Activity issue with Logitech Harmony One

bootsy · 06-13-09, 06:12 PM

I have a issue when using the Harmony One remote. I have a activity called Watch PS3 which is supposed to turn my TV to HDMI 2, the PS3 on and the receiver on. My TV was already on and I pushed the activity on the remote and it turned my TV off but it did turn the PS3 and the receiver on. Can anyone tell me why it turned my TV off when I didn't set it up that way and what I can do to correct this.

Sdallnct · 06-13-09, 07:12 PM

More importantly how did your Harmony turn on your PS3? Do you have a IR to Bluetooth adapter in the chain?

To answer your questions, on initial start up I always start from zero. Meaning everything off. Then once I'm I do the initial start up, I don't have a problem using a different activity.

bootsy · 06-13-09, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sdallnct

More importantly how did your Harmony turn on your PS3? Do you have a IR to Bluetooth adapter in the chain?

To answer your questions, on initial start up I always start from zero. Meaning everything off. Then once I'm I do the initial start up, I don't have a problem using a different activity.

I have a Harmony adapter for PS3. I normally don't start watching a movie when I turn on the TV. That's why I wanted to know if I have the tv on already and then decide to watch a movie using the ps3 activity I should be able to without the TV turning off.

Sdallnct · 06-14-09, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by bootsy

I have a Harmony adapter for PS3. I normally don't start watching a movie when I turn on the TV. That's why I wanted to know if I have the tv on already and then decide to watch a movie using the ps3 activity I should be able to without the TV turning off.

If you used your Harmony activity to "watch TV" then it should work. But if you manually turned on the TV or used the TV remote to turn the tv on first, then that might throw off the activity.

So for example I walk into my media room. Nothing is on.

I press the active "Watch Dish HD" and it,

Turns on projector and after a short delay sets it to HDMI
Turns on Dish box
Turns on receiver and to the appropriate input
Turns HDMI switch box to the appropriate input
Turns lights to TV watching level

If I then press "Watch a DVD" it already knows the pj & receiver is on and,

Doesn't do anything with the pj
Turns off the Dish box
Turns on DVD player
Changes the HDMI switcher
Changes inputs on the receiver

But if you start with something on, how does the remote know that?

cko · 06-23-09, 07:21 PM

yep, the problem is that the tv was already on. the harmony remotes keep track of the state of your devices, but they can only do that if they are starting from a known state (usually all off). since you had the tv already on manually, it would think the tv was off and then send the power signal again to turn it on but would end up turning it off.

a lot of times, if I already have stuff on and watch to switch the remote to a particular activity, I'll cover the IR emitter with my hand while switching to an activity to bypass the power on and input switch stuff.

06-13-09, 06:12 PM	#1
bootsy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 254	Activity issue with Logitech Harmony One I have a issue when using the Harmony One remote. I have a activity called Watch PS3 which is supposed to turn my TV to HDMI 2, the PS3 on and the receiver on. My TV was already on and I pushed the activity on the remote and it turned my TV off but it did turn the PS3 and the receiver on. Can anyone tell me why it turned my TV off when I didn't set it up that way and what I can do to correct this.

06-13-09, 07:12 PM	#2
Sdallnct DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Home again, Big D Posts: 10,121	Re: Activity issue with Logitech Harmony One More importantly how did your Harmony turn on your PS3? Do you have a IR to Bluetooth adapter in the chain? To answer your questions, on initial start up I always start from zero. Meaning everything off. Then once I'm I do the initial start up, I don't have a problem using a different activity. __________________ Live Free. Dine Well. Drink good beer. Home Theater Build

06-23-09, 07:21 PM	#5
cko Cool New Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 33	Re: Activity issue with Logitech Harmony One yep, the problem is that the tv was already on. the harmony remotes keep track of the state of your devices, but they can only do that if they are starting from a known state (usually all off). since you had the tv already on manually, it would think the tv was off and then send the power signal again to turn it on but would end up turning it off. a lot of times, if I already have stuff on and watch to switch the remote to a particular activity, I'll cover the IR emitter with my hand while switching to an activity to bypass the power on and input switch stuff.