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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:
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:
Continue untill you have created all 5 "Hack-codes", here are the final 3 sets of codes:
Sony Code 3:
Sony Code 4:
Sony Code 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:
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:
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:
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 Process0000 0068 0000 0015 0060 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 01AE
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"0000 0068 0000 0015 0060 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 01F6
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")0000 0068 0000 0015 0060 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 01F6
Sony Code 4:
(Save on "Dvd 4" as "Hack 4")0000 0068 0000 0015 0060 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 01C6
Sony Code 5:
(Save on "Dvd 5" as "Hack 5")0000 0068 0000 0015 0060 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 0018 0018 0018 0030 0018 0018 020E
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 NextDevice Status / Actions
Sony Dvd Sony Dvd is on
Sony Dvd 2 Sony Dvd 2 is on
Sony Dvd 3 Sony Dvd 3 is on
Sony Dvd 4 Sony Dvd 4 is on
Sony Dvd 5 Sony Dvd 5 is on
Other All other devices are off
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 NextDevice Status / Actions
Sony Dvd Sony Dvd is on
Sony Dvd 2 Sony Dvd 2 is on
Sony Dvd 3 Sony Dvd 3 is on
Sony Dvd 4 Sony Dvd 4 is on
Sony Dvd 5 Sony Dvd 5 is on
Other All other devices are off
Sony Dvd "Hack 1" command is sent to the Sony Dvd
Sony Dvd The remote pauses for 1000 milliseconds
Sony Dvd 2 "Hack 2" command is sent to the Sony Dvd 2
Sony Dvd 2 The remote pauses for 1000 milliseconds
Sony Dvd 3 "Hack 3" command is sent to the Sony Dvd 3
Sony Dvd 3 The remote pauses for 1000 milliseconds
Sony Dvd 4 "Hack 4" command is sent to the Sony Dvd 4
Sony Dvd 4 The remote pauses for 1000 milliseconds
Sony Dvd 5 "Hack 5" command is sent to the Sony Dvd 5
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:
I tried this on my own Sony DBD-S360 player using a Logitech Harmony 525 remote and it worked!
I don't know if it works when you try it, and I don't offer any support in getting it to work.
From what I read elsewhere, this should work for the following players too, but I can't verify that myself:
SONY
PAL Models Only
BDP-S350
BDP-S550
BDP-S5000ES
DAV-DZ30
DAV-IS50 (that's the home theatre with tiny speakers and wireless rear speakers)
BDP-S760
PANASONIC
PAL Models Only
DMP-BD30
DMP-BD50
DMP-BD35
DMP-BD55
DMP-BD60
DMP-BD80
PIONEER
PAL Models only
BDP-LX91
BDP-LX71
BDP-51FD
DV-410V-K
Incompatible
SONY BDP-S300
Sources:
The unlock codes I found here:
http://www.avforums.com/forums/blu-ray-players/885440-blu-ray-player-multi-region-hex-codes.html
The link to the secret infrared webpage on the Logitech-site I found here:
RC Forums: no longer option to enter Hex IR codes...any alternative?
- and here:
Re: Adding Pronto codes yourself! - Logitech Forums
List of compatible players I found here:
Harmony Remote Multiregion DVD Hack for Panasonic, Pioneer & Sony Blu-ray's Part 6
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