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jbodnar
Channel Surfer
2 years ago
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Harmony 650 and Roku remote shortcut buttons

I have a Logitech Harmony 650 universal remote. On my Roku Ultra remote I set the shortcut 1 button to launch YouTube TV. I set the shortcut 2 button to turn on closed captions. I trained the Harmony...
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    Tivoburkee
    2 years ago

    The ultra remote is RF for Roku commands, its only IR for tv commends. At one time there was IR commands for 1 & 2 keys, but after an update no more. Even if you unplug the Roku power which changes the Ultra Roku commands to IR, the 1 & 2 keys IR commands are useless on Roku's. Sorry. 

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Tivoburkee
Community Streaming Expert
2 years ago

The ultra remote is RF for Roku commands, its only IR for tv commends. At one time there was IR commands for 1 & 2 keys, but after an update no more. Even if you unplug the Roku power which changes the Ultra Roku commands to IR, the 1 & 2 keys IR commands are useless on Roku's. Sorry. 

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jbodnar
Channel Surfer
2 years ago

Thank you for the response and that is what I was afraid of.

It's sad that Roku has not created their own universal remote. I'd pay $100 for one that worked like my Harmony and supported the Roku via RF. But maybe I'm a dying breed and most people are content with a smart TV and possibly a sound bar.