Halo

HALO FAMILY OF REMOTES
NOT REMOTELY NORMAL

Get Ready for an Enhanced Halo Experience

Key Features and Benefits:

  • Styling Improvements: A refreshed look with new icon sets, color schemes, and list views that elevate the overall visual appeal.
  • Optimized Navigation: Smaller artwork icons and simplified navigation make the Listen experience faster, allowing for quick and efficient actions within sessions.
  • Halo Touch: Toggling between list navigation and favorites has never been simpler. We’ve also relocated the back arrow for improved accessibility.
  • Expanded Security Options: A second drop of security devices, featuring an even broader range of motorized devices and sensors.
  • Speed and Usability Enhancements: The redesigned user interface promotes faster scrolling, smoother transitions between screens, and quicker execution of commands.

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Introducing the First Security Experience to Halo and Halo Touch

We are excited to announce the initial release of our security features for Halo and Halo Touch. With this update, the "Locks and Sensors" sub-menu in the Security section is now fully accessible. This interface lets your customers view and manage locks, relay devices, and sensors. Stay tuned for future updates as we expand the functionality of the Security menu.

Customers can enjoy features like:

  • Faster Wake Time from Deep Sleep: We have improved the wake time for the Halo remote, reducing the time it takes to come out of deep sleep, which means quicker access to controls and a more responsive experience.
  • Performance Enhancements: We have implemented numerous bug fixes and performance optimizations to ensure a smoother, more seamless experience, as well as improved reliability.

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Introducing Pools/Spas for Halo and Halo Touch

We are excited to unveil the latest addition to the Halo and Halo Touch Comfort Experience: Pools/Spas. This feature ensures that your space's pool temperature is always perfect, the jacuzzi jets are flowing, and effectively shuts down the pool pump when needed

Customers can expect to enjoy a variety of features, including:

  • Pools and Spas: Easily manage and monitor the status of your pool (indoor or outdoor) or spa (on every patio) from the remote's list view.
  • Deep Sleep Wake Time: The time it takes your remote to exit deep sleep mode is significantly reduced.
  • Performance Improvements: We've made several bug fixes and changes to make your Halo experience more seamless.

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Introducing the Shades Experience for the Halo & Halo Touch

Take full control – and advantage – of natural lighting in any project with the latest auto-update to Halo Firmware v1.8. The Shades Experience allows you bask in the sunshine when appropriate and easily block harsh glare and thermal heat when needed. Easily control a single shade or the entire project, it's all now possible with the Shades Experience

New Shades Experience features for your Halo and Halo Touch include:

  • Control of Shade Groups
  • Status
  • Current Position
  • Louver Tilting Depending on Window Treatment Type

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5 Great New Features for the Halo & Halo Touch Remote

Halo Firmware 1.7 delivers powerful new features to enhance your customer’s experience and ensure their remote is always connected for their enjoyment, including:

  • Custom Buttons on Halo and Halo Touch unlock the power of Control4 scenes. The push of a button easily adjusts all the Lighting, Audio, Video, Shades, and Thermostats on a project to the precise setting needed for whatever activity. The four menus of up to six buttons each can be accessed by the Custom Buttons option now available in the Room View main menu.
  • The What’s New Page feature on Halo and Halo Touch will update with each firmware launch to display a bullet point list of newly added features (and fixes if necessary). A blue dot notification on the UI will disappear after new features are read about in the settings menu.
  • The Updated Lighting Experience enhances navigation and control by adding individual load control inside of the list view page without the need to dive into the next page. This means easier dimming and fan speed control on the fly.
  • We've made big Battery Life Improvements that will now allow your Halo to last roughly 2x longer off the dock.
  • Wi-Fi Stability is enhanced through brand new Wi-Fi architecture aimed at improving usability and reliability.
    • Improved WiFi capability features
    • Brand new WiFi chip SDK, with patches aimed at addressing connectivity issues seen in the field
    • Reduced dropouts
    • Faster, improved reconnects
    • Improved user experience when waking from deep sleep to prevent lagging commands

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Halo Firmware v1.6

Halo Firmware 1.6 doesn’t just update your Halo or Halo Touch remote, it also makes it dynamic! Interact with the main Control4® Experiences – Watch, Listen, Lighting, and Comfort – and see whether the TV in your bedroom is on or off, if the stereo in the family room is still playing, and even if you left the lights on while you’re out to dinner. You can even turn up the thermostat on the drive back, so you’ll be greeted by a warm and cozy home.

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HALO FIRMWARE V1.5

The automatic update to firmware v1.5 was released on July 26 for Halo Touch and Halo Remote.

Aside from enabling Halo Touch, this firmware update includes Find My Remote functionality, split Screen Brightness and Keypad Brightness settings, and new programming options for the Halo Remote driver allowing the Custom Buttons and their Digital Labels to change based on any event.

HALO FIRMWARE V1.4
IS NOW AVAILABLE!

Experience a new level of comfort with the auto-update to Halo Firmware v1.4. The Comfort Page, along with its Experience Buttons, have been introduced to the Halo UI bringing hand-held controls for thermostats, fireplaces, ceiling fans, sprinklers and more.

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HALO FIRMWARE V1.3

Halo Firmware v1.3, released on May 4th, improves Wi-Fi connectivity, reliability, room switching stability, addresses deep sleep issues, and reduces the likelihood of Network Errors.

For a full list of all the enhancements, features and fixes included in this firmware update, check out the Halo Release Notes.

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HALO FIRMWARE V1.2

Halo Remotes will automatically download the update over-the-air (OTA) starting March 23rd. This firmware update focused on network reliability and stability improvements, as well as a number of other experience improvements.

New features and bug fixes included in this update:

  • Added a Room Off confirmation toggle
  • Improved stability of WiFi connections to address persistent "Network Errors" in most configurations
  • Resolved scenarios where the Halo screen stays on (doesn't go to sleep) or is blank (doesn't wake up properly)
  • Fixed 'Add Rooms' and 'View Queue' on Now Playing page with Sonos as the source

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REFINED DESIGN
REDEFINED EXPERIENCE

You need a remote control that your customers will love—one that looks and works great. One that matches the power of their Control4 system and the beautiful aesthetic of their home. Introducing the Halo family of Control4 remotes with elegant industrial designs, a refined user interface, and packed with features that will redefine your customer’s automation experience.

PACKED WITH FEATURES
YOUR CUSTOMERS WANT

Control4 Halo remotes include a host of user-driven features including backlit buttons, voice-control, WiFi 2.4 and 5GHz support, and a redesigned UI with new interaction options, and updates for the Watch, Listen, Lights, and Comfort experiences. Halo remotes also include end-user install capabilities. All those powerful features come packaged in an elegant form that elevates any space and is perfect for any customer, from tech-lovers to the novice.

USER EXPERIENCE
REIMAGINED

Simply put, the Halo family is a generational leap to a user experience that transcends the rest.

  • Capable of media browsing, device control, and scene selection for Watch, Listen, and Lighting (comfort, security, and other experiences coming soon)
  • Full complement of backlit buttons for easy and intuitive single-handed use in the dark
  • WiFi Strength increased 3-5x over Neeo and supports both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands
  • New Voice button dynamically functions as a Siri Remote for Apple TV or Xfinity Voice Remote for the Xfinity boxes
  • Ultra-low power processor for extended battery life
  • If asleep, a button press will wake Halo and execute the command

HALO FAMILY OF REMOTES

HALO

Halo is designed for the channel surfer and includes a beautiful 2.8” color interface controlled with a full complement of backlit buttons.

  • Full color 2.8" non-touch LCD screen provides a graphical display of devices, media, favorites, automations and menu options that are selected from, and controlled by the complete set of backlit buttons below
  • Three hard custom buttons with digital labels for easy identification and execution
  • Color Shortcut button accesses the red, green, blue, and yellow functionality of media devices

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HALO TOUCH

Halo Touch includes a large 3.2” touch interface, beautiful aluminum body, and the most frequently used backlit buttons to deliver a premium remote control that elevates the smart living experience and the aesthetic of any space.

  • Available in Black or Silver, the brushed aluminum body brings a premium look and feel
  • Full color 3.2" LCD screen provides a touch interface for the selection and control of devices, media, favorites, automations, and menu options
  • Sleep screen provides quick access to Watch, Listen and Now Playing, while the Home button provides immediate access to room Favorites, and a quick swipe for the room's Main Menu
  • A full set of the most important backlit buttons including the d-pad and all transport controls
  • When needed, soft numeric buttons can be accessed through the touch interface

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GET TO KNOW HALO

INNOVATIVE VOICE CONTROL
WITH A DYNAMIC DUO

No longer do your customers need to keep those old, manufacturer's voice remote controls laying around. Halo and Halo Touch feature a new dynamic Voice Button so your customers can control AppleTV and Xfinity devices with the power of their voice. When Apple TV is the selected source, push-to-talk for Siri. When watching Xfinity, push-to-talk for Xfinity Voice Remote (Xfinity integration coming soon).

REMOTE WITH A
PERSONAL TOUCH

The Halo family of remotes take it to the next level with thoughtful additions that provide a premium experience for you and your customers. Custom hard buttons include digital labels so you don’t have to remember. An innovative Color Shortcut Button provides streamlined access to the red, green, blue, and yellow (RGBY) buttons for AV devices, or can be programmed to execute personalized automated scenes.

WORRY-FREE INSTALLS

To help speed up your jobs, we’ve designed the Halo family to support fast setup and provide at-a-glance troubleshooting information. Your customers can take advantage of the “First Time User Experience” via their smartphone to install their Halo and Halo Touch in minutes.

USER TESTED
INSTALLER APPROVED

Through rigorous testing and user feedback, we developed a new user interface, so you can provide the best experience for your customers. This new, living UI design language uses modern, flat elements and elegant simplicity that make it more user-friendly and customizable, plus increases system efficiency and performance. Watch for some of this new design language in the other interfaces with OS 3.3.2 and beyond.

OS 3.3.2 will bring new Voice options to the Watch experience, updated UI elements in the Listen experience with Recently Played, and simple and intuitive Color options for the Lights experience.

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