Activities don't make sense

[ranchfroggio]

Hello-

I have an appletv/ Sony TV/ Denon receiver/ Xbox

I set up on A the AppleTV/Sony TV/Denon.

I set up on B the TV/ Xbox/ Denon AVR

I added the input button on each activity button section.

"A" works as planned as long as I don't ever change an input.

"B" does nothing. I turn off everything on A and hit B and hit power..It turns on the TV nothing else. 

How do I set it up to switch inputs when I move to a different activity?

How do I set up be for the commands to get the AVR to switch to the correct input?

 

 

[Benjamin1971]

You can't program macros on the activity buttons at this time. They only change the state of the remote, not your entertainment center. The developers have said they will may add this capability, but till then you will need put a macro on another button, such as one of the color button. You then have to press the activity button to set the remote to that activity, then press the button with the macro.

Ben

Edited December 24, 2023 by Benjamin Metzler

[ranchfroggio]

Thanks for the help, Ben- I went back in and mapped the receiver inputs to the A activity using the numerical buttons

 

[cascaman]

no news about this... :-( 

 

[clcorbin]

On 12/23/2023 at 5:49 PM, Benjamin1971 said:

You can't program macros on the activity buttons at this time. They only change the state of the remote, not your entertainment center. The developers have said they will may add this capability, but till then you will need put a macro on another button, such as one of the color button. You then have to press the activity button to set the remote to that activity, then press the button with the macro.

Ben

Thank you Sir!  This was EXACTLY what I came here to find out!  That also explains why when you are setting up activities it doesn't ask about correct inputs for each device.

[cascaman]

It is obvious to me at this point that a Harmony-like behavior for activities is never going to be implemented. I don’t know the reason… lack of interest, some kind of impossibility to implement it (at the hardware level), technical incompetence of the developers, plans to include it in a new product and they don’t want this one to have it… we will never know…

But I’ve already dismissed the possibility of coming here and finding an update that turns the uncomfortable handling of this remote into a much more reasonable, familiar, and expected experience like the one we all miss from our old Harmony remotes...

 

 

[Lester Andrews]

On 12/22/2023 at 1:18 PM, ranchfroggio said:

Hello-

I have an appletv/ Sony TV/ Denon receiver/ Xbox

I set up on A the AppleTV/Sony TV/Denon.

I set up on B the TV/ Xbox/ Denon AVR

I added the input button on each activity button section.

"A" works as planned as long as I don't ever change an input.

"B" does nothing. I turn off everything on A and hit B and hit power..It turns on the TV nothing else. 

How do I set it up to switch inputs when I move to a different activity?

How do I set up be for the commands to get the AVR to switch to the correct input?

 

To fix the input issue, assign the correct HDMI input commands for your TV and AVR in each activity setup.
Enable “Force power on” so all devices turn on when switching activities.
Test switching between A and B, and add a short delay if the AVR doesn’t change inputs correctly.

[edlouis]

On 12/22/2023 at 1:18 PM, ranchfroggio said:

Hello-

I have an appletv/ Sony TV/ Denon receiver/ Xbox

I set up on A the AppleTV/Sony TV/Denon.

I set up on B the TV/ Xbox/ Denon AVR

I added the input button on each activity button section.

"A" works as planned as long as I don't ever change an input.

"B" does nothing. I turn off everything on A and hit B and hit power..It turns on the TV nothing else. 

How do I set it up to switch inputs when I move to a different activity?

How do I set up be for the commands to get the AVR to switch to the correct input?

 

 

What you’re running into is usually caused by inputs not being explicitly defined per activity. Each activity needs its own dedicated input commands for every device involved. Make sure that in Activity A and Activity B, the TV, AVR, and source device each have the correct input selected and saved, not just the power commands.

Also double-check that the Denon AVR has a specific input command assigned for each activity, rather than relying on the last used input. If HDMI-CEC is enabled on any device, it can also override activity logic, so disabling CEC often helps. Once inputs are clearly set per activity, switching between A and B should reliably change inputs instead of only powering devices on.