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Amazon Fire TV User Guide

Amazon Fire TV Basics

Fire TV Stick Hardware Basics on page 5 Amazon Fire TV Hardware Basics on page 6 Navigate Your Amazon Fire TV Device Main Menu Basics on page 8 Settings Basics on page 13 Main Menu Basics on page 10 Register or Deregister Your Amazon Fire TV Device on page 15 Access & Remove Content on page 16 Set Up Parental Controls on page 18 Use Your Voice to Search Amazon Fire TV Devices on page 19 Differences between Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick on page 20

Remote & Game Controller Basics

Remote Basics on page 23 Compatible Remotes for Amazon Fire TV Devices on page 29 Game Controller Basics on page 30 Pair a Remote or Game Controller on page 33

Fire TV Remote App Basics

Fire TV Remote App Basics on page 35 Download & Pair the Fire TV Remote App on page 37

Bluetooth & USB Basics

Connect a Bluetooth Accessory to Your Amazon Fire TV on page 39 About USB Storage for Amazon Fire TV on page 40 Compatible Bluetooth Accessories for Amazon Fire TV on page 42 MicroSD Storage for Amazon Fire TV (2nd Generation) on page 43 About External Storage for Amazon Fire TV on page 45 Connect a USB Device to Amazon Fire TV on page 47 Use a Keyboard or Mouse with Amazon Fire TV on page 48

Quick Fixes

Can't Connect to Wi-Fi on page 50 Can't Pair a Remote or Game Controller on page 51 Video Issues on Your Amazon Fire TV Device on page 52

Basic Troubleshooting for Amazon Fire TV Devices on page 53 Can't Pair the Fire TV Remote App on page 56 Can't Connect a Bluetooth Accessory to Amazon Fire TV on page 57 Get Started with Fire TV Stick on page 58 Set up Fire TV Stick Hardware on page 61 Set Up a Wireless or Wired Connection on page 67 Connect Your Amazon Fire TV Device to a Public Wi-Fi Network on page 68

Watch Movies & TV Shows

Watching Videos in 4K Ultra HD on Fire TV on page 70 Buy or Rent Movies & TV Shows on page 71 Use Display Mirroring on Amazon Fire TV on page 72 Use Second Screen on Amazon Fire TV on page 74 Turn On Closed Captions on page 77 View Actor and Scene Information on Amazon Fire TV Devices on page 75

Play Games & Apps

Buy, Download and Uninstall Games & Apps on page 80 Uninstall Games & Apps on page 81 Play Games & Apps on page 82 Turn Off In-App Purchasing on page 84 About GameCircle on page 85

Listen to Music

Listen to Music on page 88 Listen to Prime Music with an Amazon Fire TV Device on page 89

Manage Photos & Personal Videos

View Photos & Personal Videos on page 91 View Slideshows on page 92 Add Photos & Personal Videos to Cloud Drive on page 93 Set Screen Savers on page 94

Learn More

Sharing Content On Amazon Fire TV Devices on page 95 Use Amazon Fire TV in a Different Country on page 96 Amazon Fire TV (2nd Generation) Device Power Consumption on page 97

Amazon Fire TV Device Basics

Learn how to navigate and access content and settings on your Amazon Fire TV device.

In This Section

Fire TV Stick Hardware Basics Amazon Fire TV Hardware Basics Navigate Your Amazon Fire TV Device Main Menu Basics Settings Basics Register or Deregister Your Amazon Fire TV Device Access & Remove Content Set Up Parental Controls Use Your Voice to Search Amazon Fire TV Devices Differences between Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick

Fire TV Stick Hardware Basics

Hardware

Description

Fire TV Stick

The Fire TV Stick includes a micro-USB port (for power only) and a HDMI connector. The HDMI connector goes directly into your TV or into the included HDMI extender.

Fire TV Stick only supports HDMI output.

USB Cable and Power Adapter

The USB cable connects your Fire TV Stick to a power source. Plug one end of the cable into the micro-USB port on your Fire TV Stick and the other end into the included power adapter and a power outlet.

You can also plug the USB cable into a USB port on your TV for power, but using the included power adapter and plugging it into a power outlet is recommended for optimal performance.

The USB port can't be used to connect Fire TV Stick to computers or other devices.

To turn off Fire TV Stick, unplug the USB cable from the device or from the power source.

It is not necessary to turn off Fire TV Stick when you are finished using it. Your Fire TV Stick is designed to conserve energy by going into sleep mode after 30 minutes, while continuing to automatically receive important software updates.

HDMI Extender Cable

The HDMI extender is included with your Fire TV Stick and can be used to ensure your Fire TV Stick fits securely into your TV. The HDMI extender may also improve your Wi-Fi connection.

To use the HDMI extender, plug the Fire TV Stick into the HDMI extender, and then plug the HDMI extender into an available HDMI port on your TV.

Amazon Fire TV Hardware Basics

Port Description

Power

The power port connects the included power cord from Amazon Fire TV to a power outlet. To turn off Amazon Fire TV, unplug the power cord from the back of the device or from the wall outlet.

A pulsing white light means your Amazon Fire TV is powering on or is looking for a remote. If you don’t see the light, try a different power outlet.

It is not necessary to turn off Amazon Fire TV when you're finished using it. Amazon Fire TV (2nd Generation) is designed to conserve energy by going into sleep mode after 20 minutes of inactivity. Amazon Fire TV (1st Generation) goes into sleep mode after 30 minutes of inactivity. While in sleep mode, your device can still receive important automatic software updates.

For more information about Amazon Fire TV (2nd Generation) power consumption, go to Amazon Fire TV

(2nd Generation) Device Power Consumption.

HDMI

The HDMI port connects an HDMI cable from Amazon Fire TV to your compatible TV.

A HDMI cable is not included with Amazon Fire TV.

Optical Audio

The optical audio port can be used to connect to a stereo system. Not available on Amazon Fire TV (2nd Generation).

An audio cable is not included with Amazon Fire TV.

Ethernet

Use the Ethernet port if you want to connect Amazon Fire TV to the Internet with a wired connection. The Ethernet port connects an Ethernet cable from Amazon Fire TV to a router or modem.

A wired connection is not required to use Amazon Fire TV; it is designed to connect to the Internet with either a wireless or wired connection.

An Ethernet cable is not included with Amazon Fire TV.

USB

The USB port can be used to connect compatible USB accessories and external storage devices. For more information go to:

About External Storage for Amazon Fire TV

Port Description

Connect a USB Device to Amazon Fire TV Use a Keyboard or Mouse with Amazon Fire TV

MicroSD

On Amazon Fire TV (2nd Generation) you can expand the storage space for games and apps up to 128GB by adding a microSD card.

Use the microSD port to insert a compatible microSD card (purchased separately).

For more information, go to MicroSD Storage for Amazon

Fire TV (2nd Generation)

Not available on Amazon Fire TV (1st Generation).

Navigate Your Amazon Fire TV Device

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Go to the Home screen Press the Home button.

Return to the previous screen Press the Back button.

Select a movie, TV show, game or app Press the middle Select button.

Wake up your Amazon Fire TV device

Press any button to wake up your Amazon Fire TV device.

Amazon Fire TV (2nd Generation) devices go into sleep mode after 20 minutes of inactivity. Amazon Fire TV (1st Generation) devices go into sleep mode after 30 minutes of inactivity.

Your device may also show a screen saver, depending on your screen saver settings.

Put your Amazon Fire TV device to Sleep

Your Amazon Fire TV device goes into sleep mode after 20 minutes of inactivity. Amazon Fire TV (1st Generation) devices go into sleep mode after 30 minutes of inactivity.

However, you can manually put the device into Sleep mode:

From the Home screen, go to Settings > System > Sleep.

Quickly access various features with the Quick Access Menu. To open it, press and hold the Home button on your Amazon remote.

Access purchased movies, TV shows, games and apps

From the Home screen, select one of the following options from the Main Menu:

Video Library - Your purchased or rented Amazon Instant Video movies and TV shows.

Movies and TV shows from third-party apps, such as Netflix and BBC iPlayer, are only accessible directly from the apps, not the Video Library.

Use your compatible remote to access the Home screen and your movies, TV shows, games and apps. Press the 5-way directional track pad to move up, down, left or right. Press the middle Select button to select a content item, function or category.

Video: Basics

To learn more about using your smartphone as a remote, go to Fire TV Remote App Basics.

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Games - Your purchased games appear in Your Games Library.

Apps - Your purchased apps appear in Your Apps Library.

Music - Purchased, imported and Prime content added to your library will appear in Your Music Library.

Remove content from the Home screen

To remove an item from the Recent carousel, navigate to the item and then select Remove from Recent.

To remove a title from Recommended Movies and TV, navigate to the item and then select Not Interested.

Change the screen saver settings

From the Home screen, select Settings > System > Screen Saver. Update the screen saver slide style, slide speed, start time and photo album.

Turn off your Amazon Fire TV device

To turn off your Amazon Fire TV device, unplug the power cord from the back of the device or from the wall outlet.

You can also put the device into Sleep mode: From the Home screen, go to Settings > System >

Sleep. You don't need to turn off the Amazon Fire TV device

when you are finished using it. Amazon Fire TV (2nd Generation) is designed to conserve energy by going into sleep mode after 20 minutes of inactivity. Amazon Fire TV (1st Generation) goes into sleep mode after 30 minutes of inactivity. While in sleep mode, your device can still receive important automatic software updates. On Amazon Fire TV, the LED indicator on the front of the device will turn off when the device is in sleep mode.

Activate and deactivate wireless network ports.

From the Home screen, go to Settings > System >

Developer Options > Disable Wi-Fi Radio > On/ Off Button.

When the Warning <<All wireless accessories, including the Fire TV Remote and Fire Game Controller will not work if you continue. The Fire TV must be rebooted in order to restore wireless remote functionality.>> appears, select <<Yes, Disable Wireless>>.

To reactivate wireless network ports, disconnect the power cord from your Amazon Fire TV device for three seconds and then plug the power cord back in. Restart your Amazon Fire TV device.

Main Menu Basics

Main Menu option Description

Search for movies, TV shows, games, apps music and music videos from Vevo. Use the remote to search for content titles using voice input or an onscreen keyboard.

Home

Review content recommendations and recent activity. Recent - Your recently viewed movies, TV shows,

games, Cloud Drive photos/videos or apps. To remove an item from Recent, navigate to item and then select

Remove from Recent. Featured Movies & TV or Apps & Games - Timely and

relevant promotions featured by Amazon and other content providers. You cannot remove items from the

Featured listings. Other Movies, TV, Apps & Games – Automated listings

that include Amazon’s newest (New Releases, Recently Added to Prime), best (Top Movies, Free Games) or recommended content (Recommended Movies, Recommended TV). You can only remove items from the Recommended Movies and TV listings.

Prime Video If you're an Amazon Prime member or have a Prime

Video monthly subscription, you can browse Prime movies and TV shows at no additional cost.

Movies

Rent, buy and watch movies from the Amazon Video store and some other installed video apps.

If you're an Amazon Prime member or have a Prime Video monthly subscription, you can quickly browse Prime movies to watch at no additional cost.

Buy and watch TV show episodes or seasons from Amazon Video and some other installed video apps.

If you're an Amazon Prime member or have a Prime Video monthly subscription, you can quickly browse Prime TV shows to watch at no additional cost

Watchlist

Access your Amazon Video Watchlist. Your Watchlist is a list of movies or TV shows you want

to buy, rent or watch later. After you buy or rent the movie or TV show, it's available to stream from your Video Library.

The Home screen includes the Main Menu, which allows you to access your account and device settings, along with movie, TV show, game and app content libraries.

Press the Home button on the remote to return to the Home screen and Main Menu options.

Main Menu option Description

Video Library

Your Video Library includes all your Amazon Video purchases and active rentals, but does not include the movies and TV shows you've watched through Prime Video.

Videos you've purchased are stored in the Cloud and available to stream to your device.

Movies and TV shows from third-party apps, like Netflix and BBC iPlayer, are only accessible directly from those apps, not your Video Library.

Games

Shop for, buy and play games from the Amazon Appstore. Use your Amazon GameCircle profile to view and compare achievements, leaderboards and time played in a game.

You can pair Amazon Fire or Bluetooth game controllers with your device.

Apps

Shop for and buy games and apps from the Amazon Appstore. Movies and TV shows available through thirdparty apps, like Netflix and BBC iPlayer, can be accessed directly through those apps in the Apps menu.

Music

Browse and stream music from your Amazon music library, including songs you've purchased from the Digital Music Store or imported to your library.

Listen to Prime Music you've added to your library from other devices.

You can only play Prime music that's already been added to your library from a computer or another compatible device, such as the Amazon Music app on your phone or Fire tablet. You can't add new Prime Music to your library from your Amazon Fire TV device.

Photos

Access photos and personal videos from your Amazon Cloud Drive account. You can also start photo slideshows and set individual photos as screen savers.

Home Banner

The banner that displays at the top of your Home screen features offers for digital content (including movies, TV shows and apps), as well as physical products sold on Amazon.co.uk.

Use your Fire TV remote to select the banner and open the item's detail page. From there you can review product information, availability and purchase options.

Main Menu option Description

: Physical products you order on your Amazon Fire TV or Fire TV Stick are shipped to the address and charged to the payment method you designate at checkout. If you need to view, change or cancel a physical order placed on your Fire TV or update your account information, go to

Your Account (https://www.amazon.co.uk/your-account)

on the Amazon website using your computer or compatible mobile device.

Settings

View and manage your Amazon Fire TV device apps, controllers, parental controls, Internet connection and more.

Settings Basics

Setting Description

Display & Sounds

Set a screen saver, configure your display, check your TV specifications and manage audio settings.

Second Screen Notifications Second Screen gives you the option to connect your Fire

TV to your Fire tablet or Fire phone, so you can watch Amazon Video or view your photos across both device screens. To learn more, go to Use Second Screen on

Amazon Fire TV .

Video Resolution On Amazon Fire TV (2nd Generation) devices, you can

check to see whether your TV meets HDCP 2.2 system requirements to stream videos in 4K Ultra HD. For more information, go to Watching Videos in 4K Ultra HD on

Fire TV.

Parental Controls restrict purchasing, content types and access to other features.

Parental Controls do not restrict content in third-party applications. Parental controls for third-party applications are determined by the app provider.

Controllers & Bluetooth Devices

Add, unpair or update remotes and Bluetooth game controllers. View paired remote apps and third party remotes.

Go to Fire TV Remote App Basics to learn how to pair and update the Fire TV Remote App.

Add and unpair supported Bluetooth accessories, such as headphones. Go to Connect a Bluetooth Accessory to

Your Amazon Fire TV for more information.

Applications

Manage Amazon GameCircle, Appstore and install application settings.

Enable or disable GameCircle nickname sharing, Whispersync for Games, Appstore automatic updates and in-app purchases.

force stop, clear data, clear cache or uninstall downloaded applications.

Your Amazon Fire TV device is designed to make most configuration settings automatic, but you can use the Settings menu to further manage your apps, Internet connection, controllers, screen savers and more.

From the Home screen, select Settings.

You can quickly access Settings by pressing and holding the Home button on your remote or the Fire TV Remote App.

Setting Description

If you clear data, the app is not deleted; however, saved information (like game scores) may be lost.

System

Put your Amazon Fire TV device to sleep Restart your device View device information Check your network status Manage external storage (Amazon Fire TV only) Change network or time zone settings Disable app notifications (Quiet Time) Check for software updates Factory reset your device

Help

Access help videos, quick tips and Amazon customer service information.

My Account

Register or deregister your Amazon Fire TV device with your Amazon account. You can also select Sync Amazon Content to make sure your latest content purchases are available on your device.

In order to use your Amazon Fire TV device, register it to your Amazon account. To register your device, connect it to the Internet. To learn more, go to Set Up a Wireless or Wired

Connection.

If you purchased your Amazon Fire TV device online from Amazon using your Amazon account, it should already be registered to you. If you purchased your Amazon Fire TV device from another retailer or received it as a gift, follow the on-screen instructions for entering your Amazon account information and password.

To verify that your Amazon Fire TV device is registered to your Amazon account:

From the Home screen, select Settings > My Account.

If no account is currently registered, select Register to register your Amazon Fire TV device to the desired Amazon account.

If you would like to register a different Amazon account, select the Amazon account that is currently registered, and then select Deregister.

Access & Remove Content

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Prime Instant Video Movies & TV shows

Navigate to the Recently Added Prime Movies & TV or Top Prime Movies or TV listings.

If you are an Amazon Prime member or you have a Prime Instant Video monthly subscription, you can watch Prime Instant Video movies at no extra cost.

Amazon Instant Video purchases or rentals

From the Home screen, select Video Library. Your Video Library includes all the Amazon Instant Video

movies and TV shows you’ve purchased and all active

rentals. Once a rental period has expired, you will no longer see the video in your Video Library.

Amazon Instant Videos to buy, rent, or watch later

From the Home screen, select Watchlist. Your Watchlist is a list of Amazon Instant Video movies or TV shows you want to buy, rent, or watch later. After you buy or rent the movie or TV show, it is also available from your Video Library.

Content from third-party apps, such as Netflix and BBC iPlayer, cannot be added to your Watchlist or Video Library.

Music

From the Home screen, select Music to access all of the music in your Amazon Music Library.

You cannot browse or add Prime Music to your collection with your Amazon Fire TV device. Add Prime Music to your collection from the Amazon Music app on a supported device. You can also go to

www.amazon.co.uk/primemusic to add Prime Music to

your library.

Game Purchases

From the Home screen, select Games. Your purchased games appear in Your Games Library. Your Games Library includes all the games you purchased from the Amazon Appstore.

App Purchases

From the Home screen, select Apps. Your purchased apps appear in Your Apps Library. Your Apps Library includes all the apps you purchased from the Amazon Appstore.

Your Amazon Fire TV device can access Amazon and third-party apps, games, music, videos, and more, which are referred to as “content” throughout our Help pages. There are several ways to access and remove content from your Amazon Fire TV device.

To find content, such as movies, TV shows, games, and apps, select a content type from the Main Menu on the Home screen.

Remove Content from Your Amazon Fire TV

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Watchlist

From Watchlist, navigate to a movie or TV show and then select Remove from Watchlist.

Recently Watched sections

From Movies or TV, navigate to a movie or TV show and then select the Remove from Recently Watched.

Video Library

You cannot remove content from your Video Library using Amazon Fire TV device. The content you purchase is stored in the Cloud and can only be removed from

Manage Your Content and Devices (Amazon.co.uk full

site).

Recent carousel

On the Home screen, you’ll see personalised recommendations in the Recent section. The listings that display are based on your recent activity.

To remove an item, navigate to the item and then select Remove from Recent.

You cannot remove Featured or Top content on the Home screen.

Games or Apps

Go to Buy, Download and Uninstall Games & Apps for details.

Device

If you have content that you no longer use, you can remove items from your Amazon Fire TV device. Any purchases made from Amazon are saved to the Cloud and can be downloaded again to your device.

Individual app settings or in-app items may be lost when removed from your Amazon Fire TV device.

Set Up Parental Controls

With Parental Controls, you can block purchases and restrict access to Amazon movies, TV shows, games, apps, photos and more.

Parental controls do not restrict content in third-party applications. Parental controls for third-party applications are determined by the app provider.

When entering the PIN, you need to use an Amazon remote or the Fire TV Remote App. You cannot use a third-party remote.

From the Home screen, select Settings and then select Parental Controls. Using your remote, press the Select button to turn parental controls On or Off. Enter your Parental Controls PIN and then select Next. Your PIN is the same PIN you use for other Amazon services, like Amazon Video.

If you forget your PIN, go to Amazon Video Settings and Devices to reset your Parental Controls PIN.

After you set a PIN, you can set one or more of the following settings:

Require a PIN for all purchases Require a PIN for Amazon Video only Block the ability to view or purchase certain content types, such as games, apps or photos Change your Parental Controls PIN

After you enable Parental Controls, most actions related to content viewing, purchasing or changing settings require you to enter your Parental Controls PIN.

Use Your Voice to Search Amazon Fire TV

If you are using the Fire TV Remote App, press and hold the Voice

icon and drag down on the screen.

Devices

The Voice Search feature allows you to use your voice to search for movies, TV shows, apps, games, and more.

To use your voice to search, you must have the Amazon Fire TV Voice Remote or the Fire TV Remote App installed on a compatible device. Voice search will not work with third-party voice-enabled remotes. The Amazon Fire TV Remote, which is included with Fire TV Stick, does not support voice search.

If you pair multiple voice remotes or remote apps with your Amazon Fire TV device at the same time, Voice Search will only work with the first paired remote.

On your Amazon Fire TV Voice Remote, press and hold the button. A microphone icon should appear on the screen, and you will see Listening...

Continue to hold the Voice button and say keywords related to the content items you want to search for (such as the title or genre), and then release the Voice button when you're done speaking.

Your Amazon Fire TV device will search your content library, the Amazon stores, and any compatible apps for related content. The results will appear on your TV screen.

To optimise your Voice Search experience, make sure you:

Speak one to eight inches from the microphone Have one person speak at a time Reduce background noise Say a movie title, actor name, character name, or genre instead of full sentences or commands, as your

Amazon Fire TV device does not support natural language commands. To search for videos that are included with Amazon Prime at no additional charge, add the phrase "Prime only"

to a voice search.

Use the directional track pad on the remote to review your search results, and then press the Select button to select an item.

If you experience issues searching for content using voice input, press up on the remote to use Text Search to enter your search terms with the onscreen keyboard.

Differences between Amazon Fire TV and Fire