Harmony Remotes

[NeverFinal]

I found one pretty cheap and decided to get it for my HTPC. I got it to work kinda ok but I have a couple issues. First off Im using an Antec Black HTPC case with the iMON software.

1. When Im watching a movie or video in WMC and hit Mute it doesnt stay muted. It goes down for a sec then right back to where it was. Anyway to fix this?

2. Anyway to setup a button that will close WMC? I cant figure out a way to do it from the remote. Exit isnt assigned to anything and I cant figure out how to do it.

3. I use MediaBrowser for my movie collection on my HTPC. Anyway to get my harmony to go straight into that?

4. Lastly a big annoying one. For some reason even though I have the remote set to control my HTPC only, it sometimes sends signals to my 360 too. Like when I go to power my HTPC on it turns my 360 on as well or start WMC it starts it on my 360 also. I even deleted the 360 device from the remote and it still does it. All i use my 360 for is gaming. 

There may be more issues but Im still messing with it all. Thanks ahead of time for all the help. If theres a really good guide on using a Harmony with an HTPC Id really like to see it.

[towboy123 Logi Legend]

1 and 2. goto Activities>Your Activity>Customize Buttons>here you can insure the right commands are mapped to the right buttons.

3. Not sure but some other users may be able to help

4. This is because they use the same IR commands this is becoming a common problem here 

Bev's Harmony Info

Expanded control for Windows Media Center now availible in our database

and for general Harmony Remote FAQ 

Message Edited by towboy123 on 09-07-2009 01:34 PM

[NeverFinal]

yea for 1 and 2 i messed around with iMON and got them to work. For Exit I just mapped Exit to Red in the Harmony Software and then in iMON mapped Alt F4 to Red. Works perfectly. Mute was messed up. It was mapped to my system mute instead of the WMC mute. So i just had to redo it. The 360 thing is getting really annoying. since the remote has IR sensors on both ends no matter which way I point it it interferes.

[towboy123 Logi Legend]

What remote do you have?

Do you plan on using the harmony to control your 360?

[NeverFinal]

The exact remote i have is called Harmony for Xbox 360.

Not really. It would be nice to have the option but I use my HTPC for all my movies,music,pictures and stuff.

Another question. I know how to get the remote to control WMC but when WMC isnt running the HTPC doesnt respond to it at all. Id like to set it up to open winamp for my music player. i can map it through iMON to do that but unless WMC is running it wont respond. Can I create another device just for the HTPC itself and not WMC?

[towboy123 Logi Legend]

You could place tape over the IR receiver on the XboX