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5.3 Importing a Media List
Use the Control4 ® Composer ME Media menu to import a media list from your PC to your Controller’s
Media Database .
Prerequisites
Ensure that the device to export to and the media have been added and identified to the Control4 system. Your Control4 Dealer or Installer can help you with that.
To import the Media List from your PC to the Media Database:
1. Select the device on which you want to import the Media List. Example : Digital Audio.
2. From the Media menu, select Import Media List.
This saves a copy of the file that contains all the title art and information from your PC to your
Controller’s Media Database.
IMPORTANT : This option does not move the media files.
5.4 Updating Composer ME
Use Control4 ® Composer ME to update the software to a new version.
You can update three (3) ways:
1. Help menu
2. Windows Start menu
3. Run the Composer ME install
Prerequisites
Ensure that Composer ME has been installed on your PC.
To update Composer ME:
1. Update according to these options.
• From the Help menu, select Check for Updates.
• From the Windows Start menu, select Start > All Programs > Control4 > Composer >
Update Composer.
• Run the installation.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the update.
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6. Glossary
4
4Sight: An Internet service that provides a connection to the Home-Automation System any time and from any place worldwide.
A
AAC: Advanced Audio Coding. A successor to the MP3 format. A standard, lossy compression and encoding scheme for digital audio. Touts better sound quality.
AV: Audio Video
C
CD: (Compact Disc) - An optical disc that stores digital data. This format is compatible with Control4 products.
Composer: The Control4 software used to design and define a Control4 Home-Automation System.
Composer Pro: Composer is used to set up and configure Control4 devices to communicate with each other in a Home-Automation System.
connection: Binding or linking devices together in Composer so they can communicate with each other.
contact: Contacts are generally used to monitor the status of something (door, window, water sensor, etc.) and can be hooked up through a security panel or directly using a Control4 Controller or
Contact/Relay Extender. Contacts connected to a Control4 Controller or Contact/Relay Extender can be configured either as NC (normally closed) or NO (normally open).
Control4 system: A Home-Automation System designed and developed by Control4.
Controller: The main device that makes Home Automation possible. There may be multiple
Controllers within a Control4 system. The Controller that runs Director is referred to as the Primary
Controller.
D
device: A component that requires a device driver; code that is used to allow the Control4 system to work with that device.
device driver: Every device in the Control4 system needs a corresponding device driver to control the device.
Digital Audio Player: Provides digital audio streaming capabilities from a Controller with hard disk space for music and movies.
Director: Each Control4 Controller (such as a Home Controller HC-500) ships with pre-installed
Director software (Linux based) embedded in the device. The Director communicates with Control4 products and third-party products to enable Home Automation and interaction of individual devices.
Director runs the Control4 devices. Composer Pro is the software used to connect to and program a system Director that resides on a Controller.
DVD: (Digital Versatile Disc) – A media format for video and data storage.
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Ethernet: Uses Ethernet category 5 (CAT5 or CAT5e) wiring to transfer data. Ethernet uses a star network topology that allows multiple points to communicate to a single point. The Speaker Point® devices and Touch Screens use Ethernet to communicate to the Control4 Controller.
F
file format: A format used by applications to store/read files.
FLAC: Supported by Control4 for software release 1.8, this is a free, open source, lossless audio codec format that supports tagging, cover art and fast seeking. Audio is compressed with no loss in quality.
H
home network: A network installed in the customer’s home that provides an Ethernet or wireless connection so that Control4 devices can communicate with each other.
Home-Automation System: The Control4 system: a line of Home Automation products that communicate with each other over Ethernet, WiFi, or ZigBee for a total Home Automation experience.
L
LCD: (Lighted Crystal Display) - A display used with some Control4 interfaces.
LCD Navigator: An LCD device used to control lighting, music, videos, etc., on an LCD screen.
List Navigator: A System Remote Control device uses a Navigator that lists the options.
M
Media Database: Media information is stored in the Media Database, which will permit users to view the media from the Navigators.
metadata: The information that describes the media: title, cover art, artist, song or movie, genre, etc.
MP3: A music format that makes streaming audio available.
N
Navigator: A Control4 Navigator used with the Control4 system to control lights, music, videos, etc.
Navigator is software that the customer interacts with using a Universal Remote Control, On-Screen
Navigator, MyHome apps, or Touch Screen.
network-attached storage: A hard drive or network share drive that can be attached to the Control4 system and used to retrieve and play music and movies in the system.
O
On-Screen Device: Allows you to select the controller (Media Controller or Home Theater Controller) in the room that controls the source for the on-screen display.
P
playlist: A list of songs compiled in a list. The list can be compiled by songwriter, album, song type, or any combination.
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programming: A machine-readable artificial language used to express computations that can be performed by a device.
project tree: A tree view in Composer where the project is layered by the larger branches (Home,
Office, etc.) and then the lower branches (floor, rooms, etc.), and finally to the leaf level (drivers).
R
Remote Director: Connects you to the home network while working in Composer from a remote location.
S
scan: An electronic read of media for replay on Control4 devices.
switch: An extension of a router that adds more Ethernet ports to support additional devices or clients on the local network.
System Remote Control: A Control4 System Remote Control is a universal solution that replaces
System Remote Control devices from other manufacturers, and includes programmable buttons. This
System Remote Control can access on-screen (Graphical) Navigators.
T
Touch Screen: A Touch Screen is a Home-Automation System Navigator that controls the home’s lighting, music, videos, and other devices on the Home-Automation System.
U
USB: Universal Serial Bus) - A format used with USB sticks that plug in to a USB port on Control4 devices.
V
Virtual Connection: A term used in Composer Pro to indicate a connection outside the network.
Virtual Director: A connection to a virtual Controller only (a PC is the Director host rather than the
Controller). Projects created or edited here are benign until the saved project is loaded onto a
Controller.
W
WiFi: Uses bi-directional wireless technology to transfer data. WiFi (wireless fidelity) devices
“connect” to each other by transmitting and receiving signals on a specific frequency of the radio band using a wireless access point. This technology uses the star network topology. WiFi uses high bandwidth 802.11.
WMA: (Windows Media Audio) – Audio data compression technology developed at Microsoft; an audio file format that competes with MP3.
Z
ZigBee: A wireless network that uses bi-directional wireless mesh network technology to transfer messages from one device to another. Unlike a star network topology where devices can only send messages to each other by sending them first to a single central device (which then delivers the message to the recipient device), a mesh network topology allows the devices to forward messages
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802.15.4. 250 devices are allowed per controller but Control4 recommends 125.
ZigBee Pro: The 1.1 version of ZigBee that provides improvements in standardization by: allowing more interoperability with other Control4 devices, support for home automation profiles, and improves the scalability of multiple ZigBee access points.
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7. Index
4Store, 7
AAC, 14
AAC format, 7
Add Director, 15
Add new CD, 23
Add new DVD, 23
Album tab, 34
AM radio, add, 29
AM/FM/XM, 17
AMG, 7
AMG lookup, 16
Audio products, and ZigBee Pro, 8
Broadcast media, scan, 16
Broadcast television selection, 27
Cable TV, 17
CD, 16
CD Changer, scan media, 22
CD Changer, set up media, 21
CD, add new, 22, 24
CD, edit information, 34
Clear Media List, 18
Composer ME interface, 12
Composer ME, get started, 9
Composer ME, update, 37
Composer, close, 13
Composer, refresh Navigators, 13
Connect to Director, 15, 17
Contact Information, 2
Copyright, 2
Cover Art, find, 34
Cover Art, not found, 25
Create playlist, 33
Delete media, 22
Delete Playlist, 19
Delete songs from playlist, 34
Digital Audio, 16
Digital Audio player, 33
Direct TV, 17
Director, startup, 12
Directors dialog, 14
Disc Changer, 16
Disc Changer pane, 22
Disc Changer, set up media, 21
Disclaimer, 2
Disconnect from Director, 17
Discs pane, 22
Dish Network, 17
DVD, 16
DVD, add new, 22, 23
DVD, edit information, 34
Edit metadata, 21
Exit Composer, 13, 18
Export Media List, 18
Export Playlists, 18
File extension, add, 27
File menu, 17
File tags, 19
Find cover art, 34
FLAC, 14
Flash interface, 7
FM radio stations, add, 29
GNU, 2
Gracenote, 2
Gracenote lookup service, 16
Gracenote online media lookup service, 8
Hard disk requirements, 9
Hardware not supported, 7, 8
Hardware, and ZigBee Pro, 8
HDD, 17
Help menu, 17
Import DVD List from File, 18
Import Media List, 18
Import Playlists, 18
Installation, 11
Internet radio, setup, 17
IO Extender, 7 iTunes, 8
Legal Notice, 2
Local Broadcast Listings, 28
Media Auto-Scan, 26
Media Controller limitations, 16
Media database, 16
Media Database, scanning and adding to, 21
Media file tags, 19
Media list, clear, 35
Media list, export, 35
Media list, import, 37
Media menu, 17
Media Monkey, 8
Media pane, 21
Media Player, 25
Media Player, and NAS, 25
Media Player, scanning files, 25
Media scanning, status messages, 26
Media view, 15
Media, remove, 27
Memory requirements, 9
Menu options, 17
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Movie tab, 35
Movie, add new, 23
MP3, 14
MPEG, 2
MR3, 8
Music, add new, 24
Network file storage, 17
Network requirements, 9
Network share, access, 33
New media, 7
New Playlist, 18
Playlist, create new, 33
Playlist, delete songs, 34
Processor requirements, 9
Purpose of document, 5
Radio stations, add, 29
Refresh Composer ME, 13
Refresh Director list, 15
Refresh Navigators, 18
Refresh screen, 17
Related Documents, 5
Remove media, 27
Rename Playlist, 19
Requirements, 9
Rhapsody, 33
Scan media, 15, 22
Scan Now, 27
Scanning
Composer ME User Guide iTunes, 26
Schedule, 26
USB drive, 26
Windows Media Player, 26
Search dialog, 25
Search Results window, 25
Software not supported, 7, 8
Software requirements, 9
Sony Disc Changer, auto-scan, 26
Start Composer ME, 11
Stop Scan, 27
Stored media, scan, 16
Test media, 27
UHF/VHF, 17, 27
UHF/VHF pane, 28
Unprotected format, media storage devices, 32
USB drive scan, 26 using, 32
USB port, 32
Video requirements, 9
What's new, 6
Windows 7, 9
Windows Media Player, 8
Windows Vista, 9
Windows XP, 9
WMA, 14
WMA format, 7
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