Re: Buying Harmony remote from the states

["Mal Lansell" <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well it's always possible that I just got a lemon, and that it could
work fine for you and everyone else.

You should check whether it supports the devices you want to
control.  Note that you don't just assign commands to buttons - you
have to go to the Harmony website and select the devices you want to
control, and it will set up default keys.

You can do some limited rearranging - i.e. tell it you want the
volume to affect device A instead of B when in "DVD mode" for
example, but you can't assign sequences of commands (the only
sequences sent are when you switch modes - i.e from watching TV, to
watching a DVD, using the PVR etc, and it needs to turn all devices
on or off).

Mal



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Andrew Walker" <andrew.walker@...>
wrote:
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> Thanks for your views Mal.
>
> I am a little shocked as I thought the Harmony remotes were the
bee's knees in the remote control world and have received many
recommendations on this forum.
>
> The only reason I need an all-in-1 remote is I now have an AV AMP
driving my 5.1 system with sources XBOX via Coax, Sonos and the TV.
I wanted to use the amp full time for everything including normal
day to day tv watching for the dolby pro logic decoding but of
course the existing tv remote volume controls wont work the amp.
>
> I'm a complete newbie to clever remotes so can I program a remote
such as the harmony to control the tv with normal program numbers
1,2,3,4 etc. but to talk to the AMP with the volume up/down
buttons?  This would keep the wife happy.
>
>