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] >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
