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Harmony Remote
Pair the Bluetooth remote
Most Android TV device remotes are Bluetooth only. You need to pair the devices first before you can use Harmony to control such devices. For devices which have both, Bluetooth and an IR receiver, you might want to follow a different procedure (see example for the Mecool KM9) because IR works more reliably with Harmony than Bluetooth.
- Add the new device (manufacturer: NVIDIA, device: SHIELD) in the PC or Android Harmony app
- Open the app on an Android phone or tablet, sync, select the new device, and press the power off button
- On you Android TV device go to Settings → Remotes & accessories → Add accessory and follow the pairing instructions
Remote command assignment
- The Nokia Streaming Box 8010 and the Xiaomi Mi Box S can be controlled when set as Nvidia Shield Remote.
- Use the Button Mapper app and Kodi's Keymap Editor for optimized functionality of the Harmony remote.
- The table below shows which keys of the original remote need to be mapped to the Harmony remote in the Harmony setup.
| Device Remotes | Harmony Remote | Kodi Function | Keymap Editor Action Category1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard BT | Nokia Remote | Shield Remote | Mecool BB2 Pro Remote | |||
| yes | yes | yes | yes | Power On/Off | n/a | n/a |
| Power Menu (long press) | PowerOn2 ProgRed2,3 | Power | Power | Record | n/a | n/a |
| Home | Home | Home | Home | Exit | n/a | n/a |
| OK | Select | OK | OK | OK | Select | n/a |
| OK (long press) | Key Nr. 71 | Mute2 | Menu | Menu Info, Guide | Menu | Navigation |
| Back | Back | Back | Return | Return | Return | n/a |
| Play | Play | Play | Play | Play | n/a | |
| Pause | Pause | Pause | Pause | Pause | n/a | |
| Stop | Stop | Stop | Stop | Stop | n/a | |
| Skip Backward | Skip Backward | Skip Back | Skip Backward | Previous | n/a | |
| Rewind | Rewind | Key Nr. 51 | Fast Backward | Rewind | n/a | |
| Skip Forward | Skip Forward | Skip Forward | Skip Forward | Next | n/a | |
| Fast Forward | Fast Forward | Key Nr. 71 | Fast Forward | Fast Forward | n/a | |
| Key Nr. 81 | Key Nr. 81 | Key Nr. 81 | Ch | Page Up | Navigation | |
| Key Nr. 91 | Key Nr. 91 | Key Nr. 91 | Pg | Page Down | Navigation | |
| LG 3D TV Remote | Harmony Remote | |||||
| 3D | Red | |||||
| DirectionLeft | Green | |||||
| DirectionRight | Yellow | |||||
| OK | Blue | |||||
1 Map Harmony Button to Kodi Function in Kodi's Keymap Editor addon
2 Map Harmony Button to Android Function in Button Mapper
3 Mapping for the original Nokia remote
Mecool KM9
- The KM9 has a Bluetooth and a Infrared Receiver, so we do not need to pair via Bluetooth first
- For Harmony Remote programming, use MECOOL as manufacturer, and BB2 Pro as device
- The stock remote has a numeric key pad, which we can use to get Playback and Navigation functionality properly set up, as we do not need numeric keys in Kodi.
- Open MyHarmony on your PC, then edit the button assignments for the Kodi activity. Assign numeric keys to the Harmony remote keys which correspond to Kodi functions according to below's table.
- In Kodi, use Keymap Editor to map the keys to Kodi functions. Run Keymap Editor in Program Addons, then go to Edit → Global and chose the Action Category. Assign all keys, then Save them.
- A GamePad has a “Home” button, the equivalent for OK is the “A” button, the equivalent for Return is the “B” button. Other buttons would need to be mapped, but it is actually better to then use the remote for navigation.
Notes
- Pair the Bluetooth remote is deprecated