Logitech Harmony Touch manual

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    Harmon y T ouch™ User Guide[...]

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    Harmon y T ouch User Guide Harmony T ouch at a Glance � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1 Ho w y our Harmon y T ouch W orks � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1 Devic es � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 1 Activities � � � � [...]

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    A dding or Deleting A ctivities � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 17 T o Add an A ctivity � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 17 T o Vie w Activity Settings � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 17 T o Change Activity Settings � � � �[...]

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    A dv anced F eatur es � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 32 A ctivity Sequences � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 32 Button Sequenc es � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � 33 De vice Settings � � � � � � � � � [...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 1 Harmon y T ouch at a Glanc e The Harmony T ouch Univ ersal Remot e brings the fle xibility and conv enience of touch screen c ontrols t o y our home entertainment s yst em. Using the Activities f eature , you can c ontrol all of y our de vices fr om one location. Swit ching between activities such as w atching TV or lis [...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 2 F av orit es Fa v orites ar e your f av orite TV channels. Using the m yharmony .com w ebsite y ou can select up to 50 f av orite channels to displa y on the remot e. Selecting a fa v orite channel will start y our “W atch TV” activity , if it’s not already s tarted, and tune dir ectly to that channel. Using the tou[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 3 Harmon y T ouch First T ime Setup The easiest w ay t o complete the fir st time setup is using a laptop c omputer in the same spot where y ou will use y our remot e. That will giv e y ou acces s to all of the de vices y ou want t o contr ol using your Harmon y T ouch. During the first time setup pr ocess, y ou will conn[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 4 Installing the Setup Plugins If y ou are cr eating a new ac count or ac cessing an e xisting acc ount on a ne w computer f or the first time, y ou will need to install tw o plugins. 1. Click the Silverlight plugin butt on and follow the ins tructions to comple te the Microsoft Silv erlight installation. 2. Click th[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 5 Setting up De vices t o Contr ol The first s tep to setting up Harmon y T ouch is to tell m yharmony .com what de vices y ou hav e in your entertainment s yst em that y ou want t o contr ol. Using the Setup Guide that came with y our Harmony T ouch, gather the manufac turer , model and connection information f or each de[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 6 Cop ying Setup Information f or an Existing Remot e If y ou hav e a pre vious Harmony r emote such as Harmon y One, Harmony 1100 or Harmon y 880, y ou can reuse the devic e and activity settings fr om that remot e to pr ogram y our Harmony T ouch. T o cop y a pre vious Harmony r emote’ s settings, click the Cop y button[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 7 Using the T each Commands Function t o Add a De vic e In some cases, y our devic e may not be r ecognized, or it ma y hav e been manufactur ed in dier ent v ersions that r equire additional informa tion to be set up pr operly . Myharmony .c om will recogniz e when this is necessary and guide y ou thr ough the T each Co[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 8 1. Click the button to con firm the Manufactur er and Model Number for the devic e and click OK. 2. Click Select your de vice type t o display a list of de vice types. 3. Select the device t ype that best describes y our devic e and click Next. Based on y our selection, another page display s to get mor e inform[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 9 Setting up A ctivities Aft er you ha v e added devic es, you can cr eate activities. Use activities t o manage how y ou use your de vices together . For e xample, if y ou hav e a TV , A V receiv er , and Cable or Satellite bo x, y ou will want t o contr ol all of these devic es when y ou wat ch TV . T o control all of the[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 10 9. Choose the TV input fr om the list display ed. 10. Choose the A V receiv er input fr om the list display ed. 11. Confirm that the devic es and inputs are c orrect f or your W atch TV activity and click Finish. Follo wing is an e xample of the complet ed W atch TV activity setup. Setting up F a v orites With [...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 11 The channels list f or the selected pr ovider displa ys: TIP: The most popular channels f or your pr o vider are pr e-selected. Y ou can also click the buttons at the t op of the list to choose which channel lis t is display ed: All Channels, Most Popular Channels, or F av orites. Select y our fav orite channels. Selecte[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 12 Setting up F av orit es When Y our Pro vider is not Listed In some cases y our pro vider will not be listed in the f av orites setup pages. Y ou can still set up fa vorit es using the channel list and assigning a channel number for each channel manually . 1. Select your c ountry . 2. Enter y our zip/ postal code . [...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 13 Setting up F av orit es Manually If no channel pro vider or channel list is a vailable f or y our area, y ou can still set up fa v orites manually . 1. Select your c ountry . 2. If channel information is not av ailable for y our country , the page will remain as is, and Ne xt will be enabled. 3. Click Next. 4.?[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 14 Syncing y our Harmony T ouch T o complete y our first time setup, myharmony .com will perf orm a sync oper ation to sa ve all of y our setup details and update y our r emote. Whene ver y ou connec t your Harmon y T ouch to y our computer , myharmony .com will aut omatically sync y our remot e with y our account settings[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 15 Changing y our Setup Aft er completing the first time setup pr ocess, y ou can return to the m yharmony .c om websit e to mak e setup changes and sync them on y our Harmony T ouch. Y ou can also change basic settings directly on y our remot e. Follo w these steps t o manage your r emote setup on m yharmony .com 1. Lo[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 16 A dding or Deleting De vices T o A dd a Devic e 1. Select the Devices tab on the left hand side of the scr een. 2. Click Add De vice. T he Add De vice page displa ys. 3. Enter the manufactur er for y our devic e. Y ou can enter just the firs t letter of the manufac turer name, and then choose the corr ect name [...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 17 A dding or Deleting A ctivities T o A dd an Activity 1. Select the Activities tab on the left hand side of the scr een. 2. Click Add A ctivity . 3. Select the type of activity to add. The choic es av ailable depend on the devic es y ou hav e added. In this e xample, choic es are: • W atch TV (or additional [...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 18 T o Change A ctivity Settings 1. Click Activities. Y our list of Activities displa ys. 2. Select the activity to change settings. 3. Click Change your settings. T he Rename Activity page displa ys. T his is the first page in the pr ocess for changing the activity settings. 4. Follo w the instructions to chan[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 19 A dding, Modifying and Reordering F a v orites TIP: y ou can also add, remo v e or reor der y our fav orites dir ectly on y our Harmony T ouch screen. T o add, modify or reor der y our fav orites click Add/ Or ganize F av orites in the main F av orites screen in myharmon y .com. T he Set up fav orit es page displays. Cur[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 20 T o add a fa vorit e channel that does not appear in the list on the pr evious scr een, select Add a f av orite channel to manually ent er the name and number for that channel. Optionally , you can upload an icon f or that channel from y our c omputer’s file sys tem: T o modify the name, number or icon f or a fa vorit[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 21 Channel T uning Settings If y our fav orite channels ar en’t w orking properly , you ma y need to adjust ho w y our remot e sends the channel tuning commands t o your TV or cable/ satellite set t op bo x. Click the Adjust ho w y ou change channels link on the main Fa v orites scr een in your m yharmony .com acc ount. D[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 22 Using y our Harmon y T ouch Aft er completing the first time setup t o add your de vices, cr eate ac tivities, and choose your f av orite channels, y ou are r eady to use y our remot e. The f ollowing sections describe ho w to ac cess the fea tures y ou will use most often. Using y our A ctivities T ap the Home button a[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 23 A ctivity Commands When y our activity starts, all the butt ons on Harmony T ouch are no w configur ed to c ontrol that ac tivity . For e xample, the v olume button will c ontrol y our A V receiv er while the Play and Pause buttons and the dir ectional navigation will c ontrol y our cable or satellite set top bo x. On t[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 24 Gestur e Contr ol Each activity will include an option to c ontrol y our de vices using simple swipes and taps on the Harmon y T ouch screen. 5 di erent gestur es ar e supported: • Swipe up • Swipe do wn • Swipe left • Swipe right • Ta p T o enable gesture mode , tap gestur e in your activity?[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 25 Using F a v orites Fa v orites T ap the star icon abo v e the Harmony T ouch screen to see y our fa v orite channels. Swipe up and do wn on the screen t o scroll y our fa v orites. T ap any fa v orite to tune t o that channel. TIP: If y our entertainment sy stem is o or if y ou are in another activity when y ou select[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 26 T ap the “+” icon at the bott om left of the screen t o add a new f av orite. On the remot e, y ou can choose from the mos t popular channels or can enter a specific channel number to choose a personal f av orite. Using De vices Y our Harmony T ouch is designed to con trol y our devic es as part of the activities th[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 27 Using Help When using y our Harmony T ouch, obstacles or distance can int erfere with the signals sent fr om the r emote when it starts an activity . For ex ample, when someone blocks the signal when y ou pres s the W at ch TV activity or y ou are v ery far a wa y from the s yst em when you tap the ac tivity . When this [...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 28 Settings Aft er completing the first time setup pr ocess, man y settings can be changed on the remot e that let y ou personalize y our Harmony T ouch or aect how it c ontrols y our entertainment sys tem. On the Harmony T ouch home screen, swipe all the w ay t o the right, to acc ess the Settings menu. The follo wing [...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 29 Inputs If y ou chose the incorr ect input during your setup or ha v e since changed ho w y our devic es connect to each other , you can updat e y our Input settings here. Under Inputs, choose the activity y ou want t o change and the devic e. Y ou will see a list of inputs for that de vice , with a checkmark on the curre[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 30 De vice Dela y Settings Delay s and speed settings can be changed to alt er the speed with which the Harmony T ouch sends commands to y our de vices. The y can be changed from within y our m yharmony .c om account, or on y our r emote. TIP: Changing delay s can aect the w ay y our devic es respond in a positiv e or ne[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 31 T o A cces s Y our Delay and Speed Settings Fr om Myharmony �com 1. Click Devices 2. Click the device f or which you w ould lik e to vie w or modify delay s and speed settings 3. Click Change Device Settings. T he Devic e Settings page opens. 4. Select De vice Delay Set tings and click Next. T he Devic e De[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 32 A dv anc ed F eatur es This section c ov ers mor e advanc ed settings of y our Harmony T ouch that let y ou perfect ho w it contr ols your entertainment s yst em. A ctivity Sequences Adding s teps to an activity allo ws y ou to cus tomize , for e xample, y our W atch a Mo vie activity to aut omatically send the Play c om[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 33 Button Sequenc es A button sequenc e is a set of commands that can be gr ouped together and assigned t o one button on y our remot e, helping to aut omate c ertain tasks. The y are v ery similar to A ctivity Sequences abo v e ex cept you can perform them any time within the activit y by pr essing the assigned butt on whe[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 34 De vice Settings A dding/Fixing Devic e Commands If y our Harmony T ouch is missing a specific command f or one of your de vices, it is pos sible to “teach” this command t o your Harmon y T ouch, using a remote c ontrol on which this c ommand is present. If y our Harmony T ouch contains a non-w orking command f or a[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 35 De vice Po w er Settings The po wer settings f eature allo ws y ou t o modify the wa y Harmony T ouch pow ers de vices on and o , or to configur e y our remot e to leav e certain de vices on all the time . Certain de vices such as pr ojectors ma y need additional commands t o pow er up properly —y ou can add or mod[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 36 De vice Input Settings The input settings fea ture allo ws y ou to modify the w ay Harmon y T ouch accesses inputs on y our devices. Input settings also allo w you t o modify the number and order of inputs f or the devices tha t Harmony contr ols. T o acces s the input settings featur e, acc ess y our MyHarmony acc ount:[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 37 T o Change or Fix What a Butt on Does 1. Click Buttons. The change or fix button oper ations page displa ys. 2. Under Change or Fix what a button does, point to Select an ac tivity or devic e—the remot e buttons ar e highlighted t o show that the butt on options will be modified. 3. Select an activity or dev[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 38 Support T roubleshooting Harmony T ouch Harmony T ouch is not Detected b y m y Computer If y ou’ve c onnected y our Harmony T ouch, but it does not appear to be connect ed, try the following s teps. Aft er each step, try plugging in the de vice again. • Ensure that the USB cable is plugged int o y our computer and[...]

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    Logitech Harmon y T ouch 39 Harmony T ouch does not Control De vic es Properly Refer t o the Help sections abo ve and t o the ‘Solving common pr oblems using your Harmon y T ouch’ section below . Solving Common Pr oblems Using Y our Harmony T ouch If y our Harmony T ouch consist ently does not turn devic es on or o properly , the following t[...]

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