Logitech Harmony 610 User Manual
User
610
Manual
User
Manual
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Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 4
Getting to know your remote .....................................................................................................4
How your Harmony 610 works .............................................................................................4
Activities, devices, and inputs ..............................................................................................4
The buttons on your Harmony 610 .......................................................................................5
What’s on the Harmony 610 screen .....................................................................................6
Using your Harmony 610 .............................................................................................................7
Selecting an Activity ........................................................................................................... 7
Switching between Activities ...............................................................................................7
Turning off your devices ......................................................................................................7
Using the Help button ........................................................................................................ 8
Controlling your devices individually ....................................................................................9
Setting the backlight timing ................................................................................................9
Using the Teletext Buttons ..................................................................................................9
Using the Glow Button ........................................................................................................9
Setting up your Harmony 610 for the first time .......................................................................... 10
Overview of the setup process .......................................................................................... 10
1. Creating your user account ............................................................................................ 11
2. Connecting your Harmony 610 to your computer ............................................................ 11
3. Setting up the devices you want to control ..................................................................... 12
4. Setting up Activities for your Harmony 610 ..................................................................... 12
5. Updating the remote .................................................................................................... 13
Testing your setup .................................................................................................................... 14
Adding an extra device (passthrough) to an Activity ............................................................ 15
Changing how buttons work in an Activity .......................................................................... 16
Customizing the on-remote help ....................................................................................... 16
Changing your setup ................................................................................................................ 17
Adding and changing your Activities .................................................................................. 17
Renaming an Activity ........................................................................................................ 17
Adding and changing your devices ..................................................................................... 17
Controlling the Remote Assistant ....................................................................................... 18
Personalizing your Harmony 610 ............................................................................................... 18
Adding custom-labeled buttons to an Activity ..................................................................... 18
Adding additional features to your Harmony 610 ....................................................................... 19
Teaching your Harmony 610 new commands using your old remote ..................................... 19
Naming a new command your remote learned ...................................................................20
Types of delays or speed settings ....................................................................................... 21
Adjusting the delay between IR commands (speed settings) ................................................ 22
Maintaining your Harmony 610 .................................................................................................23
Upgrading your Harmony 610 firmware .............................................................................. 23
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Testing your remote settings after a software upgrade .......................................................23
Upgrading to a new Harmony remote ................................................................................23
Troubleshooting problems with your Harmony 610 ....................................................................24
Figuring out which inputs your system uses ...............................................................................26
Figuring out which type of input control you have ............................................................... 26
Step 1— Turn on all your devices ........................................................................................27
Step 2 — Watch the TV .....................................................................................................28
Step 3 — Listen to the sound .............................................................................................28
Getting help with your Harmony 610 .........................................................................................29
Contacting Customer Support ........................................................................................... 29
Finding answers to questions ............................................................................................. 29
Getting help with your online setup ................................................................................... 29
Using the On-Remote Help ................................................................................................30
Logitech’s Harmony Remote user forums ............................................................................ 30
Appendix A - Device Information ............................................................................................... 31
Appendix B - Glossary ...............................................................................................................32
Appendix C - Product Specification ............................................................................................ 35
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Introduction
The Logitech® Harmony® 610 advanced universal remote simplifies your home entertainment,
replacing up to five remotes with one. One-touch, activity-based control turns on the right
devices in the right order.
Whether you’re new to Harmony products or you consider yourself an expert, this User Manual
provides you with useful information to get you going.
Getting to know your remote
How your Harmony 610 works
The Harmony 610 is an Activity-based infrared (IR) universal remote control.
Using the Harmony Remote Software, you can configure the Harmony 610 to control
up to 5 devices.
The Harmony 610 delivers powerful Activity-based control by using Smart State Technology®.
This technology allows the Harmony 610 to keep track of the devices it controls, so it always
knows which of your devices are on. Using Smart State Technology®, the Harmony 610 switches
effortlessly from watching a DVD to listening to music on the stereo with the touch of a button.
Activities, devices, and inputs
Activities are the basis for how the Harmony 610 works. Things like watching a DVD, listening
to radio, playing a game are all examples of Activities you can set up for your remote using the
Harmony Remote Software.
When you select an Activity, your Harmony 610 sends a series of commands to your
entertainment system to turn on the necessary devices and configure them for the selected
Activity. After you select an Activity, your Harmony 610 assigns the buttons on your remote so
they control the proper devices and the LCD screen will also display other commands for that
Activity.
For information on how to select an Activity, or how to switch between Activities,
see Selecting an Activity.
Devices are the components of your entertainment system. They’re things like your TV, cable
box, DVD player, or game system.
Inputs are how your devices are connected. For example, if your DVD player is connected to your
TV using the Component 1 input, then the TV needs to be set to Component 1 to display the
DVD picture properly.
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The buttons on your Harmony 610
The system off button turns off all the devices in the current Activity.
The Harmony 610
buttons may have
different functions
or control different
devices depending on
which Activity you’re in.
For more information, see
Changing how buttons
work in an Activity.
The arrow keys help you page through items on the screen.
The function buttons are dynamic and select different functions on the
remote or the Activity.
The Activities button returns you to the Activities starting point.
The Help button starts the on-remote help.
The Menu button opens the on-screen menu for the device selected.
The page up and page down arrows help you navigate through your onscreen guide or menu.
The Info button opens the information section of your on-screen guide.
The Exit button closes your on-screen menu or guide.
The Guide button opens your on-screen guide.
The volume button changes the volume.
The navigation pad arrows allow you to move through menus or onscreen guides.
The channel button changes the channels.
The mute button mutes the sound.
The back 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 device button displays a list of your devices.
The glow button lights up the buttons on the remote.
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What’s on the Harmony 610 screen
Commands common to your Activity
When you select an Activity, your Harmony 610 screen displays all the commands
related to that Activity, not just the ones related to the primary device of
that Activity. For example, if you’re watching a DVD, your screen displays
functions and commands for your DVD and other devices you use in the Watch
a DVD Activity.
Activities
The Activity Buttons are your starting point for the Harmony 610. By selecting
and pressing one of the Activity buttons, your Harmony 610 will begin that
activity.
The status light is the green LED located at the top
of the remote, in between the Off and Help buttons.
The status light will illuminate when the Harmony is
sending commands to your devices.
Devices
When you press the Devices button, the Harmony 610 screen displays a list of
your devices. From this screen, you can control individual devices by selecting
the device you’d like to control.
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Using your Harmony 610
Selecting an Activity
The Activities screen displays the Activities you have created for the remote. You can start
an Activity by selecting the activity you want to start and pressing corresponding Activity
button.
Switching between Activities
To select a new Activity, press the Activities button, and select the Activity you want to enjoy.
The Harmony 610 will take care of powering on the needed devices, and powering off the ones
not needed.
Turning off your devices
Press the off button to power off all the devices used in the Activity.
You don’t need to press the system off button when
switching between Activities. The Harmony 610 ensures
the proper devices for the Activity are On or Off.
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Using the Help button
Because obstacles or distance can interfere with the signals the Harmony 610 sends when it
starts an Activity (for example, someone walks between your Harmony 610 and the TV when
you press Watch TV, or you’re very far away from the system when you start an Activity), your
Harmony 610 can become “out of sync” with your devices.
To fix the problem, use the help feature on your Harmony 610.
On the remote, press the 1. Help button.
Answer the questions on the Harmony 610 screen by selecting 2. Yes or No by pressing
the side LCD button closest to your selection.
Based on your answers, the Harmony 610 re-sends the necessary commands to synchronize
with your devices.
When you’re done with this process, the Harmony 610 will be “in sync” with your devices.
Before using the Help button, be sure you’ve addressed the cause of the
problem (for example, remove any obstacles from the line of sight).
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Controlling your devices individually
In some cases, you may need to control a device individually. You can use the device feature of
the Harmony 610 to control devices one-by-one.
When you press the Device button, the Harmony 610 screen displays a list of your devices.
Select the device you wish to control by pressing the side LCD button closest to your selection..
After you select a device, the Harmony 610 controls only that device. You have access to all the
commands for the device included in your Harmony 610 configuration.
Once you’ve finished, return to Activities for the optimal control of your entertainment system.
Setting the backlight timing
To set the length of time the backlight stays on, follow these steps:
From your Harmony Remote Software:
Select 1. Remote Settings.
Select 2. Display Settings.
Using the Coloured Buttons (Teletext)
If your TV is programmed to send and receive Teletext content, when you press any of
the Coloured buttons (Teletext), the home page for Coloured buttons will appear on
the television (it may take a few seconds for the page to appear). The Teletext page will
completely replace the television picture, but sound will still be available. Each Teletext
page has a unique 3-digit page number; all pages can be accessed by entering the 3-digit
page number using the numbered channel buttons on your Harmony remote.
While Teletext is the default setting for these coloured
buttons in the Watch TV Activity, you can customize these
buttons to send different commands in other Activities. See
Adding custom-labeled buttons to an Activity.
Using the Glow Button
Press the Glow button to light up or turn off the display backlight. To determine the length
of time the backlight stays on.
Note: Shaking or tilting the Harmony remote will not light up the display backlight. Users
must press the Glow button to light up the display backlight. The remote will go into Deep
Sleep mode when the remote detects no motion for two hours. The remote will begin
motion sensing in Deep Sleep mode, and can be sensitive to movement.
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Setting up your Harmony 610 for the first time
Overview of the setup process
When you insert the Harmony remote CD, the Installer launches. Follow the easy setup
instructions to install the Harmony Remote Software. For more information on installing the
Harmony Remote Software, refer to the Getting Started Guide.
After the software installs, start the Harmony Remote Software. When you start the Harmony
Remote Software, you will be prompted to update your remote.
After you install the Harmony Remote Software and gather your device information using the
Device Worksheet, the setup process guides you through five steps in which you answer a series
of questions about how your entertainment system is set up.
Create Account: the setup walks you through creating a user account on the Harmony 1.
Remote Software.
Check connection: the software ensures your computer and Harmony 610 are 2.
communicating with each other.
Set up Devices: the software walks you through entering the manufacturer and model 3.
numbers of your entertainment system that you collected using the Device Worksheet.
Set up Activities: the software asks you questions about how your entertainment system 4.
is set up, and then saves the settings.
Update Remote: the software transfers the information from your PC to the remote.5.
Gathering your device information
To simplify the setup process, we recommend you fill out the
Device Worksheet, so that all the device information is at hand when you need
it.
Locating manufacturer and model number on your devices
Manufacturer 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.
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1. Creating your user account
When you start the Harmony Remote Software for the first time, you must create
your user account.
From the Harmony Remote Software:
Click 1. Create New Account.
Complete the required account information.2.
Follow the instructions in the setup wizard.3.
After you create your user account, the Harmony Remote Software opens your home 4.
page each time you log in.
Your home page is where you can manage your Activities and Devices, as well as change the
settings on your remote.
Whether you want to add a new Activity or device, troubleshoot a problem with an Activity, or
customize remote buttons, the Harmony Remote Software home page is the place to start.
2. Connecting your Harmony 610 to your computer
To connect your Harmony 610 to your PC, use the USB cable provided.
Connect the smaller end of the cable to the USB port on your remote.1.
Connect the wider end of the USB cable to a USB port on your computer.2.
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