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Press the Menu button and click on Settings.You can either update it from the remote or use the mobile app. You must update your Harmony firmware to avoid technical errors while using the remote control. Note: If you can’t go to Menu with the remote, use the Harmony desktop app to configure it. Then, choose the Leave powered on all the time option. Select Power Settings and choose your preference.ĥ. Click Devices and choose the device you want to configure.Ĥ. Select the Add or Edit Devices & Activities option.ģ. Go to Menu in the Harmony remote and select Harmony Setup.Ģ. So, you must enable this setting on your Harmony remote to make it work.ġ. If you haven’t changed the Power Settings, the Hub won’t be able to control other devices. If you want to sync using the Harmony mobile app, click Menu → Harmony Setup → Sync. Press the Menu button on the Harmony remote and click on Settings. Once the commands are copied from the original remote, the Harmony remote needs to be synced to reflect the changes.ġ. Tap Finish once you have completed it.įurther, you have to sync the Harmony remote to make it work. If the command is recognized, you will be notified on the MyHarmony desktop software screen.ġ2. Press any button on the original remote and hold it for 1-2 seconds to copy the function.ġ1. At a minimum, you will have to use it for the pairing and possibly some custom button mapping, in my case.10. In conclusion, the more setup you can do from the phone app, the better it seems to work. But, it seems to be getting better, now that I have used the “fix it” function a few times…as if it is “learning.” Or, maybe I’m crazy, and it is simply very intermittent. That said, about 50% of the time, my receiver either doesn’t start or doesn’t shut down properly, with the “on” and “off” commands. Now, after much trial, error, and frustration, everything works as it should. For some very odd reason, the direction buttons would lose their assignments every time I updated from the computer app (on the phone app, they are actually highlighted as being unassigned). Ultimately, I figured out that I needed to go to the “Program Buttons” function on the PHONE APP, not the computer app, to manually map those specific buttons. But, as I described above, the direction pad buttons would not function, though everything else worked fine. I believe I went into: *Device (Chromecast) *Settings. The Elite remote would send the prompt, “You must use the Harmony app to pair this device,” anytime I pressed a button. I figured out the BT pairing, after fumbling through the Harmony app on my phone. I cured this by adding a USB-C hub with Ethernet, which gave me Gigabit connectivity along with external USB storage. The only problem I had was poor Wi-Fi reception as it was hidden behind my AV Receiver. The new Chromecast is an amazing little device which I definitely recommend. However, it seems to send those commands over Bluetooth as the Harmony couldn’t pick them up. The front of the new Chromecast remote looks like it has an IR sender, so I tried to teach the commands for Netflix and You Tube to the Harmony. It will appear as a Harmony Keyboard, so choose that and connect. Start the new Activity on the Harmony and follow the prompts. You will see that the Chromecast is searching for accessories. Scroll down to Remotes & accessories and choose Pair remote or accessory. To pair the Harmony with Chromecast, go to your Chromecast account name on the top right and choose settings. You should then be able to setup an Activity with the device. Tap on + Device and then choose Entertainment Device.įor Device Manufacturer enter “Google” and for Model Number enter “Chromecast with Google TV” - without the quotes. Open the Harmony app on your phone or tablet (this doesn’t work with the Windows program), tap on Devices and Edit Devices. It uses Bluetooth to communicate, so the hub needs to be in range of the Chromecast. Logitech has added support for the new Google Chromecast with Google TV on Harmony Hub remotes.
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