Friday, November 7, 2014

How to Hard Reset Apple TV to factory settings

When you are having issues that involve the Apple TV not powering up and/or displaying an image on screen, perform the following procedure to hard Reset Apple TV:



There are three ways to reset your device


Using the iTunes



  • Disconnect all the cables from your Apple TV.

  • Using a micro-USB cable, plug your Apple TV into your computer running iTunes.

  •  Once connected. Your Apple TV should automatically be detected and listed as a device in the same way as an iPad or iPhone. Select the Apple TV.

  • You will now have the option to restore your Apple TV

  • hard reset Apple TV

  • Click “Restore Apple TV…” The restore will take approximately ten minutes after which you’ll have a factory reset device.


Using the remote



  • Press and hold both the » and D buttons on the remote for 6 seconds or until the status light blinks amber.

  • Select a language.

  • Select “Factory Restore“.


Using the menus



  •  Select “Settings“.

  • Select “General“.

  • Choose “Reset“.

  • Select “Restore“.


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