[WINDOWS] HOW-TO use a Logitech Harmony Remote with XBMC

8 business days and still no IR Receiver.

Has anyone found a good solution to having a PC in another room from your TV? I have tried a USB extender over Cat5e but the IR receiver was not getting enough power I figure and it didn't work. I am using a RF remote extender with my Harmony 880 but there is interference between the RF receiver and IR receiver. The light on the IR Receiver constantly flickers.

I bought another one off ebay to try and hope to get any day. I hope it is not as sensitive as the one I have now.

Nevermind, got the IR receiver today so 8 days. Working great except volume down and up. If I press volume down it shows the OSD but it doesn't move anywhere, volume up does nothing.

vanOert Wrote:Just a quick update: I've contacted Logitech, they want to do a special profile for xbmc, I am currently waiting for a button template so we can work out the best action set.

great!!! youre my man

just a quick note: still struggling with the logitech guys. don't get me wrong, they're super nice, we just don't seem to be getting anywhere...

Handa: which device do you use for audio output? I've mapped volume keys to my av-receiver. If you need xbmc-volume changed, try mapping + and -.

Brad P: My HP receiver has a rather long cable, I can only imagine you have some cables running around anyway. If you want to stay with your current setup... maybe a powered usb hub might do the trick...
Also, I wouldn't like my xbmc in another room. Got a silverstone lc19s-r just for the looks. No need to hide anymore. :-)

Ringghost: Germany! Wo da?

sufreak Wrote:Here are my mappings. As I mentioned, I used pure keyboard commands so I could not interfere with WMC, as well as compatibility with any version. I did map F7 to launch XBMC via the shortcut trick.

@sufreak. could you please explain the "shortcut trick"?

@vanoert: dresden

ringgh0st Wrote:@sufreak. could you please explain the "shortcut trick"?

Create a shortcut to XBMC. Assign F6 or another hotkey to that shortcut in the Shortcut properties, then map that key to a button on the harmony.

So if I ever need, I can exit out of XBMC (teach it a sequence), or start it up.

sufreak Wrote:Create a shortcut to XBMC. Assign F6 or another hotkey to that shortcut in the Shortcut properties, then map that key to a button on the harmony.

Nice one. Guess I should add that to one of the first posts...

Great simple tutorial.

I have had a similar setup for years, but have had the same problem for years that I haven't' been able to cure: LAG. I've played with all of the timings countless times with very little improvement.

Does anyone else experience noticeable lag even after optimizing the timings? I'm using a USB-UIRT IR receiver and the 880.

Actually, as pointed out before, I didn't experience any lag in the default configuration. This problem doesn't seem to be experienced consistently.

Anyway, I'll point that out to Logitech CS, maybe they can shed some light...