Activity "Watch TV"


Device Status / Actions User
Comments
Samsung Digital Set Top Box Samsung Digital Set Top Box is on
Optoma Projector Optoma Projector is on Defeated
Pioneer AV Receiver Pioneer AV Receiver is on
X10 Pro Light Controller X10 Pro Light Controller is on Bogus
Defeated
Lasko Climate Control Lasko Climate Control is on Bogus
Defeated
Other All other devices are off
Samsung Digital Set Top Box Samsung Digital Set Top Box  is set to "Tuner"
Optoma Projector Optoma Projector  is set to "vga"
Pioneer AV Receiver Pioneer AV Receiver  is set to "TV/SAT"

Option Setting Description
Remote Assistant
On
Off
When turned on, extra Help is available on the remote.
   On:   Enable the Assistant
   Off:   Disable the Assistant
On-remote Help system
Smart
Full
Set this option to use one of the following types of Help:
   Smart:   Asks Help questions about only the devices used during an Activity
   Full:   Asks help questions about all the devices in your configuration.
Turn Off Unused Devices
Turn Off
Leave On
Selects whether or not to turn off devices not used by a particular Activity, when you start the Activity.
   Turn Off:   Turn off the devices not used by the Activity
   Leave On:   Leaves unused devices on during the Activity

Power ON Order
Digital Set Top Box
DTB-H260F
Projector
EP-719
AV Receiver
VSX-515S/K
Light Controller
IR-543
Climate Control
E20739


Note!  The above three tables were copied directly out of the software and pasted into this page with little or no modificatiion

While it was possible to copy and paste the following information, the formats were so convoluted, used java and pointed to resources on the harmony servers, it was easier to manually create the tables below and type in the contents.

Just doing this has made it very obvious to me how I can quickly and easily make some layout changes in all of the activities to create more consistancy as well as being able to visualize the activity screen potential.

The first table shows my current setup and I have generated a blank setup below this one which anyone with an html editor should be able to download, copy and use to enter their own setups for each activity.

The "Buttons" template follows the physical layout of the remote rather than the software layout since, I have found over time that working with the physical button layout makes it easier to assign actions so they make sense in the dark... on the fence about doing the same with the >|| layout as the primary use for this is to allow working with the harmony software.

When I get a chance, I will make a similar template for "devices"



Buttons

Vol+
AVRcvr

Ch+
HDTV
Vol-
AVRcvr

Ch-
HDTV
Mute
AVRcvr

Prev
HDTV

Up
HDTV

Left
HDTV
OK
HDTV
Right
HDTV

Dn
HDTV

PgDn


PgUp


Favorites
LSide
Prev
HDTV Prev










RSide
Guide
HDTV Guide
Info
HDTV Info
Exit
HDTV Exit
Menu
HDTV Menu

Favorites(1)
1
18
PBS
2
24
ABC
3
36
NBC
4
7
Fox
5
54
Warner
6
42
CBS

Favorites(2)
1


2


3
18.2
Create
4


5


6
42.2
Movies

123
LSide
All On
X10
All On
All Off X10 All Off
X10 On
X10 X10 On
X10 Off
X10 X10 Off

RSide
Exit
HDTV Exit
Guide
HDTV Guide
Info
HDTV Info
Menu
HDTV Menu

123
1
HDTV 1
2
HDTV 2
3
HDTV 3
4
HDTV 4
5
HDTV 5
6
HDTV 6
7
HDTV 7
8
HDTV 8
9
HDTV 9
0
HDTV 0
*
HDTV -
#
HDTV Sel

>||
LSide













RSide













>||
Play


Pause


Stop


>>


<<


>>|


|<<


Slow


Rec



Star (default)
LSide
ProjPwr
Proj
ProjPwr
FanIon
Fan FanIon
FanOsc
Fan FanOsc
FanSp
Fan FanSp

RSide
FanPwr
Fan
FanPwr










Star(1)
1


2


3


4


5


6



Star(2)
1


2


3


4


5


6







Activity "Sample Template"



Buttons

Vol+


Ch+

Vol-


Ch-

Mute


Prev


Up


Left

OK

Right


Dn


PgDn


PgUp


Favorites
LSide













RSide













Favorites(1)
1


2


3


4


5


6



Favorites(2)
1


2


3


4


5


6



123
LSide













RSide













123
1


2


3


4


5


6


7


8


9


0


*


#



>||
LSide













RSide













>||
Play


Pause


Stop


>>


<<


>>|


|<<


Slow


Rec



Star (default)
LSide













RSide













Star(1)
1


2


3


4


5


6



Star(2)
1


2


3


4


5


6





Note... if you use the above, your html editor should be able to select and copy the tables within the main table so thate empty copies the "Favorites" and "Star" screens can be copied and pasted to generate additional screen layouts.