Harmony One remote control, Brief review of Logitech's latest remote
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 May 13 2009, 09:37 AM
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QUOTE(rthj @ May 12 2009, 09:59 PM) Harmony One still selling above RM1k in msia? yes, it's sold at a whopping RM1099!   At first I wanted to buy, but end up buying Harmony 885 coz no budget  |
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Aug 17 2009, 10:01 AM
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Sorry to hijack this thread a bit
I'm having a problem with my Harmony 885 the remote control can't seem to control my devices well everytime i use the one switch button to activate the activities i have to use 'help' button to make sure all the devices are switched to the correct modes even logitech's troubleshootings can't solve my problem using the original remotes to let the harmony to learn also the same anyone has experienced this and is there any solution? Is this a common problem for all the harmony remotes? Thanks in advance |
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Aug 17 2009, 01:28 PM
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QUOTE(terranova @ Aug 17 2009, 12:04 PM) Looks like you have to tweak the "timing" settings on the remote. I have 5 activities on my harmony 885Need to be a little more precise as to the exact nature of your problem, bro. Don't quite understand, sorry. 1) Watch DVD (TV+AVR+DVDP) 2) Watch Astro (TV+AVR+Astro Decoder) 3) Watch BD (TV+AVR+BDP) 4) Watch HD Movies (TV+AVR+WDTV) 5) Listen to CD (AVR+CDP) There's always problem for activities 1, sometimes 2 & 5 No problem at all for 3 & 4 1) Watch DVD (TV+AVR+DVDP) TV --> OK DVDP ---> OK AVR ---> most problematic, the input mode is correct the time it's on (DVD), but will change to Sat/Cbl after a while, and remains there Everytime I have to use the 'help' button to correct it back I've checked the setting of the harmony tonnes of times, it's correct that the input mode is 'DVD' I just don't understand why it'll switch to other input mode after a while 2) Watch Astro (TV+AVR+Astro Decoder) TV --> OK AVR --> OK Astro Decoder --> Sometimes it'll not turn on, in standby mode; worse case sometimes even pressing 'help' button it won't turn on 5) Listen to CD (AVR+CDP) CDP --> OK AVR ---> Switched on, then automatically switched off; input mode is correct All those problems happened when all the devices are in standby mode, using harmony to switch on the respective devices if switch between activities most of the time is problem free (except the 'DVD', the problem is always there) |
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Aug 18 2009, 10:12 PM
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It's happen to me when I first start to use the remote.
Try to rearrange which one should be turn on first and so on. Sometime like LCDTV or AVR, there is some delay during 'ON' before can change the channel/input. Hard to explain because different brand different behavior. It's took me 1 week to perfect the setting. [/quote] QUOTE(aiman04 @ Aug 18 2009, 07:36 AM) That's a common problem Robinlim, but it's not because of the Harmony but rather the behavior of the devices themselves. Some needs longer signal, some slower, and some doesn't want to be turned on first (usually because of HDMI handshake). I've seen that function in the setting, but never really tried b4My first week, I did alot of tweaking and troubleshotting as well. This problem usually because of timing and delays of the signal, I adjusted mine a few times before finally got it right. Try to do that. I will give it a try  thanks for the info  QUOTE(terranova @ Aug 17 2009, 03:15 PM) Yep, and also tweak the "timing" settings. you'll find this setting in the logitech software. cannot remember right now (been a while). sorry. may i know what's HDMI-CEC feature?There is a device-delay timing setting and other timing delay settings as well. you may need to prolong the IR blast so that your device has enough time to react to the instructions. Also, what I did was to add some of the problematic functions (e.g. on/off and input selection) onto the first screen on the lcd. so if my avr does in fact choose the wrong input mode, or cannot on/off, i can just correct it from the first screen off the bat. shouldn't have to need this workaround, i agree, if everything works as it should. but i have it there just in case when it doesnt. This is a common problem faced by harmony users. no worries. post here if you need further help. Just curious, are you using one of those new AVRs with the HDMI-CEC feature? Assuming your settings are in fact correct, then I can't explain or figure out why your avr automatically switches from dvd to stl/cable (activity 1) and switches off by itself (activity 5), unless there's some interference from the HDMI-CEC controls. |
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Aug 19 2009, 09:56 AM
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QUOTE(aiman04 @ Aug 19 2009, 08:24 AM) It's a way to control all your HDMI-connected device to be controlled by one remote. Each brand has it's own name, Panasonic - Viera Linkt, Sony - Bravia Sync, Samsung - Anynet+ etc. All my HDMI connected devices are working flawlessly (BDP and WDTV)If you're using Harmony, I suggest to turn off all these HDMI-CEC features. only those non-HDMI connected devices have problems (DVDP - Components, Astro - S-video, CDP - Analogue RCA) Is it because I'm using HDMI out causing the non-HDMI connected devices to have problems? |
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