HT201254: Pair or unpair your Apple Remote with your Apple TV (3rd generation or earlier)

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Joey Delli Gatti

Q: Resetting Apple TV 2nd generation without original remote or iTunes account.

My friend gave me his old Apple TV 2nd Generation (missing a remote) when I came over to help him set up his Mac mini for video editing. He had replaced his old Apple TV for the latest one.

 

I Got it home, and connected it, and I can't set it up or use it without the remote (or being on his wifi network?).

 

How can I get this thing to work without having a remote?  My friend's kid tells me that his dad just used his phone as a remote because they lost the remote a long time ago.

 

MacBook Pro, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2), last 15-inch model with DVD burner

Posted on Jan 24, 2016 10:41 PM

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