Loxone Automation + URC Remote: The Best of Both Smart Home Worlds

When it comes to smart homes, homeowners often face a choice between two priorities: intelligent whole-home automation or precise, familiar control over entertainment systems. Platforms like Crestron, Control4, Savant, Nice (formerly Elan), and URC are known for top-tier AV control, while systems like Loxone lead in lighting, HVAC, security, and energy management automation. But what if you didn’t have to choose?

At Heyo Smart, we help homeowners combine the best of both worlds. By integrating URC’s advanced AV remotes with Loxone’s automation engine, we create seamless, intuitive control that covers every aspect of your home—from the lights and climate to your favorite streaming services and surround sound system. In this article, we’ll explore how Loxone and URC work together, why each has its strengths, and how to achieve a unified smart home experience without compromise.

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Why Loxone Is a Powerful Home Automation Platform

If you're building a new home or planning a major renovation, Loxone stands out as one of the most advanced automation platforms on the market. Unlike many systems that require dozens of apps or cloud services, Loxone offers a fully integrated, local-first ecosystem that brings together lighting, climate, energy, security, shading, access, and even multi-room audio into one unified system.

With scene-based automation, Loxone doesn’t just respond to your commands—it anticipates your needs. Lights dim automatically when you start a movie. Shades lower to block harsh afternoon sun. The thermostat adjusts while you're asleep. All of this is handled intelligently without manual input, remote apps, or voice commands.

At Heyo Smart, we design Loxone systems to match your lifestyle and floor plan—whether you’re building a modern home, retrofitting a property, or creating a luxurious retreat. The result is a home that thinks for you, saving energy, reducing effort, and making life more comfortable every day.

Where URC Remote Comes In: Smart Remotes Made for AV Control

While Loxone handles your lighting, HVAC, energy, and security with ease, it doesn’t offer a universal remote control or deep native support for complex AV setups. That’s where URC (Universal Remote Control) comes in.

URC’s Total Control system is purpose-built for audio and video control, giving homeowners powerful, intuitive access to TVs, sound systems, streaming devices, gaming consoles, cable boxes, projectors, and more—all from a sleek handheld remote or touchpanel. It brings back the tactile experience of having hard buttons, fast response times, and instant control without hunting for apps or relying on voice assistants.

What makes URC unique is its ability to speak the language of almost every AV device on the market—using IR, IP, serial, and relay control. Whether you’re managing a single living room TV or a full-blown home theater with 10 AV sources, URC simplifies the experience while keeping it elegant.

At Heyo Smart, we use URC remotes as an audio-visual layer that complements Loxone’s automation system. It’s a smart pairing: Loxone handles the behind-the-scenes logic and environmental control, while URC puts powerful entertainment control at your fingertips.

The Perfect Pair: Loxone + URC Working Together

Bringing Loxone and URC together unlocks a complete smart home experience—combining powerful automation with refined entertainment control. Rather than forcing one system to do everything, this hybrid approach lets each platform play to its strengths.

How They Complement Each Other

• Loxone automates the environment—adjusting lighting, shading, HVAC, and audio based on time of day, presence, or energy efficiency.

• URC takes command of your TVs, AV receivers, cable boxes, Apple TVs, Blu-ray players, and more, giving you true universal remote control with tactile, real-time interaction.

• Together, they deliver an experience that’s smooth, smart, and fully connected—without the need to fumble through multiple apps.

With careful integration, URC remotes can even trigger Loxone scenes: imagine pressing one button to start movie night—lights dim, blinds close, the projector powers up, and your surround sound kicks in—all in sync.

Use Cases for Homeowners

• Movie Night: Press a URC remote button—Loxone dims lights and adjusts climate, while URC powers on the home theater and selects the source.

• Morning Routine: URC starts your favorite playlist while Loxone raises the blinds, sets the thermostat, and starts your day automatically.

• Entertaining Guests: Loxone prepares your lighting and zones audio throughout the house. URC gives you volume and media control room by room.

At Heyo Smart, we design these systems to work together seamlessly, so you don’t have to think about the technology—you just enjoy the result.

What URC Adds That Loxone Can’t

While Loxone is a powerhouse when it comes to automating the home environment—handling lighting, shading, HVAC, security, and even audio zones—it does not offer a true universal remote or native deep-level AV device control. For many homeowners, especially those with complex entertainment setups, that’s where URC shines.

Key Capabilities URC Brings to the Table

• Universal Remote Control: With physical remotes featuring customizable buttons and touchscreen panels, URC delivers intuitive, instant access to TVs, receivers, media players, and more—without needing an app.

• AV Command Depth: URC offers native control of devices via IR, IP, serial, and relay, supporting virtually every AV brand on the market—from Sony and Samsung to Denon, Marantz, and Kaleidescape.

• Media Source Switching: Easily toggle between streaming devices, game consoles, cable boxes, and Blu-ray players.

• Voice and Mobile Options: URC offers mobile control and limited voice assistant integrations for those who want extra flexibility.

• Expandable Zones: URC scales well for multi-room AV, outdoor audio, and dedicated theaters—without relying on cloud-based hacks or workarounds.

While Loxone can trigger AV actions (like turning on a projector or muting an amplifier), it doesn’t offer the fine control or dedicated interfaces that URC provides. By adding URC, homeowners retain all of Loxone’s intelligent automation—and gain the tactile control they expect from a premium AV system.

Why Homeowners Choose Heyo Smart for Integration

Choosing the right smart home system isn’t just about picking the right gear—it’s about finding the right partner to design, program, and support the entire experience. At Heyo Smart, we specialize in bridging platforms like Loxone and URC to deliver intelligent homes that are both automated and easy to control.

What Sets Heyo Smart Apart

• We Know Both Worlds: While we specialize in Loxone automation, we also understand the AV expectations of homeowners who want tactile remote control, zone-based media, and true home theater experiences. That’s why we pair Loxone with URC remote systems when your lifestyle demands it.

• Custom Scenes + Remote Simplicity: We integrate URC into the same logic Loxone runs—so one press on a remote can trigger entire scenes: lighting, HVAC, audio, and AV sources working in sync.

• Certified Installers, Smarter Design: Our team ensures your Loxone and URC systems are fully integrated, programmed for how you live, and supported with long-term service plans and training.

• Nationwide Reach with Local Attention: Whether you're near us or across the U.S., our hybrid service model lets us deliver professional design and support, with local URC remote programming when needed.

If you’re searching for “URC remote programming near me” or simply need an installer who understands how to bring home automation and AV together without friction, Heyo Smart is ready to help. Whether you're located in our primary service regions or halfway across the country, we know how to bring Heyo Smart expertise to you—through a combination of remote system design, on-site coordination, and partnerships with trusted local installers. No matter where you are, we’ll make sure your smart home works exactly the way you need it to.

The Smartest Solution Is One That Fits Your Life

When it comes to smart home technology, no single platform does everything perfectly. But when you combine Loxone’s world-class automation with URC’s best-in-class AV control, you get a smart home that’s not only intelligent—but enjoyable and intuitive to use every day.

At Heyo Smart, we don’t believe in cookie-cutter systems. We believe your home should reflect your lifestyle, preferences, and habits—whether that means pressing one button to launch movie night, or waking up to a home that’s already adjusted the temperature, lighting, and playlist for your day.

By designing hybrid systems that blend scene-based automation with tactile AV control, we deliver solutions that overcome the limitations of any one platform—creating something truly greater than the sum of its parts.

Ready to Bring It All Together? Contact Heyo Smart Today.

If you’ve been searching for a way to combine Loxone automation with URC remotes, or simply want a smarter home that works without compromise—we can help.

Whether you’re building new, renovating, or upgrading an existing system, Heyo Smart offers expert system design, URC remote programming, and full Loxone integration—with support that reaches you no matter where you're located.

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