TyneBridges
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I have two different Panasonic devices. On my new Harmony 665 I needed to "teach" all the commands for the BD-84 Blu-ray player because I'd changed the command set to avoid clashes with the Blu-ray recorder. To my disappointment, none of these work in my "BD-84" activity. Since teaching all the commands and syncing the remote, I've deleted and recreated this activity (it was originally called "Use Blu-ray/DVD") but the result hasn't changed. I can only do anything with the device (after its initial power up) by switching from "Activity" to "Device" on the remote and selecting the device there.
All the commands seem to work after selecting the individual device, but then I may as well use the original remote. When I go into MyHarmony, choose BUTTONS and select the activity, everything looks correct, but I can only assume that, in the activity, the buttons are using the original control set for my other Panasonic device (which, as I'm not using it, is switched off). As this is my most frequently used activity, it makes the Harmony remote almost useless to me. Anybody any ideas on why this is happening and whether there's any fix?
I've had lots of problems with the activities and another is very basic, with the "Watch TV" activity. This uses only the LG TV and attempts to change channel after switching on, but the channel change didn't work correctly. In the MyHarmony software, I added a pause of 15 seconds after switching on and then told the Harmony to change to Channel 101 on the TV. Instead, it consistently changes to Channel 700 and I've no idea why. The Harmony changes channel correctly if I select "Device" and then type in "101".
I've also had problems with my desktop PC failing to recognise the remote and having to switch USB ports numerous times, especially when trying to use its "teach" mode. Needless to say, the PC has no trouble with any other USB device.
Overall I'm disappointed. After about five attempts to set up the remote taking at least three hours in total, I'm still no better off than I was with my £25 "One for All" remote. I had a Harmony remote 15 years ago which was rather problematic - but, after reading good reports of its latest remotes, I'd assumed this kind of hassle would be a thing of the past.
Any ideas?
(By the way, I did consider a more expensive hub-based Harmony remote but, as you'll see from the list below, my TV cabinet already has too many devices. With a Chromecast and Google Home Mini to plug in as well, I have no more free power points!)
Thanks
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All the commands seem to work after selecting the individual device, but then I may as well use the original remote. When I go into MyHarmony, choose BUTTONS and select the activity, everything looks correct, but I can only assume that, in the activity, the buttons are using the original control set for my other Panasonic device (which, as I'm not using it, is switched off). As this is my most frequently used activity, it makes the Harmony remote almost useless to me. Anybody any ideas on why this is happening and whether there's any fix?
I've had lots of problems with the activities and another is very basic, with the "Watch TV" activity. This uses only the LG TV and attempts to change channel after switching on, but the channel change didn't work correctly. In the MyHarmony software, I added a pause of 15 seconds after switching on and then told the Harmony to change to Channel 101 on the TV. Instead, it consistently changes to Channel 700 and I've no idea why. The Harmony changes channel correctly if I select "Device" and then type in "101".
I've also had problems with my desktop PC failing to recognise the remote and having to switch USB ports numerous times, especially when trying to use its "teach" mode. Needless to say, the PC has no trouble with any other USB device.
Overall I'm disappointed. After about five attempts to set up the remote taking at least three hours in total, I'm still no better off than I was with my £25 "One for All" remote. I had a Harmony remote 15 years ago which was rather problematic - but, after reading good reports of its latest remotes, I'd assumed this kind of hassle would be a thing of the past.
Any ideas?
(By the way, I did consider a more expensive hub-based Harmony remote but, as you'll see from the list below, my TV cabinet already has too many devices. With a Chromecast and Google Home Mini to plug in as well, I have no more free power points!)
Thanks
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