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The Apple TV walks you through the process.
2. ForeachbuttonshownontheLearnRemotescreen,holddownthecorrespond-
ing button on your remote until the bar at the bottom of the screen is full (
Fig-
ure 10
). If you make a mistake, press the Menu button on the Apple Remote to
back out and start again from the beginning.
Figure 10:
You can choose almost any button on your remote to
stand in for various Apple TV commands, including some com-
mands that you won't find on the Apple Remote.
3. Enter a name for the remote. (As always with the Apple TV, typing goes faster
with the Remote app or a keyboard).
Afterenteringaname,you'retechnicallydone,butyou'llnoticeonebuttonmiss-
ing in the guided setup: the Play/Pause button!
4. Unless you've run out of extra buttons on your remote, select Set Up Playback
Buttons to see options for not only play and pause, but also rewind and fast for-
ward, previous and next chapter, and even skip back and skip ahead (which re-
wind or fast-forward your media 30 seconds). Set these just as you set the basic
buttons, except to skip a button, press the Right dot on your Apple Remote.
TheRemotesscreennowlistsyourremote,usingthenameyougaveit,underOtherRemotes.
Tip:
If you can make buttons on your TV remote do double-duty for the Apple TV
without causing confusion, you can get by with a single remote that can turn on the
TV, adjust volume, and control the Apple TV.
