Product Description

Imagine... controlling all your devices using only one remote - without a direct line of sight to the components! With the Harmony 890 Remote, you can still control your home entertainment while all those unsightly wires and components remain hidden behind cabinet doors or walls.

Product Details

• Brand: Logitech
• Model: 966193-0403
• Dimensions: 3.10" h x 9.20" w x 11.70" l, 4.00 pounds

Features

• Integrate up to 15 devices, including lighting and household appliances
• Package Contents Harmony® 890 remote control Charging station Harmony® RF wireless extender USB cable 2 AC adapters 4 dual-IR emitters Lithium-ion battery Installation CD Installation guide 1-year limited hardware warranty

From the Manufacturer

Imagine… controlling all your devices using only one remote - without a direct line of sight to the components! With the Harmony 890 Remote, you can wirelessly control your home entertainment system while hiding all those unsightly wires and components behind cabinet doors or a wall. 

Logitech's Harmony 890, an upgrade to the Harmony 880 remote control, uses both radio frequency (RF) and infrared (IR) wireless signals to deliver powerful complete control of your home-entertainment system that may be hidden behind cabinets. With a wireless range of up to 100 feet, the Harmony 890 remote sends RF commands to a wireless receiver, which then blasts infrared signals to the components. The Harmony 890 remote makes universal control for home entertainment and advanced lighting systems simple.

Using Your Harmony Remote

1. Easy to set up: Just connect your Harmony remote to your computer and the Web wizard walks you step-by-step through a simple set up. Enter the model numbers of your components, then answer a few easy questions about how you "Watch TV" or "Watch a DVD."  Harmony lets you control even the most complex system without the hassle of programming complicated macros. 2. Easy to use: The Harmony Remote is the world's only remote with Smart State Technology®. Simply press an Activity button, such as "Watch TV" or "Listen to Music," and your Harmony Remote automatically sets up each of the devices required for that activity. 3. Easy to get help: With the Harmony remote, you don't have to know anything about your entertainment system to operate it. No sound? No picture? No problem! There's even a handy "HELP" button to guide you through simple troubleshooting and get you back in control. 4. Never out of date: The Harmony device database includes 5,000+ manufacturers and 175,000+ devices, everything from HDTVs to DVRs, VCRs to lighting controls.  It's constantly updated with new components and fine-tuned settings, so your remote will never be out-of-date.

Features

Color display     Both functional and stylish, with user-customizable backgrounds, button icons and text.		Comfort-grip shape For easy control.
Fully backlit Easily navigate in the dark.		Harmony RF Wireless Extender Serves as a bridge receiver which converts RF signals to IR commands, for control without a direct line of sight!

• Control your entire home entertainment system with just one button.  Effortlessly switch between watching home theater and listening to music, by selecting a single activity button. Colorful icons accompany text on the LCD screen to allow for quick and easy command of home-entertainment equipment and household appliances that may be out of range for a traditional infrared remote.
• Integrate up to 15 devices—including lighting and household appliances.
• Save energy! Each time a new activity is selected, the remote establishes the proper state of all of the components needed for the current activity, and turns off the components that are not needed.
• Set it up in a snap with an advanced setup wizard. The online setup also makes it easy to update a remote when upgrading your home-entertainment system. The Harmony setup wizard does the programming, so you don't have to. Just connect your remote to your computer and answer a few questions about how you currently use your home theater. Logitech's patented Smart State Technology® does the rest.
• Don't worry about using up batteries with the rechargeable lithium ion battery. Store the remote on the attractive charging station when not in use.
• Easily view and select. Color display icons and 8 on-screen activity buttons make it easy. 
• Effortlessly switch between watching HDTV and listening to music, by selecting a single activity button.

System Requirements

IBM® or compatible PC

• Microsoft® Windows® 98SE, 2000, Me or XP
• USB port
• CD-ROM drive
• Internet access

Macintosh® PC

• Macintosh® OS X 10.2 or later
• USB port
• CD-ROM drive
• Internet access

Package Contents

• Harmony® 890 remote control
• Recharging station
• AC adapter for recharging base
• USB cable
• Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
• Harmony RF Wireless Extender
• Installation CD
• Installation guide
• 1-year limited warranty

Customer Reviews

A bad waste of good home theatre money
We own two Harmony 890 remotes. At first we thought we liked the original one we'd purchased -- programming it was a bit of a pain, but usage was fairly user-friendly. So we bought a second 890 for our bedroom theatre, as we had just upgraded the home theatre receiver and set up a better package in our bedroom.

Whereupon we found that the original 890 will no longer program. It refuses to "talk" with any computer after just 10 months of use. Contacting Logitech was worse than useless -- they have NO idea what customer service is, nor do they appear to have any clue about the products they sell. And unfortunately, my husband drug his feet in trying to resolve the problem and we can no longer return the second remote (that one, obviously, is our fault). And the second remote, while it will talk to the computer, refuses to recognize two of our listed products (the receiver and the projector, both of which had worked previously). At first I thought it was operator error, as they say, but after walking through it with my husband I realize his frustration in that the programming keeps glitching and the remotes fail to work.

I should have known that something would go wrong with a remote this pricey, but this has soured me on Logitech in general.

User Friendly
We chose to buy this through Beach Camera where it was significantly less in price. We were worried once we got it that it would be difficult to set up. It was not! It is very user friendly...very easy to set up and we even set up a button for Vudu which we love. This is a great product and sure beats having 6 different remotes! It is reliable and we put it in a rechargeable cradle every night. We would highly recommend this remote!

Expensive, but worth every penny.
I found the Logitech Harmony 890 Remote to be easy to set up, easy to operate and trouble-free. Although expensive, its outstanding design and the interactive setup software support the old adage, "You get what you pay for." I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to control components that are kept out of view. If you components are all line-of-sight, permitting IR control, don't waste your money. It is the 890's superb RF capability which sold (and continues to sell) me.