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AppleTV Blinking after update

post #1 of 4
9/25/12 at 7:52pm
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I was excited to read about the new Apple TV software update last night so quickly went to do the update.  I've done many and never had a problem until this time.
I started the update and the last time I looked at it the download had around 1 minute left.  When I went back about a half our later I simply saw the Apple TV's lighting blinking at a quick pace.  I don't get any sound or video at all.
The model that I have is the most recent Apple TV.  When doing some Google research I found similar problems but people talked about plugging it in via USB to your computer and syncing with iTunes but I believe that's for the older model.  I figured there must be some type of hardware reset but I don't see anything like this.
is there some way to get it to work again such as by doing a hardware reset or do I have to go to the Genius Bar?

Thanks,

Mark

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post #2 of 4
9/30/12 at 9:03pm

I had the same problem. I have the 720p AppleTV 2. A series of attempts at unplugging, holding down buttons, and simply waiting eventually made the thing work again, but I'm having worse handshake problems than before (and I've always had handshake problems) where I get audio but no video.

 

I've also been having lots and lots of problems with remote pairing.


Edited by tonton - 9/30/12 at 9:15pm
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post #3 of 4
9/30/12 at 9:09pm
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I ended up fixing my issue.  Turns out there's a Micro USB port on the back and the device can be plugged into your computer and with iTunes you're able to select Restore.  I did some Google research and I am putting a link below that told how to do it but it fixed my problem.   This may help others who have a similar problem.

 

http://www.mytechbrief.com/content/how-restore-2nd-or-3rd-gen-apple-tv-flashing-light

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post #4 of 4
11/23/12 at 11:16pm
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Originally Posted by markw10 View Post

I ended up fixing my issue.  Turns out there's a Micro USB port on the back and the device can be plugged into your computer and with iTunes you're able to select Restore.  I did some Google research and I am putting a link below that told how to do it but it fixed my problem.   This may help others who have a similar problem.

http://www.mytechbrief.com/content/how-restore-2nd-or-3rd-gen-apple-tv-flashing-light

Excellent find.
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