User manual LOGITECH HARMONY 520

[. . . ] Harmony 520 User Manual version1. 0 Harmony 520 User Manual Table of Contents INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR HARMONY REMOTE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 BEGINNING THE ONLINE SETUP PROCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 USING YOUR HARMONY REMOTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Set Up Devices: Helps you provide us with information about the devices in your personal home theater system. Set Up Activities: Helps you provide us with information about the way your devices work together to perform Activities (e. g. Note: When using the Harmony remote software, click Help to view specific help for the step you are at. v. 1. 0 page 3 User Manual Harmony 520 Using Your Harmony Remote This section provides you with information that will help you use your remote. Using the Glow Button Press the Glow button to light up or turn off the display backlight. Connect your Harmony remote to your computer to start the Harmony remote software. Click Settings. Displaying Help on Your Harmony Remote From time to time when you select an Activity, the Activity may not work. This can happen when the Harmony remote sends many infrared commands to set up all your devices for an Activity, but one or more devices are not receiving some commands. The Harmony remote is then "out of sync" with your devices (e. g. Some of the reasons the Harmony remote can become "out of sync" with your system are: · · · · Someone walks between the Harmony remote and your entertainment system while an Activity is starting. You point your Harmony remote away from your system while an Activity is starting. There is an object blocking the line-of-sight between your Harmony remote and the system. You are very far away from your entertainment system. You will need to use the Help button on your Harmony remote to resynchronize the remote with your devices. Before resynchronizing, ensure the cause of the problem has been addressed. Example Remove all obstructions so that the entertainment devices can receive the infrared commands from the Harmony remote. page 4 v. Answer the questions on the remote's display by selecting Yes or No. If you answer no to any question, the Harmony remote will resend the necessary command and ask you the same question again. When you are done, the Harmony remote will be "in sync" with your devices again. Types of Help Available You can customize the Help button on your Harmony remote to provide one of the following types of help: · · Smart help Asks questions about the devices that are on during a specific Activity. Select Full help if you find devices that aren't being controlled the way you want them to, and the help on the remote is not asking you questions about these devices. Connect your Harmony remote to your computer to start the Harmony remote software. Click Settings. Using the Harmony Assistant Extra help is available from your remote by turning on the Harmony Assistant. While the Help button helps you solve device problems within an Activity, the Harmony Assistant teaches you how to use your Harmony remote. The following is an example of the type of help the Harmony Assistant offers: Example If any devices are not set up correctly, press "Help" now. v. [. . . ] Select a command from the list in each of the required device columns next to the name of the button you want to set. v. When you update your Harmony remote, use the Right Arrow and Left Arrow on the remote to view your custom-labeled buttons. Changing the Settings for your Harmony Remote Click Remote Preferences to change the remote's settings: · · · · · Turn on/off Harmony Assistant (for additional information, see Displaying Help on Your Harmony Remote. ) Select the type of help to display on the remote (for additional information, see Displaying Help on Your Harmony Remote. ) Set the backlight timing (for additional information, see Picking Up the Remote and Using the Glow Button. ) Show/Hide the "Starting Activity" message (for additional information, see Selecting an Activity. ) Turn on/off the tilt sensor (for additional information, see Picking Up the Remote. ) Learning Infrared (IR) Commands The Harmony remote can learn infrared commands from other remote controls, and should only be used in situations where the Harmony remote's database does not already contain an infrared command you would like to use. Determine the device you would like to send the infrared command to: 1. Connect your Harmony remote to your computer to start the Harmony remote software. [. . . ]