Logitech Harmony 1100 Universal Remote Control » Lighting

Reccomendations for remote lighting?

Logic — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:09:54 +0000

I have a excellent hometheater setup and recently purchased a harmony remote and noticed that it could control lights, what model or type of switch should i buy so that i can control my lights using my remote.

Logitech Harmony 1000 Demo X-10 Lighting

Logic — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:51:44 +0000

Here’s a quick demo of the Harmony 1000 Remote that uses a large setup with lighting controls

I have a logitech harmony remote that is able to control lighting in the room. How do I set that up?

Logic — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:04:16 +0000

I think I need some sort of IR sensor for the lights. How do I set this up?

Residential Lighting Plans

Logic — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:10:16 +0000

Developing a residential lighting plan with the help of a professional lighting designer can both magnify the general appeal of your home’s physical structure and work to unify your lifestyle with your sense of art, decorating, and peace of mind. People often feel much more comfortable in their homes after they have taken the time to invest in planning a residential home lighting design that will illuminate the finer elements of lifestyle and décor they have worked hard to give to themselves and their children.
Your residential lighting plan must emphasize your home’s exterior appearance while concealing the lighting fixtures themselves as much as possible.
Because the edifice of the home is the most prominent feature of the house and the surrounding property, exterior illumination should enhance its architectural preeminence and aesthetic. Outdoor light fixtures attached to the house itself should be concealed as much as possible to bring emphasis to the structure and avoid a sense of clutter.
To maintain a sense of harmony in one’s residence, a lighting plan must also work to unity structure and natural beauty.
Professional landscape lighting should act as a luminary mirror to house lighting. This requires consulting with a professional who is familiar with both landscaping technique and architectural theory. There are certain basic forms that occur within both natural formation and man-made creations. An expert trained to isolate these forms can in turn illuminate them in a complementary manner to emphasize the similarities and minimize the differences.
Multiple layers of light are required to effectively accomplish this.
It takes more than a single layer of illumination to highlight earthwork features such as gardens, flower beds, birdbaths, fountains, and shrubs. Trees need their own separate lighting to both illuminate leaves and branches and create special pools of luminance at the bases of their trunks. Home security lighting has to be provided with flood lighting, and special structures like patios and gazebos need both additional general lighting and low-voltage accent lighting to effectively blend form and function.
Moving toward the interior of the home, your residential lighting plan should follow the motifs of interior architecture.
Every home has its own unique look and feel. This is especially true in the world of custom homes, where an architect or home designer literally sits down and plans the living space around the lifestyle of the occupants. Whichever fixtures you install within a home have to work within the framework of the building’s interior. Since residential house lighting plans require a blend of decorative and general lighting, a lighting designer should be consulted to determine which light sources will work best to complement interior home structure and interior home decorating. Sometimes, as we see in the case of art lighting, you do not want the light source to show at all-only the subject being illuminated. At other times, however, decorative fixtures actually function as important elements of interior design. Pendants, chandeliers, and wall sconces are a few examples of lights that planners and designers often choose to make a home look truly resplendent in terms of aesthetic and décor.
We cannot emphasize enough the importance of working with a professional who can help you develop your residential lighting plan.
The larger and more sophisticated a home is, the more challenging it will be to illuminate. Specialty rooms like kitchens, guest rooms, dens, and playrooms may need a separate lighting plan to support special functions and activities that occur within those rooms. Any type of special artwork or display you have in your house will need special art lights or display lights that will properly differentiate the piece from its surroundings without overpowering the rest of your decorative scheme. Connecting these many elements together is something that is very difficult to do without special training, and is also impossible to do without specification grade equipment engineered for high-end residential lighting design.
An added benefit that one receives from working with a company like ILD is the flexibility that can be designed into a home automation system using user-friendly lighting controls that can create any number of lighting layers and effects with automated programs, hand-held remotes, pre-programmed themes linked to home theater and whole house audio, dimmers, and wall-box controls geared toward one-touch friendliness, sophisticated accent lighting patterns, and maximum power savings in today’s energy conscious marketplace.

Room Lighting For Home Theaters – Control And Ambiance

Logic — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:03:36 +0000

The control room lighting is an important aspect of home theater – especially if you have a front-projector and screen configuration. Video projectors often demand a controlled lighting situation due to the light output from the bottom of their screens. House of environment is another important function of lighting during a show as most likely not want your guests to sit in the dark (unless it is a touch of terror really creepy). Reflected room lighting is a consideration which no one wants to look at the screen – if the environment is light from a window or simply a reflection of a lamp in his room. The window of room lighting is important in determining the design of residence or designing a dedicated room. A dedicated room would of course be best without windows altogether – if you have the luxury of designing a room from scratch. The control of glare and improves image control room lighting is relatively easy with a little planning. If you want to place your home theater in your living room or family room you want the video screen so that each light environment on the screen is diminished or eliminated altogether. Every time you moved into a new house of my first considerations (much to the chagrin of my wife) is where you put the TV in our lounge. Since video is my profession, I intend to our TV room and entertainment center as a whole (again, for the disappointment of my wife). The television is always placed in a corner, away from the main window of the room in order to eliminate reflections in the display window. Our living room lamps have shades that direct light downward and not very transparent, in order to minimize reflections. Since I have a front projector and screen in your living room – besides the 32 "Mitsubishi that we use for normal viewing – we have vertical blinds which do a good job of darkening the room. We also have velvet curtains that can be done on both sides of the screen and do a great job of providing a controlled lighting environment for our projector. You'll want to do the same – the video screen has directed away from all windows and blinds curtains for use with day light control windows. Setting the lamp fixtures mood along the walls of a room as seen in a dedicated room is a nice touch and lends itself to the theater-esque environment. Depending on the decor and the overall theme of your room dedicated fixtures can be simple or elaborate flashy very similar to the old cinema. Wall of gold can be found at a local Home Depot store or lighting. More elaborate theater-looking sconces are available in stores. A dedicated room, equipped with remote controlled lighting – or at least will add a touch of "class" to the theater. There are many varieties of remote controlled lighting that can be controlled using the standard or included in a macro commands programmed into one of the many "all in one type of macro-Harmony H659 remote control, as they are very satisfied possess. Whether you have decided to incorporate a system in the living room or planning a dedicated room, the principles of theater lighting in the room of origin are the same – no glare or reflections on the video screen and the environment light enough space for your guests during viewing. If you have other questions about theater room lighting house please use the contact form for Home-Theater-Systems-lawyer. com / contact. html and I will be glad to answer any of his requests to the best of my ability. You can also find more resources for home theater lighting and audio-visual components in the home-Theater-Systems-lawyer. com / for more resources. html – tips for beginners in theater design and acoustic considerations.

Remote Control Dimmer Switch (lighting) – 2 Switches With 1 Remote?

Logic — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:39:23 +0000

I am renovating my basement and put in a good home theater. I have a room with two light switches, one controls recessed lighting on either side of the room. I am looking for a brand of dimmer that I can use 1 remote to control both the light switches (independent). I'm having trouble finding this element, but can not be that rare! Ideally, I want my program Logitech Harmony Remote to control both the light switches. I've heard of people doing this, but I do not know what brand of switch I can use! There are many brands that 1 remote controls 1 switch, but I have 2 switches next to each other (dual gang box) that control different parts of the room. HELP!

Can The Logitech Harmony One Or Harmony 1100 Control Lighting?

Logic — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:28:19 +0000

Modules can control Z-Wave lighting and lighting? I know the Harmony 890 is possible, but want to know if these 2 remotes that can control them too.

Can The Logitech Harmony One Or Harmony 1100 Control Lighting?

Logic — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:28:19 +0000

Modules can control Z-Wave lighting and lighting? I know the Harmony 890 is possible, but want to know if these 2 remotes that can control them too.