gonk,

You're right! Engineering is all about tradeoffs, and I just happen to not like this one... That's OK. It's not the *most* important feature out there!

I run macros through my Harmony 890, such that main and R2 switch at the same time when a different input is selected. I've tried to select R2 and *then* the main room (thinking that the main room selection would kick it out of R2 mode), and that didn't work. I tried the double-menu thing you suggested; no change.

So, I guess I'm gonna live with it the way it is! Thanks for your comments.