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Apple TV: Will my Logitech Universal remote work with it?
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yes, I saw this, and that is what I want to correct. When I bought my 880 recently, Apple TV shows up as a device in the Logictech devices menu (under manufacturer: Apple) so there is no longer a need to do the fancy stuff referred to in the guide.
At least, I didn't do that, I just selected the device in the Logictech software and it controls my Apple TV perfectly.
What I wrote jokingly was that it is a bit weird to have the logitech software refer to the Apple TV as a "PC Media Player"...
Technically, the Apple TV is just that - A Personal Computer Media Player - I know, I know the "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" commercials perpetuate that my that a PC is only an IBM Compatible PC - but technically a personal computer is a personal computer regardless of the OS or hardware.
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My Harmony 880 does
Hi I have an AppleTV and a Harmony 880 and after a few config attempts they work together, but sometimes the AppleTV does turn on when it should not. I still am not sure why, but it is less than 3 times per week so I got over it.
hope that helps!
Tom
Hi I have an AppleTV and a Harmony 880 and after a few config attempts they work together, but sometimes the AppleTV does turn on when it should not. I still am not sure why, but it is less than 3 times per week so I got over it.
hope that helps!
Tom
Using my Harmony One remote everything used to work perfectly; the remote would even turn off/standby the AppleTV. It seems just recently there was an update when I hooked up the Harmony One remote to the software on the iMac. Ever since the update, the Harmony One won't put the AppleTV in standby mode. Anyone else having this problem since the "update"?
YES! I updated my remote (I think I have the 550 or something more basic, I forget) and since then my Apple TV is not going into standby when I shut down my system. Previously, the one button Off process worked flawlessly. Now I have to monkey around with it. Something happened with the Harmony update.
Had the same problem when I applied the latest update to my Harmony One. I solved it (I think--so far it works) by deleting the "Apple TV" device, re-adding it, and then rebuilding the "Watch Apple TV" activity.
Thanks! I think this is why it works when you delete and re-add the device.
When you go into Settings > Adust power settings on the original Apple TV device, and get to the "Which command will power off your device" screen, it looks like this:
But when you re-add the device, it looks like this:
I'm guessing that the duration somehow got removed from the original device settings when we recently resynced, but is available when you add the device again.
Thanks! I think this is why it works when you delete and re-add the device.
When you go into Settings > Adust power settings on the original Apple TV device, and get to the "Which command will power off your device" screen, it looks like this:
But when you re-add the device, it looks like this:
I'm guessing that the duration somehow got removed from the original device settings when we recently resynced, but is available when you add the device again.
How were you able to get the option for the milliseconds to show up? I erased both the activity and the device and reinstalled, but when I choose the play button the milliseconds doesn't show up.
Thanks.
When you say "reinstalled" do you mean you re-added the device? That's all I did - add the device again as a Media Center PC and the model was "Apple TV". When I went into the device and chose Adjust Power Settings, and then the "Which command will power off your device" screen, the play radio button was already selected and the Duration in milliseconds was already there.
That is probably not due to your remote. Even before I got an inexpensive universal remote, my AppleTV would turn itself on every now and then. I don't know whether it was random or somehow triggered by one of our other remotes.
It should be on the screen right after you click the "Settings" button for your device:
Correct. The reason this happens is that the Apple TV preset in Logitech's database employs non-standard programming. AFAIK, a 3.5 sec IR blast is not possible using the programming tools available to users on the web interface, but Logitech manages it. I've run into this before, which is how I knew that deleting and re-adding the device would work.
This brings up an important point about Logitech--they themselves have FAR more powerful programming capabilities than what they make available to end users. A good example--I have a Hitachi plasma TV that has a weird remote layout...it has discrete buttons for 5 analog video inputs (composite, component, SCART, etc.), but it has a toggle for the 2 HDMI inputs, and there are no discrete codes. Try handling THAT via generic programming--it's impossible! And yet, the device profile for this particular Hitachi model in Logitech's database handles this TV perfectly--it deals with the discrete inputs AND is able to remember the "state" of the HDMI toggle. The point is--if you have a device that's not supported...complain to them! Logitech/ Harmony have been extremely responsive in the past, and chances are they'll find a way to handle your device.