Learn the Ins and Outs of Home Automation

Tutorial Videos from Our Media Library Make Control4 Automation Even Easier

Smart home automation can include a fully-programmed home with every smart solution available — smart lighting, climate control, and multi-room audio, to name a few, or it can simply be a room in your home with one smart technology solution you love, such as motorized shades. No matter the scope of your home automation needs, Control4 brings personalized and scalable control to homeowners in Monmouth County and the surrounding areas.

One of the most important aspects of a home automation system is the user interface, or the screen you use to operate and manage the technologies in your home. Your New Jersey home will shine thanks to Control4 home automation not only because it’s sophisticated and creates a luxurious ambiance, but because it’s easy to control as well.

In our media gallery, we have a wealth of informative tutorial videos for products from Control4, Savant, Nest, Lutron, and Sonos. In each, you can learn basic and advanced navigation tips and tricks that allow you to operate your smart technologies to their utmost potential.

Keep reading below to learn how to use the latest operating system from Control4, OS 3.

Using Pandora

Using Pandora to stream your favorite songs and music stations is one of the best features of multi-room music. With Control4, you can select a different station to play in each room of your Monmouth County, NJ home. The kids can listen to pop-rock in the playroom while you listen to relaxing jazz in the kitchen as you prepare dinner.

Take a look at this video to see how easy it can be to create a station, find your favorite genres, or further edit the station to your liking:

Customizing the Room Screen

With Control4 OS 3, you can customize the interface to meet your needs. There’s no need to swipe or tap through multiple screens and menus to find your most-used features. Once you open the Control4 app, you’ll see your favorite rooms and favorite smart technologies at a glance. If you want to edit what’s shown, simply tap the Control4 icon at the top of the screen to show all available smart experiences and services. If you’ve recently added new motorized shades to a room, add the motorized shades icon to the room’s interface to begin managing your shades from your “Favorites” screen. Watch the video below to see this in action:

Climate Control

A smart thermostat from Nest provides you the ability to control the climate inside your New Jersey home electronically. There’s no need for you to fiddle with dials or temperature gauges or mash buttons, unsure if the HVAC is responding to your button presses.

In the following video, you’ll learn how to schedule your thermostat. During the workweek, you can program your thermostat to turn off completely or not run as cool in order to save on costs and lower your energy usage. Before bed, you can schedule your thermostat to lower several degrees, so your bedroom is cooler for your sleeping enjoyment. Over time, your smart thermostat will learn your habits, too, so you can practically set it and forget about it! You can even analyze your energy use data to learn when you are using the most energy, then modify your habits to reduce your energy expenditure further.

This video will show you how to get started with programming your thermostat schedule:

As you can see, Control4 home automation systems can control many aspects of your Monmouth County home. Connect with us using our contact form or call Intra Home Systems at 1-800-880-5110 for a free consultation and discussion to determine the best fit for your smart technology needs. We look forward to hearing from you!