“Samsung Smart TV Owners... I got this today, and figured out how to make Activity Button "Watch a Movie" bring up the Smart Hub, everything was fine, it brought it up, I could select Netflix, play, pause, fast forward etc. So not knowing to leave well enough alone, I wanted also the DirecTV DVR to be controlled by this remote and put it on Watch TV. Not sure it did anything, no channel changes worked even though some diagram I found said the buttons were programmed for the DVR. Bottom line, now none of it works. I guess I will deleted both devices and start totally over. I am very confused. Should I be able to have Smart Hub come up using an activity button and input "Smart Hub" as it is written on the choices for input, AND when watchnig TV have Menu be directtv menu, info be dirrect tv, channel numbers, channel up and down etc all be for direct tv? Any clues, screen prints would be nice. Ironically I am retired computer tech and programmer LOL, though at 67 my brain may be on its way out. But this thing has me baffled right now. :) Any help? Thanks mucho”
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Joe - you need to program the universal remote using the Logitech website. Without doing that, it doesn't know what hardware you have, so that's why Watch TV didn't work.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.If you're using the IR cable from the Samsung Smart TV to control the DTV box, the setup will likely keep failing. First disconnect the IR cable and rerun the TV setup and don't select the option for the Smart IR. Then make sure that the DTV box is in the line of sight for the Harmony remote
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hey Joe, The Logitech harmony 650 can be programmed by learning certain functions of your factory remotes that came with your devices, but in actuality the software that comes from Logitech (see instruction manual) is 1000 Times better for setting up your devices and "activities". Once you have model numbers and such written down and programmed into the remote it will work anything that receives a RF based signal. again refer to your manual.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Interesting. I have a similar setup and really am not sure how to use the Smart Hub either. Well - just tried it it. Went to "Devices" Page 8 there was a button for Smart Hub and it came right up
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Save yourself time. Since you just purchased the Harmony (within the last 90 days ), just call Logitech and tell them what your having a problem with, (or what you want to do) and they will fix it for you remotely ! Their help telephone number is located at their web site when you logged in to program your devise.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Believe that you need the DirectTv and the watch TV to be 2 different devices and then 2 different activities. Should work.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.As long as the DirectTV DVR control codes are in the logitech system it should all work. The default activities it programs are fine, but not necessarily enough. I had to tweak several buttons to get mine working the way I wanted. If you select the activity (from the logitech software), you can program inidividual buttons (for whichever device in the activity) if you want. I know that wasn't clear ... so let's say you have an activity "Watch TV" that turns on your tv, recevier, and dvr. You decide you want the pause button to change your receiver to hdmi 3 (just an example). From the logitech software, you can select the activity and then there are two menu links ... one to program the lcd and the other to program the buttons. Select the one to program the buttons. You then select from the device drop-down that you want to use the receiver to get a list of available commands for that device. Select the hdmi 3 option. Now on the picture of the remote, select the pause button (I may have reversed the steps, I don't have it in front of me). Anyway, this will program the pause button to command the receiver to go to hdmi 3. You could just as easily make this the smart hub button by selecting the tv from the device list, smart hub from the command list, and the pause button on the remote. Lastly, at any time while using the remote, if you select the device button (the middle button under the lcd). It displays all your devices, if you select the button for one of the devices, the whole remote will change over to the configuration for that device only (you will no longer be in "Watch TV" mode. This is useful when you realize you need to press that infrequent setup button for the dvr but did not program that in for the activity). Also, the lcd is no longer red background. To get back to watch tv mode, just keep pressing back (middle button under lcd) until background goes back to red. I hope this was not too rambling and was remotely helpful.
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