If you’re using the FLIRC, you can map your media center’s functions in MyHarmony to the buttons on your remote, and most should work without any issue. You just need to know a few simple things. How to Control Your PC with Infrared (Available on All Harmony Remotes)Ĭontrolling your PC with infrared isn’t that different from setting up your Harmony remote with any other device. The closer you follow these instructions to the letter, and in the proper order, the less chance you have of running into a problem. While Logitech makes some great hardware, their software is not very good, and things can go wonky and get confusing very easily (especially when it comes to remotes with the Harmony Hub). NOTE: If you can, try to follow these instructions as closely as possible. RELATED: How to Control Your Entire Home Theater with a Logitech Harmony Remote

If you haven’t, check out our guide to getting started with Harmony first.

This guide assumes you’ve already become somewhat familiar with your remote and the MyHarmony software, and that you’ve set it up with your other devices. In this guide, I’ll discuss how to set up each method, and how I use both in tandem for the best of both worlds. I actually use a combination of both for my PC, to make up for each method’s inadequacies. But it’s more responsive than infrared, in my experience.

On some PCs, it may not even be able to wake your computer from sleep. You’ll need a cheap Bluetooth receiver (or a computer that already has one built-in), and it isn’t quite as versatile.

Bluetooth: If you have a Harmony Hub-supported remote, you can also control your PC with Bluetooth.

Infrared can have a bit of lag on some systems, however (though some will be fine). You’ll need a USB infrared receiver, which is cheap, and if you have a non-Harmony Hub remote, you’ll need to point the remote at your media center to control it.

Infrared: All Harmony remotes support this option, and it’s the most versatile with the least amount of fiddling.

Don’t worry: Your Harmony can control your PC too, it just isn’t immediately obvious how.ĭepending on the remote you have, you have a few options when it comes to controlling your media PC. So you’ve got a fancy new Logitech Harmony remote, ready to control your entire home theater–but one of your devices is a home theater PC.

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