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Post 1 made on Thursday September 4, 2008 at 02:29
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I'm new in Harmony word.... so help. :-)

1. Can I change an activity Icon? If yes how?
2. I used the wizzard to create a activity but I ended without the channel options. Now I'm needing them. Can I reconfigure? How?
3. Can I copy an activity?
Post 2 made on Thursday September 4, 2008 at 09:01
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1. don't think so
2. do you mean favorite channels? That should be a separate setup option in that activity. Note that it's only available for Watch TV type activities. If you created a different type of activity you won't get that option.
3. no, but support can. just call or email them.
Post 3 made on Thursday September 4, 2008 at 10:41
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What do you mean by "channel options"?
OP | Post 4 made on Thursday September 4, 2008 at 10:56
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On September 4, 2008 at 10:41, hhatkin said...
What do you mean by "channel options"?

Sorry I mean the favorite channel option. Thanks for the replys. So I guess I will loose the activity and create another one.

Last edited by ossocao on September 4, 2008 13:52.
Post 5 made on Thursday September 4, 2008 at 14:57
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If the activity is a Watch TV type, then you don't need to delete it as the "Set Up Favorite Channels" feature will be under the activity "Settings".
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Post 6 made on Thursday September 4, 2008 at 19:50
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On September 4, 2008 at 10:56, ossocao said...
Sorry I mean the favorite channel option.
So I guess I will loose the activity and create
another one.

OK, I guessed that but needed to be sure.
I should also have asked what type of Activity this was.
If it is a WatchTV Activity the option to set Favorite Channels must be available.
If it isn't then you haven't lost the option - it simply doesn't exist.
Let us know how you get on, and feel free to ask about anything else that comes up.

Last edited by hhatkin on September 4, 2008 19:59.
Post 7 made on Monday September 8, 2008 at 16:52
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On September 4, 2008 at 19:50, hhatkin said...
If it is a WatchTV Activity the option to set Favorite
Channels must be available.
If it isn't then you haven't lost the option - it simply
doesn't exist.

You can kinda make favorites for other activities using sequences.
Post 8 made on Monday September 8, 2008 at 17:40
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Absolutely, without "icons", but that's no big deal.
OP | Post 9 made on Monday September 8, 2008 at 23:35
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The activity was not an watch TV one, so I had to delete it.

By the way what was most difficult to me (used to prontos) was the delay behave. The delays are set for each divice, but sometimes I need different delays than the set one. What I did was to create ghost divices (of gear I don't have) and insert this codes in my macros. They do nothing but add the disired delay. Anyother way to do this?
Post 10 made on Tuesday September 9, 2008 at 07:41
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It is unusual for a device to need different delays in different activities.
Could you explain the need for this, and also say what you mean by "macros"?
Post 11 made on Tuesday September 9, 2008 at 14:02
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Ossocao, this post provides an excellent description of all 4 delay types: [Link: remotecentral.com]
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OP | Post 12 made on Tuesday September 9, 2008 at 16:28
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On September 9, 2008 at 07:41, hhatkin said...
It is unusual for a device to need different delays in
different activities.
Could you explain the need for this, and also say what
you mean by "macros"?

Macros is a series of automatic codes (in activity, called by harmony as sequence).

Unusual? I need different delays in almost all devices. Basic examples: 1)show the display for some time in the screen and then turn it off. 2) Put a DVD in the tray, close it and them wait to send the play command. 3) In a DVR you always need a series of comands to erase a recorded show, most of the times to call the menu for that take longer than other commands. Well those I remembered in 3 minutes.
OP | Post 13 made on Tuesday September 9, 2008 at 16:30
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On September 9, 2008 at 14:02, jlet said...
Ossocao, this post provides an excellent description of
all 4 delay types: [Link: remotecentral.com]

I got them, but many times I need different times of delays as I discribed above.
Post 14 made on Tuesday September 9, 2008 at 17:31
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Indeed, the activity sequence feature is lacking a delay function like in the Activity Start/End macros feature. The ghost device is a good workaround, but it does consume command(s) in this limited 5-command sequence feature.
H659, H680, SA8300HD, TH-50PZ850, AVR-X4000
OP | Post 15 made on Tuesday September 9, 2008 at 18:49
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On September 9, 2008 at 17:31, jlet said...
Indeed, the activity sequence feature is lacking a delay
function like in the Activity Start/End macros feature.
The ghost device is a good workaround, but it does consume
command(s) in this limited 5-command sequence feature.

If at least we could execute a sequence inside another sequence it whould be no limitation about the 5 steps. Yes really "eats" a spot, I limited to use once in each sequence.
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