I just bought a harmony 550 for use with a mitsubishi HC900 projector I bought that did not have a remote and will also be used with a dvd player and a pioneer a/v receiver. I'm need to find a way to program a sleep timer for the projector since I usually fall asleep watching a dvd and don't want the projector running all night killing the bulb. As far as I know the original projector remote did not have a sleep timer function. Is there any way to set some kind of sleep timer for the 550 and my projector? Or is there any way to use a master sleep timer that will turn all components off? I had a universal remote years ago that would turn my tv off (tv did not have a sleep timer) but is was a cheap remote so I had to make sure it was pointed directly at tv or the timer wouldnt work. Do I have to upgrade to the harmony 628 or 880 to get this feature? I really stumped.

Thanks

None of the harmony remotes have a sleep timer. I don't think you can use a simple plug-in timer because that would kill the power to the projector and won't allow the fan to run to cool the bulb.

Just set the alarm for 1 a.m., wake up, turn it off and go to bed.

Usually projectors power off automatically, if they do not have input signal for 5-20 minutes.
Check if there is a way to program sleep timer on dvd-player or receiver (if it transmits video to projector).

I never understood why they can't build a sleep function into the remote itself to just power off all devices that are currently on. Seems like it would be a welcome feature.

They will when everyone promise to leave the remote pointing toward the equipment after pressing the new delayed Off button. IR does not go through sleeping human body very well :-)

I never understood why people can't just turn everything off before they go to sleep.