Adding commands to be sent at the start or end of an Activity for a Harmony Remote

When starting an Activity, the Harmony remote powers on your devices and if needed, sets them to the correct input. The Logitech Harmony Remote software also allows to you send additional commands known as Custom Actions (mute for the Television, Eject for the DVD player) automatically at the beginning or end (before changing to another Activity or powering off) of an Activity.

A Start Action is a Custom Action that is sent at the beginning of an Activity
A Leave Action is a Custom Action that is sent when leaving an Activity

To add Start or Leave Actions to an Activity:

Launch the Logitech Harmony Remote software and login to your account
Click on the tab on your home page
Click on the button for the Activity you wish to add Custom Actions to
Select "Review the settings for this Activity" and click on the button
Select "Yes, but I want to add more control of options and devices for this Activity," and click on the button
Continue through the wizard using either the or buttons until you reach the Custom Actions page.
You can send commands to any of the devices in your Activity in the order you choose. You can also place delays between commands, choosing between different lengths, up to ten seconds. In this example, we will first instruct the Harmony remote to pause for 1 second and then send the Eject command to the DVD player so that the disc tray opens every time you start the Watch a DVD Activity
1. Select the device you wish to send a Custom Action to at the beginning of the Activity by using the dropdown box for "Add action for... when the Activity starts"
2. Click the button
Select "Send this infrared delay." In the dropdown, select the length of time you wish the remote to pause for (a delay is best used either before sending an actual Custom Action or between two different Custom Actions) and then click on the button. For this example, we will select a 1 second delay
Repeat step 6, selecting the DVD player once more and clicking the button. Select "Send this infrared command" and from the dropdown list select the Eject command. Click on the button
Both the 1 second delay and the Eject command should now listed as Start Actions. Click to continue setting up the activity
NOTE: Once you have added more than one Custom Action, either as a Start Action or as a Leave Action, you can reconfigure the order in which the Harmony remote sends them by clicking on the buttons next to each Custom Action
To add a Leave Action, repeat steps 6-9, using "Add Action for... when the Activity Stops" when selecting the Device
On the "Review the settings for this Activity" page, select "Yes, these settings are correct." and click
Continue through the wizard by clicking on the button to return to the Home page
Click on the button to update your remote