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Summary of Contents for Control 4 On-Screen Navigator
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Page 2: Contact Information
Contact Information Control4 Corporation 11734 S. Election Road Salt Lake City, UT 84020 USA http://www.control4.com On-Screen Navigator User Guide Part Number: 21-6000 Rev A... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started ..........1 Purpose ..........1 What You Can Do ........2 Task Definitions ........2 Access the Home Page ......3 About the Home Page ......3 Current Location ....... 4 Subsystem Buttons......4 Change Location........6 Access Subsystems....... - Page 4 Play an MP3 Album or Song... 23 Play a Saved MP3 Playlist....25 Control the MP3 Playback ....26 Create and Save an MP3 Playlist ..26 Edit an MP3 Playlist ......27 Play CDs Loaded in a Device ....27 Chapter 4 Watch TV.............
- Page 5 Activate a Lighting Scene ....44 Chapter 8 View the House Status ........ 45 Access the House Page ...... 45 About the House Page......45 View Contact Switch Status ....45 Chapter 9 View or Change Information ......47 Access the Info Pages ......47 About the Info Pages ......
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Page 7: Chapter 1 Getting Started
Control4 offers a variety of navigation options for every room, including On-Screen Navigator. On-Screen Navigator is the interface that is common to all users—that is, users who have access to a Control4 controller (such as Media Controller): homeowners, trained installers, and Control4 support personnel. -
Page 8: What You Can Do
System Remote Control User Guide. Task Definitions The following definitions apply to instructions involving On-Screen Navigator and the System Remote Control: When an item stands out from its peer, Highlight: usually because it is a brighter shade, to indicate that it is currently flagged for a special purpose. -
Page 9: Access The Home Page
Access the Home Page When you press (the red Control4 button) on the System Remote Control, the On-Screen Navigator Home page displays on the monitor or TV connected to the controller (see Figure 1-1). About the Home Page NOTE: The instructions in this manual are based on the default theme (Radiant Blue). -
Page 10: Current Location
“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 the location placeholder, then On-Screen Navigator is probably not connected to a Director (see more on this in Chapter 9). Subsystem Buttons The subsystem buttons provide access to all subsystems available for control from the current room. - Page 11 Radio: Provides access to radio broadcast stations for the current geographic location, including AM, FM. XM, Sirius, Satellite or Cable DMX, and radio broadcast. Also provides on-screen controls for tuners. Music: Provides access to all music stored in the system with filter options (such as Artist and Genre) to produce a smaller list to browse.
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Page 12: Change Location
Change Location NOTE: A default room for On-Screen Navigator should have been set by your installer. If the location is correct, skip to the next section. NOTE: If the Location field is empty, then On-Screen Navigator is not connected to a Director. To resolve this, see “Connect to a Director”... -
Page 13: Access Subsystems
If you are unable to view a list, the option to change the location may be disabled. See “Enable or Disable Viewing Options” on page 55 for more information. If the list is empty, then there are no other floors and/ or rooms available in the current Director. -
Page 14: From The Remote Control Buttons
For example, use the arrows to move the highlighter to Music and then press Select: The Music option bar is displayed on the screen. The arrow in the upper-right corner of this option bar sample indicates that one or more additional options are outside the current view area. -
Page 15: About Subsystem Buttons
control target to the audio output device assigned to the curent room. A long press (one second or more) on a subsystem button displays that subsystem’s option bar on the monitor or TV. Try it: Press-and-hold the Music button to display the Music option bar on the monitor or TV. - Page 16 (like “Receiver 2” and “Tuner” in this example). You will also see the name of the audio output device for the current room (like “Television” in this example). Music However, if you choose the button from the Home page, 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.
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Page 17: Play The Radio
C H A P T E R Play the Radio Access the Radio Options To access the radio options: Ensure the room you want to control is displayed. Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights Radio. Press Select. -
Page 18: About The Radio Options
TIP: You can also press and hold the Radio button on the System Remote Control to have the Radio option bar display on the monitor or TV at any time. About the Radio Options The Radio option bar provides access to a Channels page and any radio device you have added to this location in the system, such as a receiver or tuner. -
Page 19: Play A Radio Station
Play a Radio Station To play a radio station: Highlight Channels, then press Select. The Radio Channel page displays all available radio broadcast channels for the current room. NOTE: To change the sort option, press the Info button located in the Navigation section of System Remote Control. -
Page 20: Control Other Radio Devices
Control Other Radio Devices To control a radio device other than a tuner: On the Radio option bar, choose the radio device button. Use the System Remote Control buttons and LCD Display to control the radio broadcast. -
Page 21: Chapter 3 Play Music
C H A P T E R Play Music Access the Music Options To access the Music options: Ensure the room you want to control is displayed. Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights Music. Press Select. -
Page 22: About The Music Options
Use the right arrow on the System Remote Control to scroll and view the remaining items on the Music option bar (such as the following example). Highlight an option, then press Select. TIP: You can also press and hold the Music button on the System Remote Control to have the Music option bar display on the monitor or TV at any time. -
Page 23: Browse
Once you choose a CD player or changer device button, you can control that device using the System Remote Control. Browse Choose the Browse Library option to display the Browse Music Library page, which provides a variety of viewing options for the MP3 music library, including filters. Figure 3-1. - Page 24 Figure 3-2. Browse > Albums page with and without cover 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 your music database service. Figure 3-3.
- Page 25 Genre: List of genres (or categories) from which to choose, then view the resulting 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 allow you to jump to the area of interest.
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Page 26: Now Playing
Now Playing Choose the Now Playing page to display the current MP3 playlist along with the available playback options. Figure 3-6. Now Playing page You can select a track in the list and start playing that song immediately, or you can use the playback options: Shuffle, Repeat, Save, Edit, Clear, Browse Library, or Back. -
Page 27: Playlist
CAUTION! If you save a playlist with the same name as an existing playlist, you will copy over the existing playlist without warning. Take care to give each playlist you want to save a unique name. Edit: Choose this to edit this playlist. You can select and remove individual tracks from the playlist or add individual tracks to the playlist. -
Page 28: Audio Player And Other Devices
Audio Player and Other Devices If the current location has one or more audio playback devices available to it, a corresponding button on the Music option bar provides access to each audio device. For example, if you have a Media Controller and a CD changer available at this location, you will have two audio device buttons available: Audio Player: Choose this to begin controlling the... -
Page 29: Play Mp3S Stored In The System
The room that started the session and the rooms that joined the session are all listed below the session name. From the Music Sessions page, you can: Join the current room to a session (click on a session name). Remove the current room from a session (“Remove From Current Session”). - Page 30 Albums: Displays a scrollable list of all albums available in the entire database. Artist: Displays a scrollable list of all artists and composers in the database. When you choose a name from the list, only the albums by that artist or composer are displayed.
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Page 31: Play A Saved Mp3 Playlist
Repeat the previous step as needed until you have selected all of the songs you want to play. Now Playing Choose the button on the left of the page to view the Now Playing list. NOTE: When music is stopped, any addition to the Now Playing list will start the music playing at the point of the addition. -
Page 32: Control The Mp3 Playback
Control the MP3 Playback Once you start a playlist, you can control it from either the System Remote Control buttons or On-Screen Navigator. To control the playback using the System Remote Control, use the control buttons to stop or otherwise control the playback or change to another audio source (such as TV or Videos). -
Page 33: Edit An Mp3 Playlist
Load a music source (such as a CD) into an audio device (such as a CD player). Choose the device button located on the Music option bar. Once you choose the device button, you can control that device using the System Remote Control or the On-Screen Navigator. - Page 34 To control the playback using On-Screen Navigator: On the Home page, choose Music. On the Music option Bar, scroll to and choose the music source (such as CD Player). Use the System Remote Control to Start, Stop, Pause, or otherwise control the CD playback.
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Page 35: Watch Tv
C H A P T E R Watch TV Access the TV Options To access the TV options: Ensure the room you want to control is displayed. Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights TV. Press Select. -
Page 36: About The Tv Options
TIP: You can press and hold the TV button on the System Remote Control to have the TV option bar display on the monitor or TV at any time. About the TV Options The TV option bar provides access to a Channels page and any TV device you have added to this location in the system, such as a television, cable, or satellite Dish. -
Page 37: Choose A Channel Sort Option
For example, if you have a television and a cable/satellite network available at this location, you will have two additional buttons available: one to access television controls and one to access cable/satellite network controls. Once you choose a TV device button, you can control that device using the System Remote Control. -
Page 39: Watch A Video
C H A P T E R Watch a Video Access the Video Options To access the Video options: Ensure the room you want to control is displayed. Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights Videos. Press Select. -
Page 40: About The Video Options
TIP: You can also press and hold the Videos button on the System Remote Control to have the Video option bar display on the monitor or TV at any time. About the Video Options The Video options include media pages and device access buttons. - Page 41 Figure 5-1. Browse > All Movies page Figure 5-2. Browse > Actor page...
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Page 42: Cover Art
Cover Art List of videos that have been enhanced with content from a media database provider (see Figure 5-3). Figure 5-3. Cover Art Video Devices If the current location has one or more video devices included in it, a corresponding button on the Video option bar provides access to each device, which sets that device as the control target for the remote control. -
Page 43: Play A Video Stored In A Dvd Changer37
Play a Video Stored in a DVD Changer If you want to access a DVD stored in a connected DVD changer, choose the DVD from one of the video menus. Choose from the Entire Database To choose a video selection from the entire database, choose one of these options: Choose Cover Art and then highlight a movie in the list. -
Page 45: Control Comfort
C H A P T E R Control Comfort Access the Comfort Page To access the Comfort page: Ensure the room you want to control is displayed. Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights Comfort. Press Select. -
Page 46: About The Comfort Page
TIP: You can also press and hold the Comfort button on the Remote Control to have the Comfort option bar display on the monitor or TV at any time. About the Comfort Page The Comfort page provides access to all comfort-related controls in the system that help to regulate the location temperature, such as fans, fireplaces, or motorized blinds. -
Page 47: Set Wakeup Options
on the screen. The fireplace has On and Off modes, so an On/Off switch is displayed on the screen. Motorized Blinds can be set according to the variations the blinds supports. The current status is represented on the screen: Up/Down or Open/ Closed. -
Page 49: Control Lights
C H A P T E R Control Lights Access the Lights Page To access the Lights page: Ensure the room you want to control is displayed. Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights Lights. Press Select. -
Page 50: Change A Light Setting
Lighting loads may be an individual light fixture or a group of light fixtures that are controlled by one dimmer or switch. Scenes are a collection of preferred settings that have been configured to set selected lights to selected levels. Change a Light Setting To change a Light setting: On the Lights page, highlight the light or load you... -
Page 51: View The House Status
C H A P T E R View the House Status Access the House Page To access the House page: Ensure the room you want to control is displayed. Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights House. Press Select. -
Page 53: View Or Change Information
C H A P T E R View or Change Information Access the Info Pages To access the Info pages: Use the Remote Control arrows to move the cursor until it highlights Info. Press Select. The Info options bar is displayed. Highlight a page option, then press Select. -
Page 54: About The Info Pages
IP address, the MAC address, and the DNS server. Themes provides “look & feel” options you can apply to your On-Screen Navigator interface. The concepts and features supported in the additional themes are consistent with those documented in this manual. However, the specific procedure steps will vary somewhat from theme to theme. -
Page 55: View Information "About" The System
NOTE: The instructions in this manual are based on the default theme. 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 the default user interface before changing themes. - Page 56 Press Select. The Info options bar is displayed. Director On the Info option bar, choose the button. The Connect to a Director page is displayed and with the current Director IP address in the upper-right of the screen. In the Connect to a Director list of IP addresses, highlight your controller’s IP address.
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Page 57: View Or Change Network Settings
Use the On-Screen keyboard to enter the IP address; then choose Done. Highlight the new entry in the list. Choose Connect. First a “Connecting…” message is displayed; then the page changes to display your new IP address. View or Change Network Settings To view your network information: Network On the Info option bar, choose the... -
Page 58: Change Themes
If you chose Assigned, use the arrows and Select button to enter the IP Address for this device in the keypad provided, and then press OK. Choose OK to return to the Network page. Back To exit the Network page, choose the button. -
Page 59: Change Configuration Preferences
Change Configuration Preferences The configuration preferences that you can modify from this interface include: Screensaver options Default location and view Ability to change views Set Screen Saver Options To set screen saver options: On the Info option bar, choose Config. Screen Saver On the Config page, choose the button. -
Page 60: Set Default Location
Set Default Location On the Info option bar, choose Config. On the Config page, choose the Default button. The Default page is displayed. Choose the down arrow for “Default Location and View” and choose a default room for this device. Choose the down arrow for “Reset to default:”... -
Page 61: Enable Or Disable Viewing Options
Enable or Disable Viewing Options When a view is locked, users cannot change that setting unless they know the passcode. TIP: Following system setup, we recommend you lock the Director view. On the Info option bar, choose Config. On the Config page, choose Disable View. If the Disable View setting is passcode-protected: If you need the passcode, contact your authorized...