antneed Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I have a C4 Dimmer switch as below and I was wondering are there any ways I can program it to perform different functions with double or triple tap to perform different things? Any other ways this type of switch can be programmed different ways via HE? thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfizzle Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Yes. I had @Matt Loweprogram a few switches to turn on ceiling speakers or outside speakers and tune to a specific audio source and channel with a double tap. Some other switches are programmed to turn all lights in the house off or all lights on with a triple tap. Matt Lowe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 21 minutes ago, antneed said: I have a C4 Dimmer switch as below and I was wondering are there any ways I can program it to perform different functions with double or triple tap to perform different things? Any other ways this type of switch can be programmed different ways via HE? thank you! If you want it to do keypad functions then just swap it out for a keypad. Then you can engrave the buttons. RyanE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control4Savant Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 48 minutes ago, antneed said: I have a C4 Dimmer switch as below and I was wondering are there any ways I can program it to perform different functions with double or triple tap to perform different things? Any other ways this type of switch can be programmed different ways via HE? thank you! Keep in mind that you will be also likely controlling the load when doing these 2 or 3 taps so you may need to reprogram that light control as well. 26 minutes ago, JSTRONG said: If you want it to do keypad functions then just swap it out for a keypad. Then you can engrave the buttons. That's silly. Why spend extra money just for buttons? So they can get different buttons when they decided to change the programming again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 8 hours ago, Control4Savant said: That's silly. Why spend extra money just for buttons? So they can get different buttons when they decided to change the programming again? He doesn’t need to engrave buttons. He can just use little stickers like he did on his existing dimmer. Then he can just replace the Stickers all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I am in for engraved buttons. They really aren't that much and the look is so much nicer. Not to mention the fact that cognitive recognition is much stronger then congnitive recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 C'mon now mitch, thats silly. Why would you engrave buttons? You may have to one day pay $5 to replace a nice laser engraved keypad button that will tell you what light or music source it controls. I made the mistake of engraving all of my keypads. I regret it everyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Rofl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I spent $200+ on a switch so spend $30 to make it pretty...watch out JSTRONG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, msgreenf said: I spent $200+ on a switch so spend $30 to make it pretty...watch out And Functional.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Hey Antneed, I am being a smartass my brother.. I am not usually like that.. Hey PM your address and I am going to send you a free keypad dimmer. (probably open box slightly used) but a working excellent condition keypad dimmer. South Africa C4 user and Control4Savant 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 9 hours ago, Control4Savant said: That's silly. Why spend extra money just for buttons? So they can get different buttons when they decided to change the programming again? I have some original buttons in my house that been engraved for over 9 years and haven't changed. Yes i have a few that i have changed. My recommendations to customers is do the sticky note thing for a month - make sure you like it - then order your buttons and you probably won't change most of them unless you do constructions or something that changes the purpose of an area.... Maybe in Savant engravings are more complex? IDK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo1738 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 +1 for the engraved all buttons club. We waited about 8 months, knew what we wanted and ordered. Looks 100x better and now everyone knows what controls what easily and in the dark! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Nothing says custom smart home like blank buttons or buttons w stickers tdougray 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, msgreenf said: Nothing says custom smart home like blank buttons or buttons w stickers Dude I went into a $10 million house a few months ago. They have a centralized system they have been living with for over 2 years with stickers that are falling off the wall next to every keypad And this is the only means to control the lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo1738 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 yikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time2Jet Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 11 minutes ago, msgreenf said: Nothing says custom smart home like blank buttons or buttons w stickers A’hem, except you forgot to add the “clapper”. msgreenf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 11 minutes ago, JSTRONG said: Dude I went into a $10 million house a few months ago. They have a centralized system they have been living with for over 2 years with stickers that are falling off the wall next to every keypad And this is the only means to control the lights Yikes is right... And to me that's just as bad on the installer as it is on the customer because the installer should know better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Control4Savant Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 1 hour ago, JSTRONG said: C'mon now mitch, thats silly. Why would you engrave buttons? You may have to one day pay $5 to replace a nice laser engraved keypad button that will tell you what light or music source it controls. I made the mistake of engraving all of my keypads. I regret it everyday It's silly because of the cost since he doesn't have a keypad dimmer. I applaud you for possibly sending him one. 37 minutes ago, msgreenf said: I have some original buttons in my house that been engraved for over 9 years and haven't changed. Yes i have a few that i have changed. My recommendations to customers is do the sticky note thing for a month - make sure you like it - then order your buttons and you probably won't change most of them unless you do constructions or something that changes the purpose of an area.... Maybe in Savant engravings are more complex? IDK? Some people change their system often. It's nice you haven't. I take the experiences of all my Control4 clients, not just my own personal system. If people are at times frustrated that they need to "bother" their dealer to get a driver changed remotely, they can feel the same about the keypads. Since you want to talk about Savant... it's obviously the same process no matter which of the keypads you choose from them. The buttons are assigned from inside the end users app which allows them to trial a bunch of different things... so I don't usually do stickers. Especially since Savant "scenes" are full system based and not just lighting. Their OLED touch keypads obviously don't need engraving.... 18 minutes ago, msgreenf said: Yikes is right... And to me that's just as bad on the installer as it is on the customer because the installer should know better Exactly. I have had plenty of job take overs with this where the client regretted keypads simply because they couldn't get buttons ordered from the dealer or may not have even known they exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSTRONG Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Some people (I am not saying antneed) may just not realize the super convenience of having engraved keypad buttons. Its up to the dealer to demonstrate this and is the reason why in NJ and NY, a real showroom in a commercial building is a requirement to be a dealer msgreenf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antneed Posted June 10, 2021 Author Share Posted June 10, 2021 For the record: the picture I posted is not mine, I just took a screenshot from a quick google search. I do not have sticky labels myself!! Lol! msgreenf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 2 hours ago, msgreenf said: Nothing says custom smart home like blank buttons or buttons w stickers Can you still get custom buttons for the old 6 buttons? I think it is the KPZ-6B1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, zaphod said: Can you still get custom buttons for the old 6 buttons? I think it is the KPZ-6B1? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 That's a shame. For the most part the old keypads are still fine, despite having been installed about 14 years ago and upgraded from embernet. They don't have all of the functionality of the newer gens, but they do most of what you need. Everyone remember this the next time C4 changes the keypad style and order custom engraving before it is too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msgreenf Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 They offered them for about 2 years after the transition...and notified dealers they weren't going to go eol and gave plenty of time to order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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