when you press a button on your original remote control

The following steps outline what happens when you press a button on your original remote control:
1. The infrared sensor on the Harmony remote learns the infrared signal.
2. The Harmony remote uploads it via USB cable (and your computer's internet connection) to the Harmony remote web site.
3. The web site will try to find a matching pattern for the infrared signal.
4. If no pattern is found, the signal will be stored as-is in its original format.
5. If a pattern is found, the Harmony remote web site converts the signal for convenient storage.