How to Customize Physical Buttons on Logitech Harmony

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

1. Introduction

How to Customize Physical Buttons on Logitech Harmony

2. Resolution

Select the either

3. Mobile

1. Navigate to MENU, then select Harmony Setup > Add/Edit Devices > REMOTE & HUB.

2. Select BUTTON CUSTOMIZATION and then CUSTOMIZE BUTTONS.
3. Select ACTIVITY CONTROL BUTTONS.
4. Select the activity you would like to change the buttons for.
5. Select the type of button customization you would like to do and follow the on-screen instructions.

Your remote buttons will have an option for Short Press and Long Press. A short press is when you press and release the button. A long press is when you press the button, hold it for a second and then release. You can assign a different command for each of these types of button presses.

Example: For your Menu button, you can have it send the Menu command for a short press and then have it send the Options command for a long press.

4. Desktop

1. Sign into the MyHarmony desktop software and select your remote from the gallery.
2. Select the Buttons tab, followed by the Activity you'd like to customize a button for.
3. Select Go.

4. You're presented with a visual representation of your remote. Use the up and down arrows above and below the remote image to view more sections of your remote.
5. Buttons that don't currently have any commands assigned to them will have a blue border. Hovering over any button will show you what command will be sent, and to what device.

 You can always restore button customizations back to the Harmony defaults by selecting Restore Defaults in the lower, left corner.

6. Select the device you'd like to send a command to. For example, if you press the PIP button on your original Motorola DVR remote, then you'll select the Motorola DVR device. Only the devices used in this particular Activity are listed.

7. Scroll down to the command you would like to send.
8. Drag the command over to the picture of the remote and drop it onto the button we want to assign it to.

Is your command missing?

Make sure you've selected the correct device, or search for similarly named commands. For example, sometimes the "OK" button may be named "Enter", or "Left Arrow" may be named "Direction Left". If the command isn't listed then you may need to teach Harmony a new command.

Want to create a macro?

Would you like to send multiple commands with one button press?
Learn more about creating macros or sequences. 

9. Finally, sync your remote to complete the process.

Your remote buttons will have an option for Short Press and Long Press. A short press is when you press and release the button. A long press is when you press the button, hold it for a second and then release it. You can assign a different command for each of these types of button presses.

Example: For your Menu button, you can have it send the Menu command for a short press and then have it send the Options command for a long press.