Harmony 880 Setup

supernoman Wrote:I have the HP version of the microsoft MCE remote.

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Interesting that you used a different profile and also interesting about the reflection points. I find that I get slightly better response when I tilt the remote sideways while using it the XBMC. Annoying indeed.

well, different scenario in your case, i assume you use your MCE remote with the bundled receiver, i don't know how well they work together, but i know, that with the Harmony and other profiles than the MCE i.e. using other codes, and thus maybe other IR coding schemes(?), together with the TT USB-IR, i can point my remote anywhere, it just works. Before just certain angles worked well.

supernoman Wrote:I'm not sure how a Pioneer DVD and Sony DV Cam have MCE remote codes though.

Uhm, with Eventghost it does not matter which code you use, since you map it anyway with EG. With EG you can use any code as long the receiver + EG can decode it. Of course Harmony users have an additonal degree of freedom here, since they can choose which profile to use for a certain activity (= Harmony working mode)

I have a Harmony and programmed it to use MCE remote commands, using USB-UIRT... check the Event Ghost forum, I posted the config file info there to get it working. It might work for you, might not.

enjoy

mikari Wrote:my experience with my harmony 880 and the Technotrend USB-IR receiver was the following:

using the MCE profile with the Harmony worked, but the response was very sluggish.
I had to point either directly towards the receiver or towards some "good" reflection spots on walls or floor. Very annoying. And the scrolling effect was similar as described by others.

So i played around with other remotes (DVD player remote, etc.) and noticed that the response is waaay better with some of them. So i programmed my Harmony with some other remote profiles,...and most of them work very well.

My scrolling with the harmony now is fast and without any interruptions, (i cycled through my full mp3 list up and down several cycles without one stop)..perfect, just as if you pressed the cursor keys.

Well, this effect likely also depends on the receiver you use, but i think it is worth a try.
Maybe the reason is the MCE coding the Harmony emulates,...i don't really know.

I am currently using 2 dummy device profiles (a Pioneer DVD and a Sony DV Cam) in the Harmony, just to have enough codes. Maybe later i will spend the effort to find only one device profile with enough codes _and_ my USB receiver "likes" better than the MCE profile.

Finally: Yes in Eventghost i also emulate the Cursor keys together with the repeat function. Current repeat settings: 0.5, 0.2 -- 3.0, 0.1

thanks, the repeat settings were helpful!

Livin Wrote:I have a Harmony and programmed it to use MCE remote commands, using USB-UIRT... check the Event Ghost forum, I posted the config file info there to get it working. It might work for you, might not.

enjoy

Which MCE Device did you select in the Harmony programming software? I tried one, but I had to map every single button inside the Harmony programming software, and I'm not sure I got them all.

mcowher Wrote:Which MCE Device did you select in the Harmony programming software? I tried one, but I had to map every single button inside the Harmony programming software, and I'm not sure I got them all.

Microsoft (M)edia©enter(E)xtender

I did not need to map any buttons... I changed 2 just for my taste.

Livin Wrote:Microsoft (M)edia©enter(E)xtender

I did not need to map any buttons... I changed 2 just for my taste.

Awesome...I'll try that tonight.

Livin Wrote:Microsoft (M)edia©enter(E)xtender

I did not need to map any buttons... I changed 2 just for my taste.

Using the following link at Logitech, I was able to locate the exact device Livin is talking about:

http://myremotesetup.com/easyzapper/New/Main.asp

Select the following choices and you will find a match:

- Device=Computer>Media Center PC
- Manufacturer=Microsoft
- Model=Media Center Extender