Official Logitech Harmony One thread - Page 341

Originally Posted by mdavej 

Sounds to me like you got it exactly right. The idea is to reduce the need for a universal. I get the best of both worlds by using CEC for my PS3 and getting full on/off control, plus all the extra benefits of a universal. Like you, I can't bring myself to spend $40 just to control a single $200 device. So a $15 nyko is good, a $3 Auvio is better, and free CEC is best.
However, harmony's state tracking can be thrown off by CEC. But with good macro design (use of discretes and a few tricks), you can minimize these issues. I don't use harmony, so CEC is a little easier to deal with in my case and makes my macros much simpler. For example, my Play PS3 activity macro consists mainly of just a couple of commands: TV discrete on and PS3 power. All other power and input switching happens automatically. You have to get creative to do the same on harmony.

Originally Posted by kikkoman 

I finally setup my H1 and 880 yesterday and now it's working as intended. When I originally setup the device and activities, I thought the program would map all of the buttons for me, and add all the activities based on the original remote, but of course that is asking for way too much. I finally mapped my buttons and on screen actions so that I would use the remote via the Activities instead of having to Drill down into the device itself and operate from there. I did notice something frustrating when updating the buttons was that sometimes when saving the changes, that when I went back in, some of them would be deleted or moved or changed. That was really odd, but I think it was b/c I either had a duplicate name action or a duplicate device button specified under the setup page actions. But it was definitely frustrating to say the least. I know you're all thinking why do you have 2 actions with the same name and/or 2 mapped to the same button. I don't recall the action name but for the same button, I was mapping the ps3 buttons triangle, square, circle, x and so I wanted one set to have the bluray action like Movie Menu (triangle), Control Panel (square), etc., then underneath it to be just the Triangle, Square, etc so that when I exit the movie onto the XMB, I know what the actual buttons are. This is mainly for other ppl who will use the remote since I know what I'm putting there. I did setup the macro on exit to go left then up and x to turn off the ps3 and it worked, so that was nice. Turning on is not a problem b/c I still have to put a disc in anyways.
But I'll still have to tweak the remote to see exactly what I want to map my extra buttons to, but it works nicely now! I was just me being super lazy in setting it up in the beginning or being naive to think the remote would do all that I thought.
Anyhow, thanks for everyone's input. I appreciate it. I'll definitely let you all know if I have any questions.
Thanks,

Originally Posted by jcalabria 

You are correct about the duplicate custom buttons being deleted.
One way around this (if you have not maxed out on devices) is to add the same device a second time... e.g., PS3 and PS3-2... then you can add the same commands twice, once from each copy of the device. You would use the existing/first copy of the device for all programming just as you already have done. The second copy of the device would be manually added as an extra device in the activity, then only used for those duplicate commands in the button setup.

Originally Posted by djtoodles 

Is this remote worth it? I had a co-worker mention the battery and charging station have problems and they went through 3 remotes and a lot of money before going to a lower end model that worked off normal batteries. I would like 1 remote to rule them all but I am wondering if these battery issues are something to worry about.

Originally Posted by bruman 

I have the confirmed battery that is suppose to be defective with the blue or green stripe, can't remember.
I have had it for years and I charge the battery rarely and use the remote every night and yet to find it swollen.
But I also don't over charge it and only charge it when it is asking. I charge it for 6-8 hrs and take it off the craddle.

Originally Posted by NickTheGreat 

You sound like me. I did everything like you said and found the battery swollen. I bought a new battery, figuring that it was cheaper/easier than waiting until it was too late

Originally Posted by Tom Thomas 

It has to be a particular battery that is causing the problem. I've had my remote about 5 years and I put it on the cradle every night and it stays there until I get home the next day. My battery doesn't show any sign of swelling.

Originally Posted by Tom Thomas 

It has to be a particular battery that is causing the problem. I've had my remote about 5 years and I put it on the cradle every night and it stays there until I get home the next day. My battery doesn't show any sign of swelling.

Originally Posted by BartMan01 

I'm one of the 'couple' of people who had a swollen battery issue and while not the end of the world, it can be the end of a very expensive remote. Due to the design of the battery compartment (slide in instead of lift out), the swollen battery gets physically jammed in the compartment since when swollen enough the battery will no longer lift clear of the lip that holds it in place. And at least in my case they told me that 'this is normal', and that all they could do was give me a minor discount on purchasing a new remote from their online store (which would have cost more than buying one at retail with normal retail discounts). Poor design + poor customer service after the fact.
Being a long time Harmony user, things were MUCH better before they sold the company to Logitech. Still one of the best options on the market though.

Originally Posted by bweissman 


The bottom line is that no battery lasts forever. Yours will die, too.
My H1 battery stopped charging after about 5 years, and when I opened the H1, the battery was swollen and quite hard to remove (I used needle-nose pliers). This seems to be the common failure mode for these batteries.

Originally Posted by BPlayer 

^^^
How would you select it with the original Yamaha remote? You need to replicate these commands on the H1. If a specific Yamaha command is not already mapped in the H1 then you need to "learn" that command into the H1 from the Yamaha remote.

Originally Posted by willybguy 

I've done some hunting & researching & reading and have a question please. I upgraded my AVR from Yamaha RX-V671 to Yamaha RX-A2010. Is there a simple way to get the One to substitute the new AVR for the old AVR in the activity buttons? I can't seem to make the 'swap,' and can't figure out how to do this. Can someone please tell me a way I won't have to re-do all the activities?

Originally Posted by Dropkick Murphy 

Just delete the old receiver and add the new one. It takes less than 30 seconds to redo each activity setup unless you want to customize buttons.

Originally Posted by Dropkick Murphy 

Just delete the old receiver and add the new one. It takes less than 30 seconds to redo each activity setup unless you want to customize buttons.

Originally Posted by dagger666 

anyone know how to set harmony 1 to use FIOS box, not the DVR just HD one?
Ok i set the box up so it turn on with tv and sound bar but the stations are going to the TV not the FIOS box. Meaning when i hit favorites AMC it goes to tv tunner not the fios box and tv tuner can't handle 3 number channel. 57 then 8 which is no single.

Originally Posted by PannyMann 

Hi Guys.
This is my first post to the remote area that I remember. I've got a problem with
my H1 screen. It's lit up all white, none of the touch functional activity areas are showing.
Working from memory, I can still operrate it by touching where I think the right areas
are on the screen but it sure is annoying.
Has anyone run across this and come up with a solution. I've had it about 4 years of
absolute reliable service.
HELP !!