Q: My apple tv 3 keeps saying "setting date and time", but it's not connected to Internet, and I've restarted it for more then five minutes at a time. It also won't let me click menu to go back, but my apple tv light flashes. What do I do now?

Make sure location is set correctly via settings. Restart router and device.

I have the same issue.   My wireless router fried after a power outage, so I got a new one and created new network.  When I try to start the appletv y gets stuck in date and time setting and cannot get to the settings menu.  Apple remote (new, which I just buy thinking other one was broken) doesn't take me there.

Any ideas? thanks,

I am having the same issue. Reset using the silver remote (pressing menu and down for 6+ seconds) does not work either. I know that the software on this particular 3rd gen AppleTV is a couple of updates behind.

Aha! A bit more searching and I found the answer that just fixed it for me.

Press Menu and the Back arrow at the same time until a broken chain icon appears on the top left of the screen.

Let them go....

Press Menu and Right arrow (forward arrow) until a "fixed" or "whole" chain appears.

This enabled my apple tv to once again respond and get off the "setting time and date" screen.

Hope it works for you.

oh my gosh...THANK YOU!! PROBLEM FIXED THANKS TO YOU!!!

At which point on the screen do I press both menu and back arrow at the same time?

you're welcome!

Jeff9760 wrote:

 

oh my gosh...THANK YOU!! PROBLEM FIXED THANKS TO YOU!!!

Ok Tis TOTALLY worked!!  After nothing else did.  genius!  Thank u!

OMG OMG YOU'RE A LIFE SAVER!  My Apple TV went out with the power after Sandy and then our house got trashed so we had to move.  We finally found a place to stay and all I wanted was my apple TV.  I even had to go buy a new remote cause I lost the last one!  Thank you for the light at the end of the tunnel.  PURE GENIUS!