[MAC] HOW-TO setup Logitech Harmony Remote for use with XBMC for Mac OS X

I'm running xmbc on a mini mac 2011.

I picked up a Harmony 700 remote and half my buttons don't work properly. Example there's no button that will take me back to the previous screen. In my "MyHarmony.com" software I have it mapped as prev button = prev and still nothing. It's been nothing but nightmares for the past 3 days!! I'm ready to toss this thing out the window.

Thanks

mar1300 Wrote:I'm running XBMC on a mini mac 2011.

I picked up a Harmony 700 remote and half my buttons don't work properly. Example there's no button that will take me back to the previous screen. In my "MyHarmony.com" software I have it mapped as prev button = prev and still nothing. It's been nothing but nightmares for the past 3 days!! I'm ready to toss this thing out the window.

Thanks

Don't toss anything just yet...
Previous screen on my HarmonyOne and all other Harmony remotes I have setup, is "Menu":nod:

jpf55 Wrote:Don't toss anything just yet...
Previous screen on my HarmonyOne and all other Harmony remotes I have setup, is "Menu":nod:

Perfect I gave that a try and it seems to be working.

Thanks

Edens not taking commands from plexplayer setup remote
Sorry had to unpair even if I never used an apple remote.

So, following this guide and the remote is controlling xbmc all good. But up/down, +/- etc are controlling the Mac volume and some button launches iTunes

I see a few other people throughout this tread have had the issue but I don't see a fix?

Using OSX 10.7.3, XBMC 11, Logitech Harmony One

Edit: NVM, selected "Remote control sends keyboard presses" and now the OSX volume etc doesn't change when pressing buttons

im also having this problem, however remote control sends keyboard presses didnt solve anything.

also im having issues that i cant wake the mac mini from sleep, i wake it, then it goes to sleep again after a couple of seconds

I just wanted to say thank you.

I have just set this up using my Harmony 650 remote and it works perfectly.

iMac Late 2008 running Mac OS X Lion 10.7.4
Eden 11.0 Build
Under Setting > System > Input Devices ----- I have Multi Remote (Harmony) Selected. Allow Start of XBMC using the remote selected. Remote control sends keyboard presses. (This was enabled as without it when you pressed the number 1 it put XBMC into windowed mode on my iMac screen)

All the commands as outlined in the first post on this thread work as expected.

Just set it up as Media Centre PC > Plex > Plex Player (In the Harmony Remote Setup Program)

One more stupidity in the Harmony programming software: correct me if i'm wrong but it's not possible to add a pause in the middle of a activity. I need to turn on projector and amp, wait 8 seconds so that the amp is completely awake and then turn on mini. It's possible to add a pause to the end of an activity but it's useless there, there's no way to reorder the actions.

I guess only options are to add some pseudo device, set power on delay to 8 seconds and then send some random IR command to that device and only after that wake the mini. Or set the amp power on delay to 8 seconds and send some IR code.

(2012-05-23 19:35)toiva Wrote:  One more stupidity in the Harmony programming software: correct me if i'm wrong but it's not possible to add a pause in the middle of a activity. I need to turn on projector and amp, wait 8 seconds so that the amp is completely awake and then turn on mini. It's possible to add a pause to the end of an activity but it's useless there, there's no way to reorder the actions.

I guess only options are to add some pseudo device, set power on delay to 8 seconds and then send some random IR command to that device and only after that wake the mini. Or set the amp power on delay to 8 seconds and send some IR code.

If I understand you correctly, this is what you want:

http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/app/...ivity-when

Wasn't sure if I should have started a new thread for this or not, but there seem to be a fair number of knowledgable people on this thread, so I decided to put this here.

My setup: iMac with Lion and 40" TV connected via mini displayport to HDMI adapter, XBMC 11.0, Harmony 700 remote.

For the most part everything is working, but I would appreciate any help with the following issues:

1. When I switch to the HDMI input that the iMac is on, if the iMac screen had gone to sleep it won't wake up. However, I can hear the clicking noise of moving around the XBMC menu, so I know the computer is awake, but neither screen will come on unless I get up and click the mouse.
2. The only choices I can see in regards to the iMac display is either to turn it off immediately when XBMC starts, or to leave it on. However when I leave it on, the screensaver doesn't kick in and it doesn't go to sleep as it normally would. I don't want to disable the screen entirely in case someone wants to use the iMac while I'm watching something, but I don't want it to stay on all the time either. Is there any middle ground?
3. I know this is completely outside the scope of this thread, but does anyone have any suggestions for best practices for database sharing? Do I have both computers scan for new content on startup, or just one? Any other suggestions?
   

Thanks in advance!

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