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How to connect the Magic Keyboard to your Apple TV

<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='http://www.imore.com/how-connect-magic-keyboard-your-apple-tv' title="How to connect the Magic Keyboard to your Apple TV"><img src='http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2015/10/magic-keyboard-apple-tv-hero.jpg?itok=kXsItXmT' />[/url]</p> <p class="intro">The Magic Keyboard may be made for the Mac but it also pairs perfectly with the Apple TV.</p> <p>Yes, there's a new Apple TV (http://www.imore.com/apple-tv-faq) coming later this month, but if you currently have an Apple TV (2012) you can easily pair it with the new Magic Keyboard (http://www.imore.com/magic-keyboard) and enjoy faster, less maddening search input right now, today. <!--break--></p> <h2>How to pair your Magic Keyboard to your Apple TV (2012)</h2> <p>The Apple TV supports pairing with any standard Bluetooth keyboard, and that includes the new Magic Keyboard.</p> <ol><li>Turn the Magic Keyboard <strong>on</strong> if it isn't already. Otherwise, switch it <strong>off</strong> and then <strong>on</strong> to make it discoverable. (The switch is on the back left.)

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</li> <li>Click on the <strong>Settings</strong> icon on the Home screen.</li> <li>Click on <strong>General</strong>.

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</li> <li>Click on <strong>Bluetooth</strong>.</li> <li>Click on <strong>Keyboard: Magic Keyboard</strong> when it appears under the Devices list.

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</li> </ol><p>That's it. You're done. No codes, no pins, no fuss, no muss.</p> <p>Note: For that reason I'd suggest doing the pairing the first time you turn the Magic Keyboard on, and turning it on when you're not around any other devices that might try to grab it first.</p> <h2>How to use Magic Keyboard to navigate your Apple TV (2012)</h2> <p>You can use the Magic Keyboard to perform all the basic navigation functions of the Apple TV remote.</p> <ol><li>Up, down, left, right: Up arrow key, down arrow key, left arrow key, right arrow key.

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</li> <li>Select: Enter key.</li> <li>Menu: Escape key.

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</li> </ol><p>You can also quickly jump to any item in your Movie, TV Shows, or Music purchased list or library by typing in the first few letters of title or, in music, the artists name. For example:</p> <ul><li>Typing "bac" will jump you to "Back to the Future". </li> <li>Typing "bat" will jump you to "Batman". </li> </ul><p>Should those fine films be in your collection.</p> <h2>How to disconnect or un-pair the Magic Keyboard from your Apple TV (2012)</h2> <p>If you want to stop using the Magic Keyboard, you can simply turn it off. If you want to disconnect it, and have your Apple TV forget about it entirely, you can do that in Settings.</p> <ol><li>Click on the <strong>Settings</strong> icon on the Home screen.</li> <li>Click on <strong>General</strong>.

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</li> <li>Click on <strong>Bluetooth</strong>.</li> <li>Click on <strong>Keyboard: Magic Keyboard</strong> when it appears under the Devices list.</li> <li>Click on <strong>Forget this device</strong>.

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</li> </ol><h2>How to pair your Magic Keyboard with other devices</h2> <ul><li>How to pair your Magic Keyboard with your iPad (http://www.imore.com/how-connect-magic-keyboard-ipad)</li> <li>How to pair your Magic Keyboard with your iPhone (http://www.imore.com/how-connect-magic-keyboard-your-iphone)</li> <li>How to pair your Magic Keyboard with your Mac (http://www.imore.com/how-connect-magic-keyboard-your-mac)</li> </ul></div></div></div><br clear='all'/>

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