Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xviii
Chapter 1
How Do I Connect and Set Up My Apple TV? 2
Unboxing Your Apple TV 4
Getting the Correct Cables and Adapters 4
Using an HDMI cable for an HDTV 6
Using a component or composite video converter 7
Connecting Your Apple TV 9
Identifying the ports on your Apple TV 10
Connecting your Apple TV to a TV or monitor 11
Connecting your Apple TV to speakers 12
Connecting your Apple TV to the Internet 13
Connecting your Apple TV to a power socket 13
Setting Up Your Apple TV 13
Starting your Apple TV and choosing the language 14
Connecting your Apple TV to a network 14
Choosing whether to send information to Apple 17
Changing the Apple TV Internet Connection 18
Switching from one wireless network to another 18
Sharing your computers Internet connection with the Apple TV 20
Putting Your Apple TV to Sleep and Waking It 26
Chapter 2
How Can I Customize My Apple TV? 28
Naming Your Apple TV 30
Manually Configuring Network Settings 31
Testing the Network Configuration 36
Using Parental Controls 37
Pairing the Apple Remote 41
Choosing When Your Apple TV Sleeps 42
Configuring General Settings 42
Setting the time zone 42
Setting the language 44
Choosing Accessibility settings 44
Configuring Your iTunes Store account 45
Choosing a screen saver 47
Choosing Audio and Video Settings 51
Setting Up AirPlay 55
Turning On Home Sharing 56
Chapter 3
How Can I Make the Most of
Music on My Apple TV? 58
Playing Music on Your Apple TV 60
Creating a Music Library on Your Mac or PC 60
Setting iTunes to create high-quality audio files from a CD 61
Picking the best encoding for your needs 63
Choosing where to store your library 64
Importing a CD 66
Adding existing music files to iTunes 69
Converting music file formats 71
Creating fixed playlists and Smart playlists 72
Playing Music from iCloud 77
Setting up iTunes Match on your Mac or PC 77
Playing music from iCloud 79
Streaming Music to Your Apple TV 86
Streaming music from your Mac or PC 86
Streaming music from your iOS device 87
Streaming the Screen of an iOS Device to Your Apple TV 88
Chapter 4
How Do I Set Up and Use Home Sharing? 90
Understanding Home Sharing 92
Setting Up Home Sharing 92
Setting up Home Sharing in iTunes 92
Setting up Home Sharing on an iOS device 96
Setting up Home Sharing on your iPad 96
Setting up Home Sharing on your iPhone or iPod touch 96
Setting up Home Sharing on your Apple TV 97
Playing Content via Home Sharing 98
Playing content via Home Sharing on another computer 98
Copying files from one computer library to another 99
Playing content via Home Sharing on Apple TV 101
Playing content via Home Sharing on an iOS device 103
Playing content via Home Sharing on an iPhone or iPod touch 103
Playing content via Home Sharing on an iPad 104
Chapter 5
How Can I Watch Movies and Videos on My Apple TV? 106
Choosing How to Watch Movies and Videos 108
Using the Movies App 109
Previewing and renting movies 112
Buying a movie 112
Searching for movies or finding them with Genius 113
Creating a Wish List and using the Purchased list 114
Using the TV Shows App 114
Browsing and Finding TV Shows 115
Viewing show information and finding episodes 117
Watching previews and adding shows to Favorites 118
Returning to previously purchased TV shows 119
Using the Trailers App 119
Watching Movies and TV Shows on Netflix 121
Selecting movies and shows 121
Viewing information about or watching a video 123
Watching Videos on Hulu Plus 123
Choosing movies and shows 124
Viewing information about and playing a video 127
Watching Videos on Vimeo 127
Launching the Vimeo app and signing in 128
Browsing for content 128
Searching for and playing videos 130
Chapter 6
How Can I Create Videos to Watch on My Apple TV? 132
Understanding Which Video Formats Your Apple TV Can Play 134
Checking Whether a Video Will Play on Your Apple TV 134
Creating Videos with Your iOS Device 136
Creating Files from Video Clips on a Mac or PC 136
Converting Video File Formats 137
Creating Video Files from DVDs 140
Understanding the legalities of copying DVDs 140
OS X tools for copying DVD files 140
Windows tools for copying DVD files 142
Chapter 7
How Can I Listen to the Radio and Podcasts on My Apple TV? 144
Listening to the Radio 146
Opening the Radio app and finding stations 146
Creating a list of favorite radio stations 147
Playing an unlisted station 148
Listening to Podcasts 150
Finding podcasts 150
Viewing information about or playing a podcast 153
Finding unlisted podcasts 154
Chapter 8
What Can I Do with Photos on My Apple TV? 156
Understanding Photo Stream 158
Setting Up Photo Stream 158
Setting up Photo Stream on a Mac 158
Setting up Photo Stream on a PC 160
Setting up Photo Stream on your iOS device 164
Setting up Photo Stream on your Apple TV 164
Viewing Photos with Photo Stream 166
Browsing individual photos 166
Viewing a slide show 167
Choosing slide show settings 167
Deleting a photo from Photo Stream 169
Browsing Photos on Flickr 169
Adding a Flickr contact 170
Adding a contact by name 170
Searching for a contact 171
Browsing a contacts albums and viewing slide shows 172
Chapter 9
How Do I Set Up and Use a Remote Control? 174
Replacing the Battery in the Apple Remote Control 176
Using a Different Remote Control with Your Apple TV 176
Choosing a suitable remote for the Apple TV 177
Configuring a remote for use with the Apple TV 177
Renaming, reconfiguring, or deleting a remote 181
Using an iOS Device as a Remote Control 183
Downloading and installing the Remote app using an iOS device 183
Downloading and installing the Remote app using iTunes 183
Controlling the Apple TV with the Remote app 184
Chapter 10
What Can I Do with the WSJ Live App? 188
Opening the WSJ Live App 190
Watching Live Broadcasts 190
Finding Programs 190
Browsing the schedule 190
Browsing the full list 192
Browsing by category 194
Searching for programs 196
Chapter 11
How Can I Add More Capabilities to My Apple TV? 198
Sending Movies to Your Apple TV 200
Mirroring Your Computer on Your Apple TV with AirParrot 202
Working with AirParrot on a Mac 202
Working with AirParrot on a PC 203
Displaying your desktop on your Apple TV 204
Displaying a single app on your Apple TV 205
Extending a Mac desktop to your Apple TV 205
Understanding Jailbreaking 206
Adding Capabilities with aTV Flash 207
Chapter 12
How Can I Troubleshoot My Apple TV? 210
Keeping Your Apple TV Updated 212
Performing Essential Troubleshooting Moves 213
Restarting your Apple TV 214
Resetting your Apple TV 214
Restoring your Apple TV 215
Troubleshooting Remote Control Issues 218
The Apple Remote controls your Mac instead of your Apple TV 218
Your Apple TV doesnt respond to the Apple Remote 219
Checking the Apple Remote battery 220
Troubleshooting Network and Internet Issues 220
Manually configuring the Apple TV network settings 221
Fixing incorrect network settings 223
Troubleshooting wired network connection issues 224
Troubleshooting wireless network connection issues 225
The Apple TV loses its wireless connection 225
The Apple TV has a wireless connection but no Internet connection 226
The Apple TV claims the Wi-Fi password is incorrect 227
Troubleshooting Internet connection issues 228
Your Apple TV loses its Internet connection 228
You get a message that the iTunes Store is unavailable 229
Troubleshooting Display Issues 230
No video appears on the TV screen 230
Video playback is choppy or interrupted 231
App icons disappear from the Home screen 231
Troubleshooting Home Sharing Issues 232
Providing the conditions Home Sharing needs 233
Updating to the latest version of iTunes 233
Updating your iOS devices 233
Checking your Internet connection 234
Checking for other network issues 234
Using the same Apple ID on each computer and device 235
Troubleshooting authorization problems 235
Troubleshooting connection issues 236
Restarting iTunes 236
Restarting your computer 237
Restarting Home Sharing 237
Turning on the wake for network access feature on a Mac 237
Troubleshooting Content Issues 239
The Movies and TV Shows apps dont appear on the Home screen 239
The Apple TV says its not authorized to play content 240
Your Apple TV gives you an HDCP error 240
The Apple TV cant play content from the iTunes Store 241
Troubleshooting AirPlay Issues 241
The AirPlay icon is missing from iTunes or your iOS device 242
AirPlay playback is disrupted 246
Connect your Apple TV via Ethernet 246
Turn off Bluetooth on your iOS device 246
Minimize interference on your wireless network 246
Setting your router to give AirPlay higher Quality of
Service priority 251
Configuring an Apple TV Using Apple Configurator 252
Getting started with Apple Configurator 253
Creating a configuration profile 254
Installing a configuration profile on an Apple TV 256
Index 258
