![]() The first thing I did was to set up a Windows shortcut to open VLC (Ctrl+Alt+V) with the intention of mapping a button on the Harmony to it. A video would be even better. I have not been able to find such a video or guide.Ĥ. And one more VLC thing: since it is so popular it would be great if someone could do a step-by-step guide that shows how to use it with FLIRC. Speaking of VLC, isn't it like the most popular open source media player in the world, yet there is no pre-built template for it within the FLIRC controller drop down options? I mean you have Boxee for Christs sake, whatever the heck that is.ģ. How can I find those posts if searching "VLC" doesn't work?Ģ. When you search "VLC" in this forum zero results come up even though I have to imagine people have asked about VLC here before. Let me go through the problems I'm having so far.ġ. I'm not sure if I got a bad FLIRC unit or I just don't understand how to use it (probably the latter). I had read this model was good for this purpose.So I just bought a FLIRC with the idea of using my Logitech Harmony 665 to remote control VLC to watch videos stored on my laptop Win 10 PC connected to my TV. Would the setup be easier with another model of remote from logitech. Another reason I get confused is since the setup is no where near complete using my old remote seems to be strange I guess from using commands relating to the flirc. Must the setup be done using the App on my iPhone. Must bluetooth be used on both my smartphone and PC. ![]() I have tried but have yet to get much working other than turning the PC and receiver on or off. For one apparently my PC needed bluetooth which I am using an old Intel DG965WH that does not have bluetooth so I purchased the Plugable USB Bluetooth 4.0 device and wondered if I needed the full setup from its software. I have tried some remotes before and had problems. I am simply use to about ten years of only using the microsoft media center remote and manually turning on the stereo receiver and TV. Can the setup be done with both of these connected at the same time or do I need to do one and then the other. I am mainly confused by the purpose of both the harmony receiver and the flirc. And also with an apparent needed flirc which I also have. Good Luck.Ĭan anyone give me info where I can find the steps to setup a Harmony Smart Control for a Windows Media Center and an audio receiver and TV. Once setup, I find it to be a lot faster, smoother, and consistent than using my old native MCE IR receiver. In FLIRC, I'd hit the appropriate button on the remote, set the keyboard shortcut in FLIRC, and repeat until it told me that code already existed. In the end, I followed the shortcut list Microsoft provided for MCE (. Additionally, when training FLIRC for MCE codes / commands directly, I'd frequently run into problems where the command would repeat on a single button press. In FLIRC, I couldn't train one "Media Center" button for two codes, but I could code the same keystroke to two codes. I'd be in the guide and have to hit a button twice to get it to register. ![]() I ran into two problems: MCE IR codes actually alternate between two codes for things like volume up/down, channel up/down, etc. There is supposed to be a way to tell Harmony to send MCE codes, and have FLIRC automatically interpret those codes, but it didn't work for me so I trained the FLIRC separately. The Harmony setup will tell the remote what commands to emit, and the FLIRC will need to know how to translate those IR codes to MCE or key combos. You need to setup both the remote and FLIRC. I just went through a change recently where my old MCE IR receiver died and I moved my Harmony One IR to FLIRC. Also, I've had a hub ~15ft or so from devices and it worked without issue. I did find that direct line of sight between hub and IR receivers is not necessary if there are walls or media cabinet walls to reflect the IR signals. I've had this setup on an HTPC and harmony smart controls on extenders and they work great. The hub will need to be placed in a position where it can reliably send signals to all devices or you will need to connect IR blasters to the hub. To setup just follow harmony instructions and use manufacturer = flirc and model number = windows media center to add WMC/flirc as a device. I don't think the newer FLIRC versions function any differently than the older ones so what you have should work. The remote communicates with the hub over RF (line of sight not necessary) and the hub outputs IR commands to the devices you are controlling (TV, audio receiver, FLIRC receiver, etc.) based on how you have the harmony activities programmed. ![]() You need both FLIRC receiver and harmony hub. ![]()
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