My old tube TV had this neat feature where you hit the mute button and on the first push it cut the volume down by 75% and the second press took it all the way down. Third press brought it all the way back up. This was called a "soft mute". I liked to use it during cummericals. Can the Harmony One be set up to do this on my current tunner? The tunner probably does not have this feature, but was wondering if I could make it work somehow. Receiver is AV Receiver (OnkyoHT-R500)

If your original remote can do it then usually the Harmony can too. If your original remote cannot do it then you likely cannot do it with the Harmony remote.

If your original remote can do it then usually the Harmony can too. If your original remote cannot do it then you likely cannot do it with the Harmony remote.

I'm not so sure. My Harmony can do several things that I can't do with the original remotes, such as discreet Power On/Power Off commands, jump directly to a particular input without having to enter a menu or scroll through them, etc. However, I have a feeling you'll be out of luck with the "soft mute". I'd be willing to bet if your component was compatible with such a feature, then the Harmony remote would already have it in the database. It's an intriguing feature though, and I'd like to see it more widely implemented.

I'm not so sure. My Harmony can do several things that I can't do with the original remotes, such as discreet Power On/Power Off commands, jump directly to a particular input without having to enter a menu or scroll through them, etc. However, I have a feeling you'll be out of luck with the "soft mute". I'd be willing to bet if your component was compatible with such a feature, then the Harmony remote would already have it in the database. It's an intriguing feature though, and I'd like to see it more widely implemented.

Right, what I meant was if your original remote can do it then you're almost guaranteed that the Harmony can do it. If your original remote doesn't have discrete inputs, it's possible your device also doesn't recognize discrete inputs. The fact that some devices (notably TVs and AVRs) can respond to discrete inputs doesn't guarantee their usability if the original remote doesn't have those commands. Harmony can only guarantee (and even then not always) that your Harmony remote will work as your original. Yes, a lot of times discrete commands are available but those are more of a bonus than anything else.

If your original remote can do it then usually the Harmony can too. If your original remote cannot do it then you likely cannot do it with the Harmony remote.
He said his old TV could do it. Now he wants to know if he can make his AV Receiver do it even though no such feature exists on his AV Receiver.

At least, that's how I read the question. :confused:

Right, what I meant was if your original remote can do it then you're almost guaranteed that the Harmony can do it. If your original remote doesn't have discrete inputs, it's possible your device also doesn't recognize discrete inputs. The fact that some devices (notably TVs and AVRs) can respond to discrete inputs doesn't guarantee their usability if the original remote doesn't have those commands. Harmony can only guarantee (and even then not always) that your Harmony remote will work as your original. Yes, a lot of times discrete commands are available but those are more of a bonus than anything else.

You are right that the discreet commands are a bonus, and you probably shouldn't count on them for every device you have. However, based on my own (rather limited) experience, it seems more devices utilize them than not. YMMV.

In either case, I don't think the OP is going to be able to make his Harmony do what he's asking about.

He said his old TV could do it. Now he wants to know if he can make his AV Receiver do it even though no such feature exists on his AV Receiver.

At least, that's how I read the question. :confused:

That's the way I understood it as well.

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In either case, I don't think the OP is going to be able to make his Harmony do what he's asking about.

I think he could get close by creating a button that sends (say) five "Down Volume" commands. Next to it map a "Mute" button.

Thanks guys, thanks, Yes, I know I am going to have to do something special. The new setup can't do this but was wondering if I could make it so when I press mute it cuts the volume. If that means by increments then so be it. How would I do that?

I think he could get close by creating a button that sends (say) five "Down Volume" commands. Next to it map a "Mute" button.

That's an interesting and creative idea I hadn't thought of. Good idea. I might look into doing that myself for watching TV when the loud commercials come on. Like that Billy Mays guy....

He said his old TV could do it. Now he wants to know if he can make his AV Receiver do it even though no such feature exists on his AV Receiver.

At least, that's how I read the question. :confused:
So did I, guess we just got a little side tracked.
I think he could get close by creating a button that sends (say) five "Down Volume" commands. Next to it map a "Mute" button.
Great idea, that's probably the best solution in this case.

To the OP, click "Customize buttons" for the activity in question (since sequences are configured per activity -- make sure not to repeat the name of a sequence between different activities as it could cause strange problems) and click "Add sequence". The rest should be self explanatory, if not then search this forum or check the Harmony software FAQs.