Harmony 890 Advanced Universal Remote Reviewer’s Guide
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6. Using the Harmony 890 Remote
After the Harmony 890 remote has been programmed for the first time, turn the power
off all of the devices in your entertainment system. Now, you're ready to play – here are
some suggested activities and customizations that will help illustrate the power of the
Harmony 890 remote:
6.1 The One-Button Activity
For starters, try pressing one of the activity buttons on
the side of the color LCD screen. Pressing
Watch DVD
sends a sequence of customized commands that
launch all of the devices and establish the correct state
of each those devices for this activity. On ordinary
remotes, you'd normally have to press multiple buttons
on different remotes to watch a DVD, such as:
• Turning on the DVD player
• Turning on the television
• Turning on the A/V receiver, if you use one
• Setting the television to the correct input to see the DVD player
• Setting the A/V receiver to the correct input to hear the DVD player
• Setting the correct picture aspect ratio for the TV so the picture isn't distorted
• Setting the correct sound field setting for the audio
As you can see, this simple activity would normally take at least seven steps, with as
many as three different remote controls. With the Harmony 890 remote, you simply
select one button and all of your equipment adjusts to operate in the selected activity as
you requested.
If at any time an activity doesn’t launch correctly, use the
Help
button above the LCD
screen, and it will ask a series of questions to help put your entertainment system into
the correct state.
6.2 Controlling Devices Behind Cabinet Doors or in Separate Rooms
If you have equipment behind closed doors, place the RF Wireless Extender in front of
the components to be controlled and ensure that the AC adapter is plugged in. Close the
cabinet doors, and simply select one of the on-screen activity buttons. The commands to
control the system will be sent over the Z-wave network to the RF Wireless Extender
and then converted into infrared signals that are transmitted to the individual
components. You should be able to control the components from another room, up to
100 feet away. If the RF Wireless Extender can’t be positioned to send IR signals to all
of the components, try using any of the eight IR blaster node cables that plug into the
base of the extender. These nodes can be positioned within a direct line of sight to the
IR receiver in each component. Each node has an adhesive backing so that it can be
applied directly to the IR receiver or to the back of cabinet doors.
6.3 Switching Between Activities
There's no need to power off all the devices that are in use to switch activities. For
example, if you're watching TV or listening to a CD, simply press any one of the activity
buttons to jump directly to that activity. The Harmony 890 remote will automatically
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