Hey Rick,

Good deal. I recall something about having it connected to ac and then having 
to unplug it, although it was a while back I did this and I would not trust my 
memory any loner. I think there used to be a saying that went something along 
the lines of "my mind is like a rusty trap" and then something about being 
illegal in 37 states. :)

On Jun 25, 2012, at 10:33 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote:

> Scott,
> 
> In my case I didn't have to do any unplugging at all.  The restore process
> did its own ejecting and restarting of the device which is very easy to know
> due to the sounds that are associated to plugging and unplugging something
> into a usb port.  The connector on the back of the ATV is simply a micro USB
> jack similar to the ones found on many cell phones and accessories like BT
> headsets and such.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Rick
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of Scott Howell
> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2012 8:59 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: choppy VO on apple tv
> 
> Rick, the same process for the Mac. The only part I need to dig up is you
> have to have it plugged in to ac power and then unplug it at a certain point
> in the process as I recall.
> If you remember that step then she'll be good to go. Oh and the connector
> for the USB cable is under the HDMI connector, and is really thin.
> 
> On Jun 25, 2012, at 8:40 AM, Rick Alfaro wrote:
> 
>> Mary,
>> 
>> I'm sure that without the HDMI connection established you will get 
>> very funky results because of copy protection and of course you will 
>> have to use the tosslink output for audio but you should be able to at 
>> least move around in the menus.
>> 
>> Since you are no longer under warranty, I would bite the bullet and do 
>> a restore via your computer.  All you need is a usb cable with a micro 
>> usb connector for the back of the ATV.  Not sure about how it works on 
>> a Mac, but on a PC it's dead easy.  When your ATV is plugged into your 
>> computer via usb, it will show up in your iTunes under the devices 
>> tree branch and if you tab through the options there one of them will 
>> be "restore".  Hopefully someone with a Mac can be more specific, but 
>> it's very easy to do and probably the only option you have left I'd say.
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Rick
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On 
>> Behalf Of Mary Otten
>> Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 9:28 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: choppy VO on apple tv
>> 
>> Thanks, Rick. No, I've had this apple tv too long. Not under waranty. 
>> I think I should probably try connecting it to a stereo amp I have and 
>> just seeing what happens there with vo. It won't show movies, because 
>> with no tv connection, things flake out, sadly, but at least if the 
>> VIO remains choppy, I'll know it isn't my surround receiver. Now the 
>> fun part will be actually getting to the connections to make this happen.
>> 
>> Mary
>> 
>> Mary Otten
>> [email protected]
>> 
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