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Odd problem with Harmony one and Lutron dimmer switch.

post #1 of 7
1/14/13 at 9:58pm
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I programmed the remote to turn off the lights in the room when starting a movie. This seems to work whether or not the lights are already on. If they are already off they are turned on and off again. Not sure why this is.

The problem comes when I end the activity where I added a subroutine of turning the lights on. When I end the activity, all of my components turn off but the lights will actually come on and go off again. I'm not sure why this is happening. I at first thought the signal was being sent too many times so I went into the software and reduced the number of times the signal is sent to 0. I still have the problem though.

Anyone have any ideas?
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post #2 of 7
1/15/13 at 5:30pm
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No one?
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post #3 of 7
1/15/13 at 5:36pm
The issue in your second paragraph sounds like you have the remote set to turn the lights off during power off (when you press the off button). So basically you stop the movie and turn the lights on, then power off and the lights turn off. This can be controlled in the software.

It could also be that your play movie sequence is programmed with both on and off commands for the lights.

I have the same remote and dimmer, and do exactly what your trying to accomplish without issues.
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post #4 of 7
1/15/13 at 7:17pm
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Originally Posted by dharel View Post

The issue in your second paragraph sounds like you have the remote set to turn the lights off during power off (when you press the off button). So basically you stop the movie and turn the lights on, then power off and the lights turn off. This can be controlled in the software.

It could also be that your play movie sequence is programmed with both on and off commands for the lights.

I have the same remote and dimmer, and do exactly what your trying to accomplish without issues.



In my opening sequence, I have the lutron dimmer set to 'on' and then the 'all lights off' command is sent.

Wait, the only other option I have after starting the movie, to turn the lights on but this is before the power goes out. I think that's where my problem is.

How do I get the lights on option to work after the other pieces of equipment have powered off?
Edited by Prime316 - 1/15/13 at 7:29pm
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post #5 of 7
1/16/13 at 5:50am
By adding the Lutron to an activity the Harmony remote will turn the lights on. This is because any device added into an activity is told to be turned on by the Harmony.

As a workaround, you can remove the power commands from the Lutron, and then manually control the power yourself from within the activity. To do this, click on 'Devices' tab, and then 'Settings' of the Lutron. Choose 'Adjust Power' and then set it to Manually controlled power.

This will allow you to add the Lutron into any activity and not have the Harmony send On/Off commands at all. You can then program your startup and stop sequences to turn off/on the lights.
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post #6 of 7
1/16/13 at 11:28am
I just bought one of these lutron dimmers and mine did the same thing. i think what i did to solve it was to go into the lutron device settings and select "always on"...or something like that. that stopped the remote from sending on/off signals when starting or leaving an activity (other than the commands you manually add).
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post #7 of 7
1/17/13 at 6:05pm
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Thanks guys for the help. Speavler, you nailed it. I went into the options for the lighting and left in on at all times and now it works perfectly.
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