I just updated my apple tv. Now when I hold down my select button for 5 seconds (metalic remote) it won't sleep but just beeps at me. How do I restore the 5 sec hold for sleep function?
Apple TV, metallic remote
LarryL states the sleep function has moved to the Play/Pause button.
Does that work for you?
ivan
LarryL states the sleep function has moved to the Play/Pause button.
Does that work for you?
ivan
I was equally ****** about this. That's how I always put mine to sleep. Now it's a pain in the arse to have to navigate to the sleep option under settngs. I hate this.
djkikrome,
You don't need to navigate to the sleep option under settings. Just press and hold the Play/Pause button on the remote (instead of the select button).
This does work if you use the remote that came with the ATV. If you use a "learned" remote (like I do), then it doesn't work. You have to go into the menu to put the ATV to sleep OR use the original remote. Bummer....
@ivan54: Great, thanks. Note that about *2* seconds of keeping the button pressed seems to be enough.
@Solomyn: It does work with at least some universal remotes, such as the Logitech Harmony remotes (which come with predefined signals for the Apple TV).
is this something to really worry about? ...why even "sleep" it at all... an idle Apple TV uses 0.7W, even when on and working it use just 1.07W... I'd be very suprised that "sleeping" an AppleTV does anything more than just turn the LED on the front off to make people who don't know how insignifcant amout of power an Apple TV uses get a warm and fuzzy feeling..
as one of the respondants to the article below says... you'd literally save more money, just by thinking about what you want before opening the fridge a few times a year..
It's good to know that the power consumption is so low that leaving it always on is an option.
However, power consumption is not the only consideration and may not even be the primary one.
For instance, I want it to sleep, because I want the status LED to reflect whether I'm using the device or not; my activity-based universal remote control takes care of sleeping and waking the Apple TV along with controlling other devices involved.
We found that if you are in the main menu and then hold the pause key down for about 3 seconds it puts it to sleep. Why is it that every apple product I own is like navigating through a cave blind, feeling along the walls trying to find the next door. User friendly???
My Apple TV 3 just started doing this as well. I found the answer in the coding of my Harmony 650 commands.
When changing button commands I noticed the pre-set Harmony command for Apple TV "POWER OFF" which is really sleep mode, says "MENU" for 2 sec., then a 500ms delay, then "PLAY" for 3 sec.... Tried this on my metal ATV remote and sure enough, it went to sleep!!
Hope this helps
appletv remote shortcut for sleep function
