How do you turn off Apple TV

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How do you turn off Apple TV

Can the Apple TV remote be used to turn off the Apple TV unit after watching a movie? At night, when done using Apple TV I try to turn off the Apple TV unit using the the remote. The remote that came with the Apple TV unit will only work sometimes. Most of the time when I try to turn off the unit the light on Apple TV stays on no matter how many times I click the remote. Do I have to unplug the unit to turn it off???

Posted on Feb 20, 2011 8:02 PM

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Jolly Giant

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Feb 21, 2011 12:01 AM in response to Paul Claflin

Paul Claflin wrote:
Do I have to unplug the unit to turn it off???

to turn it completely off, yes.

but you should be able to put the unit to sleep (stand by mode) using the remote, which will cause the status light to go off.

J GG

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Feb 21, 2011 3:25 AM in response to Paul Claflin

Apple support says:

"Press and hold Select for five seconds (or go to Settings > Sleep Now on Apple TV (2nd generation), or Settings > Standby on Apple TV (1st generation)"

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3176

As JG says you can't power off the unit without pulling the plug.

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iostv

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May 5, 2013 12:18 PM in response to Paul Claflin

Apple TV uses very little power, letting it go to sleep on it's on will not cost you much at all. If you do wish to immediately out it to sleep, hold the Play/Pause button for 5 secs.

How to Turn Off Apple TV.

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Apr 11, 2015 5:25 PM in response to iostv

Thanks for the info. I lost my remote and today I figured that I could use any standard remote on my Apple TV second generation. I did not know how to turn it off or on, with Apple Remote or with standard remote.

After reading this info, I pressed PLAY for 5 seconds on my DVD remote which I paired with Apple TV and VIOLA!! It turned off!

I was able to turn it ON that way too. However, I found out when I turn it on with DVD remote, it comes to the screen that says "Connect to Wi-Fi", I cannot turn it off from here. But once I use my iphone or ipad to get into an active screen (with all the fancy icons), I am able to press PLAY for 5 seconds to turn it off again!

Thank you again

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