Does AppleTV work with Harmony and other Universal Remotes?
I am going to be purchasing a AppleTV shortly but am concerned with one thing. I use a Universal Remote (specifically a Harmony Remote, the H688). I am wondering if the Apple Remote using standard IR and as well if it will work with a Harmony Remote or other universal remotes?
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I am going to be purchasing a AppleTV shortly but am concerned with one thing. I use a Universal Remote (specifically a Harmony Remote, the H688). I am wondering if the Apple Remote using standard IR and as well if it will work with a Harmony Remote or other universal remotes?
One of the first things I did after my Apple TV arrived was to create an activity for "Watch Apple TV" on my Harmony 880 and program it to control the Apple TV box.
Linksys doesn't appear to yet have the Apple Remote profile in its database, but I captured the buttons manually in about 2 minutes and everything works great.
I've got to get the FF/RW functions worked out (since they require holding down the button); I presume this is just a delay timings issue that's easily remedied.
In short, no problem using a universal remote to control the Apple TV.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=823937
First, make sure you go to Logitech and download 7.2.1. You cannot get the updated version through their OS X software.
Create a new device as an Music Player, Digital Music Server, Apple, "iPod Universal Dock", tell it you don't have the remote (therre is no need to do the IR commands).
Then, in Devices, find your new Digital Music Server, and click settings, select Customize Buttons.
Set them up like this:
Guide = Menu
Up = VolumeUp
Down = VolumeDown
Left = Rewind
Right = FastForward
OK= Play
The rest of the remote buttons will work as designed (pause, play, etc) if you so want to use them. What we were concerned with was navigation, which we manually did with the Guide, up, down etc.
Make sure you set the setting for the device to "Never turn off" or you will reboot your device every time you click Off.