I got tired of waiting in line for the shared login to get the settings for my harmony remote, so I started reading forums on how to program the Harmony Remote manually.
Turns out it's not as impossible as you might think, it's just not very user friendly.
I will here outline how I did it, using my
Harmony 525 remote.
Since this is reconstructed partly from my memory, it may not be 100% accurate, but with alittle faith it should be possible for anyone to do the same.
From I started searching forums til now took about two hours, so it's far from impossible...
First start by creating an account using the Logitech Harmony Software.
I recommend making a new account, if using an existing account I recommend deleting all activities and devices before starting.
Start out by adding a DVD player:
Sony BDG-S360
It will automaticially be named "
Dvd"
Then add another identical DVD player, it will be named "
Dvd 2" (No, you don't accually need to own 5 physical players!)
Make sure you finish adding each player one at a time, instead of adding all 5 in one go.
If you add all 5 players in one go, the program will change it into one single composite device, and that will not work for this purpose.
Releat 3 more times, untill you have "
Dvd", "
Dvd 2", "
Dvd 3", "
Dvd 4" and "
Dvd 5" added.
The reason you need 5 DVD players created, is because the website we're going to use next can only create one command for each device, and we need 5 commands.
If you try to add more commands to one device, it will just overwrite the previously created command for that device.
So 5 players are critical!
Now go to logitechs online webinterface and login using your harmony account created earlier:
http://members.harmonyremote.com
(If it says it found a software update, just click next...)
Now go to the "Secret" Infrared page:
Logitech® Harmony® Member Web (members.HarmonyRemote.com)
Click the "
Select an active device" link, and select "
Dvd"
Click the "
Manual" button
There are now 3 input-fields you can enter text into, click on the last one "
Data Value:" (Below "Pronto") and copy/paste in the following codes:
Click
Process
It will show some more codes, telling you it was successfully converted - Click
Next
Now type "
Hack 1" in the "
Name:" field, and click the "
Add" button.
It will now tell you that the command was added successfully. Click
Next
Now click on the "
Current Device:" link - Should say "
Sony DVD (BDP-S360)"
It will show you a list of your five DVD players, click "
Dvd 2"
Now Click "
Manual" again, but this time enter the following codes:
Save this command as "
Hack 2"
Continue untill you have created all 5 "Hack-codes", here are the final 3 sets of codes:
Sony Code 3: (Save on "
Dvd 3" as "
Hack 3")
Sony Code 4: (Save on "
Dvd 4" as "
Hack 4")
Sony Code 5: (Save on "
Dvd 5" as "
Hack 5")
Now you're done on the website, all five commands have been created.
Back in the Logitech Harmony software, create a new acticity, choose to manually add the activity.
Type of activity:
Utility
- (Then choose "
Generic Activity", the only choice available under Utility)
Now add all five DVD players to the activity (Click
Add next to each of them, one at a time)
Click Save
It will now show you a list of settings, it should look like this:
Choose "
Yes, but I want to add more control of options and devices for this Activity." and press
Next
You should now be shown a list of actions that are to occur whenever the activity starts or stops.
It should be empty by now.
In the top half (actions that should occur when activity is started) choose "
Dvd" and click "
Add"
Choose "
Send this infrared Command" and from the dropdown-box select "
Hack 1" (Should be the last on the list). Click
Next
Now select "
Dvd" again, and click "
Add"
This time choose
Send this infrared delay: "1 second". Click
next.
(This one second delay between commands is VERY important, this will NOT work without it!)
Now Select "
Dvd 2", and click "
Add"
Choose "
Send this infrared Command" and from the dropdown-box choose "
Hack 2". Click
Next
Now Select "
Dvd 2" again, and click "
Add"
Choose
Send this infrared delay: "1 second". Click
next.
Now Select "
Dvd 3", and click "
Add"
Choose "
Send this infrared Command" and from the dropdown-box choose "
Hack 3". Click
Next
Now Select "
Dvd 3" again, and click "
Add"
Choose
Send this infrared delay: "1 second". Click
next.
Now Select "
Dvd 4", and click "
Add"
Choose "
Send this infrared Command" and from the dropdown-box choose "
Hack 4". Click
Next
Now Select "
Dvd 4" again, and click "
Add"
Choose
Send this infrared delay: "1 second". Click
next.
Now Select "
Dvd 5", and click "
Add"
Choose "
Send this infrared Command" and from the dropdown-box choose "
Hack 5". Click
Next
Now Select "
Dvd 5" again, and click "
Add"
Choose
Send this infrared delay: "1 second". Click
next.
When done click "
Save"
It will now show you a list of settings, it should look like this:
Choose "
Yes, theese settings are correct" and click Next
Click
Done
Optional: Click the "
Settings" button next to the newly created "
General Acticity" and choose "
Rename General Activity" and rename it to "
Sony Hack!" or whatever....
Click
"Update remote" and wait for the remote to be programmed.
now you're done programming the remote!
Now go and turn on your TV and the Sony BDP-S360.
Wait untill you see the home screen on your TV, and make sure there are no discs in the drive, and that the drive is closed.
Now aim the remote at the DVD player, I recommend keeping a distance of about two meters, you be the judge of that..
Now press the new activity button, should be named either "General Activity" or "Sony Hack!" or whatever you called it.
Keep aiming the remote at the DVD player for at least 10-15 seconds.
The remote will blink alittle while it's working...
When the remote stops working, the DVD player should start blinking the blue light above the disc-drive - this means everything worked.
Now try inserting a DVD with a region-code you couldn't play before - it should now play!
Once you are satisfied everything is ok, turn the player off, and disconnect the power.
Then plug back the power and everything is good now.
(This last step is to stop the blue light from blinking while the player is turned on...)
Enjoy region free DVD playback on your Sony BDP-S360!
Disclaimer:
Sources:
27-11-2011, 7:37 PM
E. & O.E.
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