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14.04.2015 18:26:49

Mac mini and Logitech Harmony One (older model)

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I am using the trial version of RB, on my Mac Mini (Mac OS 10.9) and so far it's been working great. My Harmony One is the older one released in 2008 - predating the Touch and Ultimate.
This one: http://support.logitech.com/en_us/product/harmony-one-advanced-universal-remote

My Harmony One is programmed as an Apple TV remote (seven buttons for U/D/L/R/Select/Menu/Play). With RB this can wake my Mini, launch Plex and control it.

However I want to use the additional buttons on the Harmony One - such as stop/FF/RW etc in Plex, and bind extra functions such as change language/subtitles etc. to touchscreen buttons.

Is there a simple way to use this remote with more than 7 buttons, and yet work seamlessly with Mac OS? I know there are options to masquerade as multiple apple remotes but this seems very complex, and I wouldn't know how to program RB and pair these extra emulated remotes to the Mac Mini.

Thanks

These entries from the FAQ may be relevant to this topic:

Hardware

Can I use Remote Buddy with my Apple TV? (FAQ015E0199)
Using Remote Buddy Display for tvOS, you can mirror your Mac's display onto the Apple TV and then use its Siri Remote as trackpad, keyboard and remote to control your Mac.

Hardware - Apple® Remote

After uninstalling/quitting Remote Buddy, my Mac® no longer reacts to the Apple® Remote. (FAQ015E0241)
To enable you to use all capabilities of the IR Receiver of your Mac®, Remote Buddy is using its own driver. In contrast, all other applications with integrated Apple® Remote support usually use the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

As long as you're running Remote Buddy, Remote Buddy and its driver are responsible for turning the received button presses into actions. As soon as you quit Remote Buddy, this task is again handled by the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

If other applications don't use the interface to the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem correctly, this can lead to the effect that nothing happens when you press a button on your Apple® Remote. For as long as you're running Remote Buddy, issues like this are covered by Remote Buddy and it's driver and are therefore not visible to you. However, as soon as you quit Remote Buddy, the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem is back in control and any issues caused in it by other applications become visible.

Therefore Remote Buddy is neither the cause of the issue nor is it responsible for it. Instead, the cause of the issue exists independently of Remote Buddy. It's located elsewhere and can also only be solved there.

Although our products can't cause any such issues, we're regularly contacted about such issues and asked for help. In order to make locating and fixing the cause of such issues as easy and efficient as possible, we've developed a free diagnostics tool: Remote Control Diagnostics. It can locate issues with a single click and will provide you with information about the issue as well as with instructions on how you can fix it.
After updating to OS X 10.6.2, my Apple® Remote is no longer available for selection in Remote Buddy. (FAQ015E0236)
Please update your copy of Remote Buddy to version 1.15 or later.

Hardware - Harmony® Smart Control

Which Harmony commands need to be assigned to the respective buttons on the Smart Control so that I can use all buttons with Remote Buddy? (FAQ015E0265)

If I haven't used the Harmony Smart Remote for a few minutes, Remote Buddy does not react to the first button press. (FAQ015E0263)
Please verify that no power saving options are enabled at "Remote Buddy > Preferences > Hardware > Bluetooth Receiver".

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