#Logitech harmony avr control advanced features tv#
If want avr as first connection whats needed is an avr that can passthrough video and sound to tv while in standby. Actually, that is what I do now with my non-HDMI yamaha by muting the TV when the receiver is on, since both speakers will play.Īrc returns audio from tv to avr, an alternative to using optical for better hd sound but the source needs to be connected to tv directly and not the amp. This way when the receiver is off, the cable box is connected straight to the TV and will continue to work as it is but if you turn the receiver on, the TV sound will go through the receiver however, you would have to mute the TV so that the speakers of the TV are not on. Then, you connect the cable box directly to one of the HDMI ports on the TV, as opposed to the HDMI inputs of the receiver, if I am understanding you right. It has a HDMI ARC out, so I am assuming the receiver also has to have this HDMI ARC to make this work? This HDMI ARC on the receiver has to go to the HDMI ARC on the TV. I was interested in this Yamaha Receiver (RX-V383) at BestBuy. I am just wondering if I am looking at this right. So I'd recommend it over the Smart Control even if you don't have home automation devices. The button layout on the Home Companion remote is better, with the DVR buttons on the bottom. The remote is also RF instead of IR, so will work even if you're not pointing it at the device, or even from a different room (beware this means it will also work if it falls between the seat cushions and you sit on it). I couldn't believe I'd been missing out on it for years. Https /https /The initial setup is a bit of a pain, but it vastly simplifies life with multiple entertainment devices. It turns off equipment that's not needed, turns on what's needed, and change the devices to the correct inputs for that activity - all with a single button press. If you click the "watch Blu-ray" button, it will turn the TV back on, turn on the Blu-ray player, and change the appropriate input settings again. If you then click the "listen to radio" button, it will turn the TV and cable box off, leave the receiver on, and change the receiver to FM radio input.
When you click that button (in lieu of an On switch), it turns all three devices on and changes their input settings (so the receiver accepts input from the cable box, and the TV accepts input from the receiver). So for example, you program the "watch TV" button to use the cable box, receiver, and TV. This is a universal remote, but one which combines multiple remote functions into one button. Https /If your TV doesn't have ARC, another option is to get a Logitech Harmony Hub + remote (currently marketed as the Harmony Smart Control or Harmony Home Companion). If you don't need the surround speakers, you just leave the receiver off and get sound only from the TV.
When you want your surround speakers on, you turn on the receiver. Then instead of hooking it up cable box -> receiver -> TV, you hook it up cable box -> TV -> receiver. This is an HDMI port on some TVs which will output audio. It sounds like you want something calld ARC - audio return channel.
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