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crash1977mtl

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  1. I use both the WiiM mini and WiiM pro. The way I handle it with in ceiling speakers is I have one WiiM for each audio zone that has ceiling speakers. this way in each room you can ask Alexa to play music and will go only on that zone hardware wise all you need is a Y splitter. Each room currently has a Left/Right audio cable going into the amp from the matrix. I bought a Y splitter that allows both the matrix and WiiM to plug into the amp. the downside is technically both sources can step on each other but in reality this never happens.
  2. I had to made a choice to upgrade to the new x20 line coming from a 510 with 7 x10 cameras The Luma was much more expensive the a comparable Hikvision - and I waned 8mp colorvu cameras which Luma didn’t provide The luma x10 is a rebranded hikvison anyways so the swap was easy The hikvision app is way way better then the luma and I’m happy I switched
  3. in my case I had multiple dimmer modules fail - all on different fixtures , mainly pot lights. I guess every situation is different
  4. I’ve started to have these mosfet errors on panel lighting installed in 2014. In all cases swapping the module fixed the problem - it was never the wiring or the fixture
  5. For whatever it is worth, the easiest (but not cheapest) way to get C4 working with Alexa is via a WiiM mini. Since it's Alexa compatible, it can be used as an output device (over wifi). the WiiM just connect in the rack to the audio channels via a splitter so that it's triggered when Alexa speaks or plays music. I have it running with both Alexa Dots and the Flex (the wall outlet), works perfectly.
  6. Does anyone have any experience with the new NVR lineup with the older x10 cameras ? i have the current 510 NVR and the app is unable to push notifications , and the c4 integration is not really that good. im specifically looking to see if the X20 NVR can push motion or line crossing directly to the new luma app without going through Control4
  7. I can’t find any setting in my EAP660HD to turn on/off multicast enhancement. Is it possible my batch of remotes is bad ? I ordered 3 - one was DOA (battery doesn’t charge) and the other two die within 12 hours.
  8. What Wifi access points/network do you have ? This seems quite impressive
  9. I have a Hydra Connect HMA-8x16BT which is an 8 zone hdbaset T matrix and 16 zone audio matrix. For it's time is was quite impressive, especially the seamless audio down mixing from 5.1 content. There was a lot of drama with the company and it's no longer in business, and my matrix while having been repaired by the original owners, it's starting to die. I am looking for a recommendation for another Matrix that can take it's place, and ideally be 4K. No one seems to make a matrix with 16 zones, and I am currently using 15 of those zones. Is there a reliable combination of matrix + audio matrix (without audio lip sync issues and can downmix to stereo) or an integrated unit that is recommended? I've moved most of my 4K sources to be local, but it would be good to have 4k distribution but it's not a hard requirement.
  10. My TP LINK EAP access points don’t seem to have this feature. I did enable unscheduled power saving. is there another name this goes by ?
  11. Let’s see how everyone feels in a few days of use. dealer is taking back the remotes , full refund. maybe I got a bad batch of batteries (one remote was completely DOA) but I just think it’s a design flaw. My wifi network is rock solid , using higher end technology. I have enabled the settings which no other device on the market needs , nor does Control4 suggest or put in their requirements. This seems to be speculation from this forum that some wifi settings can help the battery life without any confirmation this is supported by the remote.
  12. I would be thrilled with 3 or 4 days. I’m not exaggerating when I say the remotes are lasting approx 12 hours. This is without using them, sitting on the couch within 20 feet of a wifi access point. I can’t wait for all the apologist dealers out there to try and convince their customers this is normal behaviour.
  13. Actually I don’t want it free. I spent close to 2000 dollars on these new remotes , so pardon me if I had an expectation they function. One unit was DOA and being replace , and the others can’t last a day. if I missed any marketing from c4 saying the battery life is horrendous , that I apologize for. Can you provide the link where they explain the remote must be recharged between each use , or the remote won’t be ready the next time you need it ?
  14. The only other complaint is that I find the responsiveness not to not as good as the zigbee remotes. Even scrolling to change rooms is slower then you would expect for a brand new product. as for the buttons, it’s all muscle memory. I get that things change , but it’s not like they had compelling reasons to move the back/cancel/ prev buttons . This I can live with , but it’s not a change I think lots of people were asking for.
  15. I’m coming from 250/260 and only wanted the voice control. For the price of these remotes , I’m not sure my expectations should be battery life is good for less then 12 hours. I have Omada EAP access points - enabled UAPSD - no effect . Does the remote even support this ? Im ok being a beta tester .. just shocked at how poor the initial release is
  16. Then they should market the device as needing to be constantly charged. Changing everyone’s habits including children to always recharge the remote is not worth the trade off of having Siri voice control. aside from Siri voice control there is not much benefit - all the buttons have been moved around and the battery life is so poor , had I known this as an end user there is zero chance I would have purchased 3 of these paperweights. This remote is a big disappointment
  17. The charging cradle is very annoying. Unlike the other remotes which are lie flat and can be easily tucked away, the Halo charger stands upright , and is very flimsy so it can be knocked over easily this reduces the available locations for it , so having to charge a remote every day is awful user experience given previous c4 remotes would go days if not weeks.
  18. One of my 3 halo remotes won’t charge , and is stuck on “battery low” screen tried it in different charges and no dice. I still am able to turn it off and on by holding the power button but always back to this screen any idea how to reset it. ?
  19. Is there a way to disable the room off confirmation prompt ? I’m used to older remotes and this two step process is annoying. Couldn’t find a setting for it
  20. In case anyone stumbles on this, I was having issues with the DS2 not having audio to Intercom after updating to OS3. I did a firmware update on the unit via ComposerHE and after firmware update, the passwords were totally out of sync. I was unable to log into the web interface with any known password, and the API password was not updated in the Composer. As I don't have ComposerPro, I couldn't delete the driver, but I figured since the driver was already not connecting, it wouldn't hurt to do the factory reset. After the reset, the DS2 driver was somehow removed from my system automatically. I was able to log into the unit via DHCP (15 button rings as per above), using Admin and 2N as the password. I reset the password. In order to get the driver back into my project, I restored a previous backup i did a few days ago. I was then able to put in the correct passwords in the driver. I also had to follow this video on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC1cKNmFF_Y) , and now everything is working perfectly.
  21. Reviving an old thread. We just upgraded to OS3 and having the same issue ; when someone rings the doorbell we get a black screen, and can only see the video if we "answer" the call. I turned off monitor and auto-answer on each T3, and still no luck. My dealer says this is expected behavior in OS3 (as compared to OS2). Can anyone comment on this?
  22. Hi, I have an HC800 system that was installed in 2014 that used a mixture of motorized Somfy shades/roman blinds and Somfy Glydea Drape motors. The system is controlled by hardwired SDN connectivity, We were using the Blinds V2 (blindV2.c4i) We recently upgraded to OS3 and we can get all the blinds/shades to work (up down motion) , but we cannot get any communications with the drapes that goes left/right. I tried to find some third party drivers and from the documentation they seem to only work with "shades" and not drapes. Somfy is of no help, and C4 says they never tested Somfy SDN drapes. Does anyone know of any 3rd party OS3 drivers that work with Somfy Glydea SDN drapes which communicate over serial RS485?
  23. No, not at the matrix and no programming is required. I am running the dot directly to the amp which is connected to the speakers. So when Alexa speaks it is running directly to the amp, to the speakers, bypassing the matrix and c4 the downside is that if you are actually running something on those speakers from the matrix and c4 then Alexa will just talk over it and be mixed in.. like if you kitchen was already playing something controlled from Control4 Alexa has no way of knowing it and will talk over the already playing source
  24. Sound quality is perfect and it works flawlessly. The downside is you have an amp running all the time , but I already had that because I wanted our doorbell chime to ring on the house speakers without any delay so I was already paying the higher energy cost. You just need and rca splitter cable at the amp to mix in the Alexa
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