dukebeau Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 We bought a home last year and based on what brother did for his new home, we had a C4 system installed. We are using 2 HC250 controllers and we have 5 distinct zones for music downstairs. The game room upstairs has it's own system and is controlled with it's own HC250. However, we didn't get the C4 amplifier and instead are using a Pioneer Elite 65 to control everything downstairs include the front door station. I think that was a mistake. Only my 15 year old is able to make all the changes to hear music for example outside by the pool while I can still watch the TV inside. Would adding a C4 app and the appropriate programming allow me to simply go to my ipad or iphone and accomplish these sorts of tasks without asking my son to do it? Pitiful, I know but it's the state of things these days. if so, which amp do I need, the regular or the matrix? In addition, if the Pioneer isn't set up in a certain way, the door bell doesn't work. It can be very aggravating. Advice appreciated. BTW, for what it's worth, I had Magnolia Design Center do the installation instead of a dedicated home automation installation company and it was not a smooth process. They know just enough to be dangerous so I am hiring a local C4 specialist company to install a new Yale zigbee digital lock tomorrow and I'll probably use them for the clean up of the rest of my system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Have them look at the pioneer elite. They should be able to program it properly to do as you described Sent from my XT1060 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukebeau Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 Thanks. One other thing as it relates to the door station. When someone pushes the door station button, it takes 8-10 seconds before it "rings" through the speakers in the house. Is this normal? Would having the C4 amplifier correct this? I was told it was because the Pioneer has to switch to the proper settings and then it has to return. In fact, when we first got everything installed, they had it where the TV would cut out and a message would appear about someone being at the door and then go back. That process would take 30 seconds or longer which was very aggravating, especially when you are watching something at a critical time... arg! We had that functionality turned off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qVAMPIREp Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Thanks. One other thing as it relates to the door station. When someone pushes the door station button, it takes 8-10 seconds before it "rings" through the speakers in the house. Is this normal? Would having the C4 amplifier correct this? I was told it was because the Pioneer has to switch to the proper settings and then it has to return. In fact, when we first got everything installed, they had it where the TV would cut out and a message would appear about someone being at the door and then go back. That process would take 30 seconds or longer which was very aggravating, especially when you are watching something at a critical time... arg! We had that functionality turned off.The doorbell press should just pause your TV, DVD, Bluray etc. if programmed properly. In my case it fires up the front door camera. If I don't know you I go back to watching baseball... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wappinghigh Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Get a copy of Pro from your dealer and hand it over to your 15 year old... Set up a C4 lab for him right in your home.. Then get him to report direct back to C4 HQ what he thinks of the product.. Wait.. On second thoughts get C4 to hire him RIGHT NOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukebeau Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 that's not a bad idea! He's already got a summer job working on my wife's company computer support help desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wappinghigh Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Awesome!! Sign him up RIGHT NOW get him working on it right now.. start with the latest 2.6 beta.. Get your hands on it... Let him pull that software to pieces... It wil be painful (for your house) and everyone in it... But the platform needs him.. OMG you don't now how much Control4 needs 15 year olds like this..... Most of us around here (yours truly) are like 2 generations away from where this product *really* should be heading... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qVAMPIREp Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Wapp the poor lad would have to learn all this old shit so that he could work there first.... That wouldn't be right http://www.cbtplanet.com/articles-tutorials/top-ten-soon-to-be-obsolete-it-skills.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Leeds UK Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Get the Ipad apps downloaded. We only use Ipads, makes life a lot easier. If that does not work get intouch with AK (Dealer who can dial in and sort your system out) on this forum. He sorted ours in minutes - never looked back. I think 15 could be too old these days to go into IT !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanE Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 http://www.cbtplanet.com/articles-tutorials/top-ten-soon-to-be-obsolete-it-skills.htm Well, we do still require that programmers can type. I can't imagine programming by texting or voice recognition. That's a horribly inefficient way to do things, compared to the keyboard. The other skills on the list, I can mostly agree on, but saying typing is going away (for developers) is loony. RyanE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMHarman Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 Composer has a lot of drag and drop not typing. A lot, not all. Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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