Amazon Fire TV User Guide

Amazon Fire TV Basics

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Amazon Fire TV Hardware Basics on page 5

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Navigate Your Amazon Fire TV Device on page 7

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Main Menu Basics on page 9

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Settings Basics on page 11

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Access & Remove Content on page 14

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Set Up Parental Controls on page 16

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Use Your Voice to Search Amazon Fire TV Devices on page 17

Remote & Game Controller Basics

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Remote Basics on page 19

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Game Controller Basics on page 26

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Pair a Remote or Game Controller on page 28

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Compatible Remotes for Amazon Fire TV Devices on page 25

Fire TV Remote App Basics

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Download & Pair the Fire TV Remote App on page 32

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Fire TV Remote App Basics on page 30

Bluetooth & USB Basics

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Connect a Bluetooth Accessory to Your Amazon Fire TV on page 34

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Attach USB Storage to Amazon Fire TV on page 35

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Compatible Bluetooth Accessories for Amazon Fire TV on page 36

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About USB Storage for Amazon Fire TV on page 37

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Remove USB Storage from Amazon Fire TV on page 38

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Connect a USB Device to Amazon Fire TV on page 39

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Use a Keyboard or Mouse with Amazon Fire TV on page 40

Quick Fixes

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Can't Connect to Wi-Fi on page 42

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Can't Pair a Remote or Game Controller on page 43

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Video Issues on Your Amazon Fire TV Device on page 44

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Basic Troubleshooting for Amazon Fire TV Devices on page 45

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Can't Pair the Fire TV Remote App on page 47

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Can't Connect a Bluetooth Accessory to Amazon Fire TV on page 48

Set Up Amazon Fire TV

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Get Started with Amazon Fire TV on page 50

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Set Up Amazon Fire TV Hardware on page 51

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Set Up a Wireless or Wired Connection on page 53

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Connect Your Amazon Fire TV Device to a Public Wi-Fi Network on page 54

Amazon FreeTime

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Set Up Amazon FreeTime on page 56

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Add or Edit an Amazon FreeTime Profile on page 57

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Using an Amazon FreeTime Profile on page 59

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Subscribe or Unsubscribe from Amazon FreeTime Unlimited on page 60

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Hide Amazon FreeTime on page 61

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About Amazon FreeTime Privacy on page 62

Watch Movies & TV Shows

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Buy or Rent Movies & TV Shows on page 64

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Watch Movies & TV Shows on page 65

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Use an Amazon Fire TV Device as a Display Mirroring Destination on page 66

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Use an Amazon Fire TV Device with a Second Screen Device on page 67

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Turn On or Customize Closed Captions on page 70

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View Actor and Scene Information on Amazon Fire TV Devices on page 68

Amazon Fire TV User Guide

Play Games & Apps

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Buy, Download and Uninstall Games & Apps on page 72

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Play Games & Apps on page 74

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Turn Off In-App Purchasing on page 76

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About GameCircle on page 77

Listen to Music

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Listen to Music on page 80

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View Song Lyrics on page 81

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Listen to Prime Music with an Amazon Fire TV Device on page 82

Manage Photos & Personal Videos

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View Photos & Personal Videos on page 84

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Set Screen Savers on page 87

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Add Photos & Personal Videos to Cloud Drive on page 86

Learn More

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Use Amazon Fire TV Devices in a Different Country on page 90

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Sharing Content On Amazon Fire TV Devices on page 89

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Manage Subscriptions for your Amazon Fire TV Device on page 88

Amazon Fire TV Device Basics

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

In This Section

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Amazon Fire TV Hardware Basics on page 5

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Navigate Your Amazon Fire TV Device on page 7

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Main Menu Basics on page 9

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Settings Basics on page 11

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Access & Remove Content on page 14

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Set Up Parental Controls on page 16

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Use Your Voice to Search Amazon Fire TV Devices on page 17

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.

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

HDMI The HDMI port connects an HDMI cable from Amazon

Fire TV to your high-definition TV.

Note: An HMDI cable is not included with Amazon Fire TV.

Optical Audio The optical audio port can be used to connect to a stereo

system.

Note: 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.

Note: An Ethernet cable is not included with Amazon Fire TV.

USB The USB port can be used to connect an Xbox 360

controller with a wireless USB receiver, USB storage, and some other USB accessores. For more information go to:

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About USB Storage for Amazon Fire TV on page 37

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Connect a USB Device to Amazon Fire TV on page 39

Amazon Fire TV Hardware Basics

Port Description

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Use a Keyboard or Mouse with Amazon Fire TV on page 40

Navigate Your Amazon Fire TV Device

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.

To learn more about using your smartphone as a remote, go to Fire TV Remote App Basics on page 30.

To do this... Try this...

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

Put your Amazon Fire TV device to Sleep

Access purchased movies, TV shows, games, and apps

Press any button to wake up your Amazon Fire TV device. Your Amazon Fire TV device goes into sleep mode after 30 minutes of inactivity or shows the screen saver according to your screen saver settings.

Your Amazon Fire TV device goes into sleep mode after 30 minutes of inactivity. However, you can manually put the device into Sleep mode:

From the Home screen, go toSettings > System >

Sleep.

Tip: Quickly access various features with the Quick

Access Menu. To open it, press and hold the Home button on your Amazon remote.

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

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

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

Remove content from the Home screen

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Games - Your purchased games appear in Your Games Library.

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Apps - Your purchased apps appear in Your Apps Library.

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

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

Navigate Your Amazon Fire TV Device

To do this... Try this...

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

Change the screen saver settings

Turn off your Amazon Fire TV device

Figure 1: Video: Basics

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

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.

Note: You don't need to turn off the Amazon Fire TV

device when you are finished using it. It will to go into sleep mode after 30 minutes, while continuing to automatically receive important 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.

Main Menu Basics

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

Main Menu Basics

Home

Prime Video

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.

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.

If you are an Amazon Prime member, you can quickly and easily browse the Prime Instant Video library and watch movies and TV shows in this category at no extra cost.

Movies

Watchlist

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

If you are an Amazon Prime member, you can quickly and easily browse the Prime Instant Video library and watch movies and TV shows in this category at no extra cost.

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

If you are an Amazon Prime member, you can quickly and easily browse the Prime Instant Video library and watch movies and TV shows in this category at no extra cost.

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

Main Menu Basics

Main Menu option Description

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

Video Library

FreeTime (only available on Amazon Fire TV)

Games

Apps

Your Video Library includes all of the Amazon Instant Video movies and TV shows you’ve purchased or are currently renting, but does not include the movies and TV shows that you've watched through Prime Instant Video. Content you purchase is stored in the Cloud and available to stream to your device.

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

Set up and manage Amazon FreeTime profiles from your Amazon Fire TV. Amazon FreeTime allows you to create up to four personalized profiles for your children to access videos, apps, and games that you selected for them.

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.

Shop for and buy games and apps from the Amazon Appstore. Movies and TV shows available through thirdparty apps, such as Netflix and Hulu, can be accessed through those apps in the Apps menu.

Music

Photos

Settings

Browse and stream the music from Your Amazon Music Library, including songs you purchased from the Digital Music Store or imported to Your Music Library. Listen to Prime Music that you added to you library from another device. While listening to songs on your Amazon Fire TV device, X-Ray for Music displays the lyrics so you can follow along, if available.

Note: You will only be able to play Prime music that has been added to your library from a computer or another compatible device, such as the Amazon Music app on your phone or your Fire Tablet. You cannot add new Prime Music from your Amazon Fire TV device.

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

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

Settings Basics

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.

Tip: You can quickly access Settings by pressing and holding the Home button on your remote or on the most recent version of the Fire TV Remote App.

Setting Description

Settings Basics

Display and Sounds

(FreeTime &) Parental Controls

Set a screen saver, configure the display, mirror a compatible device, and manage audio settings.

Second Screen Notifications

Enable discovery of Amazon Instant Video playback and Photos on Amazon Fire TV device from nearby compatible mobile devices.

To learn more, go to Use an Amazon Fire TV Device with

a Second Screen Device on page 67.

Enable or disable Amazon FreeTime, which allows you to create a personalized profile for your child to access videos, apps, and games that you selected for them.

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

On Amazon Fire TV, enable or disable Amazon FreeTime, which allows you to create a personalized profile for your child to access videos, apps, and games that you selected for them.

Note: Parental Controls will not restrict content in thirdparty applications. Parental controls for third-party applications are determined by the app provider.

Controllers and Bluetooth Devices

Applications

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

Go to Fire TV Remote App Basics on page 29 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 on page 34 for more information.

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Manage Amazon GameCircle, Appstore, and install application settings.

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

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

Settings Basics

Setting Description

Note: If you clear data, the app will not be deleted;

however, your saved information, such as game scores, may be lost.

System

Help

My Account

Figure 2: Video: Settings

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Put your Amazon Fire TV device to sleep

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Restart your device

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View device information

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Manage USB Storage

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Change network or time zone settings

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Disable app notifications (Quiet Time)

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Check for software updates

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Factory reset your device

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

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.

Register or Deregister Your Amazon Fire TV 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 on page 53.

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:

1. 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.

Related Help Topics

Change Your 1-Click Settings Set Up a Wireless or Wired Connection on page 53

Access & Remove Content

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.

To access... Do this...

Prime Instant Video Movies & TV shows

Amazon Instant Video purchases or rentals

Amazon Instant Videos to buy, rent, or watch later

Music

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

If you are a Prime member and a movie or TV show is eligible for Prime Instant Video, select the artwork of the video to watch it at no additional cost.

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.

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.

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

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

Note: 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.com/

primemusic to add Prime Music to your library.

Game Purchases

App 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.

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.

Remove Content from Your Amazon Fire TV 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.

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

To remove content from... Do this...

Watchlist

Recently Watched sections

Video Library

Recent carousel

Games or Apps Go to Buy, Download and Uninstall Games & Apps on

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

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

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.com full

site).

On the Home screen, you’ll see personalized 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.

Note: You cannot remove Featured or Top content on

the Home screen.

page 72 for details.

Set Up Parental Controls

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

Note: 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 will need to use an Amazon remote or the Fire TV Remote App. You cannot use a third-party remote.

1. From the Home screen, select Settings, and then select Parental Controls.

2. Using your remote, press the Select button to turn parental controls On or Off.

3. Enter your Parental Controls PIN, and then select Next. Your PIN is the same PIN you use for other Amazon services such as Amazon Instant Video.

Note: If you forget your PIN, go to Amazon Instant Video SettingsAmazon Instant Video Settings (Amazon.com full site)Amazon Instant Video Settings (https://www.amazon.com/video/settings) to reset your Parental Controls PIN.

4. 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 Instant 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 will require you to enter your Parental Controls PIN.

Related Help Topics

Turn Off In-App Purchasing on page 76 Set Up Your Amazon Instant Video PIN

Use Your Voice to Search Amazon Fire TV 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.

Note: 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.

1. 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...

Tip: If you are using the Fire TV Remote App, press and hold the Voice icon and drag down on the screen.

2. 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.

Tip: To optimize 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.

3. 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.

Related Help Topics

Voice Search FAQ Fire TV Remote App Basics on page 29

Remote & Game Controller Basics

Navigate and interact with your Amazon Fire TV device by pairing the included remote and optional game controllers.

In This Section

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Remote Basics on page 19

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Game Controller Basics on page 26

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Pair a Remote or Game Controller on page 28

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Compatible Remotes for Amazon Fire TV Devices on page 25

Remote Basics

Your Amazon Fire TV device includes a wireless remote with a 5-way directional track pad that allows you to quickly and easily navigate your device.

Before you can use the remote, you must install the 2 AAA batteries (included) and pair it with your Amazon Fire TV device.

To pair a third party remote, go to Connect a Bluetooth Accessory to Your Amazon Fire TV on page 34. Controls and performance may vary.

Amazon Fire TV Voice Remote (Front)

Included with Amazon Fire TV.

Remote Basics

Amazon Fire TV Voice Remote (Back)

To insert the 2 AAA batteries into the Amazon Fire TV Voice Remote:

1. Firmly press down the latch on the back of the remote and lift upwards.

Remote Basics

Amazon Fire TV Voice Remote (Front)

2. Pull away the battery door.

Note: It can take a considerable amount of pressure to open the battery door.

3. Insert two AAA Batteries.

4. Slide the door back in place. Press down to secure.

Amazon Fire TV Voice Remote (Front)

Amazon Fire TV Remote (Front)

Included with Fire TV Stick.

Remote Basics

Amazon Fire TV Remote (Back)

To insert the 2 AAA batteries into the Amazon Fire TV Remote:

1. Rotate the Fire TV Remote so the top edge is facing downwards.

Remote Basics

Amazon Fire TV Remote (Front)

2. Apply pressure on the indent of the battery door and slide upwards.

Note: It can take a considerable amount of pressure to open the battery door.

3. Pull away the battery door and insert 2 AAA batteries.

Amazon Fire TV Remote (Front)

4. Slide the door back into place and push in to secure.

Button Description

Remote Basics

Voice Only available on the Amazon Fire TV Voice Remote

Search for movies, TV shows, games, or apps using voice commands. Voice search uses two built-in microphones to search for items using your voice commands.

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Directional Navigation

Press right to move to the right on your TV screen. Moving to the right from the Main Menu allows you to access the content libraries or storefronts such as movies, TV, games, apps, photos, and more.

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Press left to move to the left on your TV screen. Moving to the left allows you to return to the Main Menu from any content library or storefront.

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Press up to move up and press down to move down.

Select Select an item, function, or category.

Home Returns you to the Home screen from any screen on your Amazon

Fire TV device.

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

Menu Presents various functions and settings depending on which screen

you are accessing.

Back Returns you to the previous screen or action.

Remote Basics

Button Description

Rewind

Play/pause

Fast Forward

Media control buttons let you rewind, play, pause, and fast-forward video.

Press the rewind or forward button once to skip 10 seconds backward or forward. Press and hold the rewind or forward button to continue navigating backward or forward in the video. Additional presses allow you to cycle through the available speed options.

Compatible Remotes for Amazon Fire TV Devices

You can control your Amazon Fire TV device with any of these remotes:

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Amazon Fire TV Voice Remote

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Fire TV Remote App on Fire phone, Fire Tablets, iOS devices (7.0 and higher) and Android devices (4.0 and higher)

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Amazon Fire Game Controller (sold separately)

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USB or Bluetooth keyboard

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Some third party Bluetooth game controllers

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Some third-party Bluetooth remotes

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Some third-party wireless USB receivers/remotes

To learn more about supported game controllers, visit https://www.amazon.com/mfkcontrollers.

Related Help Topics

Use Your Voice to Search Amazon Fire TV Devices on page 17 Fire TV Remote App Basics on page 29

Game Controller Basics

The Amazon Fire Game Controller (sold separately) is a wireless game controller that can be used to play games and access GameCircle with your Amazon Fire TV device. The Amazon Fire Game Controller can also be used as a remote, allowing you to access your movies, TV shows, games, and apps.

Before you can use the Amazon Fire Game Controller, you must install 2 AA batteries and pair it with your Amazon Fire TV device. As soon as you install the 2 AA batteries, the controller is immediately “discoverable” by your Amazon Fire TV. If your Amazon Fire Game Controller isn’t discovered, press the Home button on the controller for at least five seconds, and then release it.

Note: The Amazon Fire Game Controller is not shipped with Amazon Fire TV devices and is not compatible with all games.

To see which controllers are compatible with a game, navigate to a game and then select More Info. On the overview page, you’ll find the controller information in the Works With box. When searching for games and apps, you can also filter the search results by:

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All

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Fire TV Remote

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Tablet Games on Fire TV

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Fire TV Game Controller

Many third-party Bluetooth game controllers work with Amazon Fire TV devices. To learn more about compatible game controllers, visit www.amazon.com/mfkcontrollers.

Button Description

Back Returns you to the previous screen or action.

Home Returns you to the Home screen from any screen on Amazon Fire TV.

Game Controller Basics

Button Description

Amazon GameCircle Access your GameCircle dashboard while in a game, or access your

Games Library.

Menu View and manage your Amazon Fire TV apps, controllers, and more.

Play / Pause / Fast Forward / Rewind

Y, X, A, B

Left and right shoulder and trigger buttons

These buttons are mainly used for gaming. Their specific features may change depending on the game being played.

Tablet Games on Fire TV:

These games require an Amazon Fire Game Controller or an Xbox 360 controller with a wireless USB receiver to be played.

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Left joystick: Move "mouse" pointer

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A button: A single tap or click

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B button: Back (if available)

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Left shoulder button: Decrease cursor speed

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Right shoulder button: Increase cursor speed

Status Lights LED indicators at the front of the controller light up when the remote is

on to indicate what player number the controller has been assigned (if the game uses player numbers).

Figure 3: Video: Games and Apps

Related Help Topics

Pair a Remote or Game Controller on page 28 About GameCircle on page 77

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