Changing power management options

Use the Power Management options in the Composer Pro Driver menu to change power for a Control4 system.

To change the Power Management option of a driver, you can edit the driver to provide a different Power Management option. After editing a driver, you may need to add the driver to the project and set up the necessary connections.

To change Power Management options in a driver:

  1. Start Composer Pro and connect to a Director.
  1. From the Driver menu, select Edit Existing Driver.
  2. Select the driver type, such as VCR.
  3. Select the Manufacturer type, such as Mitsubishi.
  4. Select the Model type.
  5. On the Power Management screen, change the Power Management option. 

    6. Example: To change the Power Management option, check Has power feedback, and then select the Video sense loop option. 

  1. After you edit the driver, click finish, and click next. 

    2. Example: The Video Sense loop requires a Control connection. A control Video Sense connection has been added to the DVD driver. 

  1. Make any necessary connections to configure the new Power Management option. 

    2. Example: With the Video Sense Loop Power Management option, connect the Control connection. 

  1. From Connections, select Control/AV > DVD.
  1. From the top pane in Control Connections, drag the Video Sensor connection to a Video Sense Loop connection on the controller.