Most people just want to pick up the control and look for the ON button. The other adjustment comes in getting used to activity-based commands. For one thing, it may take up to 15 seconds for all the commands to be sent and the remote needs to remain pointed at the devices during this time. It will take some training for casual users to get used to this remote. The predefined controller buttons allow complete control of the sound (via the AV receiver) and DVD transport. ![]() The softkeys allow me to dim the lights or control the projector aspect ratio. “Watch a Movie” has to turn on the projector, DVD player, and AV receiver. For me, “Watch TV” is a simple activity that turns on the TV and converts the buttons and softkeys on the controller to mimic my TV remote. You then assign the various commands to the predefined buttons on the remote or to one of the softkeys that are user-defined. Once you have all the commands you need, you then use the online software to setup activities, such as ‘Watch TV’, “Listen to Music”, “Watch a Movie”, and so on. For those commands or devices that fall through the cracks, the remote has a learning function that can record any command you like so long as you have the original controller. Once you find your device in the database, almost all remote commands are available for loading into the Harmony remote. The online database is very extensive and seems to have most makes and models. The Harmony remotes improve on the typical universal remote in two ways: 1) The remote commands for all your equipment are stored in an online database 2) The controller is ‘activity-based’. Required accessories are a computer and Internet access. The cost of all this convenience is a few minutes (maybe an hour or more initially) setting up the remote and then occasional tweaks when you change equipment or need another feature. This is no mean feat since I use two displays (projector and TV) several sources and also control my lights. I can say that except for the occasional special need, like accessing a setup menu, I can use the Harmony remote to control my shelves of equipment while leaving their individual remotes stored in a coffee table drawer. The basic idea of a universal remote is to free you from having to use a separate remote for every device you need to control. I have tried several ‘universal’ remotes over the years and the Harmony Remotes by Logitech are the best I have used.
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