![]() If you have that knowledge, or can get it, the process is pretty straightforward. The biggest things are to know your model numbers, and how your gear is connected. ![]() If you’re into technology, the Harmony setup is easier than it sounds. If one of the activities is missing steps, or controlling the wrong device, you’ll have to use the app or software to sort that out. The Harmony Elite features on-screen troubleshooting steps if something doesn’t function, but that is only for if a device is on, and on the right input. Sync the remote to the hub, and give it a try. Once you have your activities mapped out, you’re done. You can change the icon as well from the standard one to a JPEG or PNG image. ![]() If you’re adding “Watch a Movie”, for instance, you’ll select what input for the TV to be on, what devices to be powered on, what input for the A/V receiver, and what controls the volume. Just select Add Activity, and then run through the steps depending on what you are up to. Once you get your devices added, you can group them into activities on the Activities tab. This is certainly a tedious process, but luckily, it’s not called upon very often. If for some reason they don’t have the device listed, you can also have the remote learn the IR commands from the original remote. Harmony now boasts over 270,000 entertainment and smart home devices in their database, so odds are that if you search for it, they will already have the device’s control mapped out. This step is where the huge database, built up over years, really plays into the Harmony’s favor. You can also add a Windows or Mac computer, which will allow you to use the remote as a virtual keyboard, and it connects over Bluetooth. Without creating a tutorial on the setup, which of course Logitech already has, when you add a device, it asks for the manufacturer, and the model number, and the software shows you in animated images examples of where to find the model number. You can add traditional devices, or the Harmony Hub can scan your network for devices to add automatically. Once you’re ready to add devices, select the Devices tab for a view of what you have added, and how you can add more. What the Harmony software used to look like The initial setup is likely the one stumbling block that Logitech has worked hard on making smooth, and the latest software version really is a big step forward in usability. ![]() Once that step is complete, you can add your devices regardless of whether the remote is connected to the computer. It recommends using a laptop in the same room as your TV, and that makes a lot of sense especially for the older Harmony remotes, but with the ability to reprogram the Elite using the Hub, you can make changes at any time and save them.īasically, the entire point of hooking the remote up the computer is so that you can join the hub to your Wi-Fi network. The app contains the instructions on initial setup, and if you’re using a PC, you have to connect the remote to your PC using a USB cable, but if you’re using the smartphone app that’s not necessary. Whether you use the smartphone app, or the PC application, the basic process of setting up a Harmony is practically the same. ![]()
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