Emotiva XMC-2 and Harmony Remote Control Setup

[rew452]

I have the Logitech Harmony Elite Remote with hub.

I have been trying to setup a Vizio SmartCast Activity and so far can't find the input named, HDMIARC in Harmony's list of inputs used to select ARC between TV and XMC-2. Selecting the HDMIARC input via EMO remote is rather clumsy, using it you have cycle through all inputs to get to it.

HDMIARC is listed on my XMC-2 input list but not on the Harmony Emotiva Device input list . Surely someone here has figured it out since Harmony is used by a lot of people.

Can you please share?

Thanks 




 

[stiehl11]

I believe that you set an Input to HDMIARC and call that input from your Harmony.

[rew452]

Yes, you are right but the problem is the Harmony Emotiva Device does not show the HDMIARC input in it's Input list.

[KeithL]

Our engineers tell me that the Harmony Remote code set includes codes both for...

- direct explicit selection of INPUTS on the processor

- selection of BUTTONS that correspond to buttons on the remote control (and on the front of the XMC-1.)

So, even if you cannot select "INPUT = HDMI-ARC" ...

You should be able to configure HDMI-ARC to respond to BUTTON 7 on the processor...

Then configure the Harmony Remote to "select Button 7"...

Feb 12, 2021 16:01:11 GMT -5 rew452 said:

Yes, you are right but the problem is the Harmony Emotiva Device does not show the HDMIARC input in it's Input list.

[rew452]

Thanks Keith, I will give that a try.

I did email Logi Harmony about the missing input for HDMIARC will post back if they fix.

[markc]

Keith's suggestion is what I did.

Thankfully the Emotiva has those inspired input presets which are not just Remote presents, but internal presets within the Processor.

This allows us to configure Input 7 to HDMI-ARC, so you can use Harmony perfectly to change to HDMI-ARC.

[rew452]

Thanks Guys, Setup the workaround today and it works great.

[lokyc]

Glad you all got your ARC to work!