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First Name. Last Name. Phone Number. Email Address. Learn More About OS 3. Vincent F. Control4 Homeowner. Carol P. From the Tools menu, click System Diagnostics. Use these screens to help you diagnose system problems and activity. From the Tools menu, select Account Services to set up a customer. To register the controller, see Registering the Control4 system.
You can also check the current account status and service level. Select the Status tab. You can view:. To continue to improve our products, periodically the Control4 team needs to develop updated versions of Composer Pro and Director and provide those updates to you. Use Update Manager to update your Composer software and the system. Note : You cannot cancel an update after the device download has finished and the firmware update on the device has begun.
From the Feedback menu, you can leave feedback, vote on feedback from others, or view Top, Trending, or New feedback. Feedback is organized by Composer suggestions related to features in Composer and Drivers suggestions related to drivers and their documentation.
Click on the Feedback menu and click on Composer or Driver Suggestions. When a post is created, the feedback menu automatically searches for feedback that is already posted, and rather than create a new post, recommends you add a vote to an existing post and add comments.
You can show existing Feedback by Trending posts, posts with the most votes, or newest posts. You can search for feedback by using the search window.
Votes can be added to existing feedback by click on the up arrow. You can view the feedback detail by clicking on the feedback post. You can upvote the feedback on this page and leave a comment.. You are here:. Composer Pro menu options When you start Composer Pro and connect to Director , the menu bar appears at the top of the Composer screen. The menu bar provides the following menu items: File —Lets you perform typical file management tasks, clear or load projects, connect or disconnect to the local Director, update both the Composer and Navigator software, and exit Composer.
Media — only appears when the Media view is selected —Lets you perform tasks regarding music and media lists. Driver —Lets you create, copy, edit, add, or manage drivers to enable devices to work on the system. Feedback —Leave feedback for Composer or Driver Suggestions. Help —Lets you view this document in help form plus version information. File menu Access the File menu from the menu bar on any Composer screen. From the File menu, you can perform project file management tasks: Manage the project clear, load, back up, etc.
Manage cloud backups. Connect to Director. Refresh Composer Pro. Refresh the Navigator s : touch screens, Control4 apps, or on-screen Navigator. Validate Project The file management options apply to the files you back up on your computer called project files project name plus a. The following options are available: Clear Project —Removes any project configuration from the hard drive on the controller.
Composer Pro prompts you for a backup before erasing the project configuration information to present a blank project. Use this option with caution. Load Project —Loads a selected project into the currently-connected controller. Composer Pro prompts you for a backup before it clears the project configuration information, and replaces it with a selected project you can browse to and load.
Cloud Management —Manage online backups saved from the registered system. You can load a cloud project to the controller, delete a cloud project, add a project to the cloud, show a history of cloud backups for this project, and save a cloud project to your local computer. Backup to Cloud —Creates a backup of the project and saves it to Control4 online services.
Requires a valid 4Sight subscription. Connect to Director —Connects you to a Director residing on the controller. When you connect, project configuration information from the controller is presented to the screen in Composer Pro. Disconnect from Director —Disconnects you from a Director.
Composer prompts you to back up your project before disconnecting you from the currently-connected Director. This option is available when connected to a Director. Back up —Backs up the current project to your computer. The first time you back up your project, Composer prompts you for a filename. It also prompts you to back up any media information.
Back up As —Backs up the current project, and prompts you to enter the name of the file. Refresh —Refreshes the current Composer Pro project. Refresh Navigators —Refreshes the Navigators connected to the system. Note : Control4 for PCs and tablets must be updated in that app. Control4 for iPhone, iPod touch, iPads, and Androids will update if online. Validate Project —Performs a check for project file integrity. Media menu Access the Media menu from the menu bar in the Media view. The following options are available: Clear Media List —Clears the media list of the selected device from the media database.
Export Playlists —Exports a playlist from a controller to a PC. Import Playlists —Imports a playlist from the PC to a controller. New Playlist —Creates a new playlist from a controller to a PC. Delete Playlist —Removes a playlist. Rename Playlist —Renames a playlist. Tag media files —Used for OS 2. Driver menu Access the Driver menu from the menu bar on any Composer Pro screen. The following options are available: Create New Driver —Launches the Driver Wizard and lets you create a new driver based on the typical features of a particular device type, such as DVD players, and TVs.
This is mostly for testing purposes. After you create a driver, you can test the driver by adding it to the Control4 system to see if it functions correctly. The Edit feature allows you to make modifications when necessary. Director will load the new driver, but you will have to add the driver to the project.
You can use Update Driver to replace an existing one. This option is used mostly with DriverWorks. See Composer Pro User Guide for details. Manage Drivers —Lets you manage drivers in your local database and the drivers on the My Drivers tab. Buttons Add —Lets you add drivers from the Control4 online database to the local driver database Local Database.
When the dialog appears, from the pull-down menus, select the Device Type and Manufacturer of the device you want to download, and then click Search. Check the driver you want to add to the local driver database, and click OK. This adds the device driver to your local database. Delete —Lets you delete a driver from the local driver database. My Drivers —Lets you add the selected driver to the My Drivers list.
In the Manage Drivers dialog, you select a device or use the Shift to add multiple drivers or Ctrl keys to add multiple drivers all in a row. Notes —Lets you add notes about your drivers.
Exit —Lets you exit the Manage Drivers dialog. Click the top of each column to sort accordingly. Click on the column head to sort the column. Create, copy, and edit drivers with Driver Wizard To enhance device support in Composer Pro and in the Control4 system, a device needs a corresponding driver, known as a device driver.
Go menu Access the Go menu from the menu bar on any Composer Pro screen. The following options are available: System Design —Lets you build the project tree and identify the devices in the Control4 system. Media —Lets you add and scan stored or broadcast media. Agents —Lets you set up agents for use on the system and programming. Programming —Lets you program devices and agents on the system. Tools menu Access the Tools menu from the menu bar on any Composer Pro screen.
The following options are available: System Manager —Launches a tool to connect to and configure Control4 Controller hardware and devices. See" Zigbee Health. The Network view shows you which devices in your project are identified and communicating to the network. Device Logs —Download a snapshot of device logs from controllers, touchscreens, or Triad One streaming amplifiers.
System Diagnostics —Assists you in gathering system information to help you determine if any issues encountered are configuration problems, performance issues, or potential defects.
The System Diagnostics tool is valuable also for logging information and sending email to Control4 Technical Support. It is also required in conjunction with a customer account to enable Remote Access, which allows secure access to your system via the Internet.
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