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Roomie Remote 3 New Features in Roomie Remote 3.1 This document describes how to use some of the new features in Roomie Remote 3.1. It does not describe features from Roomie Remote 3.0 and earlier, so use this document in conjunction with the existing Roomie Remote 3 documentation. OVERVIEW The Version 3.1 release of Roomie Remote includes some exciting new features. This document describes how to use many of those new features. Note: All of the new features and improvements in Roomie Remote 3.1 are described online. AMAZON FIRE TV AND FIRE TV STICK Both Amazon Fire TV and Amazon Fire TV Stick are auto-discovered by Roomie Remote and controllable via direct IP, including keyboard support. Note: The following procedure applies to both Amazon Fire TV and Amazon Fire TV stick. To control an Amazon Fire TV with Roomie Remote: 1. Configure your Amazon Fire TV according to the manufacturer’s instructions, including connecting it to your Wi-Fi network. Keep your Amazon Fire TV remote handy; you will need to use it again soon. 2. Using your Roomie Remote app, navigate to the appropriate room, make sure you are in Edit mode, and then tap Add Device. The Add Device screen appears. Copyright © 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 1 roomieremote.com Roomie Remote 3 New Features in Roomie Remote 3.1 3. Tap Amazon Fire TV or Amazon Fire TV Stick Media Player in the list of local network devices. The Fire TV Help screen appears. Important: This screen and the next three show you the process of enabling an Amazon Fire TV feature called the ADB option, which must be enabled. These screens are for reference purposes; you enable the ADB option in your Amazon Fire TV Settings. 4. Using your Amazon Fire TV remote, go to the main menu, then navigate to Settings > System > Developer Options. 5. Set ADB debugging to ON. 6. Press the Home button on your Fire TV remote. 7. Returning to your Roomie Remote app, tap Next to view all of the screens that show the process of enabling the ADB option if you haven’t already done so, then tap Done on the final screen. Copyright © 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 2 roomieremote.com Roomie Remote 3 New Features in Roomie Remote 3.1 The Add Device screen appears, showing the settings for your Amazon Fire TV Media Player. 8. Make any other desired settings changes, then tap Save. The Create Activity popup appears. 9. As your Amazon Fire TV is a source of content, tap Create Activity. The room screen appears in Edit mode. Note: If you are using a television to display Amazon Fire TV content and content from another source (Apple TV or a set top box, for example), be sure to set up Input Switching appropriately for the shared television. Copyright © 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 3 roomieremote.com Roomie Remote 3 New Features in Roomie Remote 3.1 LG SMARTTVS AND LG WEBOS TVS Roomie Remote 3.1 supports both LG SmartTVs and LG WebOS TVs; refer to the LG Television section of the IP Compatibility list for supported models. These televisions are auto-discovered and controlled via direct IP, including mouse and keyboard control. Note: LG televisions cannot be powered on via IP, so most scenarios require additional control such as provided by a Roomie Blaster Complete. Refer to the Roomie Remote Store for more information. If you will be accessing content via an LG SmartTV or an LG WebOS TV, create an activity for it after adding the device. Enter the appropriate pairing code when prompted during the creation of the activity. SMARTTHINGS AUTOMATION Roomie Remote 3.1 lets you send commands to devices controlled by a SmartThings hub; for example, turning lights on or telling your Sonos speakers to speak text. To control a SmartThings environment, configure it according to the manufacturer’s instructions, then add your SmartThings hub as a device (in the Cloud Services section of the Add Device screen) in Roomie Remote. Log in to your SmartThings account when prompted. Note: Roomie Agent 2.1 for OS X and above accepts commands from a SmartThings hub, letting you send Roomie Remote commands to any device based on SmartThings events (information about Roomie Agent is available here). For example, you can turn on lights or a TV in Roomie Remote based on a SmartThings motion detector. Refer to the Roomie Agent/SmartThings Integration Setup Guide for more information. INSTEON WEB SERVICES Roomie Remote 3.1 supports the new Insteon Hub 2245. You can use Roomie Remote to send commands to devices controlled by the Insteon Hub 2245, including turning on lights, switches, and more. Note: The new Insteon Hub 2245 is a new generation hub with an updated design. If you are planning on using an Insteon Hub, Roomie Remote recommends the 2245. The previous generation of the Insteon Hub, 2242, is not supported by Insteon web services. To control an Insteon Hub 2245, configure it according to the manufacturer’s instructions, then add it as a device (in the Cloud Services section of the Add Device screen) in Roomie Remote. Log in to your Insteon account when prompted. Note: When creating remote designs with multiple lights to display feedback, Roomie Remote recommends no more than one or two lights. Upcoming improvements from Insteon in this area should make lights feedback more efficient; when these improvements become available, they will be supported in a maintenance release of Roomie Remote. Copyright © 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 4 roomieremote.com Roomie Remote 3 New Features in Roomie Remote 3.1 TIMER- AND TIME-BASED TRIGGERS Roomie Remote 3.1 adds support for both timer-based and time-based triggers: • Timer-based trigger: You can create an activity in Roomie Remote that performs an action based on a certain amount of time passing. For example, you could create an activity to turn off the system in a room after 30 minutes have passed. • Time-based trigger: You can configure a trigger in Roomie Remote that runs an activity based on the day (or days) and time. For example, you could create a trigger that runs an activity every weekday evening at 11 p.m. All timer-based and time-based triggers require a Roomie Service Subscription. Important: Make sure to create the activity you want to run before you create the trigger. To create a timer-based trigger: 1. Open Roomie Remote and navigate to the main page for the desired room, in Edit mode. 2. Tap Add Activity. The Add Activity screen appears. 3. Enter a descriptive name in the Title field and select an image, if desired. 4. Tap Done to hide the keyboard. 5. Tap Add Command. Copyright © 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 5 roomieremote.com Roomie Remote 3 New Features in Roomie Remote 3.1 The Choose Target screen appears. 6. Tap Activity. The Choose Activity screen appears. 7. Tap the activity you want to trigger. The Add Command screen appears. 8. Enable Delay Activity. Copyright © 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 6 roomieremote.com Roomie Remote 3 New Features in Roomie Remote 3.1 The timer appears below the Delay Activity field. 9. Select the desired amount of time, then tap Save. The Add Activity screen appears, now showing the command you just added. 10. For Activity Type, select Power Off (the default is Power On). The activity turns off the system, so we need to select the correct Activity Type. 11. For Automatic Commands, disable it (the default is enabled). This prevents the settings of other activities or devices in the same room from impacting the timer activity. 12. Make any other desired changes to the settings for the activity, then tap Save. Copyright © 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 7 roomieremote.com Roomie Remote 3 New Features in Roomie Remote 3.1 The main page for the room appears, showing the timer-based trigger activity. 13. Tap the Settings icon, then tap Triggers. The Triggers screen appears. 14. Tap Trigger Agent. Devices on your network that can act as a trigger agent appear. A trigger agent monitors your network for a trigger command and executes it. You can select an iOS device running Roomie Remote as a trigger agent, but if you do then that device must always be turned on with Roomie Remote as the foreground app for it to work as a trigger agent. Roomie Remote recommends selecting Roomie Agent for OS X as a trigger agent, as it does not have the same issue as an iOS device. 15. Select the desired trigger agent. 16. Tap Settings, then tap Done. The main page for the room appears, in Edit Mode. 17. Tap the mode icon to switch to User mode. 18. To implement the trigger, tap the activity. Copyright © 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 8 roomieremote.com Roomie Remote 3 New Features in Roomie Remote 3.1 To create a time-based trigger: 1. Open Roomie Remote, then tap the Settings icon. The Settings screen appears. 2. Tap Triggers (you may have to scroll down.) The Triggers screen appears. Copyright © 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 9 roomieremote.com Roomie Remote 3 New Features in Roomie Remote 3.1 3. Tap Trigger Agent. Devices on your network that can act as a trigger agent appear. A trigger agent monitors your network for a trigger command and executes it. You can select an iOS device running Roomie Remote as a trigger agent, but if you do then that device must always be turned on with Roomie Remote as the foreground app for it to work as a trigger agent.