Harmony 550 question. I set up my devices (tv, cable box, sound bar and blue ray player), and set up the watch tv activity. When I try to do the activity, the tv turns on, the sound bar does not, and the blue ray turns on. BR is definitely set up not to turn on for this activity. I have set up and trashed the activity several times. I have also set up all the devices mutiple times to be sure I did it correct. I have used this remote in a previous home and it worked great. I'm stumped. Any ideas on how to troubleshoot would be appreciated. Thnx. JI

the details you provided were very vague, however from my experience when a device is connected to another device via and audio capable hdmi cable, that device renders it audio output to the device its connected to and normally turn off all other audio outputs beside optical- I would assume there is an option in the blue ray player to turn off hdmi audio, which will in turn activate other audio outputs- you may also look for audio out port on your tv, it is ideal to connect the sound bar directly to the tv set audio out ports. To sum this up,
if you plan to use your player via hdmi cable you need to turn off hdmi audio output on the blue ray player and the plug an audio cable from your blue-ray player to your sound bar
you may also as i said connect your sound bar directly to your tv, the issue is most tv sets now a days do not have an audio out port, if you do then everything you play thru your tv will have audio via sound bar
there are several way to go here but unless your sound bar has hdmi av switching capabilities (im sure not) this is one of the most simple--Good Luck.

Begin the Setup Process
Step 1: Create your Harmony Login
If the Harmony remote web site is not automatically launched, go to the Harmony remote web site and
create an account.
Step 2: Complete the Online Setup Process
Once you have created your Harmony login, the online setup process begins. You will guided through a
series of question-and-answer steps to complete each of the five main steps of the online setup process:
1. Identification: Requires you to create a login on our member web site.
2. Check Connection: Ensures your computer and your Harmony remote are communicating
properly.
3. Set up Devices: Helps you set up a description of your personal home theater system.
4. Set up Activities: Helps you set up a description of the connections for devices that allow you to
perform Activities (e.g. Watch Television Activity).
5. Update Remote: Updates your remote with your personal configuration.

Hello,

Please indicate the brand and model of your receiver, BD player and your speakers. Basically, you just need to connect the cable box and blue ray player to the receiver. The 5.1 speakers should be connected to the blue ray player, then another set of cables from your BD player to your TV. When you want to use the speakers while watching TV, you need to turn on the blue ray player too.

Great remote but not always easy to find right category for device.
Had a look for you and sure enough the device IS listed in data base under AMPLIFIER- then select amplifier again and input vizio for make and soundbar for model and click next.Problem solved!

Hi. Programming of the Harmony remote is done in the software, which you can download at http://logitech.com/myharmony.

You'll have to add the TiVo deivce by clicking 'Add Device', then set up an Activity for it. In the 'Activities' tab, click 'Add Activity', and select 'Watch TV (TiVo)'.

Hope that helps.

Try:

Learning the input commands for the audio device.

Increasing the inter-device delay and power-on delay for the audio device.

Changing the settings within an Activity:

1. Login to your Harmony Remote Account.
2. Click on the Settings button next the Watch TV Activity.
3. Choose Review the settings for this Activity.
4. When the software asks What input does the AV Receiver need to be on, please choose the Input that you herd sound coming from when doing the testing.
5. Continue through the setup until you are brought back to the Home Screen.
6. Click on the Update remote button and follow the on screen steps.
7. Once the update is completed, please test the Watch TV Activity.

I can help you with your Logitech Harmony 550 remote control.

The Logitech Harmony 550 remote control is programmed through the
Harmony Windows Setup Software.

Once installed, you will simply run the program and select the devices you would like to control from menus. The software finds the right codes for you and loads them into your remote control.

I hope that helps.
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Before you buy anything try checking the AUDIO Settings in the Menu of Each Device (Mostly TV) and see if they are set to PCM or BITSTREAM. HDMI is mostly set to PCM while Optical is generally Bitstream. The TV may be set to the opposite of what it needs to be. I would try to get PCM to work first cause it is Better, If not then set what you can to Bitstream and it should pass. Also check in TV Menu for SOUND OUT or AUDIO OUT or SPEAKERS. Some TV's have a problem passing Audio through when they are already Outputting them to it's own Speakers! I Hope this Helps out!

Try this:

1. Login to your Harmony Remote Account.
2. Click on the Settings button next the Watch TV Activity.
3. Choose Review the settings for this Activity.
4. When the software asks what device are you using to control volume, please choose the TV.
5. Continue through the setup until you are brought back to the Home Screen.
6. Click on the Update remote button and follow the on screen steps.
7. Once the update is completed, please test the Watch TV Activity.