Roomie Remote 3. New Features in Roomie Remote 3.1 OVERVIEW AMAZON FIRE TV AND FIRE TV STICK

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1 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

2 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

3 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

4 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 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 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

5 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

6 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

7 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

8 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

9 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

10 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. 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. 4. Select the desired trigger agent. 5. Tap Add Time Trigger. The Time Trigger screen appears. 6. Tap Time of Day. The timer appears. 7. Select the desired time. 8. Tap Repeats. Copyright 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 10 roomieremote.com

11 The days of the week appear. 9. Select the desired days; a checkmark appears for those you select. 10. Tap Activity. Configured activities appear. 11. Tap the activity you want the trigger to implement. 12. Tap Save. The Triggers screen appears, now showing the time-based trigger you just defined. 13. Tap Settings, then tap Done. Copyright 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 11 roomieremote.com

12 DENON HEOS MEDIA PLAYER Roomie Remote 3.1 supports the Denon HEOS media player, including all music services provided by Denon. To control a Denon HEOS media player, configure it according to the manufacturer s instructions, then add it as a device with an activity in Roomie Remote. When adding a Denon HEOS media player as a device, you will be prompted for a username and password on the Add/Edit Device screen; use the same credentials that you use for the Denon HEOS app. Note: Support for grouping HEOS speakers in Roomie Remote is scheduled for an upcoming release; it is not available in this release of Roomie Remote. APPLE TV MEDIA GUIDE Roomie Remote 3.1 includes the new Apple TV Media Guide, which allows you to directly play content associated with your itunes account via Apple TV. The Apple TV Media Guide requires a Roomie Service Subscription. Note: The content shown in the Apple TV Media Guide is streamed from Apple if you select it. To play content using the Apple TV Media Guide: 1. Open Roomie Remote. 2. If you have not done so already, add Apple TV as a device and create an activity for it. 3. Open the Apple TV activity. The virtual remote for Apple TV appears. Copyright 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 12 roomieremote.com

13 4. Tap the three horizontal bars in the upper right corner to access the Apple TV Media Guide. The Apple TV Media Guide appears. 5. Tap the appropriate category to locate the content you want to play. 6. To start a movie or television show playing, tap the blue play icon on the far right of the screen. To see information about the movie or show, tap its name. 7. To start a song playing, navigate to the song you want, then tap its name. 8. Once the content is playing, you can return to the virtual remote to control it. Copyright 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 13 roomieremote.com

14 APPLE TV ITUNES GUIDE Roomie Remote 3.1 includes the new Apple TV itunes Guide, which allows you to play content from a local itunes via Apple TV. The Apple TV itunes Guide requires a Roomie Service Subscription. Note: The content shown in the Apple TV itunes Guide is local itunes content. To configure the Apple TV itunes Guide: 1. Open Roomie Remote. 2. If you have not done so already, add Apple TV as a device and create an activity for it. 3. If you have not done so already, add itunes as a device and create an activity for it. 4. In Edit mode, tap the Add Activity button. The Add Activity screen appears. 5. Enter a descriptive title in the Title field and select an image, if desired. We will call the new activity itunes on Apple TV for this procedure. 6. Tap None in the Opens Remote for Device field. The Activity Remote screen appears. 7. Tap Apple TV Media Player. Copyright 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 14 roomieremote.com

15 The Add Activity screen appears, now showing the Apple TV Media Player in the Opens Remote for Device field. 8. Tap itunes Device. The itunes Guide screen appears. 9. Tap Apple itunes Media Player in the Home field. The Add Activity screen appears, now showing Apple Media Player itunes in the itunes Device field. 10. Tap Save. Copyright 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 15 roomieremote.com

16 The main room screen appears, now showing the new itunes on Apple TV activity. 11. Tap the Edit mode icon to switch to User mode, then tap the button for the itunes on Apple TV activity. The virtual remote appears. 12. Tap the three horizontal bars in the upper right corner to access the Apple TV itunes Guide. The Apple TV itunes Guide appears. 13. Tap the appropriate category to locate the content you want to play. 14. Once the content is playing, you can return to the virtual remote to control it. Copyright 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 16 roomieremote.com

17 DENON HEOS MEDIA GUIDE Roomie Remote 3.1 includes the new Denon HEOS Media Guide, which lets you directly control HEOS services such as Pandora and Rhapsody. The Denon HEOS Media Guide requires a Roomie Service Subscription. Denon also supports Spotify. As recommended by Denon, to access Spotify content, you will need to select it using the Spotify app. To access the Denon HEOS Media Guide, open the Denon HEOS activity and tap the three horizontal lines in the upper right corner of the Denon HEOS virtual remote. This image shows the Denon HEOS activity on the far left, the Denon HEOS virtual remote in the middle, and the available HEOS services on the far right. Copyright 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 17 roomieremote.com

18 Roomie Remote 3 New Features in Roomie Remote 3.1 DISH DVR RECORDING AND TIMERS Roomie Remote 3.1 supports recording Dish DVR programs from the TV guide and creating/editing timer recordings of programs. To record a Dish DVR program from the TV guide: 1. On the Dish DVR TV guide, select the program you want to record. This screen shot shows the movie Gladiator selected. 2. Tap the word Record or the red circle next to it. The program is now set to record. To schedule a Dish DVR program for recording from the TV guide: 1. On the Dish DVR TV guide, specify the show you wish to schedule. This screen shot shows the program District 9 specified. Copyright 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 18 roomieremote.com

19 2. Tap the alarm clock icon; it s next to the moon icon. The scheduling controls appear. This screen shot shows the scheduling controls for an episode of Shark Tank. 3. Configure the scheduled recording appropriately. Copyright 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 19 roomieremote.com

20 DUNE HD AND MEDE8ER PLUS KODI MEDIA GUIDE Roomie Remote 3.1 includes support for Dune HD and Mede8er media players in conjunction with a Kodi (formerly XBMC) player. Once configured, Roomie Remote can direct the content from the network attached storage (NAS) the Kodi system is using to either Dune or Mede8er. The Dune HD and Mede8er Media Guides require a Roomie Service Subscription. Roomie Remote gets the appropriate filenames from the Kodi system and relays it to the Dune or Mede8er device. Because the pathnames are slightly different, the configuration process includes setting the appropriate mount point. Note: Both Dune HD and Mede8er media players must be added as devices in Roomie Remote using Manual IP, which means you must lock their IP addresses once they are configured. This can be done using a feature of your router generally called static IP or DHCP reservation. Refer to your router documentation for more information. Because different NAS store their files at different locations in the file system, you must specify a mount point so that Kodi can find and deliver the appropriate files. As an example, let s say that a NAS uses this pathname to get to a particular movie: /Volumes/video/movies/movietitle.mkv Roomie Remote is going to remove the /Volumes portion of that path and replace it with the mount point you specify, thus giving the correct full path to the desired files. An example mount point for Dune HD: nfs-tcp:// :/volume1 An example mount point for Mede8er X3D: smb:// Note: If you need more information, refer to the documentation for your media player. To set a mount point for a Dune HD or a Mede8er X3D media player: 1. Open Roomie Remote. 2. Add the Dune HD or Mede8er X3D media player as a device. 3. When you get to the Add Device screen, navigate to the Path field in the XBMC Mount Point section. 4. Tap Path. Copyright 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 20 roomieremote.com

21 5. Use the keyboard to enter the appropriate mount point. See above for examples. 6. Tap Done. 7. Finish configuring the device. LAYOUT SIZING OPTIONS FOR ACTIVITY LISTS Roomie Remote 3.1 includes a new feature that lets you choose a layout size for activity lists. The default is Size to Fit. Smaller sizes let you see more content on the screen at one time, while the larger sizes make it easier to make selections. To select a layout size for activity lists: 1. Open Roomie Remote to the Rooms list in Edit mode. 2. Tap the room whose layout size you want to change. The Edit Room screen appears. 3. Tap Activity Layout. Copyright 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 21 roomieremote.com

22 The available layout sizes appear. 4. Tap the desired layout size (Size to Fit, Small, Medium, Large, and XL), then tap Save. The Rooms list appears, in Edit mode. 5. Tap the Mode icon to switch to User mode. 6. Tap the room whose layout size you changed. The content on the Activity list appears in the new size. This image shows the XL size. Copyright 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 22 roomieremote.com

23 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Other Roomie Remote resources for devices include: The Roomie Remote 3 Quick Start Guide: This document takes you through the process of using Roomie Remote to create a virtual remote for three devices: an Apple TV, a set top box, and a television. The Roomie Remote 3 Setup Tutorial: This video (hosted on YouTube) describes how to set up multiple devices using Roomie Remote. Roomie Remote FAQ page: This page includes answers to many commonly asked questions about Roomie Remote. Roomie Remote Support Request: To get support from Roomie Remote, submit a support request. Roomie Remote User Forums: A forum for Roomie Remote users to discuss topics with each other. Note that posting in the forums does not guarantee a response from Roomie Remote Support; for that, contact Support directly. Roomie and the Roomie logo are trademarks of Roomie Remote, Inc. All other company, product, and service names are for identification only. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Copyright 2015 Roomie Remote, Inc. 23 roomieremote.com