Harmony Ultimate™ User Guide Version 4 (2013-10-31)
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Harmony Ultimate User Guide Table of Contents About this Manual ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Terms used in this manual ................................................................................................................................... 6 At a Glance ...............................................................................................................
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Using the teach commands function to add a device .................................................................................... 19 Setting up and testing Activities......................................................................................................................... 20 Adding a Watch TV Activity ............................................................................................................................ 20 Adding more Activities ...........
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Changing your Setup................................................................................................................................ 35 Changing your setup with MyHarmony ............................................................................................................. 35 Syncing your remote ......................................................................................................................................
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Sync remote ................................................................................................................................................... 50 Troubleshooting....................................................................................................................................... 51 Setup problems ..................................................................................................................................................
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 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. Terms used in this manual Harmony Ultimate system: includes the Harmony Hub, the Harmony Ultimate remote, MyHarmony, and the Harmony App.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 1. Harmony Ultimate remote 2. Charging cradle 2a. Remote power adapter 3. Harmony Hub 3a. Micro USB power connector 3b. Hub power adapter 3c. IR Mini blaster connector 3d. IR mini blasters (x2) 3e. Pair / Reset button Features of the remote control 1. Off button: Power off your current Activity. 2. Audio/video controls: Perform standard AV functions. 3. Favorites: Display a list of your Favorite Channels. 4.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Charging your remote To charge your remote, use the charging cradle. Harmony Hub and IR mini blasters Whether you use a mobile device or your Harmony Ultimate remote control, the hub stores your setup information and communicates between your remote control and your entertainment center devices. The hub communicates with other devices by Wi-Fi, IR (infrared), and Bluetooth signals, depending on the device.
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Logitech Harmony Ultimate Activities Activities define the way you use your remote controlled devices. Examples of Activities are: Watch TV Listen to Music Watch a Movie 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 Ultimate Using a smartphone for a remote control In addition to the remote control that comes with your Harmony Ultimate, you can use a smartphone with the Harmony Control App as a remote control. Your smartphone will communicate with the Harmony Hub over Wi-Fi allowing the hub to control your devices. Find out if your mobile device is supported. Powering your system off The Off button on the Harmony Ultimate remote powers off all of the devices for an Activity with one touch.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 2. Place the hub inside your entertainment system. 3. Connect the IR mini blasters to the ports on the rear of the Harmony Hub. 4. Place one mini blaster on top of your entertainment system to control your TV; place the other mini blaster inside your cabinet on a different shelf from your hub. Now you’re ready to program your system.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate If this is your first time using MyHarmony, click Create Account and follow the instructions to create your account. If you already have a MyHarmony account, you can add your Harmony Ultimate to that account. Enter your account information in the “Existing Users—Sign In” section on the right. When you sign in to your account, you will see the “Remote Gallery” page where you can access your existing Harmony remotes, or choose to add your new Harmony Ultimate.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Connecting the remote to the computer Whether you are creating a new account or adding Harmony Ultimate to an existing account, you will be asked to connect Harmony Ultimate to your computer using the USB cable provided. Once connected, it may take several seconds for Harmony Ultimate to be detected by MyHarmony before you can proceed. When the welcome page appears, familiarize yourself with the information it contains and then click Next to see the Software License Agreement.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Getting help with online setup There is online help available for some of the steps of the setup process. If there is help available for the screen you are viewing, you will see Help in the upper right corner. If Harmony has additional information about a device you have added to your account, you will see an information icon next to it. In addition, Harmony Ultimate Support FAQs are accessible at: http://www.logitech.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Connecting to Wi-Fi Connecting your Harmony Hub to your Wi-Fi network has multiple advantages, such as enabling use of the Harmony app, providing Philips hue lighting control, and wirelessly syncing settings between your remote and your MyHarmony account. Select your home Wi-Fi network. If a password is required, you are prompted to enter it. Click Next when you are finished. NOTE: Harmony Ultimate supports 2.4GHz 802.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Copying setup information from another Harmony remote If you have a previous Harmony remote such as Harmony One, Harmony 1100 or Harmony 880, you can reuse the device and Activity settings from that remote to program your Harmony Ultimate. If you do not have a previous Harmony remote, skip to the Adding Devices section below. To copy a previous Harmony remote’s settings, click the Copy button shown below. You will be asked to enter the ID and password for your previous account.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Repeat this step by clicking "Add Device" until all of your devices have been entered. Most devices are recognized by MyHarmony, and when you add the device you are automatically prompted to enter the information required to correctly set up that device. Adding an unknown device CAUTION: This process should only be used if you cannot find a match for your device. The database of devices on MyHarmony contains over 225,000 of the most common devices. 1.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 4. 5. 6. 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. If you have the original remote for the device, click yes then click Next. Having the original remote will help you set up the device Using the teach commands function to add a device feature. Follow the instructions to set up your device.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Tip: If your Harmony remote is having problems learning IR commands from your original remote, one or more of the following ideas may help: Minimize the amount of light that could interfere with the learning process by blocking out sunlight or turning off the lights. Install new batteries in the original remote. If the batteries are low, the signal coming from your original remote may be too weak for the Harmony Ultimate remote to detect.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Choose the device you use to change channels. The recommended device is pre-selected. Choose the device you use to control volume. The recommended device is pre-selected. Select the input your television must be set to when you are viewing TV. If you have additional devices configured for this Activity, you are prompted to choose their input settings. Answer any additional questions that MyHarmony asks.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate devices, etc. Refer to Custom Activities for more information. Adding a Watch Movie Activity 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Click Add Activity. Select Watch a Movie. Click Next. Choose the devices you want to use in your Activity. MyHarmony will recommend the devices you have added based on their typical use. You can include or exclude devices from the Activity at this stage. Select or deselect devices if appropriate and click Next. Choose the device you use to control volume.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate and teach a command from your original remote so Harmony knows which version to use. Bluetooth Devices: Harmony Ultimate works with the PS3, Wii, and Wii U game consoles over Bluetooth. The Harmony remote will help you connect to these devices the first time they are used. Other Bluetooth capable devices such as television keyboards are not supported.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate TIP: 25 of the most popular channels for your provider are pre-selected. You can filter which channels are displayed by entering a network name, or by viewing the Popular Channels or All Channels tab. Select your Favorite Channels. Selected Favorites are shown with a gold star in the first column. You can select up to 50 Favorites by clicking on the stars. 5. When you have selected all of your Favorite Channels, click Next.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate enabled. 3. If channel information is available for your country but you service provider is not listed, select Manual channel setup. 4. Click Next. 5. Enter the Channel Name and Channel Number for each Favorite Channel. The Browse button allows you to select an image to represent each channel. Click Add More to add more Favorite Channels. Click Save when you are finished. 6. 7.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Syncing your Harmony Ultimate To complete your first time setup, MyHarmony will perform a sync operation to save all of your setup details and update your remote. When prompted, click Sync to continue. Tip: It is important to sync your remote whenever you make changes directly on the remote, so that your MyHarmony account is current with all of your desired changes.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate are ready to use your remote. The following sections describe how to access the features you will use most often. Activities Tap the icon above the touch screen on your Harmony Ultimate to see your Activities. Tap an Activity to start it. Your Harmony Ultimate will send all the commands to the necessary devices in your entertainment system.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 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 Ultimate 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 Ultimate 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, swipe the up-arrow at the bottom center of the screen and then tap the i in the upper right corner. NOTE: Gestures are only available when an Activity is active.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 2. 3. Tap the Tap Edit. icon at the bottom right of the Favorites screen. 4. 5. Tap the “X” icon on each Favorite to remove it from your Harmony Ultimate. Tap-and-hold on a Favorite to move it within the screen. When the icon changes color, you can drag it to a new spot. Devices Your Harmony Ultimate is designed to control your devices as part of the Activities that you set up on MyHarmony.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Advanced customization Customizing Activities You can add extra steps to an Activity if you want to customize it further. For example, your Watch a Movie Activity can be set up to automatically send the Play command to start your movie. To add steps to an Activity in your MyHarmony account: 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.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Select an Activity or device from the pull-down menu for the area of the remote you would like to create a sequence for—screen or buttons, and click Go. Click the Sequences tab on the right side of the screen Click on Add Sequence. The Add Sequence page opens. Enter a name for your sequence. Try using a name for your sequence that will represent what you are programming it to do. Add steps or delays to your sequence as desired. Click Save when finished.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Philips hue light bulbs. Light, color, and brightness settings can be configured for each Activity. For example, you could turn on lights and turn them blue when you watch TV, and dim the lights and turn them yellow for a movie. These settings can be programmed as part of an Activity so that optimal lighting will always be set for each Activity. Refer to the Control Phillips hue with Harmony Ultimate FAQ for detailed setup information.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 4. 5. 6. 7. Tap Hub assignments. Select a device that you want to control using your Harmony Ultimate remote and not the hub or IR mini blasters. A menu of options for how to control the device is displayed. Select Remote only. Once you have set up your remote like this, it will prompt you to keep your remote pointed at your devices until it is finished sending commands to your devices.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Use the Fix It Myself function to put the remote back in step with devices Sometimes Harmony becomes out of sync with your devices and confuses when they are on or off, or which input they are on. This occurs when there is an obstacle between the IR transmitters in the hub, IR mini blaster or remote; or if the devices are operated manually or by using their original remote control. If you know what the problem is you may bypass the Help feature and directly fix it yourself. 1. 2.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate the upper right corner of the website. Syncing your hub to MyHarmony When connected to your home Wi-Fi network, the Harmony hub automatically synchronizes to any changes made on MyHarmony. No special sync procedure is required. Adding or deleting Devices Adding a Device 1. 2. 3. 4. Select the Devices tab on the left hand side of the screen. Click Add Device. The Add Device page displays. Carefully enter the manufacturer or brand of your device.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 5. Click Add. NOTE: After adding a new device to your account, be sure to associate it with an Activity. Deleting a Device 1. 2. 3. Select the device to delete. Click Delete This Device. The Delete Device confirmation displays. Click Delete to remove the device from your list. CAUTION: Deleting a device will affect any Activity that was currently using this device.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Click Upload Icon to choose an icon from your system or accept the displayed icon. This icon will also be used to represent your Activity on your Harmony Ultimate. Click Next. The list of devices available for this Activity is displayed, with suggested devices checked. Review the device list and clear any check boxes for unneeded devices. Click the check the box for devices to add to this Activity. Click Next.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 3. 4. 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 an Activity 1. Click Activities. Your list of Activities displays. 2. 3. 4. Select the Activity to delete. Click Delete your Activity. The Delete Activity confirmation displays. Click Delete to remove the Activity from your list.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 1. 2. Select the Favorites tab from the left hand side of the screen. Click Edit Your Service Provider: 3. Follow the same steps performed during your first time setup to choose your location, TV provider and new Favorites. Adding, modifying and reordering Favorites To add, modify or reorder your Favorites: 1. 2. Select the Favorites tab from the left hand side of the screen. Click Edit Your Favorite Channels. The Set up Favorites page displays.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 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 Ultimate. 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 Ultimate 2. Tap Settings, then tap Remote, then tap Background. 3. Tap a picture to use as the background for the remote. After tapping, you’re shown a preview and given the option to accept it or go back. Uploading your own background image 1. 2. In MyHarmony, select the Settings tab on the left had side of the screen. Click Change Remote Background Image. 3. Click the + over an available blank space under Custom Images.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 4. Click Browse. 5. Choose an image to upload, then click Next. Your image appears in the Custom Images area and is highlighted for selection. TIP: Select a darker colored photo so your Activity and Favorite Channel names are more easily seen. PNG, JPEG and JPG file formats under 5 MB in size are supported. The minimum required resolution is 240 x 320 pixels. 6. 7. Click Done to choose the image you just uploaded. Sync your remote.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 7. On the last screen, click Done. The icon for the Activity is replaced with your image. Customizing Favorite Channel icons When you choose a Favorite Channel from the list of channels offered by your provider, a default icon for that channel is provided. To choose a different icon for a channel, follow these steps: 1. 2. 3. In MyHarmony, select the Favorites tab on the left had side of the screen. Click Edit Your Favorite Channels. Click Next. 4. 5. Click a channel icon.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate arrow to choose neither. If the remote control is not able to solve your problem, refer to the Troubleshooting section of this manual for additional assistance. NOTE: If you are using the Help feature frequently when powering on your devices or switching between Activities, then there may be changes that can be applied to correct this. The Help feature should not be necessary with a properly configured setup.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Remote lock You can temporarily disable the remote so that you can clean it without accidentally turning on or off any devices. To lock the remote, tap Settings > Remote > Remote lock. Press and hold the physical Exit button on the remote control to unlock the remote control for use.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate 3. Tap Done. Vibration The remote vibrates to give you tactile feedback about when a tap, swipe, or other gesture (and in certain cases, a button press) has been recognized by the remote. You can choose a different type of vibration or turn off vibration altogether. To change the vibration setting, follow these steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. Tap Settings > Remote > Vibration. Tap the vibration option you prefer. Tap < when your preferred vibration option is selected. Tap Done.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate depending on which devices you have, but the following steps show how an example Watch TV tutorial might work. You can re-run the tutorial at any time: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Make sure that all devices are turned off. Tutorials assume that all devices are off when they begin. Tap Settings > Activities > Activity tutorial. Tap Watch TV. Wait for the devices to turn on and for the TV to switch to the correct input. Tap Yes or No depending on whether everything worked correctly.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Delay settings From the Delay Settings menu, you can change delays, reset the delays to their factory settings, or read these descriptions of the types of delays: 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.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Refer to Position the hub and set up hub assignments correctly for your setup for more information about this feature. General The General menu: provides information about your remote and hub status displays your MyHarmony email ID allows you to factory reset your remote allows you to review our open source code license notices About Model: Displays “Harmony Ultimate” which is this remote’s model number.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Troubleshooting Setup problems Once you complete the setup process through MyHarmony, your Harmony Ultimate remote control should work properly to control your devices. Here are common troubleshooting tips. If you do not find the solution to your problem here, the Harmony Ultimate user community and online support articles can also help troubleshoot unique issues. Refer to the Support section for more information.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Device is not changing channels properly The inter-key delay time is too short Depending on the device, a different sequence of buttons may be required to change channels An Activity works when I select it as the first Activity when I power on my system, but not when I select it while I’m using another Activity 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 Ultimate 4. There is electrical interference from Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a microwave oven, a cordless telephone, or some other device. The incorrect manufacturer or model number was entered for the device Select the Remote only option. Once you have set up your remote like this, the remote will prompt you to keep it pointed at your devices until it finishes sending commands. Turn off power to possible sources of interference and try again.
Logitech Harmony Ultimate Harmony Ultimate does not charge The Harmony Ultimate displays a charging notification on its screen when placed in its charging cradle or connected to a computer. If you are unable to charge your Harmony Ultimate: Verify the cable is firmly connected to the charging cradle, and that the other side is securely connected to your wall outlet. Verify that neither side of the connectors or the body of the cable is damaged.
