Control4 Installation - What is Control4?
With more and more smart electronics playing a central role in our daily lives, they deserve an even smarter role at home Control4 has the mastermind solution, making it possible for virtually any appliance or device in your home to intelligently communicate with another—from locks to lights, doors to drapes—and you the ability to control them, no matter where you are.
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EA-1 Entertainment Bundle Includes: EA-1 Entertainment and
Automation Controller & SR-260 System Remote Control
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Control4 T3 Series 10” Tabletop Touch Screen
Control4 DS2 Door Station
Control4® Gigabit PoE+ Injector
Control4® Dealer Demo Kit
The Latest Control4 Solutions for Smart Homes
Smart Home Living Video
T3 Touch Screen & EA Controllers Video
Smart homes is a smart business.
What sells homes? It used to be granite counter tops. Today, it is smart home technology. Prospective home buyers expect connected living amenities, particularly in the areas of home networking, climate control, safety and security, and entertainment. Whether you are a builder, real estate agent, or a home owner, differentiate your home by including Control4 Smart Home Experiences. With Control4, a press of a button dims the lights, sets the temperature, arms the security system, and locks the door. One app controls virtually all of the connected devices and systems in the house. By assertive in your marketing for your Control4 Smart Home and you will be at the top of the list for property listings. You're conveying to prospective home buyers that your home is one step above, and an unmatched connected lifestyle. The Control4 Smart Home value proposition will help drive business, referrals, and the sale of your home.
So… what do you want to control with Control4?
Create the perfect movie ambiance in one touch. Tell your thermostat what to do from Thailand. Manage music in multiple rooms. Get a text when your teenager comes home. Control4 gives you flexible solutions to design the home automation system of your dreams, based around the smart home appliances of your choice, on a very real budget.
Life's better when everything works together. This is your home with a brain. A genius idea, indeed.
Bright ideas worth $avings
Maybe you'd like to make the perfect ambiance possible in every room, or perhaps you're just looking for a few easy ways to save energy. No matter what your intention, intelligent lighting with Control4 is an essential part of just about any smart home solution. Here are just a few brilliant examples:
- Have the lights in the house turn on automatically to welcome you home
- Program the lights to go on at sunset and off at daybreak, or set them to replicate your normal usage pattern when you're out of town so it appears that you're home even when you're away
- Experience hands-free illumination when entering a dark hallway; motion sensors can make sure you never have to fumble around in the dark
- Turn the whole house off in one touch with a "Good Night" scene—some lights can go completely off as the kids' dim to 10%
- Program your lights to turn off automatically when a room is unoccupied for a certain amount of time
- Set your lights to a maximum level of 80%; your eyes won't notice the difference but your utility bill will
Get comfortable and save
With a Control4 controller, smart home appliances, and Control4 RV, it's easy to take advantage of intelligent automation advances that contribute to a more comfortable home and automotive experience—not to mention a more efficient planet. Here are just a few ideas:
- Program your shades and thermostat to automatically adjust for maximum energy efficiency based on the seasons, time of day or outside temperature
- Control your thermostat from any Control4 interface—even your iPhone
- Use dimmers, timers and occupancy sensors to reduce energy waste
- Use motion sensors to turn lights off automatically when rooms are unoccupied
- Program your pool and sprinkler systems to source water only during energy-efficient windows
A low-budget, big-bang production
Whether home theater means a cozy corner of your living room or an enclosed screening room with theater seating, you'll appreciate the flexibility of Control4 solutions when it comes to enjoying your favorite entertainment at home. Here are just a few examples of what you can do with Control4:
- Simplify your audio, video, and home theater components with one remote control
- Turn your television into an elegant interface from which you can access and control your entire home
- Access all movies in your multi-disc changer, iPod or NAS drive from one interface, and search by cover art
- Create a one-touch scene to lower the lights and shades, plus adjust the temperature to create the perfect ambiance for movie night
Any song, any room, any time
With smart home appliance and Control4 smart home controller installations easier than you ever imagined, you can have the music solution of your dreams in just a few hours. Here are just a few examples that show how Control4 can bring music into every room in your house:
- Play music from multiple formats and sources, including radio, streaming music services, your iPod/mp3 player, an external hard drive or computer
- Choose to hear classical in the den, Blues in the kitchen, and pop in the teen's room—all at the same time
- Access to over 4.5 million songs in any or all rooms anytime with Rhapsody*
*Rhapsody membership requires a nominal fee
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