Home Theater Controller
Intelligent Home Theater Control
The Control4® Home Theater Controller makes it easy for anyone to add intelligent control to their home theater at a truly affordable price. It liberates users from their coffee table cluttered with remotes, allowing easy navigation and control using the included vivid on-screen display and System Remote Control. And because it includes multi-zone audio capabilities, the Home Theater Controller can also send music to rooms throughout the home.
But it doesn't stop there. The Home Theater Controller is also the center of a complete home automation system. It's a sophisticated yet simple platform to control lighting, security, temperature and more throughout the home.
It's all part of the Control4 vision. Control4 brings the benefits of a truly automated home to more people with solutions that are affordable, easy to install and designed to adapt to any home or lifestyle.
Features and Benefits
Space Saving Design
- Compact footprint: The half-rack design fits well in any home theater system.
- Horizontal or vertical orientation: Can be placed flat or upright, in any inconspicuous location around the home.
- Replaces multiple remotes: Allows for replacement of virtually every other remote control in the house.
Powerful Automation Controller
- Complete theater control: Multiple IR outputs and intelligent video sensing make controlling the entire home theater easy.
- Complete home control: The contact, relay, and serial connections make it possible to control the whole house.
- Standards-based control: Devices throughout the home are controlled via communication over wireless ZigBee™ (802.15.4) mesh networking or Ethernet.
- Seamless integration: Works with Control4 and a comprehensive array of third-party components.
Easy to Setup and Use
- Control4 Interviewer: Use interview-style wizard to guide through the installation process.
- Connections made easy: Clearly marked connectors on the back of the component and the included cables make setup easy.
- Multiple interfaces: Uses Control4 Touch Screens, Keypads, or included System Remote Control.
Affordable For Every Customer
- Surprisingly affordable: Allows users to enter the world of home automation with lower entry costs.
- Replaces other components: Provides home theater control, multi-room audio, and whole-home automation in a single component.
Select the night's movie from your DVD changer as the TV is automatically powered up and the correct video input is selected. Then dim the lights and adjust the temperature of your home theater all with simple touches on a single remote control.
Technical Specifications
Model Number
- AVM-HTC1-B – Ethernet version
- AVG-HTC1-B – WiFi version
Connections
- Audio Input: 1 analog
- Audio Output: 2 analog
- Video Input/Output: 4 video sensing inputs, 2 looped outputs
- On-screen display output: S-video, composite
- Serial: 1 input/output, pluggable terminal blocks
- Contact: 1 input, pluggable terminal blocks
- Relay: 1 output, pluggable terminal blocks
- IR: 1 front panel input, 6 outputs, 3.5mm phone jacks
- USB: 1 rear
Communications
- Wireless ZigBee™ (802.15.4) mesh networking
- Ethernet 10/100base-T, RJ45 jack
- WiFi (option) 802.11
Power Requirements
- 120 to 240 VAC, 50 or 60 Hertz
Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2.23” x 8.65” x 8.38” (56.6mm x 219.7mm x 212.8mm)
Weight
- 1.7 lbs (.77 kg)
Control4 System Components
Control4 System Remote Control
System Remote Control — Wireless control of any automated function in the home.
The Control4 Controller Family
- Media Controller — Ultimate home audio and home automation control.
Rear Panel Overview
The rear panel of the Home Theater Controller features a comprehensive array of connectivity options. It includes:
- AC IN: Power connection
- IR OUT: Infrared output ports
- S-VIDEO / COMPOSITE: Video input and output ports
- SERIAL: Serial communication ports
- CONTACT: Input for contact closure signals
- RELAY: Output for relay control
- USB: Universal Serial Bus port
- ETHERNET: RJ45 jack for network connection
- AUDIO IN/OUT: Analog audio input and output ports
- VIDEO IN/OUT: Analog video input and output ports
