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  1. I have the Sony STR-ZA810ES and these thingies: Binary - 9 Series - 4K Ultra HD Media over IP Controller - 5 Binary - 9 Series - 4K Ultra HD Media over IP Transmitter - 4K HDMI Audio Extractor with ARC
  2. Also, only the living room has surround sound, and that is what room I was testing the volume control. All other rooms have standard sound.
  3. I have no idea what is controlling volume. here is a snapshot of part of the "Tech Room" where the tower is:
  4. I am trying to set up programming to just decrease the volume of a room by a certain value. So I use the device variable CURRENT_VOLUME and set to -1. The volume goes UP by 6. If I say -20 it goes down 12. What are the units? I am very confused.... It also seems that it depends on what the current volume is whether it goes up or down using the minus sign... \ TIA
  5. It's the scenes that are not being discovered. It just seems to take a while to be discovered and I have to discover several times. I will just keep trying.
  6. Ok Good. I have over 150 lights/5 hue bridges, you can use me as a test site . I did find out how to at least use Advanced light scenes to do the % R G B, which I just get off the internet. But it doesn't seem to be an advantage over just programming the direct color set X Y values. Looking forward to the video. And the Voice scenes #4 was a life saver. Alexa always confuses her inherent syntax with the "Turn on" Turn off" C4 voice scenes. To be able to tweak the voice command in a routine works much better. Thanks for the tip. If you have a tip on how to make sure discovering devices (in particular, scenes) with Alexa please pass on. It's hit and miss. Thanks melissa
  7. Hi Matt i am on your Patreon. Are You going to do a video on philips hue? You mention it sometimes in light videos.
  8. I am trying to come up with Alexa voice commands that are unambiguous. If I say the command "Alexa, turn off living room", she says "A few things share the name living room. Which one do you want?" I have a feeling it is because in the Alexa app, there are several items with living room (lights, tv, etc.). But I want to go through control4. Do I change all the names in the Alexa app? Or do I come up with a different command in control4 that is unambiguous? The latter solution presents difficulty as I have to totally think of something unique. Like "Turn off monkey". The same is true for playing music (Sirius XM). If I say "Alexa, play 80s on 8", she plays through her own speaker. So to make sure she plays 80s on 8 through e.g. our kitchen speakers, I have to say "Alexa, turn on monkey". TIA Melissa
  9. I am not an installer and I have the Composer Home Edition software. Everytime I need a new device I need our installer to integrate it. Is it possible for an end user to use the full software so I don't have to bug the installers? E.g. I have gotten another Philips Hue hub for WIFI lights. The installer has to add the new hub, but once added, I set up the lights and programming. Just wondering if I can set up the hub? thanks melissa
  10. azkid, I just search eh web for free wav or mpg files. But here are some I have found for various seasons. I use WaveShop to edit file to short snippets. Have fun! yankeedoodle.mid Irish Washerwoman.mp3 Turkey Gobble-SoundBible.com-123256561.wav ice-cubes-2sec.wav Two Tone Doorbell-SoundBible.com-1238551671.wav Irish Washerwoman short.wav auld_lang_syne short.wav starsstripes short.wav ssbanner short.wav
  11. THanks for the feedback. I was also planning on using this programming to do things with lights. And since the variable is already set up, I will play around with it. So I would use a Boolean type of variable vs. number. Glad to know there are different ways to do this. thanks!
  12. Thanks to all the replies. I was interested in the variable option as I had never used this before, so I thought I'd try. Sorry for the long response, I did this partly so I could come back and refer to it.... I just want to make sure I understand it correctly (newbie here): 1) In AGENTS>Announcements, I added sound files to be used: 2) In AGENTS>Variables, I added a new variable called "Doorbell" and made it a number. ****[And just assuming that C4 pings the system and automatically assigns the variable number based on the date. I had to actually execute the current variable to get it into the system to start, but I assume that going forward, the variable will update accordingly??]**** 3) In AGENTS>Scheduler, I created several schedules for times throughout the year, all starting on a certain day and either followed with a subsequent event or a non-event (no holiday). There are no STOP dates, just a new event. 4) Then in PROGRAMMING>Scheduler, I programmed the Doorbell Variable to be assigned based on the newly created scheduled events above (different variable for each event except the No Holiday, which has the same number assigned to it): 5) Finally, in PROGRAMMING>Door Station/Variables, I assigned the appropriate Doorbell wave file to be played based on the current variable in the system: Seems logical to me but just want to make sure I didn't miss anything. Thanks! melissa
  13. Hi All I have created a scheduler for playing a certain wave file at different times of the year when the doorbell call button is pressed (Control4 Door Station). Two questions: 1) In this program, a "normal" doorbell sound should only occur if all the other conditions aren't met. When the doorbell is pressed, it does play the July 4 sound, but it ends with the normal doorbell...I just added the line for July 4 today, and before I did this, there was no normal doorbell sound after the seasonal sound. 2) I would like to change the IF statement for July 4 sound to 6/30 to 7/6 regardless of year. Perhaps this question is the reason for the problem in #1? Thanks melissa
  14. I am trying to be able to set up Alexa to trigger stations/songs on Amazon music. I was told by our dealer to install the Echo input. They have hooked this input to our sound system (Triad system). But I can't wrap my head around setting this up. I am using Home Edition and I am able to set up an Alexa voice scene to evoke a e.g. sirius XM channel in a certain zone as Sirius is listed as an audio device. But how do I do the same for the Input? thanks melissa
  15. I am a newbie and I am using the Voice Commands in the C4 Home Edition software. All of the commands must start with Turn on or Turn off. This sometimes is clunky. If I want to dim the lights in a room, I have to say something like "Turn on dim in kitchen". I would rather say "Dim kitchen lights". Any ideas or suggestions? Thanks melissa
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