Logitech Harmony User Manual

Logitech Harmony User Manual

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  • Page 1 Harmony Smart Control™ User Guide...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Download the Harmony App..........................12 Set up the Harmony App ............................ 12 Connecting to Wi-Fi ............................13 Copying setup information from another Harmony remote ................. 14 Creating a MyHarmony account ........................15 Setting up devices to control ......................... 15 Adding a Watch TV Activity ..........................16...
  • Page 3 Activity commands ............................21 Favorites ................................21 Devices ................................21 How to get the most out of your Harmony Smart Control ................22 Important: use your Harmony Smart Control every time! ................22 Adjust the power on delay ..........................22 Position the hub and set up hub assignments correctly for your setup ............
  • Page 4 Deleting Activities with the Harmony App ..................... 30 Deleting Activities with MyHarmony ......................30 Changing your location or channel provider ...................... 31 Changing your location or channel provider with the Harmony App ............31 Changing your location or channel provider with MyHarmony..............31 Managing your Favorites............................ 31 Managing your Favorites with the Harmony App ..................
  • Page 5 Troubleshooting............................40 Setup problems ..............................40 Wi-Fi problems ..............................42 Add missing commands to your Harmony Smart Control ................. 42 Hub is not syncing to the Harmony app ......................42 Devices do not respond to Harmony Smart Control ..................43 Support ..............................
  • Page 6: About This Manual

    Supported devices New user setup for the Harmony App is only supported for the iPhone 4s or newer, the new iPad, the iPad Mini, and Android phones. To run the Harmony App on an older iPhone, refer to Set up new remote for more information.
  • Page 7: Know Your Harmony Smart Control

    Logitech Harmony Smart Control Know your Harmony Smart Control Open your Harmony Smart Control box and familiarize yourself with the components. 1. Harmony Hub 2. Pair / Reset button 3. Micro USB power connector 4. Mini blaster connector 5. IR mini blaster 6.
  • Page 8: Changing The Battery

    Wi-Fi, IR (infrared), and Bluetooth signals, depending on the device. An IR mini blaster extends the range of the Harmony Hub allowing you to control devices that are on other shelves or outside of your cabinet, such as a television.
  • Page 9: Activities

    Logitech Harmony Smart Control TV Manufacturer __________________________________________________________ Model # ______________________ What’s connected? Device_____________________________Input___________________ Device_____________________________Input___________________ Device_____________________________Input___________________ Device_____________________________Input___________________ Device_____________________________Input___________________ Cable/Satellite Box Manufacturer __________________________________________________________ Model # _________________________ DVD/Blu-ray Player Manufacturer __________________________________________________________ Model # ______________________ AV Receiver Manufacturer __________________________________________________________ Model # ________________________ What’s connected?
  • Page 10: Favorites

    MyHarmony account, which saves your configuration information in the cloud so that once the Harmony App is set up, you can use the Harmony App on all the smartphones in your household to control the Harmony Smart Control system. In addition, the Harmony App can be customized on each smartphone so that each person can set up and save their own individual preferences.
  • Page 11: Powering Your System Off

    Watch TV Activity and then use your TV remote to turn off the TV, the next time you want to select an Activity, the Harmony Smart Control will think that your TV is already powered on and will not turn it on.
  • Page 12: Download The Harmony App

    Now you’re ready to program your system. Download the Harmony App Go to the app store for your device and search the phone apps for “Harmony Control”. Although the Harmony App also can run on newer tablets. Set up the Harmony App Although the entire setup process is described in this section, only selected screens from the Harmony App setup process are shown.
  • Page 13: Connecting To Wi-Fi

    Philips hue lighting control, and wirelessly syncing settings between your remote and MyHarmony account. Steps in this section are part of the process of setting up the Harmony App, and the step numbers continue from the previous section.
  • Page 14: Copying Setup Information From Another Harmony Remote

    Logitech Harmony Smart Control connect to MyHarmony. 12. The step that you take next depends on whether you are a new user setting up your first Harmony remote control, or if you already have an older Harmony remote control that you configured previously: ...
  • Page 15: Creating A Myharmony Account

    Refer to the sections below if you need assistance with adding devices, Activities, or Favorites. Creating a MyHarmony account Steps in this section are part of the process of setting up the Harmony App, and the step numbers continue from the Connecting to Wi-Fi section above.
  • Page 16: Adding A Watch Tv Activity

    Adding a Watch TV Activity Steps in this section are part of the process of setting up the Harmony App or Harmony Smart Control system, and the step numbers continue from the previous section.
  • Page 17: Setting Up Favorites

    Favorites allow you to quickly access your Favorite Channels. You can select up to 50 Favorite Channels for your Smart Control system. Steps in this section are part of the process of setting up the Harmony App, and the step numbers continue from the previous section.
  • Page 18: Adding More Devices

    Harmony App, but do not affect the behavior of the Harmony App. Because this sequence of steps is part of the initial setup of the Harmony App, and the step numbers continue from...
  • Page 19: Using Your Harmony Smart Control

    Your Harmony Smart Control will send all the commands to the necessary devices in your entertainment system. For example, to Watch TV, Harmony Smart Control will turn on your TV, turn on your cable set top box, turn on your...
  • Page 20: Switching Between Activities

    Blu-ray, Harmony Smart Control will leave your TV and AV receiver turned on, but will turn off your cable set top box and turn on your Blu-ray player. Depending on how your TV and AV receivers are set up, Harmony Smart Control may also change the inputs for those devices to the Blu-ray player.
  • Page 21: Viewing Current Gesture Commands

    Harmony App. Devices Your Harmony Smart Control is designed to control your devices as part of the Activities that you set up on MyHarmony. Occasionally, you may need to access the full list of commands available for a particular device.
  • Page 22: How To Get The Most Out Of Your Harmony Smart Control

    Do not use other remotes to control your devices, or manually turn them on or off or change inputs. Harmony is unable to track changes that it does not make and will continue to assume your devices are in the state that it has left them in.
  • Page 23: Changing Your Setup

    Control system when it is within range of your entertainment system. Changing your Setup Once you have completed the initial setup process on the Harmony App, you can make additional changes either directly from the Harmony App or on your computer with MyHarmony. Changes that you can make include: ...
  • Page 24: Syncing Your Changes

    2. Make the desired changes, then sync your remote as described in the next section. Syncing your changes Any changes made with the Harmony App will automatically sync with MyHarmony. Any changes made on MyHarmony must be manually synced with your remote: 1.
  • Page 25: Special Devices

    Frequency) signals. If your device’s original remote can operate from a different room, then it is likely using a RF signal. Some of these devices allow them to switch into an IR (infrared) mode that allows Harmony to control them.
  • Page 26: Deleting Devices

    CAUTION: Deleting a device will affect any Activity that uses that device and will have to be reviewed on MyHarmony before it can be used from your remote. Deleting devices with the Harmony App 1. Tap the icon. 2. Tap Settings.
  • Page 27: Deleting Devices With Myharmony

    4. Click Delete to remove the device from your list. Modifying device settings You can also modify the way your Harmony Smart Control will control each of your devices by changing:  Power settings: if your device doesn’t turn on or off correctly ...
  • Page 28: Adding Activities With Myharmony

    6. Click Upload Icon to choose an icon from your system or accept the displayed icon. This icon will also be used to represent your Activity on your Harmony Smart Control. 7. Click Next. The list of devices available for this Activity is displayed, with suggested devices checked.
  • Page 29: Viewing Activity Settings With Myharmony

    3. Click View your settings. The Activity settings page displays. 4. Click Change to go to the Change Activity Settings page or click Close. Changing Activity settings Changing Activity settings with the Harmony App 1. Tap the icon. 2. Tap Settings.
  • Page 30: Deleting Activities

    3. Click Change your settings. The Rename Activity page displays. This is the first page in the process for changing the Activity settings. 4. Follow the instructions to change the remaining settings for the selected Activity. Deleting Activities Deleting Activities with the Harmony App 1. Tap the icon. 2. Tap Settings.
  • Page 31: Changing Your Location Or Channel Provider

    Changing your location or channel provider If you move or change your TV channel provider, you will need to change those settings in your MyHarmony account. Harmony allows you to configure one service provider and associate that to one primary Watch TV Activity.
  • Page 32: Managing Your Favorites With Myharmony

    Logitech Harmony Smart Control 7. Confirm that your correct location, zip / postal code, and service provider are selected. 8. Tap Next. 9. To remove a Favorite, tap the gold star next to that channel. 10. To add a Favorite, tap All (to see all channels) or HD (to see HD channels only) and tap the gray star next to that channel.
  • Page 33: Advanced Customization

    4. On the Select Your Favorite TV Channels screen, you can drag and drop your current Favorites into the exact order you want them to appear on your Harmony Smart Control. Here you can also drag a Favorite to the trash can icon to remove it from your remote.
  • Page 34: Customizing Buttons To Perform A Sequence Of Commands With Myharmony

    A button sequence is a set of commands that can be grouped together and assigned to one button on your remote, helping to automate certain tasks. Button sequences are sometimes referred to as macros. NOTE: There is no equivalent section in this guide for the Harmony App. Use MyHarmony to set up a button sequence.
  • Page 35: Customizing Activity Buttons With The Harmony App

    NOTE: You can customize only the three Activity buttons at the top of the Smart Control remote using the Harmony App. Each button can support two different activities: one with a short tap and one with a long press of the button. With MyHarmony, you can customize any button on the Smart Control remote.
  • Page 36: Device Mode

    Changing hub assignments with MyHarmony By default, IR signals are sent at the same time from the Harmony Hub and the IR mini blaster in order to control your equipment. This default works for the vast majority of configurations. If you have an advanced set up such as multiple televisions or multiple set top boxes that are of the same manufacturer, then you may need to isolate signals to the IR mini blaster.
  • Page 37: Remote Control Menus

    Almost anything you can set up using MyHarmony on your computer can also be set up on your smartphone. This section describes how to use the Harmony App to make changes. For a list of changes you must make in MyHarmony, visit the Changes that can’t be made FAQ.
  • Page 38: Edit

    App. The Harmony App is only supported for the iPhone 4s or newer, the new iPad, the iPad Mini, and Android phones. If you want to run the Harmony App on an older iPhone, you have to first set it up on a supported device or on MyHarmony. Once setup is complete in MyHarmony, an older iPhone can use the Harmony App to control your devices.
  • Page 39: Remote

     Change password Reset button layout If you have made any changes to the button layout for the Harmony remote, you can reset it to factory settings here. Reset gesture mapping If you have made any changes to gesture mapping for the Harmony App, you can reset it to factory settings here.
  • Page 40: Reset Favorites

    Auto lock By default, your smartphone will stay awake while the Harmony App is running so that you have instant access to your remote control functions. You can disable this here if you prefer your smartphone to go to sleep on its usual schedule.
  • Page 41 The wrong input was Correct the input settings using the Changing the inputs selected for that Harmony App by following the steps in of an activity on the Activity during the Changing Activity settings with the Harmony Smart configuration...
  • Page 42: Wi-Fi Problems

    If you cannot sync with the Hub, you may need to sync the Hub using MyHarmony. 1. Ensure that you are not connecting the Harmony Hub to your computer through a USB hub. If you are, connect the cable directly to a computer USB port.
  • Page 43: Devices Do Not Respond To Harmony Smart Control

    Devices do not respond to Harmony Smart Control There are a number of reasons why Harmony Smart Control may not be able to control your devices after setup. The latest information about solving this problem is available online in the support article...

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