Harmony 880 Official Thread. For all info and FAQs - Page 10

works great with my Air Conditioner (samsung) lol

You can definitely get them to dim when you press the "watch DVD" activity. Getting them to dim when you press "play" is harder.

Are you trying to do a scene or control one light? You'll need the IR543 for sure. Works great. If you're looking at trying to control more than one light with the touch of a button or control the light scenes when you hit pause or play, then that's a little different.

Bud

Here's what I did to manage my scenes, which includes scenes for play and pause.

I used a Powelinc to define triggers. Very easy to set up. I then send the trigger via the 880 -> IR543 that sends the X10 trigger to the powelinc, which controls the lights. For play and pause, I defined the H880 to issue a trigger call when you hit play or pause. Works well.

I got a lot of questions on this in my theater construction thread, so I went and created this diagram. I do have a wall controller for stuff as well, but you can ignore that piece, its optional.

http://images16.fotki.com/v289/photo...control-vi.jpg

Bud

I set my 880 up yesterday to control all my HT lights with the IR-543; no problems. I'd been using an HTM MX-700 remote for years and thought I'd give the 880 a try; I really like it so far.

I have the HK AVR330 - not sure the differences from the 635 but it works great with the 880.

I didn't read the whole thread but man...

I like my harmony 880 quite a bit so far... but it seems impossible to order the LCD buttons the way I like them. Do the LCD buttons seem to have a mind of their own for anyone else?

edit: answered my own question... basically reordering the LCD sucks. On a $250 remote you'd think they would address this issue...

Agreed!

they show up this way:
1 2
3 4
5 6
7 8
They need a WYSIWYG for the LCD...

Yeah... seems to be the case. I'd love some better options for the LCD screen. I mean... I have it set up reasonably ok so far but it could be better.

I'd urge you folks to send a comment or two to Logitech about this. I'd love to see it in a software version. There is a comments link right on your Harmony web page.

... I'm up and running PERFECTLY!

For issue 1) czzer got me pointed in the right direction to add a command to the main screen (I was working on the device screen rather than the activities screen), and for issue 2) a Harmony level 2 tech added some delay in my Watch DVD activity so the receiver would have time to recognize the i-Link command. I think he added another i-Link command at the end of it, too. 1.2 sec delay, I think.

THIS IS SO COOL!!!

Larry

Ok... 2 more quick questions for you folks...

1) How long does the remote seem to last with average use (not while programming). Of course I'll toss it on the base, however; there will be nights where I forget to... how many days worth of sitting off the base will it take?

2) Mine kinda makes a sound like there is something small rattling around when I move it. It sounds like it is coming from the ir/usb side of the remote. My 2 best guesses are it is either a) the activity/help buttons making that sound or b) the sensor to tell if the remote has been moved. Do I have a remote with something broken in it or is this normal?

I have an 890 and get at least a week of use per charge. I will put it on the charger when I get to the last bar... which I have not seen turn red yet. I have no idea if the RF uses more or less battery though.

2) Mine doesn't make that sound... I'd contact Logitech and get a new one.

Decktard, i get about a week on a charge. As with JayMan, I wait until it shows one bar. I'm guessing, since I normally put it the charger when I go to bed, but I think it takes about 2-hours to charge completely.

Regarding the noise, I think I read somewhere that that's the motion sensor that activates the screen when you pick it up or tilt it. You can always call Harmony to find out if the sound indicates a problem.

Mine makes that noise as well. I'm pretty sure that OldCodger is right. It's a level switch....

Mine makes the same sound. I assumed that it was the motion/tilt sensor.

As mentioned above, that sound is indeed the tilt sensor. It's normal and documented by Harmony's FAQs page. Got mine from the Dell $109 deal and loving it.

I had to rearrange and add some inputs for my receiver, Pioneer Elite VSX-74TXVi. Is it always that far off?

i got the sound too! o noes! I assumed the same tho, it was for the motion sensor

It was off the charger for about 30 hours and one bar was down. so 2/3 full. I did updates and clicked a lot of buttons during that time

not to bad. I think it says in the documentation about 7 days

trying to set mine up now - when it asks what input I use for DVD & TV it only goes up to Video 3 - Meanwhile I have 8 video inputs and the 2 HDMI inputs don't start until input 4 - how can I fix this? thanks.


OK, I figured that out - damn this thing is slow though - that's my next project....

My inputs for the receiver we're incomplete also. You have to adjust the inputs and add all inputs, with their correct order. Pick any input to start, and list them in the same order and exact naming convention.

I'm assuming your inputs are toggled using a single input button. You can also change the input delays to speed it up. Good luck.

I think my battery must be bad. It doesn't seem to hold a charge for more then a few days. It also does not keep the time that well either. I'll set it, and then a day or so later it is no longer the correct day or time.

Has anyone had their remote lock up on them at all? My seems to freeze now and then. Only thing to do is to take out the battery and put it back in.

any recommendations on delay times here? my panny has to scroll though like five inputs to make a change to dvd or tivo and it takes forever - any ideas? thanks.

hmm ya i get better battery performance than that, no lock up's here, except when i accidentaly unplugged the USB cable during an update...

then again I have only had mine 6 days. You might try a new battery and just keep the reciept. If it does or doesnt fix the problem take the battery back. Then RMA either the remote or the battery which ever is defective.

Or if you got a buddy that has one, maybe he'd be willing to swap batterys for a day or 2 There are now 2 other guys here at work that has the same 880 as me, lol

if you call logitech, they can add a profile for your television if all the inputs arent there to chose from.

ya pretty much the second thing i did was set all my delays to 0ms, which works great for everything.

Read the sticky post "Harmony Slow Response" above. For my Pioneer receiver, I have it set to 200ms input delay, and 2 repeats. Its much faster than originally which defaulted to over 500ms input delay. I might even lower my numbers just to tweak it a little more.

OK, things are going smoothly but I just have a couple more questions -

1. When I want to power up the system, it defaults to whatever video input it was last on. For example - If I come in and want to power up, I hit, Watch Tivo, but if the last thing I watech before was a dvd, it stays on that input - is there a way to fix this?

2. On Tivo, this first page screen (DTV HD version) has a several letter options on it (A,B,E) what are these? Meanwhile, the valuable aspect key gets pushed to page two.

thanks people!

The battery compartment allows for the battery to float away from the contacts. Put some electrical tape or something on the bottom of the battery to make a tighter fit.

Cheers

Or use some small pieces of paper to act as a shim between the bottom of the battery and the battery compartment.

Great forum! Just joined to share my experience and learn more...

I bought a Harmony 880 (from $109 DELL deal) and it was delivered few days ago. First, I had the "loose battery" problem, once I saw one "red bar" after an overnight charge. Yes, the base is OK, it is the battery and the charging pins in the housing. I put two layers of felt tape at the bottom of the battery and it works fine now....

Unfortunately, I also seem to have the "washed out" screen problem. Mainly the right top corner of the screen (down to half of the right side) is more "brighter" than the rest. It is very obvious if I am on a completely blue screen. I saw pictures in this thread showing an example of this problem, and mine looks the same. I know that some 880s have this problem and I will wait for a while to call in and get a replacement (to be sure that the new one is better), since this does not effect the functionality.

However, the battery life concerns me. The remote was on the cradle all night. Got 3 bars with no flashing in the morning. With some occasional use and no updating (or connection to the computer), now I have two bars after about 8 hours. Note that I removed the battery and put it back in to see if that would do anything to do screen problem (unfortuantely, nothing). Has anybody else experienced a similar battery problem?

Lastly the clock was wrong this afternoon (it was about 5 hours late). Does this have anything to do with the reboot? If not, can I blame the battery?

It is somewhat concerning that I have to put a piece of tape for battery to charge, have a "defective" LCD and a "possibly problematic" battery all during the first 3 days of ownersip of a remote with $250 MSRP. I like the remote and I am confident that Logitech will replace it when I call.... Just wanted to share.

Now back to more customization

1. When you're in "Adjust Inputs" under "More Options" for your receiver, there is a question that asks you to power off and back on, what input comes on......last input when turned off? This should take care of your problem. Also, did you make sure your input list is named exactly the same, and in same order.

2. Others can answer, as I don't have Tivo and not familiar with the button scheme.

Enjoy your 880, I sure am. Go out and get a Lutron Maestro IR dimmer, and incorporate it into your TV and DVD activities. Adds a really "cool" factor.