac
computers (OS 2.6 and later).

• MyHome app (optional). An app for your iOS
or Android smartphones or tablets, PCs, or Mac
computers (OS 2.5.3 and earlier).

• 4Sight with Anywhere Access (for remote
mobile, OS 2.4.0 and later or web access, OS

2.5.0 and later)

• Door Station (for audio and video intercom)

List Navigator

Control4 System Remote Control

The Control4 System Remote Control SR-250
(remote) is a quick way to manage your Control4
system in your remote's window or on your TV
screen. This universal remote can replace all other
remotes in your home. The red 4 button on the
remote turns on your TV and displays the on-screen
navigator (see "Control4 Home Page" later in this
guide). Or you can use the System Remote Control
SR-150, although this remote doesn't have a display
window.

TIP: No matter where you are in the interface,

press the red 4 button to return to the home
page.

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