User User Manual Manual Version 1.0 Version 1.0 Contents Introduction .........................................................................................................................4 Getting to know your remote ...........................................................................................4 How your Harmony One works .....................................................................................4 Activities, devices, and inputs.......................................................................................4 The buttons on your Harmony One ..............................................................................5 What's on the Harmony One's screen ..........................................................................6 Using your Harmony One ...................................................................................................8 Viewing your touch screen menus ...............................................................................8 Selecting an Activity ......................................................................................................8 Switching between Activities .......................................................................................8 Turning off your devices ................................................................................................8 Using the Help button ..................................................................................................9 Using your favorite channels ......................................................................................10 Controlling your devices individually .........................................................................10 Charging your remote .................................................................................................10 Setting the date and time ...........................................................................................11 Setting the backlight timing .......................................................................................11 Setting up your Harmony One for the first time ..........................................................12 Overview of the setup process ...................................................................................12 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Creating your user account .............................................................................13 Connecting your Harmony One to your computer ........................................13 Setting up the devices you want to control ...................................................14 Setting up Activities for your Harmony One ...................................................14 Updating the remote .......................................................................................15 Testing your setup ............................................................................................................16 Changing your setup ........................................................................................................17 Adding and changing your Activities .........................................................................17 Renaming an Activity...................................................................................................17 Adding and changing your devices ............................................................................17 Adding an extra device (passthrough) to an Activity ................................................18 Changing how buttons work in an Activity ................................................................19 Customizing the on-remote help ...............................................................................19 Controlling the Remote Assistant...............................................................................20 Viewing the on-remote tutorial ..................................................................................20 Personalizing your Harmony One ...................................................................................21 Changing the order of Activities on your Harmony One's screen ............................21 Selecting or changing a theme on your Harmony One ............................................21 Adding custom-labeled buttons to an Activity ..........................................................21 Adding a slideshow to your Harmony One's screen ..................................................22 Viewing a slideshow on your Harmony One's screen ...............................................22 Adding additional features to your Harmony One ......................................................23 Teaching your Harmony One new commands using your old remote ....................23 Naming a new command your remote learned ........................................................23 Types of delays or speed settings ...............................................................................24 Adjusting the delay between IR commands (speed settings)...................................25 Maintaining your Harmony One .....................................................................................26 Upgrading your Harmony One firmware ...................................................................26 Testing your remote settings after a software upgrade ...........................................26 Upgrading to a new Harmony remote .......................................................................26 Troubleshooting problems with your Harmony One...................................................27 Figuring out which inputs your system uses ................................................................29 Figuring out which type of input control you have...................................................29 Step 1-- Turn on all your devices ...............................................................................30 Step 2 -- Watch the TV...............................................................................................31 Step 3 -- Listen to the sound .....................................................................................31 Getting help with your Harmony One ............................................................................32 Contacting Customer Support ...................................................................................32 Finding answers to questions .....................................................................................32 Getting help with your online setup ..........................................................................32 Using the On-Remote Help .........................................................................................33 Logitech's Harmony Remote user forums ..................................................................33 Appendix A - Device Information ....................................................................................34 Appendix B - Glossary........................................................................................................35 Appendix C - Product Specification ................................................................................38 Introduction The Harmony Advanced Universal Remote is your answer to effortless home entertainment. The Activities button puts control for all your devices in one convenient location. You can go from watching TV to watching a DVD to listening to music with the touch of a button. You no longer need to type in codes to get your remote working with your entertainment system. The guided online setup walks you through the step-by-step configuration of your Harmony One with your entertainment system and then you'll be ready to sit back and enjoy! Whether you're new to Harmony products or you consider yourself an expert, this User Manual provides you with useful information to get you going. Getting to know your remote How your Harmony One works The Harmony One is an Activity-based infrared (IR) universal remote control. Using the Harmony Remote Software, you can configure the Harmony One to control up to 15 devices. The Harmony One delivers powerful Activity-based control by using Smart State Technology®. This technology allows the Harmony One to keep track of the devices it controls, so it always knows which of your devices are on. Using Smart State Technology®, the Harmony One switches effortlessly from watching a DVD to listening to music on the stereo with the touch of a button. Activities, devices, and inputs Activities are the basis for for the Harmony One works. Things like watching a DVD, listening to radio, playing a game are all examples of Activities you can set up for your remote using the Harmony Remote Software. When you select an Activity, your Harmony One sends a series of commands to your entertainment system to turn on the necessary devices and configure them for the selected Activity. After you select an Activity, your Harmony One assigns the buttons on your remote so they control the proper devices and the screen displays other commands for that Activity. For information on how to select an Activity, or how to switch between Activities, see Selecting an Activity. Devices are the components of your entertainment system. They're things like your TV, cable box, DVD player, or game system. Inputs are how your devices are connected. For example, if your DVD player is connected to your TV using the Component 1 input, then the TV needs to be set to Component 1 to display the DVD picture properly. 4 The buttons on your Harmony One The Harmony One's buttons may have different functions or control different devices depending on which Activity you're in. For more information, see Changing how buttons work in an Activity. The system off button turns off all the devices in the current Activity. Off The arrow keys help you page through items on the touch screen. Options Devices The function buttons are dynamic and select different functions on the remote or the Activity. The Activities button returns you to the Activities starting point. Activities Help The Help button starts the on-remote help. The Menu button opens the on-screen menu for the device selected. For information on selecting devices, see The page up and page down arrows help you navigate through your on-screen guide or menu. The Info button opens the information section of your on-screen guide. The Exit button closes your on-screen menu or guide. The Guide button opens your on-screen guide. The volume button changes the volume. Menu Off My Activities 1/2 pages Tue 4:51 Info Options Devices Exit Guide Activities Menu Exit Help Info Guide + Vol + Vol + OK Ch OK The navigation pad arrows allow you to move through menus or on-screen guides. + Ch The channel button changes the channels. The mute button mutes the sound. Replay Skip 1 4 ghi 2 abc 3 def The previous channel buttons returns you to the last channel you were on. The play area puts your play, pause, skip and other buttons in one area for quick access. Replay Skip 5 jkl 6 mno 7 pqrs 8 tuv 9 wxyz + clear 0 E enter 1 4 ghi 2 abc 3 def The number pad has the digits 0-9. 5 jkl 6 mno 7 pqrs 8 tuv 9 wxyz 0 E enter The enter button enters a selection from the number pad. clear + The clear button clears an entry from the number pad. 5 What's on the Harmony One's screen Commands common to your Activity When you select an Activity, your Harmony One's screen displays all the commands related to that Activity, not just the ones related to the primary device of that Activity. For example, if you're watching a DVD, your screen displays functions and commands for your DVD and other devices you use in the Watch a DVD Activity. Off Watch a DVD 1/2 pages Tue 4:51 Chptr+ ChptrAngle Aspect Frame Advance Zoom Devices Favorite channels You can set up your favorite channels on your Harmony so that you've quick access to the channels you watch the most. You can also add your own icons to customize the screen for your favorite channels. Off Fav. Channels 1/2 pages Tue 4:51 NBS DBC T TALKTV Current Activity Devices Activities The Activities screen is your starting point on the Harmony One. From this screen, you can select your Activities. Off My Activities 1/2 pages Tue 4:51 Watch TV Watch a DVD Listen to Music Options Devices Devices Off When you press the Devices button, the Harmony One's screen displays a list of your devices. From this screen, you can control individual devices. Devices 1/2 pages Tue 4:51 TV DVD Off My Activities 1/2 pages Activities Tue 4:51 Watch TV Options When you press the Options button, the Harmony One's screen displays a list of remote options so you can customize certain features and functions on the remote. Watch a DVD Listen to Music Options Devices 6 Status icons The status indicator flashes whenever an IR command is being sent from yo ...