880 User Manual
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1. Activity e Full help Asks questions about all the devices in your help system Select Full help if you find there are devices that aren t being controlled the way you want them to and the on screen LCD Help is not asking you questions about these devices To select the type of help you want 1 Click My Remote Preferences on your Harmony home page 2 Click Settings Back to Top v 1 2 page 8 Harmony 880 User Manual Using the Harmony Assistant Extra on screen LCD help is available by turning on the Harmony Assistant While the Help button helps you solve device problems within an Activity the Harmony Assistant teaches you how to use your Harmony remote To turn on off this feature via the member web site lf any devices are not set up correctly 1 Click My Remote Preferences on your Harmony home page 2 Click Settings To temporarily turn on off this feature via the Harmony remote press Help now Everything is OK gt 1 Press System Options on the remote Controlling Individual Devices Press DEVICE to enter Device mode Device mode gives you access to all the possible commands for each device included in your Harmony remote configuration To access Device mode you do not need to be in an Activity However you should never need to use Device mode during normal use of your Harmony remote This mode should only be used to send a specific command to a specific device You can eliminate the use of2. have added Press the screen LCD button next to the Activity you want and the Harmony remote will set up your entertainment system Screen LCD Displays help infrared IR commands and any available listings Screen LCD Buttons Use the buttons at the side of the screen to select the corresponding command Use the right arrow button to display more commands Device Lists all your devices on the screen LCD and allows you to select and fully control any device directly Smart Buttons While there is a default setting for the buttons in most Activities you can customize these buttons to send different commands GUIDE NAA 4 r io i Guide Gives user access to view program listings if you have a device with this feature i S m lg P g ile ray S REPLY lt i a L EW FW nase j Media In the Watch TV Activity press this button to view your Favorite zH Channels on the screen LCD Left Right Arrows Shows more choices in the screen LCD 9 wna Glow Backlight glow ENTER Infrared Learning Port Use this port to teach the Harmony remote commands from your original remote Back to Top v 1 2 page 4 Harmony 880 User Manual Begin the Setup Process Step 1 Create your Harmony Login If the Harmony remote web site is not automatically launched go to the Harmony remote web site and create an account Step 2 Complete the Online Setup Process Once you have created yo
3. reminding you to keep the remote pointed at your entertainment system while the Activity starts This helps ensure that all infrared IR signals are properly sent To turn on off the Starting Activity message 1 Click My Remote Preferences on your Harmony home page 2 Click Settings Viewing the Status and Navigation Bars A The status bar provides users with important information such as B c e A Date and time D To set the time display format click My Remote Preferences on your Harmony home page and then click Settings ae ae e B Indicator if the USB is attached WATCHES Swatc e C Indicator when infrared IR commands are being sent to your Ti ee I OR devices var Ea RATCH a pw bad VER e D Battery indicator battery s power 51 hrg AS e E Activity you are in if applicable ae e ra E VIEW The navigation bar displays information such as GAME PICS e F The number of screens available in a menu and the screen F currently displayed Displaying On screen LCD Help on Your Harmony Remote From time to time when you select an Activity the Activity may not work This can happen when the Harmony remote sends many infrared commands to set up all your devices for an Activity but one or more devices are not receiving some commands The Harmony remote is then out of sync with your devices e g it thinks one of your devices is on but it is turned off Some of the reasons the Harmony remote can become out of
4. Device mode by customizing your Activities Example You can put commands on the screen LCD or customize specific buttons for the commands See Customizing Your Harmony Remote At any time press DEVICE to switch into this mode Once in Device mode the Harmony remote will display a list of all the devices you have in your configuration Select a device from the list and the Harmony remote will only control the device features for the device Example If you choose Television as the device the number volume and channel buttons will all control your television Press DEVICE to return to Activity mode Using the Smart Buttons J While there is a default setting for the buttons in most Activities you can customize dbu these buttons to send different commands See Changing the Behavior of Buttons Within an Activity Using System Options Press System Options on your Harmony remote to e Setthe time and date e Turn the slide show on off e Temporarily turn the Harmony Assistant on off available only if you selected the option under My Remote Preferences on your Harmony home page see Using the Harmony Assistant Back to Top page 9 v 1 2 Harmony 880 User Manual Customizing Your Harmony Remote All customization of your Harmony remote is done from your Harmony home page a Logitech Harmony Member Weh fe fel Yeloome J Smith Harmony ol j f hi yi a 5 Esr a k i r s Fa odre My f hiy P
5. Harmony 880 User Manual 880 Harmony Remote User Manual Congratulations on the purchase of your Harmony remote True system control is now at your fingertips This User Manual will introduce you to the basic online setup process customizations and main features of your Harmony remote The Harmony remote web site is constantly updated to improve your experience If in doubt follow the information and instructions on the web site Select a topic from the following list to learn more about your Harmony remote INTRODUCTION e Getting to Know Your Harmony Remote e Begin the Setup Process Step 1 Create your Harmony Login Step 2 Complete the Online Setup Process USING YOUR HARMONY REMOTE e Using the Glow Button e Recharging the Battery e Removing the Remote From the Base Station e Selecting an Activity e Viewing the Status and Navigation Bars e Displaying On screen LCD Help on Your Harmony Remote Types of On Screen LCD Help Available Using the Harmony Assistant e Controlling Individual Devices e Using the Smart Buttons e Using System Options CUSTOMIZING YOUR HARMONY REMOTE e Customizing the Screen LCD on Harmony Remote Adding your Favorite Channel Icons Changing the Behavior of Buttons within an Activity page 1 v 1 2 Harmony 880 User Manual Adding Custom Labeled Buttons e Changing the Settings for your Harmony Remote e Teaching Infrared IR Commands Using the Infrared Sensor Naming an
6. Infrared Command GETTING ADDITIONAL HELP Finding Answers to Your Questions Troubleshooting Your Harmony Remote Back to Top v 1 2 page 2 Harmony 880 User Manual Introduction The Harmony remote is an Internet powered universal remote control Your Harmony remote can control most devices that understand infrared IR signals The configuration of your Harmony remote Is simple e You will be prompted to answer questions about your entertainment devices to create your own personal Harmony remote configuration e Your answers will provide us with a description of the entertainment devices you want to control how they are set up and your preferences for controlling them e f one of your devices is not in the Harmony remote web site s database the Harmony web process will learn about your device and add it to your configuration e Once you have told us about your devices you will then be guided through setting up Activities Creating Activities is simple you will be prompted to indicate the devices you use within an Activity and how you want to control specific features such as the volume within that Activity An Activity is a set of commands the Harmony remote sends to your entertainment system to turn on the necessary devices Once you have selected an Activity the functionality of each button on your Harmony remote is automatically configured for that Activity Additionally the screen LCD buttons will give you acces
7. ht up or turn off the screen LCD backlight To determine the length of time the backlight stays on 1 Click My Remote Preferences on your Harmony home page 2 Click Settings Recharging the Battery Place your remote in the base station to charge While the remote s battery is charging e The screen LCD and its backlight and the keypad backlight remain on Note Press the GLOW button to turn the backlight off e The battery level icon in the status bar flashes when the battery is still charging or will display a full battery level when charging is complete When the battery is low the screen LCD will flash a message to remind you to charge the battery Removing the Remote From the Base Station Note Whenever you pick up the remote from the base station or replace it in the station you will hear a beep When you pick up the remote slightly tilted the screen LCD will automatically turn on and the keypad light up To enable disable these features 1 Click My Remote Preferences on your Harmony home page 2 Click Settings Back to Top v 1 2 page 6 Harmony 880 User Manual Selecting an Activity View the Activities you have added by pressing the Activities button The screen LCD will then display the Activities you have added Press the corresponding screen LCD button next to the Activity you want to start As a default when you select an Activity you will see a message on the remote s screen LCD
8. lesrrecete TP y Adut Setup i T a ios Wat Feria Ww Preseeoncits y Trubleshoot Summon Cente thore of your dimces amd Actes Upda your Harary n Do you want bo Uplate ryw Devices Ah Piri fidaloo eo Firiit Tolovision Sony Ty KES DVD Sani ung OD Woe St Go to your Harmony home page to customize Devices e To add or remove entertainment devices click Add a Device or Remove a Device e To change a device you have already set up click More Options next to a device icon and then click the appropriate option Activities e To add or remove an Activity click Add an Activity or Remove an Activity e Tocustomize an Activity click Customize next to an Activity icon and then click the appropriate option e Tochange the names of Activities click Customize next to the Activity icon and then click Rename Activity name e To have more than one Activity of a given type e g If you have both a cable converter and a satellite receiver you can add a second Watch Television Activity click Add an Activity When you re done rename the Activities to help you distinguish between them e g For the Watch Television Activity you could rename one Watch Television to Watch Cable and the other to Watch Satellite Remote Preferences e Click My Remote Preferences on your Harmony home page to Change the remote s settings Customize the look of the screen LCD on the Harmony remote e To add you
9. priate Activity 3 Click Change the Behavior of Buttons a Back to Top v 1 2 page 12 Harmony 880 User Manual To add a custom labeled button for an Activity 1 Goto your Harmony home page 2 Click Customize next to the appropriate Activity 3 Click Change the Behavior of Buttons 4 Under the Custom Button Label column type the name for the button label you would like to appear on the screen LCD 5 Select a command from the drop down list in the appropriate device column next to the name of the button you want to set 6 Click Done Custom labeled buttons are displayed on the Harmony remote s screen LCD from left to right top to bottom Add a custom labeled button to send a command to more than one device at a time 1 Goto your Harmony home page 2 Click Customize next to the appropriate Activity 3 Click Change the Behavior of Buttons 4 Select a command from the drop down list in each of the required device columns next to the name of the button you want to set 5 Add as many custom labeled buttons as you like Click More Custom Labels to add labels one at a time 6 When you update your Harmony remote click Next to view all of your custom labeled buttons a page at atime Changing the Settings for your Harmony Remote Click My Remote Preferences on your Harmony home page to change the remote s settings e Turn on off on screen LCD Help format Harmony Assistan
10. r favorite channels to the screen LCD on the Harmony remote click Set Up Favorite Channels Back to Top v 1 2 page 10 Harmony 880 User Manual Customizing the Screen LCD on Harmony Remote The Harmony remote comes with a set of defaults which you can change to make the screen LCD look the way you want it to e Select or add your own screen backgrounds e Add your icons for your favorite channels you can upload your own icons up to a maximum of 160 KB file size and 24 bit png omp jpg or gif e Select one of the default themes Atheme consists of a font style background layout and icons for Activities and Devices choose a theme that best suits you Layout is the number of selections 4 or 8 displayed on the screen LCD e Add your on screen LCD slide show You can use the default screen backgrounds or your own background images to create your own slide show The slide show displays while the remote is in the base station See Using System Options for more information on turning the slide show on and off To make the Harmony remote s screen LCD look the way you want it to 1 Click My Remote Preferences on your Harmony home page 2 Click an option to make your changes to the theme background or slide show Adding your Favorite Channel Icons You can customize the screen LCD for your Favorite Channels menu by adding your own icons and setting an icon to appear next to one of your Fa
11. s to other commands for that Activity which cannot be set to the standard buttons This is known as Activity mode Example For the Watch Television Activity the Harmony remote sends commands to your entertainment system to turn on the necessary devices so you can watch television The remote will automatically be configured for the Activity based on the answers you selected during the online setup process for the Activity At the end of the setup process you will have your own configuration loaded in your Harmony remote and your own personal Harmony member home page Return to your Harmony home page as often as you like to e Customize any of your Harmony remote s features e Add more entertainment devices e Add more Activities Back to Top page 3 v 1 2 Harmony 880 User Manual Getting to Know Your Harmony Remote Many of the Harmony remote s buttons are standard remote buttons However there are buttons and other hardware that may not be so familiar to you The extra buttons and hardware give you access to the special features of the Harmony remote Aa ACTIVITIES t HELP Tha 2 Fh Choose an Activity USB Connector Downloads your configuration from the Harmony web site OFF Turns all devices off with one button press E HELP Asks you simple questions so that your Harmony remote can fix Wee problems you are having within an Activity t WATCH h Activities Press Activities to view a list of Activities you
12. sync with your system are Back to Top page v 1 2 Harmony 880 User Manual e Someone walks between the Harmony remote and your entertainment system while an Activity is starting e You point your Harmony remote away from your system while an Activity is starting e There is an object blocking the line of sight between your Harmony remote and the system e You are very far away from your entertainment system You will need to use the Help button on your Harmony remote to resynchronize the remote with your devices Before resynchronizing ensure the cause of the problem has been addressed Example Remove all obstructions so that the entertainment devices can receive the infrared commands from the Harmony remote Note If your devices are no longer responding consistently to your Harmony remote but were doing so before you may need to recharge the battery To resynchronize 1 Press the Help button i P 2 Answer the questions on the remote s screen LCD by selecting Yes or No If you answer no to any question the Harmony remote will resend the necessary command and ask you the same question again When you are done the Harmony remote will be in sync with your devices again Types of On Screen LCD Help Available You can customize the Help button on your Harmony remote to provide one of the following types of on screen LCD help e Smart help Asks questions about the devices that are on during a specific
13. t for additional information see Displaying On screen LCD Help on Your Harmony Remote e Set the backlight timing for additional information see Picking Up the Remote From Base Station and Using the Glow Button e Set the time display format e Show Hide the Starting Activity message for additional information see Selecting an Activity e Turn on off the tilt sensor for additional information see Picking Up the Remote From Base Station Teaching Infrared IR Commands The Harmony remote can learn infrared commands from other remote controls and should only be used in situations where the Harmony remote web site s infrared database does not already contain an infrared command you would like to use Determine the device you would like to send the infrared command to 1 Goto your Harmony home page 2 Click More Options next to the device icon 3 Click Learn infrared commands Back to Top page 13 v 1 2 Harmony 880 User Manual Using the Infrared Sensor The Harmony remote has an infrared sensor at the end opposite to the USB connector The Harmony remote uses this sensor to learn commands from original device remotes Fear eaiginal or coment emie bagr Hanner Remata The following steps outline what happens when you press a button on your original remote control 1 The infrared sensor on the Harmony remote learns the infrared signal 2 The Harmony remote uploads it via the USB cable and your compu
14. tal e Start the command name with its main function e g VolumeRearUp VolumeRearDown VolumeFrontUp VolumeFrontDown This helps group related commands in lists e For infrared commands that select inputs e g on a stereo receiver start with the prefix Input Do not name the input based on what you have connected to your device rather name it based on what it is called on the front of the device or on the remote control e g InputAux InputVideo1 InputTape InputDVD InputVCR Back to Top v 1 2 page 14 Harmony 880 User Manual Getting Additional Help The Harmony remote provides you with several features to assist you with e finding answers to your questions quickly and easily e troubleshooting the setup and customization process Finding Answers to Your Questions The help you find answers to your questions quickly and easily consult any of the following tools Harmony remote web site Keyword search FAQs Frequently Harmony remote web site A searchable list of customer questions Asked Questions with answers provided by the Harmony remote s support center User Manual Harmony remote web site The User Manual explains the concept available in print and online of your Harmony remote and provides formats information about configuring and using the remote Help button Harmony remote web site Provides specific online help for the page you are on e g entering information in fields on the page Help b
15. ter s internet connection to the Harmony remote web site The web site will try to find a matching pattern for the infrared signal If no pattern is found the signal will be stored as is in its original format If a pattern is found the Harmony remote web site converts the signal into a format for convenient storage Either way the signal is then available for you to assign to a button on your Harmony remote Naming an Infrared Command When you teach an infrared command to the Harmony remote give the command a name This way you can refer to this command by name in various locations on the web site It is best to use the default names listed on the Learn infrared commands page on the web site so that automatic button function assignments can be applied to your Harmony remote Example If you teach the volume button infrared commands from your original remote control name them VolumeUp and VolumeDown i e with no space and capitalization as shown The web process looks for commands with these names to automatically assign them to the volume up and down buttons on the Harmony remote Naming Conventions When naming a command for which there is no default name on the Learn infrared commands page use the following naming conventions to make button assignment and sharing infrared commands easier e Do not use spaces or special characters such as amp or in the name e Capitalize the start of words e g NextDisc ModeDigi
16. ur Harmony login the online setup process begins You will guided through a series of question and answer steps to complete each of the five main steps of the online setup process 1 Identification Requires you to create a login on our member web site 2 Check Connection Ensures your computer and your Harmony remote are communicating properly Set up Devices Helps you set up a description of your personal home theater system 4 Setup Activities Helos you set up a description of the connections for devices that allow you to perform Activities e g Watch Television Activity 5 Update Remote Updates your remote with your personal configuration The Harmony remote provides you with several features to guide you through the online setup and customization process Web setup Harmony remote web Provides instructional Adding a Device site help to guide the user through a series of question and answer steps to accomplish a task FAQs Frequently Harmony remote web A searchable list of How do change Asked Questions site customer questions my Login ID or with answers provided password by Harmony s support center Help button Harmony remote web Provides specific online site help for the page you are on Back to Top page 5 v 1 2 Harmony 880 User Manual Using Your Harmony Remote This section provides you with information that will help you use your remote Using the Glow Button Press the Glow button to lig
17. utton Harmony remote Asks you simple questions so the Harmony remote can automatically fix problems you are having with an Activity See Getting to Know Your Remote Troubleshooting Your Harmony Remote In addition to the tools listed under Finding Answers to Your Questions you can use the following tool to troubleshoot your Harmony remote Adjust Setup Harmony remote web site Helps you identify and resolve the problem you are having If you cannot find the answer to your question s or troubleshoot your problem s contact your Harmony Support Team Back to Top page 15 v 1 2
18. vorite Channels To add your favorite channels and icons to the Harmony remote screen LCD 1 Click Set Up Favorite Channels on your Harmony home page Changing the Behavior of Buttons within an Activity Jeeta When you select an Activity the Harmony remote will e Turn on all the correct entertainment devices e Set the device inputs correctly e Setup the remote s buttons to control the Activity Based on our knowledge of how each of your devices is controlled the Harmony remote will make its best effort to match all the buttons you need to control an Activity However there may be some commands you want to add to buttons or display on the screen LCD Commands can be added to buttons quickly and easily by customizing any Activity to change the behavior of buttons Back to Top page 11 v 1 2 Harmony 880 User Manual To change the behavior of buttons 1 Goto your Harmony home page 2 Click Customize next to the appropriate Activity 3 Click Change the Behavior of Buttons The first page you see can be used to change the behavior of buttons in your default or Activity mode This page displays the e Buttons that have a command associated with them e Device being controlled e Command being sent to the device Adding Custom Labeled Buttons You can also add any number of custom labeled buttons to an Activity To add custom labeled buttons 1 Goto your Harmony home page 2 Click Customize next to the appro
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