so.. i looked into the setup, and it was set for a single, button, but I did figure out what the problem was. it wasn't a problem with the setup, it's a behavior change i made.

lately i had been just turning the tv off manually (by manually i mean pushing the power button on the tv set itself) and setting down the remote, then when I want to watch tv again, i turn it on manually, then find the remote. when i'd go to change activities on the remote, the harmony thinks the tv is off, when its actually on - since i manually turned it on, so it toggles it off.

so here is what i did. turned the tv on manually, then turned it off using the harmony remote. then i chose an activity - the tv would turn on. when i go to switch activities the tv stayed on. when i am done watching tv i use the harmony to power it off, when i am ready to watch again, i just choose the activity and it powers on.

hopefully that makes sense... anyway thanks for the suggestions!