Harmony hub issues

[SavorettiMoretti]

I have my harmony hub controlling a few inputs in my av cupboard. When I run an activity to switch my HDMI matrix it also changes the camera view on my CCTV DVR resulting in it showing cameras 5-8 which are empty.

Can anyone advise if this can be fixed? I could just cover up the IR on the DVR but means I wouldn’t be able to do anything which kind of defeats the idea.

 

[Seb Briggs]

Use an ir extender port on hub rather than from the hub general ir out . You can then specify commands if they go out from main or sender or individual port

 

[SavorettiMoretti]

The sky box is on top of the DVR so wouldn’t make a difference?

 

[Seb Briggs]

You place the ir emitter directly onto the ir pickup of the NVR and usually tape it there so no erroneous signals get through

 

[Seb Briggs]

Do you know which ir command switches the NVR view

 

[SavorettiMoretti]

Yes

 

[Seb Briggs]

Which device and which command

 

[SavorettiMoretti]

When I switch the matrix to 2B it changes the DVR too

 

[Seb Briggs]

Ok, then in that case place an individual ir emitter over the IR pickup on the switch and route the ir commands for the switch to that iemitter only

this can be done on the harmony software, better on a pc than on the phone app

 

[SavorettiMoretti]

That got me confused

 

[SavorettiMoretti]

this can be done on the harmony software, better on a pc than on the phone app

Harmony software doesn't like Mac 10.15

 

[Seb Briggs]

With the harmony hub you have sockets for individual IR blasters (emitters) these are there so you can direct certain device's commands just to that device rather than the more normal just blast IR as widely as possible.

In the software you decide how a device is controlled, hub (general IR blast) or via one of the ports and an ir blaster)

 

[SavorettiMoretti]

Ah ok I get you. However i'm not sure 100% this will work.

This happens when I go to devices -> matrix and use the remote from there so it's specific to the matrix already.

 

[Seb Briggs]

Have you got an ir blaster taped over the switch ir pick up eye and the matrix device in hub assignments on Harmony set to Hub Blaster Port 1 or 2 ?

Seb

 

[logiciel]

This happens when I go to devices -> matrix and use the remote from there

It’s an important principle that you do not use the Devices storage area to control anything.

 

[SavorettiMoretti]

All sorted! Although when using the iOS app, it's constantly struggling to connect to harmony servers.

 

[Seb Briggs]

Great , I’d always use a windows pc if possible as had same issues

 

[SavorettiMoretti]

Best get Virtual box open

 

[Seb Briggs]

Was going to suggest a Virtual Windows PC, could save you time and frustration