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Enjoy more entertainment with this friendly user guide to making the most of Amazon Fire TV!Find and watch more of the shows you enjoy with Amazon Fire TV For Dummies. This book guides you through Fire TV connections and setup and then shows you how to get the most out of your device. This guide is the convenient way to access quick viewing tips, so there’s no need to search online for information or feel frustrated. With this book by your side, you’ll quickly feel right at home with your streaming device.Content today can be complicated. You want to watch shows on a variety of sources, such as Hulu, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and the top premium channels. Amazon’s media device organizes the streaming of today’s popular content services. It lets you use a single interface to connect to the entertainment you can’t wait to watch. This book helps you navigate your Fire TV to find the content you really want. It will show you how to see your favorite movies, watch binge-worthy TV shows, and even play games on Fire TV. Get the information you need to set up and start using Fire TV.Understand the basics of how to use the deviceExplore an array of useful features and streaming opportunitiesLearn techniques to become a streaming proConquer the world of Fire TV with one easy-to-understand book. Soon you’ll be discovering the latest popcorn-worthy shows.
Paul McFedries has been involved with computers for more than 40 years. He has been a programmer, database developer, consultant, and website developer, and now devotes his time to helping others understand technology. His 95-plus books, covering everything from Amazon Alexa to web coding, have sold more than four million copies worldwide.
Introduction 1About This Book 1Foolish Assumptions 2Icons Used in This Book 2Beyond the Book 3Where to Go from Here 3Part 1: Getting Started 5Chapter 1: Understanding Streaming Media 7Introducing Streaming 8Getting Clear on Streaming Media Devices 9Understanding How Streaming Works 10More about buffering 11Streaming and data usage 12Knowing What You Need to Stream: Apps and Hardware 13Chapter 2: Getting to Know Fire TV 17Getting Acquainted with Fire TV 17Understanding What Fire TV Does 18Fire TV components 19How Fire TV works 20Figuring Out Which Fire TV Device You Need 21Learning What Fire TV Can Do 25Watching movies and TV shows 25Accessing other types of media 25Watching and recording over-the-air TV 26Connecting devices 26Controlling your TV with Alexa voice commands 26Controlling your smart home 26Chapter 3: Setting Up Fire TV 27Changing Your TV’s Input Source 27Setting Up Fire TV Stick or Fire TV Stick 4K 28Connecting Fire TV Stick to your TV 29Setting up Fire TV Stick 31Setting Up Fire TV Cube 35Positioning your Fire TV Cube 35Getting to know your Fire TV Cube device’s Alexa hardware 36Connecting Fire TV Cube to your TV 38Setting up Fire TV Cube 39Setting Up Fire TV Edition 42Part 2: Watching Fire TV 45Chapter 4: Learning Fire TV Basics 47Getting to Know the Alexa Voice Remote 48Touring the Fire TV Alexa Voice Remote 48Touring the Fire TV Edition Alexa Voice Remote 50Checking Out the Fire TV Mobile App Remote 52Installing the Fire TV mobile app 52Pairing your mobile device with Fire TV 54Touring the Fire TV mobile app remote 55Navigating the Fire TV Interface 57Navigating with the Alexa Voice Remote 58Entering text with the Alexa Voice Remote 59Navigating with the Fire TV mobile app 62Entering text with the Fire TV mobile app keyboard 62Introducing Voice Control of Fire TV 64Issuing voice commands using the Alexa Voice Remote 64Issuing voice commands using the Fire TV mobile app 65Learning some useful voice commands 65Looking Around the Fire TV Home Screen 66Chapter 5: Watching Live TV 69Getting Live TV through an Antenna 70Connecting your antenna 70Scanning for channels 71Checking channel signal strength 72Getting Live TV Using a Third-Party App 73Managing Live TV channels 74Adding a live TV channel to your favorites 74Hiding a live TV channel or app 76Filtering live TV channels 76Watching Live TV 77Seeing what’s on now 77Navigating the live TV channel guide 78Checking out the Live tab 80Controlling live TV playback 81Chapter 6: Streaming Movies and TV Shows 83Installing a Streaming Media App 84Searching for Movies and TV Shows 85Searching the Amazon catalog 86Searching within an app using Fire TV 88Using an app’s search feature 90Streaming on the Cheap with Free Services 90Subscribing to TV and Movie Streaming Services 91Buying or Renting a Movie or TV Show 93Watching a Movie or TV Show 93Controlling playback 94Setting playback options 96Peeking at cast or music info 96Viewing mobile content on your Fire TV Stick device 98Connecting Fire TV to a second screen device 100Chapter 7: Watching and Recording Shows with Fire TV Recast 103What is Fire TV Recast? 104Getting Ready for Fire TV Recast 105Positioning Fire TV Recast 106Setting Up Fire TV Recast 107Watching and Recording Over-the-Air TV 109Managing your over-the-air channels 109Watching over-the-air shows live 111Setting recording options 115Recording over-the-air shows 118Watching recorded over-the-air shows 120Managing Your Fire TV Recast 122Checking DVR storage 122Adding external DVR storage 123Checking scheduled recordings 124Changing recording priority 124Deleting recordings 126Rescanning channels 126Part 3: Going Beyond the Basics 127Chapter 8: Getting More Out of Fire TV 129Connecting Bluetooth Devices 130Pairing your Bluetooth devices 131Connecting to paired Bluetooth devices 135Unpairing a Bluetooth device 136Connecting USB Devices 136Adding a USB storage drive 136Ejecting a USB drive 138Letting Your Kids Watch Fire TV 139Activating parental controls 139Configuring parental controls 140Making Fire TV Accessible 142Enabling the Fire TV features for the vision impaired 142Checking out the Fire TV features for the hearing impaired 148Browsing the Web 151Surfing with Silk 151Surfing with Firefox 153Listening to Music 155Touring the Amazon Music app 156Controlling music playback 157Viewing Your Photos and Videos 159Viewing photos and videos using Fire TV Edition Media Player 159Viewing photos and videos with the Amazon Photos app 161Running a Fire TV slideshow 161Chapter 9: Controlling Fire TV (And More) with Alexa 163What is Alexa? 164Alexa’s components 164How Alexa works 165Installing the Alexa App 166Taking a tour of the Alexa app 167Giving Alexa access to your device microphone 169Connecting Your Alexa Device to Fire TV 169Getting to Know Alexa 170Getting Alexa’s attention 171Keeping Alexa’s attention 171Ending the conversation 172Enabling Brief mode 173Enabling Whisper mode 173Watching Movies and TV Shows with Alexa 174Navigating Fire TV tabs 175Locating movies and TV shows 175Watching a movie trailer 175Playing movies and TV shows 176Watching live TV 176Controlling the volume 177Movie and TV show info requests 177Some movie Easter eggs 178Some TV Easter eggs 179More Useful Alexa Requests 179Everyday-info requests 179Information requests 180Audio requests 180Alarm and timer requests 181Calendar, reminder, and list requests 181Communication requests 182Shopping requests 182Using Alexa to Control Smart-Home Devices 183Installing a Wi-Fi smart-home device 184Making automatic network connections with Wi-Fi Simple Setup 185Discovering smart-home devices using an Alexa skill 186Controlling a smart-home device 188Turning smart plugs on and off 189Working with smart lights 190Part 4: The Part of Tens 191Chapter 10: Cutting the Cord: Ten Steps to Going Cable-Free 193Step 1: Decide If You Really Want to Cut the Cord 194Step 2: Make a List of Your “Must-See” Shows (Or Not) 196Step 3: Figure Out What Equipment You Need 197Step 4: Check What’s Available Over-the-Air 198Step 5: Make a Streaming Budget 200Step 6: Subscribe to Streaming Services 201Step 7: Set Up Fire TV Recast 202Step 8: Put It All Together with Fire TV 202Step 9: Do a Trial Run 203Step 10: Say Goodbye to Your Cable Company 203Chapter 11: Ten Things That Can Go Wrong 205Troubleshooting General Problems 206Restarting your Fire TV device 206Checking your Fire TV device for software updates 207Resetting your Fire TV device 208You Can’t Connect to Your Wi-Fi Network 208You’re Having Trouble Streaming Media 210The Fire TV Mobile App Can’t Pair with Your Fire TV Device 212Your Fire TV Screen is Blank 212You Don’t Hear Audio During Playback 213You’re Having Trouble Connecting a Bluetooth Device 214You don’t see a Bluetooth device 214You can’t pair with a Bluetooth device 215Your Fire TV Device is Unresponsive 216You Changed Your Wi-Fi Network Password 216A Fire TV App Doesn’t Work Properly 217Chapter 12: Ten Ways to Enhance Privacy and Security 219Make Sure Your Wi-Fi Network is Locked Up Tight 220Stop Saving Wi-Fi Passwords to Amazon 222Delete saved Wi-Fi passwords via Fire TV 223Delete saved Wi-Fi passwords via Amazon 224Secure Your Amazon Account with a Strong Password 225Enable Amazon’s Two-Step Verification 226Prevent Fire TV from Playing Previews Automatically 229Remove Content from Your Fire TV 230Prevent Amazon from Using Personal Data for Marketing 230Prevent Amazon from Tracking Your App Usage 231Prevent Advertisers from Tracking You 232Deregister Your Fire TV Device 234Index 235