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Composer ME User Guide
To add and scan available Digital Audio Player media:
1. Start Composer ME and connect to Director.
2. In the Controller pane, click Add.
Tip : If you get a dialog box that states you cannot add media, make sure your Control4 Installer or Dealer has identified your Controller for you.
3. Browse to the directory of music files that you want to add or scan.
After the files have been added, the scan automatically starts. In a few moments, the media is scanned and you will see a list of albums appear. You might see the On-Screen Navigator update during this process also.
Tip : Another way to add files from a network share to a Controller is to go to the Windows Start menu, and select Run. Type //<Controller's IP
Address>/media/audio/music/<Artists>/<Albums> and copy the files there.
4. Refresh your Navigators.
5. The media is now selectable for viewing from the Touch Screens, MyHome apps, On-Screen
Navigators, and System Remote Control.
4.1 Setting Up Media on a CD or Disc Changer
When setting up a Control4 ® Disc Changer (or CD Changer), you can add and scan media according to the controls available on your Disc Changer. Adding and scanning populates the media information to the Media Database, which lets you view the media from your Touch Screens, On-Screen
Navigators, MyHome apps, and System Remote Control.
Notes:
The AMG c4lookup service from previous releases has been changed to Gracenote
®
and Control4 has not implemented a UI for browsing CDs stored in a Disc Changer in OS 2.0. Use an older navigator (prior to OS 2.0) that supports this functionality if this is important to you.
Other Media Managers: You can use other media managers, for example, iTunes, Windows Media player, and MediaMonkey to create MP3s. You can still use Composer ME and Composer HE to add files to Control4.
T HE S ONY 777 D ISC C HANGER USES G RACENOTE , BUT THE M EDIA C ONTROLLER CAN NO LONGER ACCESS ALBUM , TITLE , OR ARTIST INFORMATION FROM AMG ( THE PREVIOUS
LOOKUP SERVICE ).
CD S , HOWEVER , CAN BE IMPORTED AND WILL SHOW UP IN THE M EDIA DATABASE WITH A DATE AND TIME STAMP .
In the Media pane, if you select CD or Disc Changer, the following options are available. In some cases, you select an entry and click a button, or just click one of these buttons (Search and Scan):
• Edit. Edit an entry's metadata (Title, Artist, Director, Genre, etc.).
• New DVD. Add new DVDs to the Media Database.
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• New CD. Add new CDs to the Media Database.
• Delete. Delete an existing entry.
• Scan. Scan the media on your CD or Disc Changer to the Media Database (recommended if available).
• Search. Search for media titles on your CD or Disc Changer in the Media Database.
The following steps show how to add media to the Media Database using these options.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the CD or Disc Changer has been added and identified in the Control4 system. Your
Control4 Dealer or Installer can do this for you.
To scan media on a CD Changer to the Media Database:
1. Select the CD Changer in the Media pane.
2. In the Disc Changer pane (right pane), click Scan.
3. The scan results appear in the Discs pane. After you refresh your Navigators, you are ready to play music.
To search media on a Disc Changer to add to the Media Database:
1. In the Disc Changer pane, click Search. The search dialog appears.
2. Type the DVD name in the blank box. For example, type 'A Beautiful Mind,' and then click
Search. The 'DVD Title' matches appear in the Search Results window.
3. Use the scrollbar if necessary to find the appropriate DVD title.
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4. Select the DVD title, drag it directly over the empty line item in the Disc Changer list, and then select it.
5. Click Finished.
6. Repeat the previous steps for the DVDs/CDs in the Disc Changer that you want to add to the
Media Database.
7. Refresh your Navigators. The media you added is now available to view in the Navigators.
To add and search using the New DVD or New CD options:
1. Select CD or Disc Changer in the Media pane.
2. Select an 'empty' line item for the New DVD and New CD buttons to appear.
3. Click either New DVD or New CD as appropriate.
4. The New Movie or New Album dialog appears. In the Title box, enter the DVD you want to play, for example: 'A Beautiful Mind.'
5. Click Search.
New DVD:
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The following results appear:
Select an entry to get detailed results:
New CD:
Similar results occur as with the New DVD option. Follow the same steps.
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