![]() ![]() ![]() But the design and smarts built into the Harmony remote I tested justify the investment. There are certainly other configurable universal remotes that do the same thing that Logitech's device does at lower prices. That kind of misstep might have thrown a casual user for a loop and resulted in a call to an absent spouse or tech support. The built-in "help" feature offered a few quick on-screen questions that corrected the problem in just a few seconds. When I told the Harmony I wanted to watch the DVR, my television turned on and the cable box turned off. A few button clicks and the remote knew it had moved to the other room and which devices it needed to command.Īt one point, my living room cable box had been left on overnight. I was even able to take the Harmony remote into the bedroom where I have a Microsoft Media Center PC set up for watching TV, DVDs and surfing the Internet. Choosing "Play a DVD" switched the set to the appropriate input for my DVD player and turned the device on. Selecting the desired activity, things just happened. I clicked the power-on button and got a list of options: Watch the DVR, Play a DVD, Record a Show. It knew I had an old Sony set, HD cable box from Time Warner and an RCA VHS/DVD recorder in front of the couch. I opened the box, plugged in the charging base, installed the included configuration software on my computer and connected the remote via an available USB port.Īfter an hour of charging the battery and 20 minutes of clicking through the step-by-step set-up software the Harmony 890 was ready for use in my living room and bedroom. Oh, and it's got a cool color display and rechargeable battery. The $350 remote promises a lot: control of up to 15 devices, a 100-foot range with no "line-of-sight" needed, fewer button clicks thanks to a focus on entertainment "activities" and compatibility with pretty much anything that has an infra-red receiver. The Logitech Harmony 890 Universal Remote made its way to my tiny Manhattan apartment a few weeks ago and, even though I don't spend my days anywhere near a corner office, the handy little device found its place atop the pile of channel pickers in my living room. 9, 2007 — - If you're buying a gift for the high-powered executive who has everything, what are you to do? Well, give them more control, of course. when scrolling a list, flirc may not be responsive and continue to scroll a little longer than you want).Nov. Key repeat rate may not be desirable (i.e. If nothing is assigned to the button then the button won't be mappable using Flirc GUI as nothing is being sent when it is pressed.Īlso, by default each button is assigned something different, when changing or adding buttons ensure the same action isn't assigned to different key, this will prevent "Button already exists" error when configuring Flirc through the GUI. the subtitle button may not have anything assigned to it for the panasonic device). Proprietary software from Logitech that adds support and customization for thousands of different Harmony peripherals. Using the harmony software or, ensure all buttons have something assigned to them (e.g. In Harmony software or the online utility choose from one of the two option below (best to choose a tv that isn't the same brand as the one you are using) To add further keys to the remote control see this article You should be good to go - you don't need to program buttons using the Flirc gui, we've done that for you.(If you're using the harmony software you'll have to choose the device "Media center PC")ĭepending on the Harmony remote model you may have to create an activity that uses the "XBMC Device" Go to harmony software or and add a new device.Plug in Flirc and open the Flirc software - the software should automatically upgrade the Flirc firmware (if required). ![]() ![]() Make sure you are running the latest version of FLIRC GUI software ![]()
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