Logitech Harmony 900, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual Version 1 0 User Manual Harmony 900 English Version 1 0 Universal Electronics Exhibit 2036 Page 1 Universal Remote Control v Universal Electronics Trial No IPR2014 01106 ...

Page 2: ...2 1 Creating Your Account and Connecting Your Remote 13 Creating your user account 13 Connecting your Harmony 900 13 2 Setting Up the Devices you Want to Control 14 Adding your devices 14 3 Creating One Touch Activities 15 What is an Activity 15 What s an input and why is it important 15 Adding an Activity 16 Selecting devices for each of your Activities 16 Selecting inputs 17 4 Update Your Remote...

Page 3: ... an Activity 26 How buttons work in an Activity 27 Using the Remote Assistant 28 Using your favorite channels 28 Using the On Remote Help 29 When to use the Help button 29 Your Devices 30 Controlling your devices individually 30 Accessing device commands 30 Personalizing Your Remote 31 Customize Your Buttons 31 Customize your hard and soft buttons 31 Adding your favorite channels 32 Changing the o...

Page 4: ...oving parts in your RF System 40 Moving your Blaster and Mini Blasters around 40 Moving your devices around 40 Finding Answers Troubleshooting 41 I ve only just got started Getting Help with your setup 41 Troubleshooting collecting your model numbers 41 I m always using Help Using the on remote Help 42 The TV doesn t turn on when starting an Activity but Help fixes it 42 My TV doesn t turn off wit...

Page 5: ...emote but I still have to point at it directly for it to work 46 I have two devices that are exactly the same When press a command on one device it sends to other as well 47 Two of my devices are from the same manufacturer When I press a command on one device it sends to other as well 47 Assigning a device to a specific port on the Blaster 47 Types of delays or speed settings 48 Troubleshooting yo...

Page 6: ...owerful Activity based control by using Smart State Technology This technology allows the Harmony 900 to keep track of the devices it controls so it always knows which of your devices are on Using Smart State Technology the Harmony 900 switches effortlessly from watching a DVD to listening to music on the stereo with the touch of a button Getting to know your remote How your Harmony 900 works Acti...

Page 7: ...V or playing your DVD Here s how it works You press Watch TV on your Harmony 900 to start watching the news The RF signals are sent from your Harmony 900 through your cabinet door The Harmony 900 RF System converts the signals into IR commands The IR commands reach your TV and your cable box Your TV and cable box turn on My Activies 1 2 pages 4 51 etti gs evices Activities Me i e it e p RF signals...

Page 8: ...he navigation pad arrows allow you to move through menus or on screen guides The channel button changes the channels The mute button mutes the sound The previous channel button returns you to the last channel you were on The play area puts your play pause skip and other buttons in one area for quick access The number pad has the digits 0 9 The enter button enters a selection from the number pad Th...

Page 9: ...ollowing information A Status Indicates that your Blaster is sending commands B Power Indicates that your Blaster is powered by either AC or USB Power Status Universal Electronics Exhibit 2036 Page 9 Universal Remote Control v Universal Electronics Trial No IPR2014 01106 ...

Page 10: ...and model numbers of your entertainment system that you collected using the Device Worksheet Set up Activities 3 the software asks you questions about how your entertainment system is set up and then saves the settings Update Remote and Test 4 the software transfers the information from your computer to the remote and allows you to disconnect and test Set Up Your RF System and Test 5 your remote s...

Page 11: ...turer names and model numbers are typically found at the front of a device on a label on the back of the device or in the User Manual for that device Your Harmony 900 comes with a charging station The charging station plugs into a wall outlet and charges the battery every time you put the remote on it Simply place the remote on the cradle to begin charging You will need to have your remote at leas...

Page 12: ...cted you can use the information to create your Activities using the Harmony Remote Software An input by any other name You probably know what an input is but you may call it something a bit different Source channel TV Video button port or connector An input simply defines how your devices are connected to each other and how you switch between watching TV to watching a movie ACME SD 3990 SC ACME S...

Page 13: ...ce troubleshoot a problem with an Activity or customize remote buttons your Harmony Remote Software account is the place to start To connect your Harmony 900 to your computer use the USB cable provided Remove your Harmony 900 from the charging station 1 Connect the smaller end of the cable to the USB port on your remote 2 Connect the wider end of the USB cable to a USB port on your computer 3 1 Cr...

Page 14: ...add your devices select the Devices tab in the Harmony Remote Software To add a device click Add Device Enter your device s manufacturer number Enter your device s model number Click Next Click Add Another Device Continue this process until you have successfully added all of the devices in your entertainment system You may find some devices need more information then simply the manufacturer and mo...

Page 15: ...does the rest Video 1 PLAY 0 00 0 00 0 00 1 10 1 2 3 My Activies 1 2 pages 4 51 Settings Devices Activities Menu Info Guide Exit OK Help 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 E DVD One of the most important parts to creating your Activities for your Harmony 900 is determining which inputs your system uses for each device You can read more about inputs in this chapter under Collecting the inputs for your devices Wha...

Page 16: ...hich type of input control you have for more information Adding an Activity To set up your Activities you need to enter the information related to the Activities you will be using on your Harmony 900 The Harmony Remote Software shows you a selection of recommended Activities based on the device information you provided During the initial set up you will be walked through the steps to set up your A...

Page 17: ...use them such as your TV or AV Receiver The software will provide you a list of the inputs that it has on record as matching with your device This list however may not match exactly and so you can rename or add names in this list Universal Electronics Exhibit 2036 Page 17 Universal Remote Control v Universal Electronics Trial No IPR2014 01106 ...

Page 18: ...rrect picture Testing your setup Switching between Activities Look for these things in particular Are all devices needed for this new Activity on Did devices you selected to turn off in this Activity turn off Do you hear the correct Sound If the Activity includes your TV do you see the correct picture Before you set up your RF system you should test your remote to make sure all of your devices and...

Page 19: ...ocated in a different room For more information refer to How your RF System works You will need to go through the following steps to set up this system Place your Blasters 1 you will set up your Blaster and Mini Blaster near your devices in your entertainment system Assign your Devices 2 you will choose which devices you want your RF system to control or your remote Test your RF System 3 your remo...

Page 20: ...h one on its own shelf in your cabinet 4 Get creative when placing your Blasters IR signals are blocked by doors and walls but they can bounce off surfaces to reach their target Why not place the Blaster in your cabinet on its own and see if it can control all of your devices Devices outside of a cabinet can be controlled by your RF system Simply place your Blaster or one Mini Blaster outside the ...

Page 21: ...emote or your RF System Typically you use the Harmony remote to control devices with which you have a clear line of sight and you use the RF System to control devices that are in a closed cabinet or that span different rooms For example you would likely use your Harmony remote to control the TV because it is out in the open but you would use your RF System to control the AV receiver and the DVD pl...

Page 22: ...nnels on your Harmony 900 so that you ve got quick access to the channels you watch the most You can also add your own icons to customize the screen for your favorite channels Fav Channels 1 2 pages 4 51 Current Activity Devices NBS D B C TALKTV T Off My Activities 1 2 pages 4 51 Options Devices Watch TV Watch a DVD Listen to Music Off My Activities 1 2 pages 4 51 Options Devices Watch TV Watch a ...

Page 23: ... Off Options Devices A C B D 4 51 Status icons A The status indicator flashes whenever an IR command or an RF signal is being sent from your Harmony 900 B The sleep timer indicator appears when your sleep timer is on C The battery indicator shows you the status of the battery To ensure your Harmony stays properly charged see Charging your remote D The current time display on your remote screen Uni...

Page 24: ...ill turn your system off You will be able to Cancel the timer if you would like your system to stay on No waiting to charge Your battery is a lithium ion so you don t have to wait until your remote goes dead to charge it You can place it on the charger at any time to give your remote a bit more power Your Harmony 900 comes with a charging station The charging station plugs into a wall outlet and c...

Page 25: ...ing Lock on Press 1 Options on your remote s My Activities screen Press 2 Cleaning Lock To unlock your remote s screen press any hard button on your remote Cleaning Lock Touch screen disabled Press any button to reactivate your touch screen Universal Electronics Exhibit 2036 Page 25 Universal Remote Control v Universal Electronics Trial No IPR2014 01106 ...

Page 26: ...c Turning off an Activity Press the system off button above the screen at the top left side of your remote to power off all the devices used in the current Activity You don t need to press the system off button when switching between Activities The Harmony 900 ensures the proper devices for the Activity are on or off Activities are the basis for how the Harmony 900 works Things like watching a DVD...

Page 27: ...us questions when you set up your Activities in your Harmony Remote Software account Your answers helped to define how your Harmony 900 buttons are controlled in each Activity My Activies 1 2 pages Off Options Devices Activities Menu Info Guide Exit OK Vol Replay Skip Ch Help 1 4 7 2 5 8 0 3 6 9 E def ghi jkl mno pqrs tuv wxyz clear enter Adding more commands Some commands may be part of the Activ...

Page 28: ... temporarily turn the Remote Assistant off from your Harmony 900 On your remote press 1 Options Turn the 2 Remote Assistant on or off Using the Remote Assistant Using your favorite channels To set up your favorite channels and to add your own icons go to the Harmony Remote Software Select the 1 Activities tab Under 2 Watch TV click Options Select 3 Set up Favorite Channels and follow the online in...

Page 29: ...of the problem for example remove any obstacles that could be blocking the signal between your remote and your devices To fix the problem use the Help feature in your Harmony 900 On the remote press the 1 Help button Answer the questions on the Harmony 900 s screen by selecting 2 Yes or No Based on your answers the Harmony 900 re sends the necessary commands to synchronize with your devices When y...

Page 30: ...ontrol of your entertainment system Accessing device commands Each of your devices has a range of commands that you will find in device mode when using your Harmony 900 To view the commands for a device Press the 1 Devices button on your remote s screen Press the device you want to control 2 Use the side arrows to find the command you want to use 3 Press the 4 Current Activity button on your remot...

Page 31: ...tivity mode and device mode To customize your hard or soft buttons in Activities login to your Harmony Remote Software account Select the 1 Activities tab Click 2 Customize Buttons To customize your hard or soft buttons in devices login to your Harmony Remote Software account Select the 1 Devices tab Click 2 Settings for the device you want to change Click 3 Customize Buttons Fav Channels 1 2 page...

Page 32: ...ivity you want to rename click 2 Settings Click 3 Rename Activity Enter in the new name you want and click 4 Save To change the names of your Devices go to your account in the Harmony Remote Software Select the 1 Devices tab For the device you want to rename click 2 Settings Click 3 Rename this device Enter in the new name you want and click 4 Save Adding your favorite channels To set up your favo...

Page 33: ...ers or less When you use your Harmony 900 to control devices one by one you can customize the commands that appear on the Harmony 900 s screen to make the functions you use easiest to find You can even add the commands you re missing to your Activities so they ll always be easily accessible If there s a button that you don t use you can remove buttons that appear on the remote s screen using the H...

Page 34: ...and in an Activity go to your account in the Harmony Remote Software Select the 1 Activities tab Click 2 Customize Buttons Select the 3 Soft Buttons tab Enter the new name of the command in the 4 Button column for any buttons you want to rename When you are finished click 5 Done To rename a command in device mode go to your account in the Harmony Remote Software Select the 1 Devices tab Click 2 Se...

Page 35: ...ach your Harmony 900 You should only need to use this feature when our device list doesn t have your device listed or there s a button you want to use that s missing from To use the Harmony 900 s learning feature go to the Harmony Remote Software Select the 1 Devices tab Select 2 Learn IR located next to the device you want to control Find the command you want to learn in the list If it doesn t ap...

Page 36: ...ns to make button assignment easier Don t use spaces or special characters such as or in the name Capitalize the start of words for example NextDisc ModeDigital Start the command name with its main function for example VolumeRearUp VolumeRearDown VolumeFrontUp This helps group related commands in lists Start infrared commands that select inputs for example on a stereo receiver with the prefix Inpu...

Page 37: ...lect a new theme you change the look of the Harmony 900 s screen To change the theme from your Harmony 900 s screen Press 1 Options Theme Choose a theme you like 2 When you are finished press 3 Done Your Harmony 900 will beep when you press a button your remote s screen You can turn this option off To turn the sound on or off from your Harmony 900 s screen Press 1 Options Sound Choose 2 Sound On o...

Page 38: ...set up Perhaps you are adding a new DVD player or even changing around the order of your devices in your cabinet You ll find some easy solutions in the following pages to help you with those changes Adding a new Activity You can add a new device at any time by logging into your Harmony Remote Software user account To add a new device Select the 1 Devices tab Click 2 Add Device Follow the instructi...

Page 39: ...ions on your remote s screen to add your Blasters assign your devices and test 5 your set up You may also want to remove the existing Blaster you have and replace it with a different Blaster You will need to add your new Blaster to your system before you can remove your old one To remove a Blaster go to your remote s screen Press the 1 Options button on the bottom left corner of your remote s My A...

Page 40: ...may want to change how your devices are set up in your home entertainment system In order to make sure your RF system continues to work the way you want it s a good idea to check the following things after you have moved pieces around in your system Check you have placed your Blaster and Mini Blasters correctly You should have a maximum ONE Blaster OR Mini Blaster PER SHELF Each piece should be pl...

Page 41: ...various places you might find this information You will also want to make sure You have copied down the number exactly You have numbers copied from the device and not a remote from the device You have not copied down the serial number ACME SD 3990 SC ACME SD 3990 SC ACME SD 3990 SC M DE SD 3990 SC MA AC E 0 AC 0 3 S MC 0D0000 3 When you try to add a new TV to your account you get a message informi...

Page 42: ...our television If you find the delay between IR commands is too long especially when changing channels on your TV you can change the delay time for a device that is reacting too slowly The Harmony 900 uses several different delays to control your devices For more information on which delay you need to adjust see Types of delays or speed settings When all my devices are off my TV does not go to the...

Page 43: ... the correct input your TV needs to be set on to get a picture Next check that the inputs are in the correct order for the Harmony 900 to know how to cycle through each input If you re still experiencing trouble try raising the Inter Device and Input Delays for your TV Universal Electronics Exhibit 2036 Page 43 Universal Remote Control v Universal Electronics Trial No IPR2014 01106 ...

Page 44: ...ch I have to hit some buttons more than once to send a command Try adjusting the Repeats for your device Repeats signal strength The Repeats are the number of times the remote repeats a command for a device to properly respond to the command For instance many devices need longer or shorter command repetitions to respond properly Example Any time I press channel up my Digital Set Top Box skips two ...

Page 45: ...e way I want Some commands are missing on my Harmony 900 remote screen All of the commands for your remote will be located in the device in your Harmony Remote Software From you Harmony Remote Software account 1 Select your 2 Device tab Select 3 Settings device you want to find the commands for Select 4 Customize Buttons You will see all of the hard and soft button commands for your device You can...

Page 46: ...laster you may need to check those settings again Find more information in Assigning a device to a specific port on the Blaster I bought a new DVD player have added it to my remote but I still have to point at it directly for it to work Once you have added your new device to your remote you also need to assign your device to either be controlled by your RF System or your remote If you don t want t...

Page 47: ... specific port on the Blaster This allows multiple identical devices to be controlled independently from just one Blaster For example you can assign one DVD player to one port and a different DVD player to another port See Assigning a device to a specific port on the Blaster for more help Many manufacturers use the same IR language for each of their devices This means that the On command that is s...

Page 48: ...unt of time allotted for commands to be sent between button presses Example Any time I press volume up multiple times in a row for my AV Receiver it takes a long time to increase the volume I would like my devices to respond quicker to these presses Power On Delay The Power On Delay is the amount of time that a device needs to warm up before receiving another command For instance when you turned o...

Page 49: ...DVD player to turn on by using the Help button however I don t want to use Help every time Input Delay The Input Delay is the amount of time that the remote takes when switching between inputs Many devices need a certain amount of time before changing to the next input in the input list Example My TV doesn t always go to the correct input when switching between Activities and I have already verifi...

Page 50: ...hich inputs you have is to figure out how you use your device s original remote to change inputs In general there are four possibilities and each one is described in this section To figure out which option your TV or AV Receiver uses look at your device s original remote and see which option fits Option 1 One source button In this case your remote has only one source or input select button When yo...

Page 51: ... want from the list After you press the source button you have to press another button on the remote that selects the input you want In this option there s no menu from which to choose Option 3 and you don t have to cycle through all inputs to get to the one you want Option 1 Step 1 Turn on all your devices To determine which devices are using which inputs Logitech recommends you start by turning ...

Page 52: ...AV Receiver that manages the sound for your entertainment system For example you have a home theater system or connect your TV to your stereo so the sound comes out of your stereo speakers You must use your AV Receiver s original remote control to switch between inputs Using your AV Receiver s original remote select each input one at a time 1 For each input note which device appears to be connecte...

Page 53: ...ter Finding answers to questions You have access to several online features that help guide you through the online setup and customization of your Harmony remote Getting help with your online setup Harmony Remote Software Provides instructional help to guide you through a series of question and answer steps to accomplish a task FAQs Frequently Asked Questions A searchable list of customer question...

Page 54: ...your Harmony remote to re synchronize it with your entertainment system See Using the Help button Using the On Remote Help You can also access the user forums to see what other users like you re discussing Simply go to http forums logitech com Logitech s Harmony Remote user forums Universal Electronics Exhibit 2036 Page 54 Universal Remote Control v Universal Electronics Trial No IPR2014 01106 ...

Page 55: ...to use as your guide Tips for identifying Device Type a general category description examples Television VCR CD Player DVD Player Stereo Receiver Amplifier Game Console etc Tips for identifying Manufacturer also referred to as make or brand name typically on the front of the component sometimes on the label with the Model Number examples Sony Phillips Denon DirecTV TiVo etc Tips for identifying Mo...

Page 56: ...s that sends a selected audio video source input signal to an output device like speakers or a TV Projector screen technology that relies on using individually controlled tiny mirrors micro mirrors to produce an image Developed originally by Texas Instruments A standalone unit that resembles and functions very much like a VCR Like a VCR DVD recorders all have AV source inputs It can also record TV...

Page 57: ...l of the controls for regulating tone volume and channel balance This task is known as sound processing Also referred to as a tuner or a stereo receiver A receiver can be any component that receives or tunes broadcast signals or AM FM radio Typically refers to the single component that includes a preamplifier surround processor multi channel amplifier and AM FM tuner Used by some remote controls t...

Page 58: ...red to as a receiver or a stereo receiver A tuner is any component that receives or tunes broadcast signals or AM FM radio Typically refers to the single component that includes a preamplifier surround processor multi channel amplifier and AM FM tuner A common device that acts like an extension cord providing additional cord length as well as a mechanism that offers several electrical outlets Univ...

Page 59: ...count 15 Backlit keypad Yes Backlight Color White or Amber depending on mode IR Learning Yes Up to 500 Khz Learning Capabilities Any IR Device IR Transmitters 2 IR Transmission Range Up to 65ft Memory Type Flash Memory Amount 64MB Weight 6 oz with battery installed Dimensions 8 75 x 2 3 x 1 3 Warranty 1 Year Supported Platforms Windows 2000 XP Vista MAC OS X 10 3 Universal Electronics Exhibit 2036...