fbc1907
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Q: only the led light blinks but apple tv isn't working?

I have the 4th gen. apple tv (64GB) when I woke up in the morning we saw that the led light of apple tv was just blinking. I couldn't stop it neither I could turn the apple tv on. I tried to unplug it from the power and plug it again but nothing changed. Can anybody tell me what could be wrong with it?

AppleTV 2, tvOS 9.2.1, 64GB

Posted on Aug 20, 2016 10:55 PM

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Q: only the led light blinks but apple tv isn't working?

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  • by Rudegar,

    Rudegar Rudegar Aug 21, 2016 4:24 AM in response to fbc1907
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    Aug 21, 2016 4:24 AM in response to fbc1907

    have you tried to manual choose the hdmi port it's connected to using your tv's remote control ?

  • by Winston Churchill,

    Winston Churchill Winston Churchill Aug 21, 2016 5:30 AM in response to fbc1907
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    Aug 21, 2016 5:30 AM in response to fbc1907

    If your problem persists get yourself a micro USB cable for the Apple TV 2 and 3 models or a USB-C cable for the Apple TV 4 (sold separately), you can restore your Apple TV from iTunes:

     

    1. Remove ALL cables from Apple TV. (if you don't you will not see Apple TV in the iTunes Source List)
    2. Connect the micro USB cable or USB-C cable to the Apple TV and then to your computer.
    3. Reconnect the power cable (omit this step for Apple TV 2)
    4. Open iTunes.
    5. Select your Apple TV in the Devices list (which can be found below the volume slider near the top of the iTunes window), and then click Restore.


    (You may already have a micro USB cable if you have a camera or other digital device)

  • by fbc1907,

    fbc1907 fbc1907 Aug 23, 2016 8:31 AM in response to Winston Churchill
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    Aug 23, 2016 8:31 AM in response to Winston Churchill

    thank you for your suggestion. I have just bought a usb c cable and connect my apple tv 2 to my computer as you have advised. but it did not show up on my iTunes (ver. 12.4.3.1) What do you think i am missing?

    I tried also connecting to power too but nothing changes as soon as i plug it in to power led lights starts blinking.

  • by fbc1907,

    fbc1907 fbc1907 Aug 23, 2016 8:34 AM in response to Rudegar
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    Aug 23, 2016 8:34 AM in response to Rudegar

    Yes i tried that too  but i guess my problem is not on the tv's source but on my apple tv because as soon as i plug it to power it starts blinking and never stops blinking.