Remote mode

Introduction

In Remote mode, Harmony supports moving through a service with a presentation remote control. Typically, these remote controls are marketed for PowerPoint or Keynote and are made by vendors such as Logitech, Keyspan, Kensington and Targus. An exhaustive list of supported remotes is not available. Your experience may vary. Note that the Apple Remote is not supported.

When stepping through a service in Remote mode, an implicit Blackout is added at the end of the service. After the Blackout, the service loops back to the beginning.

Setup

  1. To make Remote mode available in the main toolbar, select Customize Toolbar... from the View menu and drag the Remote icon into the toolbar.
  2. Create and build a new service or select an existing service that you wish to use. For the best experience, the songs in your service should use custom song ordering.
  3. Having selected or setup your service, select the item you wish to play first.
  4. Click the Remote button in the toolbar or use Remote in the Mode menu.
  5. Harmony goes into Remote mode and responds as expected to remote control signals.
  6. Click the End Remote Mode button to go back to normal operator controls.

Keyboard control

Most remote controls simply mimic keyboard controls. The keyboard controls are as follows:

Keys Action
Down Arrow, Right Arrow,
Page Down, N, Space, Return
Play next item
Up Arrow, Left Arrow,
Page Up, P
Play last item
B, Period Blackout

Related articles:

Custom song ordering
Easy Split
Keynote movies


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