In this article we will tell you how to set up a connection between Apple TV and a computer, TV and iPhone.

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Products Apple famous for their very user-friendly interfaces and the ability to quickly and easily configure settings. In this article we will discuss Apple connection TV to your computer, TV or iPhone. The operation takes very little time.

How to connect to TV?

  • First of all, open the Apple TV box. Please note that there is no HDMI cable included, so you will have to purchase one separately. If you have one, then connect it to the set-top box and TV, and then plug it into the outlet.
  • When everything is done, the download will begin with the Apple logo displayed. Select a language. To do this, use the remote control - volume control and the button in the middle.

  • Next, the set-top box will begin the process of scanning available Wi-Fi networks to connect to them. You can also connect a wire to it directly. If the connection is made wirelessly, then select the name of your connection from the loaded list, enter the password for it and confirm the connection.

  • A question about consent to the transfer will open. Apple data. Choose any convenient answer. If you still need such an exchange of information, then enable the appropriate items and all information about the operation of your Apple TV will be sent to the company’s official website. At the same time, nothing personal will be transferred, which is especially important for many.
  • Make sure that a service called Home Sharing is configured on your PC. It transfers content from iTunes to the set-top box to display it on the TV. Of course, you can download data from the Internet without of this service, but it’s much more convenient with it.

  • After everything is ready. The computer, PC and set-top box are synchronized with each other and it turns out that the Apple TV is connected to the Internet and the iTunes library.

How to control Apple TV via iPhone?

When iOS 7 came out, Apple made it possible to set up a set-top box from an iPhone. This is possible thanks to the new iBeacon option. It allows you to read CDs via iOS 7. The application has built-in Bluetooth, which allows synchronization with Apple TV.

The service also uses Bluetooth to exchange data that is needed to maintain a connection with the local wireless network. Moreover, iBeacon transfers data to connect Apple TV and the iTunes Store, so after purchasing content, you can use it on your TV.

As soon as the set-top box is connected to the TV and synchronized with it, prepare the phone itself:

  • Unlock it and connect to your local wireless network.

  • Also activate Bluetooth.

  • Next, touch the phone to the top of the console and move it to short distance- no more than 20 cm.
  • The display should prompt you to continue the operation. Select "Yes".

  • Now enter your Apple ID login information.
  • Next, you will be presented with two requests: whether to save the Apple ID on the set-top box and whether to allow it to send data about the company’s work.
  • Answer all questions and then Apple TV will begin the setup operation.

  • The entire process occurs in the background and therefore nothing is displayed on the screen. Wait a couple of minutes.
  • Once the configuration is complete, your Apple ID will be connected to your local Wi-fi network, and also set up an iTunes account. The device can now be used.

Connecting Apple TV to your computer

  • First, turn off your Apple TV.
  • Next, unplug the HDMI from your home theater and the power cord. If you are using an audio cable for an A/V receiver, then disconnect that too.
  • Next, connect the set-top box to your Mac via Micro USB.
  • Open iTunes. You should see your Apple TV in the main menu.

Once you have access via Mac, you can do the following:

Update firmware

  • As a rule, firmware is easy to find on the Internet. The main thing is that it has the extension .ipsw.
  • Click Option and onwards Restore on the console screen in iTunes. A window will open for you to specify the location of the firmware file.
  • Find it on the system and select Choose to continue installation.

Recover data

  • To do this, select the button Restore in iTunes in the Apple TV window
  • iTunes will ask you to confirm the transaction. To do this, select Restore and Update

As you can see, the process of setting up the console is quite simple.

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If you are the owner of one of the iMacs, you have a great opportunity to get a lot of pleasure from “widescreen” watching videos or playing games on big screen. To do this, just connect your gadget to the TV. We'll show you how to do this using an HDMI connection.

To connect your iMac to your TV using HDMI, make sure the former has one of the following ports – Mini-DVI, Thunderbolt, or Mini-DisplayPort. The TV also needs an appropriate HDMI input (almost all modern models have them). In addition, you will need an adapter (Mini DisplayPort/Thunderbolt to HDMI with audio support) and an HDMI cable (for greater convenience, it is better to take a longer one). Let's start the process by connecting one end of the adapter to the video output port (Thunderbolt or Mini-DisplayPort) of your iMac, and the other end to an HDMI cable. The latter, in turn, is connected to the corresponding TV port.


Now we turn on the iMac and use the remote control (in most cases) to switch the video signal on the TV to HDMI. The result of the manipulations should be the desktop of your gadget on the TV screen. To get this result, you may have to try connecting to several HDMI ports on your TV (there can be up to 6 of them) until you find the right one.


You can stop at this stage, but for greater comfort it is better to make a few more adjustments to the TV screen. For example, if the resolution of your TV screen is less than 1080p, then it is better to enable Display Mirroring. This can be done after successfully connecting your Mac and TV through System Preferences. There we select the “Monitors” menu, and in it – the middle tab, where we enable mirroring.


If the resolution of your TV is high and at the same time higher than the resolution of the Mac, we recommend making the TV screen in this tandem the leading one. To do this, in the same middle tab from step 4, drag the white line from the smaller screen to the larger one.


To output sound to the speakers of your TV, in the same “System Settings” go to “Sound”. In it, select the “Output” tab and the option with HDMI. Please note that in this case you will no longer be able to control the volume through the Mac - only through the remote control or TV buttons.


If you become the owner iPhone phone- You are very lucky, because now many opportunities and boundaries open up before you. Your phone contains many functions and programs that will make your life much easier. Today, we will tell you how you can connect your iPhone to Apple TV, or more precisely, how to connect your phone to your TV.

How to connect iPhone to Apple TV yourself?

First of all, we should talk about the requirements. To connect your device to the TV you need to have:

Apple TV 3rd generation device, as well as software version 6.0 or later.

iPhone with iOS 7 or higher new version(iPad, iPod will also work).

Let's start setting up!

1. We connect the Apple TV device to the TV, as well as to a power source. We wait until the setup screen appears.

3. We attach iOS device to Apple TV and wait until prompts appear on both screens.

4. On iOS you need to enter your Apple ID and password.

6. After this, Apple TV will start the configuration process, we just have to wait.

7. Once the settings are complete, Apple TV is ready to use!

It's very easy from Apple - you just need to get the appropriate cable. But what if you decide to make friends between your Mac and a regular TV? You can, of course, use a special Apple TV set-top box, but other connection methods have certain advantages.

We are talking, as you probably already guessed, about an HDMI cable. This is true best tool to display images from the display of a MacBook, iMac or even Mac mini on the TV screen. Of course, AirPlay also allows you to carry out this operation via, but HDMI is still the undisputed leader. It is not only cheaper, but also able to provide high quality transmitted image, while AirPlay is completely dependent on your Internet connection.

Many Apple computers are equipped with an HDMI port, so the procedure for connecting a device is no more complicated than via Thunderbolt. But the same MacBook Air or can’t boast of having it, so we’ll look at a few alternative ways.

So, we will need:

  • Mac computer with a Mini-Display, Mini-DVI, or Thunderbolt port
  • Mini-DisplayPort/Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter with audio support
  • HDMI cable
  • TV with HDMI port
  • A couple of thousand rubles to purchase this equipment (in Russia) or 500 rubles (through eBay or Amazon)

I believe almost everyone knows what an HDMI cable looks like, but here’s what an adapter from Thunderbolt to HDMI is:

Let's assume that we have successfully completed the purchase of equipment, now we proceed directly to connecting the computer to the TV. There is a certain sequence of actions here that is highly recommended not to be violated.

  • Connecting a Thunderbolt to HDMI adapter to your Mac
  • Then we connect the HDMI cable to it, and connect the other side to the TV
  • Turn on the computer
  • Turn on the TV and select HDMI as the image transmission interface (usually using the button on the remote control)

Your Mac will immediately make friends with your TV, and after all the above operations it will look something like this:

By default, your Mac detects your TV as an external display, so it streams to both screens. But if you, for example, watch movies or play games, you simply don’t need a second screen (on a computer). To do this, you need to go to system settings, select the “Monitors” tab and disable video mirroring.

To configure audio output via HDMI, you need to select the “Sound” section in system settings and go to the "Output" tab.

OS X provides hotkeys for zooming in on the screen. This list is very useful when watching movies, and you can study it in the “Universal Access” section of the system settings.

More and more users are interested in questions about how to properly connect Apple TV to a TV and configure the set-top box. Although in reality it turns out to be not so difficult to synchronize these two devices. Products from the American company Apple are distinguished by convenient and intuitive user interfaces that allow you to quickly connect and configure equipment. These characteristics also apply to Apple TV.

This is a universal gadget from the Apple corporation that expands the capabilities of the TV. With it you can:

  • create home multimedia center by connecting all the available gadgets of this company to one network;
  • use all the features of the iTunes media player developed by Apple;
  • access high-quality, high-resolution video content from your TV screen, which is located on special resources;
  • access music tracks, trailers, video games, podcasts;
  • watch online sports broadcasts;
  • display information from your gadgets and devices running on the Mac OS and Windows operating systems on the TV screen.

Today, four generations of multimedia player are available to usersApple TV. In the first generation, the device was produced with an adapted operating system Mac OS X Tige. Starting from the second version, the device runs on the iOS OS.

Owners of second and third generation consoles can only play content in streaming mode. The fact is that these devices are not equipped with a capacious storage device. The Apple A5 processor and 8 GB of flash memory can only be used as intermediate storage for streaming data. But thanks to this, the capabilities of Apple TV are quite good - the player allows you to play video from the multimedia iTunes collections with HD and Full HD resolution and multi-channel audio without delays. Latest version The device already has 32 and 64 GB of internal memory, depending on the model. In addition, the fourth generation Apple TV has access to applications fromApp Store and support for interactive voice control (Siri).

An Apple TV media player with built-in connected to the TV makes it possible to expand Smart functionality.

To have access to the multimedia library of your iPhone, tablet or PC via your TV screen, just install on them software and synchronize with TV. Control is carried out through the remote control included with Apple TV or through gadgets running on iOS 7.

How to connect the set-top box to the TV

ConnectApple TVcan only be connected to a TV that has a connector forHDMI-cable or . In the absence of such capabilities, it will not be possible to connect the set-top box to the TV. To have access to all the features of the gadget, it is best to use a wired connection. If connected via Wi-Fi, the user will not have the iTunes function.

To connect you will need:

  • set with Apple TV device;
  • TV with HDMI connector;
  • HDMI cable (sold separately);
  • personal Internet connection (router).

Using an HDMI cable, the Apple TV set-top box is connected to the TV. If the connection to the router will be made throughEthernet-cable, then it is also inserted into the devices. This completes the connection stage. Now all that remains is to configure the equipment.

Apple TV setup instructions

  1. The power of the set-top box and TV is turned on. If the wired connection has been made correctly, settings window new equipment.
  2. The Apple TV remote control is connected. To do this, just click on touchpad(simulating a mouse click).
  3. Through the connected control panel, initial setup is carried out: language, region are set, activated if necessary Siri function(in the fourth generation set-top box), enter the password for Wi-Fi.
  4. Once connected to the Internet, you can activate your accounts on services such as iTunes.

This is the connection Apple devices TV to TV and equipment setup is completed. Now the user can download and view multimedia content from their devices and through available services right on the TV screen. Fans of Apple products may also need information, or - all gadgets are quite easily synchronized with TV. You can also easily watch videos from your phone on a big screen, you just need to know.