Harmony Smart Control™ User Guide
Logitech Harmony Smart Control Harmony Smart Control User Guide Table of Contents About this Manual ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Terms used in this manual: .................................................................................................................................. 6 At a Glance .....................................................................................................
Logitech Harmony Smart Control Adding more devices ...................................................................................................................................... 18 Personalizing your remote ............................................................................................................................. 18 Using your Harmony Smart Control ........................................................................................................ 19 Activities ..............
Logitech Harmony Smart Control Adding Activities with the Harmony App ....................................................................................................... 27 Adding Activities with MyHarmony ............................................................................................................... 28 Viewing Activity settings ....................................................................................................................................
Logitech Harmony Smart Control Devices menu ..................................................................................................................................................... 38 Settings menu .................................................................................................................................................... 38 Sync your Harmony ..................................................................................................................................
Logitech Harmony Smart Control About this Manual This manual contains both internal links to other parts of the manual and external links to other sources of information. Internal links appear like this and external links appear like this. Illustrations in this manual were accurate at the time of publication.
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. AC/DC adapter 7. Remote control Features of the remote control 1. Off button: Power off your current Activity. 2. Activity buttons: Select an Activity. 3. Audio/video controls: Perform standard AV functions. 4.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control Changing the battery To change the battery, slide open the battery compartment as shown and replace the battery with a new 3 volt CR20321 lithium battery. Harmony Hub and IR mini blaster Whether you use the Harmony App or your Harmony Smart Control remote, the hub stores your setup information and communicates between your Harmony Smart Control system and your entertainment center devices.
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Logitech Harmony Smart Control Watch TV Listen to Music Watch a DVD Play a Game To create an Activity, you need to know some basic information about how your devices interact with each other in that Activity. For example, to create a basic Watch TV Activity, you need to know: Which devices you will use.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control * Windows Vista and XP support 32 bit browsers * Windows 7 and 8 support both 32 and 64 bit browsers Powering your system off You can power off your all of the devices for an Activity from the Harmony App by tapping the icon at the top of the screen and then tapping Power Off. For example, in a Watch TV Activity that uses a TV, Cable Box, and AV Receiver; pressing the Off button will power off all three devices at the same time.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control Connect the IR mini blaster to the port on the rear of the Harmony Hub. 3. Place the mini blaster outside your cabinet or inside your cabinet on a different shelf from your hub. The Smart Control remote cannot send IR signals, so if you have the hub inside a closed cabinet, place the mini blaster outside the cabinet so that it can send IR signals to the television. Now you’re ready to program your system.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Tap Continue on the welcome screen. The option to buy a Harmony Smart Control is also offered from the welcome screen. When prompted, tap Set Up Remote. Read the overview of the setup steps and tap Continue. Wait 30 seconds, then press the Pair / Reset button on the back of the Harmony Hub to begin pairing the Harmony Hub with the Harmony App on your mobile device. Continue with the steps in the next section, Connecting to Wi-Fi.
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: If you are a new user, skip to the section, Creating a MyHarmony account. If you have already set up a Harmony remote control, continue with the steps in the next section, Copying setup information from another Harmony remote.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control Once your settings are copied, you will be able to add more devices or Activities and modify your settings. c. 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. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Tap Create an account.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control problem. If the Harmony App is not able to fix the problem, please refer to the Setup problems section in Troubleshooting. You can proceed to the next step even if you are not able to fix the problem at this time. You can fix it later on MyHarmony, as described in Modifying device settings with MyHarmony. 24. When prompted, either tap Add to set up an AV Receiver / Home Theater or tap Skip, I don’t have this device if you do not wish to set up that type of device.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 29. Follow the prompts to test your Watch TV activity. 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. 30. When prompted, provide your location and zip / postal code and tap Search. The United States location is selected by default.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 1. Favorites counter: indicates how many Favorites you currently have selected. 2. Search box: searches for TV channels by name. 3. Unselect all button: unselects all Favorites. 4. Star icons: indicate whether a channel is a Favorite. A gold star is a Favorite and a dark star is not. 5. List switch: allows you to choose whether to display all channels associated with the selected provider; HD channels only; or your currently selected Favorite Channels only. 32.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 34. Review the button assignments displayed on the Personalize Remote screen. 35. If you would like to change any of the button assignments, tap the button whose assignment you would like to change, and select a new Activity. 36. When you are satisfied with your button assignments, tap Next. At this time the automated setup process is complete. If everything works correctly you can begin using you remote now.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control Switching between Activities While an Activity is active, selecting another Activity will leave on or turn on necessary devices, turn off unnecessary devices, and select the correct inputs for each of the devices. For example, when switching from watching TV to watching a 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.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control Each gesture performs a default command that depends on the current Activity. When you use a gesture, the action associated with that gesture appears on the screen and activates. Viewing current gesture commands To see a list of commands associated with each gesture, tap the i in the upper right corner. NOTE: Gestures are only available when an Activity is active. Customizing Activity gestures To change which commands are associated with each gesture: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control remote will also control the selected device. CAUTION: Do not power off any devices while in device mode. The remote does not track state changes in device mode. You can adjust settings in device mode; just don’t turn devices off or on. If you accidentally turn devices off or on in device mode, you can use the Help menu item in the Harmony app to bring your devices and your Harmony Smart Control system back in sync.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control TIP: Before you use Help, make sure you take steps to address the problem: remove any obstacles from the line of sight between your remote and your system, and only use the Harmony Smart 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.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 1. 2. Click the Harmony Smart Control image. 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. 2. 3. 4. Tap the icon. Tap Settings. Tap Sync Your Harmony. Tap Sync Now.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 2. 3. 4. 5. Click Add Device. The Add Device page displays. Carefully enter the manufacturer or brand of your device. Carefully enter the model number. Click Add. Special devices Some types of devices require that you change or manipulate some aspect of them in order for them to be controlled by Harmony Smart Control.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 2. Click Select your device type to display a list of device types. 3. Select the device type that best describes your device and click Next. Based on your selection, another page displays to get more information about your device. 4. Check the box for each item that applies to your device. This will help setup determine which commands are appropriate for your device. Click Next. Follow the instructions to set up your device. 5.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control Deleting devices with MyHarmony 1. 2. 3. 4. Click the Devices tab on the left hand side of the screen. Select the device to delete. Click Delete This Device. The Delete Device confirmation displays. Click Delete to remove the device from your list.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 13. Tap Done. Adding Activities with MyHarmony 1. Select the Activities tab on the left hand side of the screen. 2. 3. Click Add Activity. Select the type of Activity to add. The choices available depend on the devices you have added. You can add more than one of each Activity type. NOTE: Most Activities fit into one of the specific Activity types offered. The Custom Activity type is recommended only for home appliances.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 4. 5. Tap Activities. Tap the Activity to view. In addition to viewing the Activity settings, from this screen you can change the Activity name or tap Fix Activity to step through Activity setup to fix any problems you are having. 6. When you are finished, tap Back as many times as needed to return to the menu. Viewing Activity settings with MyHarmony 1. Click Activities. Your list of Activities displays. 2. 3. 4. Select the Activity to view. Click View your settings.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 2. 3. 4. Select the Activity to change settings. Click Change your settings. The Rename Activity page displays. This is the first page in the process for changing the Activity settings. Follow the instructions to change the remaining settings for the selected Activity. Deleting Activities Deleting Activities with the Harmony App 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Tap the icon. Tap Settings. Tap Edit Activities and Devices. Tap Activities. Tap the Activity to delete.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 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. CAUTION: Selecting a new provider will reset all previously configured Favorite Channels and only Favorite Channels will be reset! Changing your location or channel provider with the Harmony App 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 7. 8. 9. 10. Confirm that your correct location, zip / postal code, and service provider are selected. Tap Next. To remove a Favorite, tap the gold star next to that channel. 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. 11. When you are finished, tap Done. Managing your Favorites with MyHarmony To add, modify or reorder your Favorites: 1. 2.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 4. 5. 6. 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. To add a Favorite Channel that does not appear in the list on the previous screen, select Add a Favorite Channel to manually enter the name and number for that channel.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 1. Click Activities and select an Activity to customize. 2. Click Customize this Activity. The Customize: Activity Sequence page displays. In this example, the Watch TV Activity is shown. 3. Add steps or delays to your Activity as desired. 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.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 6. 7. 8. programming it to do. Add steps or delays to your sequence as desired. Click Save when finished. Your Sequence will appear in the list. Assign your button sequence to a single button as described in the next section, Customizing Activity buttons. 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.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 5. Click OK. NOTE: Each button on your remote can be assigned more than one command. For example, the Fast Forward button on the top of your remote can be set up so that quickly pressing it (short press) activates the Fast Forward function and holding it (long press) activates the Skip Forward function. You can also assign a sequence of commands instead of a single command, but you must use MyHarmony to assign command sequences to buttons.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 4. 5. Click a channel icon. Use the scroll arrow to see more Favorites if the one you are looking for is not visible. Click Modify a Favorite Channel. 6. 7. 8. Click Choose Image. Select an image and click Save. The icon for that channel is replaced with your image. Click Finish. Remote Control Menus The icon on the Harmony App screen opens the menu for the remote. The following sections describe the actions you can take using the menus on the remote.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control Edit Edit lets you re-order the display of Activities on the Harmony App by dragging and dropping them in a new location. Devices menu The Devices menu allows you to control individual devices with on-screen commands. All of your devices are listed, regardless of whether or not they are included in an Activity. Tap a device on the list to see what options are available for that device. You can tap any of those options, or tap < to exit that menu.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control these commands. Fix delay settings: Power on: The time your device needs to power on, warm up, and be ready to receive additional commands. Inter-key: The time your device needs before being ready to accept another command. Inter-device: The time your remote waits between sending commands to different devices within the same Activity. Input: The time your device needs to be ready to accept another command after switching inputs.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control Reset Favorites If you have made any changes to the Favorites list, you can reset it to the 25 most popular channels for your location here. 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.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control controlled by the remote you will need to assign it to remote My devices turn on but the wrong input is selected The inter-device delay time is too short Set the inter-device delay time to a longer interval. Refer to Modifying device settings with the Harmony App.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control I want to add a new Activity or change how an Activity is defined The right devices turn on but the play/stop/other buttons don’t operate the device.
Logitech Harmony Smart Control 7. Try using a different computer to connect the Harmony device. 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 Harmony Smart Control Activity not working.
