Have you ever had the problem where you might have a second Apple product, such as a Mac Laptop or Mac mini, in the vicinity of your Apple TV as you’re clicking through the Apple TV menu with your little white remote and all of the sudden the volume on your Mac Laptop suddenly lowers or raises or Front Row all of the sudden appears? If thats the case you might want to pair your Apple TV remote. Pairing Apple TV and the remote ensures that Apple TV will be controlled by only one remote. By default, the included Apple TV remote comes unpaired.
To pair Apple TV with the included remote
1. Choose Settings > General > Remotes from the Apple TV main menu.
2. Choose Pair Apple Remote.
3. You can also press and hold the Menu and Next/Fast-forward buttons for 6 seconds to pair Apple TV and the remote.
When you’ve successfully paired your Apple Remote, Apple TV displays a chainlink symbol above a picture of a remote in the setting menu. Apple TV now works only with the paired remote.
